DIY Veggie Face Mask for Beautiful Skin

Here are some homemade vegetable face masks that have a wonderful refreshing and moisturizing effect on your skin.

Refreshing Vegetable Face Mask:

In a food processor add your favorite vegetables that you have in your fridge (you can use zucchini, eggplant, cabbage, beets, etc.). Process them until they are finely grated and if the mixture is too runny, drain the excess juice. Apply the DIY vegetable face mask on your face and neck. Leave it for 20 minutes and rinse with warm water.

Brightening Carrot Face Mask:

This homemade carrot face mask will remove  the excess oil from the skin so it is perfect for oily and acne prone skin. Take one small finely grated carrot (you can also use carrot juice) and mix it with a little oat flour or corn starch.  Apply on clean skin and leave it for 15 minutes. After that, rinse with lukewarm water.

Moisturizing Eggplant Face Mask:

This DIY face mask with eggplant is great for dry or any skin type because it is very moisturizing. Cut one small eggplant into thin long strips (you can use mandolin or a potato peeler). Apply the thin slices on your face (avoid the eye area), and cover it with paper towels or cheese cloth. After 10-15 minutes remove the eggplant strips and rinse your face with lukewarm water.

Revitalizing Cabbage Face Mask:

This DIY face mask with cabbage is great for every skin type because it is revitalizing and cleaning. It also has healing properties so it is great for acne scars and pimple blemishes. In a food processor add 3-4 leaves of cabbage and process until you get a wet pulp. With a cheese cloth, strain the cabbage pulp to get a cabbage juice. Mix the cabbage juice with 1-2 teaspoons of oat flour to thicken it. Apply this DIY cabbage face mask and leave it for 20 minutes. Rinse with lukewarm water.

Potato Face Mask:

Boil one medium potato with the skin on (just wash it thoroughly), mash it with a potato masher and leave it to cool slightly. Apply the DIY potato face mask on your face and leave it for 10-15 minutes. Rinse with lukewarm water. You can also make a refreshing potato face mask by grating one small raw potato and applying it on your face. Leave it for 10-15 minutes and rinse.

Beetroot Face Mask:

For this DIY beetroot face mask it is best to use yellow or white beetroot because the red beetroot can stain your face and make it red. Grate one small fresh yellow or white beetroot. Take 2 tablespoons of the grated beetroot and add 1 tablespoon of plain yogurt and 1 teaspoon of honey. Mix everything together and apply it on your face and neck. Leave it for 20-30 minutes and rinse with warm water. This homemade face mask with beetroot is suitable for any skin type.

Tomato Face Mask:

Tomato juice contains a huge amount of organic acids which dissolve the top layer of skin, thereby enabling the new young skin to breathe, grow and develop. Dice tomato chunks or squeeze fresh juice and apply it on the face for 25 -30 minutes. Wash it with warm, then cold water. It is recommended for oily skin and dilated pores.

Soothing Parsley Face Mask:

This mask is great for sensitive skin and also for acne prone skin that has been treated with harsh products because it soothes the irritated skin. Take one bunch of parsley and grind it with a mortar and pestle. Grinding it with mortar and pestle will extract the parsley juices. Apply the parsley paste on your face, leave it for 15-20 minutes and rinse with cold water.

Cleansing Celery Face Mask:

This DIY homemade celery face mask is nourishing, cleansing, and ideal for all skin types. You will need: two medium stalks of celery, 1 teaspoon of walnut or almond oil, 1 teaspoon of plain yogurt and 1 tablespoon of oatmeal. Grate the celery stalks (you can use food processor too), add the oatmeal, oil and yogurt, stir well and apply the homemade celery mask on your face and leave it for 15-20 minutes. Rinse with lukewarm water.

Refreshing Homemade Face Mask with Cucumber:

Beat one egg white until you get stiff peaks, and mix it with two tablespoons of freshly grated cucumber. Apply the DIY cucumber face mask on a clean skin (face and neck) and cover it with a damp cheese cloth so it will not dry too fast. Leave for 20 minutes and rinse with cold water.

