Modern markets are loaded with cosmetic products with latest technology, but most people forget the cheap, safe and effective kitchen ingredients that can be used for several beauty regimes. There are number surprising spices, herbs and fruits like mil, curd, eggs, and many others in the kitchen pantry that help to heal the damaged skin and improve the texture of the skin. These natural ingredients can be used to make all types of masks and packs for hair and skin care.
For those who love experimenting the home available products on their face to get great looking skin here is an array of recipes to follow.
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Homemade cleansers- Honey
Take a dash of honey with your finger tips and spread it as a layer on your facial skin. Massage it for two or three minutes and leave it for five minutes to let it get absorbed. Now rinse off your face with luke warm water and pat it dry. This homemade recipe is the best recipe you can try any time on your home to get the glowing skin with its antimicrobial, moisturizing, skin softening and hygroscopic properties.
Homemade cleansers- Almonds
Nutrition stuffed vitamin E oil based almonds take away the flaws on your skin and aids to improve the tone. Soak five or six almonds in water and peel them off, grind them with milk and mix this paste with one tablespoon honey and one egg yolk. Beat them all and wear it as a face pack. Leave it for about 10 to 15 minutes and then rinse off with luke warm water. It is best in the winter season and suits ideal for the dry skin.
Homemade cleansers- Cucumber
Take a cucumber and grate it, add it three tablespoons of curd and beat it well. Apply it on your face and let it get absorbed for 5 minutes. Rinse off your face with cold water after it got dried.
Homemade skin toners and fresheners- Cornflower
Get a handful of cornflowers and boil them with 250 ml of water. Mash the flowers and add a tablespoon of witch hazel to it. Transfer it to a bottle and use it as a soothing astringent.
Homemade skin toners and fresheners- Ice cubes
A singe ice cube can refresh your skin and also work well as a skin toner. It helps to tighten your pores and to increase blood circulation.
Homemade fresheners-Orange peels
Collect orange peels and dry them in the sun light. Make them into powder and use it on your face. It works like astringent and helps to strengthen your skin pores. Mix two or three tablespoons of orange peel powder with three tablespoons of rose water and mix it well. Apply it on your face and rinse it off with normal water when it got dried. This will also help you to cure pimples.
Homemade treatment for dark circles- Cucumber
Cut a medium sized cucumber into slices and store them in refrigerator. Keep them on your eyes and retain it for 10 to 15 minutes. The anti-inflammatory properties of cucumber works perfect on the sensitive eye skin and helps to reduce the dark skin shade. More over it helps to compress strains on the eyes and hydrates the skin.
Homemade treatment for dark circles-Tea water
Pour few tea leaves in the boiled water and strain the solution. Fill this water in the ice cube maker and refrigerate it until it forms cubes. Now put them in a cloth and keep it on your eyes for 10 to 15 minutes.
Some natural kitchen ingredients
- Potatoes raw potatoes are an excellent agent for whitening the skin. Several masks can be prepared by mixing raw potato with milk, or honey, or egg or chick flour. These packs bring a natural glow on the skin.
- Bananas are very soothing on sensitive skin and make a good moisturizing mask for a dry skin. Simply mash a banana and apply the paste on the face. Bananas can also be used with sour cream, and honey to make a good hair mask.
- Brown Sugar can be used as a as an ideal skin exfoliator. A mixture of brown sugar with few drops of olive oil or almond oil and few drops of any essential oil can be used to cleanse the whole body from toe to head by scrubbing the body in circular movements.
- Gram flour can be mixed with water and used all very the entire body instead of soap. It helps to cleanse and tighten the skin.
- Full fat Milk Daily use of raw milk by dabbing it on the face with cotton pad and leaving it for some time before washing helps to nourish and hydrate the skin.
- Herbs like mint, fenugreek, aloe Vera etc. can be used for skin care. They help to reduce the signs of aging, dark spots blemishes and cure pimples.
- Fruits are best ingredients for all types of skin. Apples, apricots, bananas, watermelons, oranges, strawberries, blueberries and several other fruits can be used in making different masks and packs for the skin care beauty
- Flowers like marigold, rose etc. are helpful in the daily beauty regime for skin and hair care.
Facial masks made from kitchen ingredients
Vinegar Facial Masks are excellent as skin toner. It has been used since ages from the age of Helen of Troy and is still considered to be an effective skin toner. Mix a spoon of apple cider vinegar to two cups of water and rinse the face after cleansing it with a natural cleanser like gram flour or potato.
Milk Facial Masks powdered milk can be used to make an effective face mask. Apply the paste liberally on the face and leave it to dry. Wash and rinse with warm water.
Oatmeal Facial Masks Soak oatmeal in hot water and mash it Mix yogurt honey and egg white to it. Apply a thin layer of this mask on the face and leave it for 20 minutes. And then rinse it with warm water.
Mayonnaise Facial Masks whole egg mayonnaise replaces any expensive cream from the market. It is cheap, natural and highly effective in moisturizing and cleansing the skin
Yogurt Facial Masks helps to cleanse the skin and tighten the pores. Yogurt can be used on its own or used as a mask by mixing it with orange rinds and orange pulp and aloe Vera gel.
Avocado and Honey Mask is an effective anti-aging moisturizer. It helps in filling the wrinkles and getting rid of fine lines and lightening dark spots. This mask can be prepared by mixing fresh cream, avocado and honey in a blender into a smooth paste. Apply on the face and wash it after 30 minutes with warm water.
Basil Toner is ideal for people who are prone to acne. Basil is an antiseptic that kills the bacteria causing acne and stimulates blood circulation. Boil dried basil leaves in water and cool it. Strain the leaves and store the water to be used daily with a cotton pad dipped into it.
Cinnamon facial mask cinnamon works as a blood stimulator on the skin. It can be mixed with honey to help in healing in many skin problems. Prepare the mask by grinding cinnamon sticks in the grinder and mixing raw honey in it to make a fine paste. Apply the paste on the face while avoiding the eyes. Leave it for 3minutes and wash it clean with warm water.
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