Right from your Kitchen

Now that monsoon is here your skin needs extra attention.Pamper your skin with products right from your kitchen.This is the season where skin is easily prone to acne, blackheads,whiteheads. Follow these simple and safe home remedies for a healthy skin.

Oily skin: People with oily skin knows what it is to have it. Blackheads,acne all come uninvited. But fear not we have a simple home remedy to get rid of them. Red sandalwood has been used for cosmetic purposes for centuries in India. It reduces acne, scars and blemishes. Mix it up with rose water to make a paste. Apply it on your face to get rid of acne, blemishes,excess oil and grime. Multani mitti or fullers earth also cleanses your skin of all the oil.Make a face pack with one tea spoon honey, a pinch of turmeric and half- a-tea spoon lemon juice. Apply it on your face and neck and leave it on for 15 minutes. Wash off with normal water.

Dry skin: Dryness is a sign of dehydration. You can cleanse your skin with a mixture of almonds and honey.Take a handful of almonds and mix it with honey to make a paste. Apply it on your face for five minutes and rinse with warm water. It is always good to apply a mixture of glycerine and rose water to keep your skin soft. You can also apply a mixture of  jojoba oil, fresh curd or yoghurt and honey in equal parts, for about ten minutes.Take a handful of pomegranate seeds and add two tablespoons of honey and buttermilk. Apply it on your face for a few minutes then rinse it off. It will help remove dead skin cells.

Normal skin: If you have normal skin, don’t think that you have won the race. Even normal skin needs attention as much as any other skin type needs. Coconut oil works best for normal skin when applied over night. Apply proper amount before going to sleep and wash it off in the morning it makes the skin feel softer and removes its previous scaly characteristic.

Combination skin: Generally people with combination skin would have the T zone, which is the forehead, nose as well as the chin area oily and the rest of the face would be dry. Almond has to be soaked overnight and in the morning take them and grind them into a smooth paste. Mix this paste with little milk and apply all over the face and leave it to dry. Once the face pack dries, you can wash it off with water. But beware of the adultered items available in the market.