Kale Face Mask for Dry and Aging Skin:

In a blender or food processor and 3-4 large kale leaves and add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and one tablespoon of lemon juice. Blend everything together until you get a thick paste. Apply the mixture on your face and leave it for 20 minutes. Rinse your face with warm, then cold water. This DIY kale face mask is great for dry and aging skin.

Zucchini Face Mask For Oily Skin:

Take one small raw zucchini and with a potato peeler slice it into long thin strips and place them on your cleaned face and neck. After 20 minutes, remove the strips and wash your face with milk and water. If you mix 2 tablespoons of grated zucchini with 1 tablespoon of oatmeal, you’ll get an excellent DIY homemade zucchini face mask for oily skin. This mask will remove the excess oils and the impurities from your pores.

Homemade Rejuvenating Face Mask with Peppers:

For this DIY homemade pepper face mask you will need: 1 bell pepper, 1 teaspoon of milk, 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 tablespoon of oatmeal. Grate the pepper (or use a blender or food processor) and add the milk, honey and oatmeal. Mix everything together. Apply on your face and neck. Leave it for 15-20 minutes and rinse with warm water.

Nourishing White Bean Face Mask: 

When you make a tasty meal from white beans, set aside a few tablespoons for a nourishing face mask Mash 3 tablespoons of white beans and add one tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Apply the mask to your face, leave it for 15-20 minutes and rinse with lukewarm water. This DIY homemade white bean face mask has a nourishing and smoothing effect.

Homemade Green Peas Face Mask:

Mix 1 tablespoon of cooked green peas with one egg yolk and 2 teaspoons of plain yogurt. Apply the face mask in a thick layer on your face and neck, and leave for 15-20 minutes, then rinse.

Chickpea Flour Mask For Acne and Glowing Skin

Below is an easy and super effective chickpea flour face mask for acne and glowing skin:

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp Organic Chickpea flour ( besan)

1/2 Tsp Organic Turmeric Powder

2 Tbsp Yogurt

Method:

Mix all ingredients in a bowl to a smooth paste.

With a face brush, apply the mask to clean face.

Leave it on for 30 mins and rinse off with gentle circular movements for gentle exfoliation.

Use the mask 3 times a week.

Benefits:

Chickpea- Chickpea is a great skin brightener and it also helps reduce acne and balance oil secretion. It also makes a great gentle exfoliate that deeply cleanses and softens your skin giving it a healthy glow.

Turmeric powder- Turmeric powder is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and a natural skin healer. It also brightens up your skin and makes it glow!

Yogurt- Yogurt contains lactic acid that is great for every skin problem. It helps heal and prevent acne and balances skin pH.

Coconut Oil For Glowing Skin

Coconut oil is most popular for its hydrating properties. It is suitable for all skin types and good for dry skin, dry patches and wounds. 

Below are few different ways to include coconut oil in your beauty regime.

• Coconut oil can be used as make-up remover as it is mild and gently removes all kind of make-up including waterproof make-up as well.

• It can be used on body as well for massage and relaxation.As massage oil, its most important property is hydration and glow.

• Most of the moisturizers available in the market are water or petroleum based, coconut oil on the other hand, is completely natural and a much better moisturizer for the skin.Coconut oil fights redness and irritation so it reduces acne while leaving your skin conditioned from within.

• Using coconut oil regularly underneath and around your eye are can prevent wrinkles and reduce puffiness and under-eye circles.

• Mix honey and coconut oil in equal parts and apply it as face mask.The mask will help to clear acne and keep skin soft and glowing.

• You can mix coarse sugar and coconut oil and use it to exfoliate skin, the grainy sugar will slough off dead skin and the oil will leave the skin moisturized.

• Instead of bubble baths and bath salts, try using coconut oil.The hot water melts the oil, and you can literally soak into its moisturizing benefits.

• Rub coconut oil on minor cuts, scrapes and bruises. The oil calms the area and creates a barrier against dirt and bacteria.

Home Remedies for Dry Scalp

Winter can be a nightmare for Dry scalp. Check out this simple home remedies with Apple Cider Vinegar and Lime to get rid of Dry scalp in this winter season.

Easy Quick Fixes at Home for Facial Beauty

Try out these easy sure  quick fixes for facial beauty. If done regularly, the way your face transforms should be proof enough of their efficacy.

