Apple cider vinegar contains millions of health and beauty benefits. It is the most natural ingredients available in most homes used for health and beauty care. It is used in cooking and in making hair and skin care masks and packs. It promotes the circulation of blood in the body, and can be used in several ways for hair and skin care.
Apple Cider Vinegar is one of the affordable and useful supplements for one’s complete health. It is an ideal ingredient to be included in the beauty schedule.
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What is Apple cider vinegar and how is it made?
Apple Cider Vinegar known as (ACV) consists of elements like calcium, chlorine, potassium, sodium, iron etc. which makes it an effective natural bacteria fighting agent. All these elements are important for healthy skin development. It is a natural substance which must be used in moderation
Apple Cider Vinegar is made from fermented crushed organic apples. The bacteria and yeast is found in the crushed organic apples. These crushed apples are brewed and turned into vinegar after the process of fermentation. Ready-made Apple Cider Vinegar is available in departmental stores.
Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar
- The use of Apple Cider Vinegar helps in fighting dandruff in hair and scalp and giving shine and adds growth to hair.
- It serves as a good face cleanser and toner.
- It helps in removing warts and reducing cellulites.
- The use of this ingredient controls bad breath and whitens teeth
- It fights inflammation, infection relieves digestion problems, lowers cholesterol and in preventing many diseases related to heart, lungs, skin and stomach.
- It helps in reducing the pains of varicose veins.
- The age spots are faded by constant use of ACV
- Help with varicose veins because of its high levels of vitamins, which will work to deter and reduce the veins.
- Target age spots: mix 1 tablespoon orange juice with 2 tablespoons ACV to fade age spots
How to use Apple cider Vinegar as a beauty product?
There are many products for skin toning that contain apple cider vinegar. The malice in ACV helps in making the skin smooth and in reducing wrinkles. This can be made at home by diluting apple cider vinegar with water. This mixture can be kept in a dark cool place for about and month and used daily after shaking the bottle.
Plant-based ingredients contain antioxidants, vitamins and other nutrients that make them a powerful non-toxic way to obtain and maintain healthy, beautiful skin and have been used by ancient cultures for thousands of years-because they work.
Use for Hair—Apple cider vinegar can be applied after shampooing the hair. A rinse of hair with equal parts of water and apple cider vinegar removes clumpy remains and knots and works as a natural entangler. It revitalizes the hair and closes the cuticles of the hair. The process leaves the hair smooth, soft and shiny.
Use for Skin Apple Cider Vinegar helps in improving the overall complexion.The natural pH balance is also restored with ACV. It reduces red marks and blemishes on the skin.
Use as Facial Toner- ACV used as face toner helps in moisturizing, purifying and refreshing the skin.
Use as a pedicure Feet soaked in equal parts of apple cider vinegar and water keeps the feet, healthy sot and clean.
Besides applying apple cider vinegar on the skin and hair, most of its benefits can be achieved by consuming a small bit of it daily. It can be combined with drinks or water or used as a salad dressing.
Uses of apple cider vinegar
Hair rinse
The acetic acid content in apple cider vinegar helps in removing the dirt and deposits on the scalp. The hair becomes clean shiny without losing their natural oils. It is also considered to be the best cure foe dandruff. The simplest way to use apple cider vinegar is to mix two spoons of vinegar in a cup of water. Give the final rinse to the hair after shampooing the hair. Dandruff treatment with apple cider vinegar is done by mixing equal parts of water and apple cider vinegar and massaging it in the scalp an before shampooing the hair. Alternatively it can be mixed with the shampoo that is used for the hair. The acidic property of vinegar helps to control the growth of fungal infection which remains the primary cause of dandruff.
Skin soother
Apple cider vinegar can be added to a warm water bath tub to soothe the skin. This tub bath will help to restore the pH level of the skin. Apple cider vinegar can be applied on sun burnt parts of the skin after diluting it with water. It is of great help in treating and preventing formation of blisters by the rays of the sun. Men can conveniently use apple cider vinegar to treat razor bumps. Apply pure apple cider on the spot or add a few drops of honey before applying it on the bumps. The irritated skin and hair ingrown issues are handled by the anti-inflammatory properties of apple cider vinegar.
Facial toner
Apple cider vinegar becomes the best choice for a skin toner because of its quality to balance the pH level of the skin. Mix equal parts of water and apple cider vinegar and dab it on the face with a cotton pad. Leave it to dry or it can be left overnight also and washed in the morning.
Acne treatment
Acne can be treated with apple cider vinegar in a natural, simple and inexpensive manner.Prepare a paste using apple cider vinegar, wheat flour and honey and apply it on the affected area. Leave it for the night. This paste will help in healing and also in reducing the redness and swelling caused by acne.
Manicure
Apple cider vinegar can be used in the manicure process to give a healthy look to the nails for a longer period. Before carrying on the normal process of manicure nails should be dipped in apple cider vinegar for a couple of minutes.
Mouthwash
Apple cider vinegar can be used as a mouthwash to get rid of plague and bacteria in the mouth. Rubbing the teeth with water and apple cider vinegar also helps in removing the stains on the enamel of the teeth. Apple cider vinegar must de diluted with water before using it as a mouthwash.
Metabolism
Drinking of apple cider vinegar with some water two to three times a day helps the metabolism in the body. This helps in reducing fat, clearing the toxins in the body and increases the activity level of the body. This in turn gives a keeping the skin and hair healthy. Apple cider vinegar can also be used in cooking and used as salad oils
Wound and bruise healer
Apple cider vinegar is found beneficial in the treatment of small wounds and bruises. Cover the wound with a pad of cotton wool dipped in undiluted apple cider vinegar for an hour.
Bug bite relief
Undiluted apple cider vinegar can be applied with a cotton ball on the bug bitten area to get instant relief from pain and itching.
Foot deodorizer
The antiseptic properties prevalent in apple cider vinegar help to get rid of the odor of the feet and disinfect feet to treat fungal infections. The best way to treat feet is to soak the feet in a warm water basin to which a cup of apple cider vinegar is added for at least 15 minutes.
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