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Home Remedies for a Smooth and Glowing Skin

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

Home remedies are becoming extremely popular among people. They are safe, do not contain any ingredients that harm the body and are highly effective. These factors have caught the fancy of people, who are now turning to home remedies to treat their problems. It is no wonder that people use home remedy for skin care. A healthy, glowing skin is the symbol of good health.

Keeping your body clean is of paramount importance in skin care routine. Take bath twice a day and this regimen becomes very important if you sweat a lot or live in hot, humid climate. Dirty skin can be a breeding ground for pathogens, giving rise to host of skin diseases. Use perfume-free mild bath soap. Perfumes are chemicals that can dry your skin.

Use a skin cleanser made from herbs to clean your face, neck and shoulders. The herbs to be used are: Bael tree leaves, Java plum or Black plum leaves, Acacia Sinnata, Lemon peel, Sandal wood, Cloves, Betal leaves, Tur Daal, Turmeric and Camphor.

The process is as follows:

1) Take a kg of each of bael tree leaves, black plum leaves and betal leaves. Clean them properly and boil them in water that is twice the volume till there is a thick liquid.

2) Beat 8-10 cloves and then add about 25 lemon peels dried in the sun, acacia sinnata, 2 tbsps of tur daal and a pod of an inch of turmeric. Make a fine powder of all these ingredients. /p>

3) Make sandalwood paste by grinding it on the grinding stone and adding very small quantity of water.

4) Mix the powder and sandalwood paste properly and add to the cold liquid.

Apply this cleanser to get a shining and non-smelly skin. The betal leaves and cloves can treat acne while bael and black plum leaves get rid of itches and eczema. The turmeric and sandalwood will add glow to your skin, while sandal wood and camphor will act as a natural perfume.

Home Remedies for treating Dry Skin

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

You cannot cure dry skin permanently. But there are some remedies that can make your skin soft and smooth. Lotions, creams, mild soaps and cleansing body wash available commercially offer temporary solution. But this is not cost-effective if you are genetically predisposed to dry skin or suffer from dry skin throughout the year. In these cases, you can soften your dry skin with certain home remedies.

Make a face pack of fruits like papaya, peach and banana. These fruits contain plenty of vitamins and water, which have a therapeutic effect on the dry skin. Applying a mashed avocado, will add shine to your skin. After washing off the face pack, you can apply an oil-based mild lotion or moisturizer to retain water absorbed from the pack.

Use night creams containing alpha hydroxy acids to give freshness to your skin. These creams are far effective than the normal creams and give excellent effect if used at night.

Diet plays a vital role in treating dry skin. Eat a diet rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin B, and Vitamin E. Ensure your diet is rich in leafy vegetables, which provide adequate water to the skin. Drink plenty of water to replenish the moisture lost due to urination, perspiration and breathing. Certain fruit juices are also very helpful.

You can also use rose water, almond oil, olive oil, and beaten curd in making face packs. Daily massage or facial sauna using herbal oils along with mild detergent and soap without perfumes will improve the health of dry skin.