Pimples:

The best medicine for pimples is patience and a bit of honey. Gently rub in a bit of honey over the pimples and marks left by the eruptions. Allow it to stay for 15 minutes after which the face can be rinsed in warm water.

Pimply puffiness:

It’s not just the pimple that’s embarrassing, but the puffiness and swelling around it. Here’s a remedy. Add a few eye drops (from the one to ease the red eye) on a small ball of cotton. Leave it in the freezer for a couple of minutes. Gently press the pimple and surrounding inflammation with cotton. This will bring the puffiness down.

Facial inflammation:

The best remedy to bring down the swelling is a solution of salt. Get a salt water solution
ready. Dip a towel in the solution and rub the face up and down with it. Keep going with it for about 10 minutes. The swelling will disappear and give your face a glow as well.

Chapped lips:

Tired of constantly rubbing lip balm to dry lips? Here’s an easy way out to keep lips moist always. Dust a soft brush with peach oil, almond oil or lip balm and rub it all over the lips for a minute or two. Keep doing this regularly for moist and beautiful lips.

Makeup removal:

Makeup can be scrubbed off without a remover. Mix water and olive oil in a 3:1 ratio in a glass jar. Shake the mixture well. Rub off the grease and makeup with cotton dipped in the solution. No rashes, no allergies. It’s a wonder cleaner and easy on the pocket too.

Unwanted hair:

That excess and embarrassing hair can be removed at home. Mix a teaspoon of baking soda, a teaspoon of ground oatmeal and a tablespoon of water in a bowl. Keep on mixing till the solution becomes thick and gooey. Spread it evenly over the affected areas and allow it to dry. Wash it away in hot water.

Dark circles:

Baking soda is the best home remedy. Mix in a teaspoon of baking soda in a glass of water or black tea. Apply the mixture to the affected area under the eyes with a cotton pad. Leave it on and allow the liquid to dry. Wash it away after 15 minutes and rub in a good moisturizer around the eyes. For best results, repeat the exercise regularly.

For long lashes:

It’s the lashes that give the eyes their luster and seductive charm. Mix in a few drops of Lavender oil with half a teaspoon of coconut oil and rub it all over the lashes from the base to the tip. For bright, long lashes, keep doing the eye oil massage at least three times a week.

6 Home Remedies for your Child's Skin Care

Here are some home remedies that could come handy dealing with skin problems of kids.

• Regular use of shoe in schools and colleges can give boys and girls dark patches on feet left by shoe bites. To get rid of these, soak feet in lukewarm water mixed with baby shampoo. With a regular olive oil massage, they will soon go back to looking smooth and supple.
• Knees and elbows can start looking rough and dark as kids grow up. Give them a nice scrub with lemon peel.
• For naturally healthy and glowing skin, include food rich in Zinc, Vitamin E, and Vitamin C. Make green leafy vegetables, fruits, nuts and fish a part of your children’s regular diet. Help them build the habit of drinking enough water through the day. 
• Not only is make up unnecessary for children, it can be unhealthy to let them focus on their looks from a young age. It’s best to avoid any cosmetics while dressing up children for parties, occasions and school events. You can help them put together a neat and natural look with smart dressing.
• For the stubborn little ones who really must experiment with some makeup, there are easy home-made ones that smart moms can whip up in no time. Extract the juice of a beetroot and store in the fridge. Mix this with a tiny bit of cold cream to make an excellent home-made blush. If you are dressing up your little girl for a stage event, this can also be used as an eye shadow. You can easily lighten or darken the shade by altering the amount of beet.
• Mix the beet juice with butter or cream to make lipsticks in a whole range of pinks and reds.

10 Easy Tips for Natural Skin Tightening Tips

As we age, our skin begins to loose its elasticity and becomes saggy especially the face. It is important to take care of it at an early stage.We cannot reverse back our age but still we can make ourselves look young with few simple tips.Tighten sagging skin and remove wrinkles on your face with these natural skin tightening tips and homemade remedies.

• Egg White Mask :  Egg is the most common ingredient known for skin tightening.Take whipped egg whites and spread them all over your face. Let this mask dry for 20 minutes, and then wash it off with cold water.

