An excellent beauty aid to keep face fresh and soft is to make a mixture using turmeric powder, sandal powder, Bengal gram flour, mix it and apply once a day about half an hour before bath. You can also use a lemon over your face; this will diminish grease and whiten your skin.
Take a teaspoon of lime-juice and blend in half a teaspoon of honey and few drops of milk. Mix well and apply over your face and neck fifteen minutes before you take your bath. This lotion will have a gentle bleaching effect on a greasy skin, because of its too much oil may be somewhat washed out. Tomato is a new innovation that is thought to be excellent for face and skin care. New products are on the market with tomato derived active ingredients. A rare face pack of ice is a good tonic for the skin texture.
A few face care tips are:
acne is not caused by dirt or poor sanitation so washing face too often is not helpful. Only washing acne areas twice a day will be enough.
Use natural recipes for skin care and to get rid of acne. Natural medicines are toxic free and good for your skin. Squeezing pimples is not recommended, unless you want scars.
You can’t get rid of pimples overnight but you can do it in 3 days unless removing acne scar. To remove scars, it will take about a month or two using some simple tips.
Take one third cup cocoa, three teaspoons of heavy cream, 1/3 cup ripe papaya, ¼ cup honey and three teaspoons of oatmeal powder. Mix it all as one. Apply on your face. After 10 minutes, wash your face with warm water. This is best for oily skin.
Mix honey, lemon and vegetable oil .This mixture is a good moisturizer for dry skin. Apply this mask for 10 minutes.
Apply the mixture of honey and milk on the face. This will make your skin glow. Prepare a mask by mixing a slice of pumpkin with egg yolk and milk. Let this mask set on your face for 30 minutes for a glowing skin. Mix half-a-cup honey to your bath water for soft and smooth skin.
For a soothing body pack, prepare a paste of mint leaves and almonds. Mix it with warm water and apply all over your body. Leave it till it dries and rinse with warm water. Buttermilk dabbed on skin for 15 minutes will soak up oil from your skin without drying it.
Mix 1 table spoon of barley powder with half teaspoon of lime juice and 1 teaspoon of honey then apply it on the face and wash after 20 minutes. Pineapple juice and carrot juice together also serves good, apply it on the face and wash it after 15 minutes.
Mix vinegar and rose water in equal quantities and apply. Mix curd and cucumber juice and apply it on the face.