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.