• Papaya Face Mask: Prepare a homemade face mask by mixing mashed papaya, rice flour, and honey together. Keep this natural face mask on for 20 minutes then rinse off with lukewarm water.This mask can help reduce the appearance of enlarged skin pores.

• Aloe Vera Juice to Tighten the Facial Skin:Apply fresh aloe vera juice to tighten the loose skin on your face. This is one of the best homemade facial masks that also provides a moisturizing effect to your face.Aloe vera helps to soothe the loose skin and help it purge impurities that can clog the pores.

• Cabbage Face Mask:Make a natural homemade facial mask using 3 tablespoons of finely chopped cabbage, 2 teaspoons of rice flour, and 1 egg white. Simply apply this homemade face mask over the loose skin on face for about 20 minutes.This helps to tighten facial skin, reduce lines and prevent wrinkles.

• Use Cucumber to Tighten Loose Skin on Face: Cucumber is best to firm skin and to tighten sagging skin. Grind half a cucumber and squeeze to remove the juice. Apply the cucumber juice on your face and leave to dry. Then wash with water and pat dry. It helps refresh and tighten your skin, and also reduce large pores. It can be applied on the skin around the eyes to get rid of under eye wrinkles, crow's feet, dark circles, and puffiness under eyes.

• Baking Soda for Tightening Sagging Skin:Baking soda paste (water and Baking soda) is used as a scrub and tightener. Mix a small amount of baking soda with water and massage into your facial skin for a minute. Baking soda sloughs off dead skin cells from the face, soften your complexion, as well as help tighten the pores.

• Olive Oil for Natural Skin Tightening: Mix some olive oil with lemon juice and apply to your face and neck. Leave this natural face mask on for 15 to 30 minutes and rinse with lukewarm water. Olive oil is one of the best natural skin care products that moisturizes loose skin and lemon lightens and brightens it.

• Egg White And Yogurt Mask: Beat an egg and separate the white from yellow. Mix yogurt and sugar to it well and apply it on your face. Wait till it dries and rinse well with lukewarm water.

• Apply Sunscreen – Applying sunscreen can help tighten your face and neck. Because this can prevent direct sunlight from exposing to your skin that can cause harm like sagging of the face and wrinkles. Use sunscreen with an an SPF 20 or 30.

• Drink more water – Drink more water daily to keep your skin more hydrated. This will help nourish your skin to restore skin tissues that will help in firming.

Best beauty tips for face

Face care through water: Water is one of the essential components for facial cleansing.  It keeps us hydrated and free from toxins.

Tomato for skin fairness: The skin care problems can be minimised by using the juice of tomato. Apply the juice of red tomatoes on the face. One can also slice a red tomato and rub the same on the face. After it dries up, wash the face. The regular use of the same helps to remove the wrinkles of the face and the skin starts glowing.

Potato for facial beauty: If you are searching for effective beauty tips for face and fairness of your skin, using of potato is one of the homemade cleansing methods. Apply the juice of raw potatoes on the black rings under the eyes or slice a raw potato and rub it on the face, especially the black circles. It removes darkness from under the eyes. Thus potato improves the beauty of your eyes as well as the face.

Glowing skin by orange: If you want to get rid of oily, dry and sticky skin, you should use orange juice on your face. Apply orange juice on the face. Keep it for sometime followed by wash the same through fresh water. It will enhance the beauty of your face.

Cucumber for face, acne and eyes: Cucumber is quite useful in removing of acne, pimples, wrinkles, blemishes and also beneficial for skin whitening. Apply the juice of cucumber on your face and wash the same after 20 minutes. It helps to beautify your skin, eyes and  removing of spots on your face.

Gram flour for skin whitening: Gram flour is used as homemade facial cleansing tips for skin glowing, skin whitening, removing of acne and also good in removal of hair from the face. Mix a little salt in gram flour, knead it and rub the face with it. It will make the face beautiful and vibrant.

Lemon uses for face beauty: After squeezing a lemon, use the rind to rub the darkish parts of the elbows. It removes blackishness and you will feel positive changes in your face.

Steaming for facial beauty: Moderate steaming is quite effective to make your face glow and radiance. While water or milk is boiling do not miss the opportunity to steam the face. It cleanses the face and removes the dirt and other harmful fine particles from your face thus makes your facial skin lightening.

Almonds for beautiful lips: If a blackish layer has appeared on the lips, take a almonds. Grind it in a little water. While grinding it, mix with a saffron leaf. Apply this to your lips. After ten minutes rub it  off with the help of a finger. A few day’s treatment will make lips rosy.

Milk for skin beauty: Milk is the lone food, which is considered as a complete diet because of the presence of abundant nutrients. Milk is also quite useful for glowing face and beauty. Rub cream or milk on the dark parts of the face, leave it for few minutes and wash the same with fresh water. It will be helpful in enhancing of your beauty.

Winter Care Tips For Your Hands

When winter sets in, your hands begin to show neglect and ageing sooner than most parts of the body. The skin on the back of the hands is thin and has few oil glands. The hands also come in contact with soaps and detergents daily, when we perform our washing chores. These play havoc on the skin, making it rough and dry. This is more so in winter, when the skin loses moisture to the atmosphere.

Try the below tips and your hands will say ‘Thank You’ to you.

• Protect your hands by wearing rubber gloves for your washing chores. Apply a cream after your washing tasks, working it into the skin. This takes only a few minutes of your time. 

• You should also massage cream on the nails and the skin around the nails too. Massage the hands at night with a good nourishing cream. Apply the cream on the back of the hand.This is the area that is prone to early wrinkling. Work down each finger, starting from the tip. Use tiny circular movements on the joints of the fingers. Massage the back of the hand, using strokes moving from the fingers towards the wrist.

• Bath time is appropriate to pamper the hands and supply them with the oils and moisture they need. In fact, applying body lotions and creams soon after bathing, while the skin is still damp, helps to seal in moisture. Before your bath, apply oil on the hands and massage it into the skin. This helps to soften the skin. Sesame seed oil can be used, or you can use olive oil or pure almond oil. Warm the oil before use. Using a lemon-turmeric cream as a pre-bath treatment helps to soften the skin, lightens skin colour and removes tan over a period of time. It also protects the hands from the drying effects of soap and chlorinated water.

• For bathing, soap-free shower gels are better in winter. Or, you can use a mild glycerin soap. For extreme dryness, it is better to avoid soap. Oil massage and wiping with a moist towel can help to cleanse the skin adequately.

• For dry and dark hands, take 2 tablespoons sunflower oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 3 tablespoon coarse sugar. Mix together till it becomes a paste. Apply and rub into hands. Wash off after 15 minutes. You can do this three times a week.

• For dryness of the hands, add one teaspoon pure glycerin to 50 ml rose water. Apply on the hands and leave on for half an hour. Then, wash it off with plain water. Adding a little lemon juice before application will help to lighten skin colour. 

• To soften the skin and lighten skin colour of hands, you can also take some sugar in your palm and add lemon juice. Rub this on the back of the hands and wash off.

• Put a cupful of warm milk in a bowl. Soak your hands in it for five minutes to strengthen nails and soften the skin.

• Take fresh orange peels, pierce them with a fork. Rub the peels on the hands to brighten the skin. 

• For very dry hands and nails, mix together one tablespoon almond oil, one tablespoon sesame seed oil, one teaspoon wheatgerm oil. Apply daily and massage it into the skin. Massage around the nails too, in order to soften the cuticles.

Skin Care Tips for Winter Season

Winter has started and its time to give some special care for your skin to make yourself beautiful.Dryness, dullness, rough skin and chapped lips are some of the things that happen during the winter. To avoid this, moisturizing and cleansing is a must.

Here are a few skin care tips to keep in mind during this cold season.

Shower time: Limit it from 20 minutes to 10 minutes in warm water. Showering for longer time, leaves. your skin dehydrated. Hot water removes oils faster than warm water.

Moisturizer: In winter, skin loses its moisture, so it is crucial to maintain the moisture balance of the skin. You should make sure that you keep your moisturizer always handy and use good quality creams.

Lip scrubs: Lip Scrub by brown sugar can be prepared at home conveniently. Attractive and natural pink lips can be visible through this scrub. Take a handful of scrub and dot your lip area and start. Rubbing your lips slowly in circular motion so get the dead layer removed. After a few minutes, wash it away with warm or normal water. Complete the look with petroleum jelly or lip balm/butter.

Cleanse: Face foam cleansers work wonders for the summer months but for winter apply a creamier cleanser to remove impurities and dirt without drying the face.

Toner: Gentle hydrators such as Aloe Vera Gels work really well during the winter season. An Aloe Vera Gel combined with lavender essential oil will allow the skin to breathe and feel hydrated and fresh.

Exfoliation: As one generally sweats less in winter, dead skin needs to be removed by exfoliation using either scrubs, peels or exfoliating soaps (with lemon peel or ground coffee). This will help remove the dullness in the skin due to the winter dry air.

Beautylicious Chocolates

Chocolates!!! Hearing this word makes us tempting and mouth watering.But did you know that chocolates can rescue your skin in many ways.

Have a look at these Chocolate Beauty Treatments to nourish the skin.

Chocolate Scrub to Brighten up:

Mix Chocolate powder with milk and yogurt.Apply it on wet face and neck.Scrub for 10 minutes in both clockwise and anti-clockwise directions and then leave for 5 minutes. Rinse with cold water.This is an excellent home scrub which cleanses and exfoliates the skin.

Chocolate and Milk for Anti-Aging:

Melt chocolate in milk and then massage on the face twice or thrice a week to prevent the formation of fine lines.Dark chocolates have flavonoid which increases skin elasticity and fights ageing.


Chocolate Facial for Glowing Skin:

Mix cocoa powder with milk, honey and oatmeal. Apply it on the face and neck and leave for 15-20 minutes. Rinse with cold water to get fresh, clean and glowing skin in a few weeks.


Chocolate for Sun-Tan:

Protect the skin from harmful UV rays by applying chocolate. This beauty ingredient has flavonoids and antioxidants that softens the skin, prevents premature skin discoloration and sun tan.

Chocolate for Dull Skin:

Massage the skin with a mix of cocoa powder and caffeine to get rid of oily and dull skin.This helps to remove pores and dead cells. 

So when chocolate temptations get the better of you, remember to reach for dark chocolate, kick back, and savour the deep, rich flavour.

Your skin will thank you for the love.

Homemade Makeup Remover

Ingredients Needed:

If you have kids at home, then you'll have the ingredients ready any time

• Baby shampoo – for the no tears factor.
• Baby oil – for the mild and pleasant smell. You may also use olive/coconut/almond oil, if you wish to make a little more healthier product.
• Boiled/purified water.
• Empty container – to store the product

1. Boil a cup of water and let it cool by itself. As you are going to use it on eyes, you don't want to risk any infection through water and thus, boil the water thoroughly.

2. Now, pour a little baby oil (may be two spoons) into the empty bottle.

3. Next, add a little amount of baby shampoo to the bottle. Shake the bottle so that the oil and the shampoo mixes well.

4. Its time to add the boiled water to the mixture and shake a little.

That’s it. The makeup remover is ready. The makeup remover smells very mild, but its too good in removing the makeup.

Tips For Glowing Face

Here are a few tips to get glowing face in minutes.

Milk and Honey mask: This is one of the best mask to get instant glow. Mix a spoonful of honey with half cup of fresh milk. Apply this on your face and see the amazing results.

Papaya Scrub : Rub the inner part of papaya skin on your face. Allow it to dry and then rinse off with cold water. This will make your skin glow beautifully.

Orange Massage: Extract the juice of half an orange and mix it with two teaspoons of curd. Lightly massage onto your face in an upward direction. Let it dry. Then, wash your face with cold water to get that instant glow.

Glow with Rice water : Rice water is a very effective way to remove impurities from your face and to get glowing face. Take half a cup of organic rice. Add water to it until the rice is fully immersed. Then stir the water and rice. When the water becomes cloudy, drain the water separately into a container. Dip a cotton in this rice water and gently clean your face.

Banana mask: Any beauty tip is incomplete without a banana mask. Bananas are the most effective for providing glowing skin. Simply mash a banana and apply it on face and neck. Wait until it dries and then wash off with cold water to find a bright face in minutes.