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Acne & blackheads Home remedies

May 30th, 2010

All home remedies for acne are enhanced by proper vitamin and mineral supplementation. Drink lots of water. Drinking water will prevent most of your skin problems. For a simple calculation divide your body weight in half and drink at the least that many ounces of water a day. Exercise regularly. Some form of aerobic exercise will bring oxygen to your cells and give you a healthy skin.

Acne & blackheads Home Remedies

1. Put toothpaste on your pimple before you go to bed, should help reduce swelling overnight. Make sure it is the paste not the gel. One of the most popular acne home remedies.
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Remove Scars through Herbal Ways

May 10th, 2010

Scars are the fibrous tissue formed on the skin in order to repair broken tissue. When there is an injury, the skin produces more cells in order to re-grow the punctured skin. This tissue is known as a scar.

A scar is easily visible because the cells that go in making up the scar are of lesser quality than the original cells. For example, the scars on the skin are not able to grow any hair since they have no hair follicles. Also they are lesser-resistant to UV radiation.
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How to Remove Facial Hair with Wax

April 23rd, 2010
  1. Pour a dime-sized amount of baby powder into your hands and rub them together. Apply the baby powder onto your face to the area where you plan to use the wax to remove facial hair. Rub the baby powder into your skin until it’s invisible. The baby powder will absorb excess moisture in your skin, making the waxing process more efficient and less painful.
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Home Remedies for Oily Skin

March 19th, 2010

Although there are a host of oily skin care products available in the market, many swear by simple homemade recipes that are great for oily skin. These natural remedies strike at the root of the problem and make your skin look absolutely beautiful. Try a strawberry and lemon mask one day – all you have to do is mix half a tablespoon of lemon juice, half a cup of crushed strawberries, two drops of jojoba oil and one tablespoon of honey with the whites of an egg. Apply it to your face and leave it on for ten minutes – you’ll be delighted with the results.

Or try a mixture of tea tree oil and sea salt – this will get rid of excess oil without drying out your skin too much. Plain unflavoured yoghurt is good for oily skin, too – it acts as a cleanser and mops up extra oil from your skin.
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Natural Beauty tips

March 15th, 2010

Aloe gel: remedy for burns

Natural Moisturizer: Avocado, Honey

Blackheads: Nuts

Smooth skin: Coconut Milk, Yogurt, Oatmeal
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The Magic Of Aloe Vera Skin Care!

March 11th, 2010

Aloe vera skin care smoothens, softens, and moisturizes the skin.

It reduces the anti-aging signs such as fine lines, wrinkles, etc., and provides the skin with a health, young and beautiful look.

Skin, the largest organ of our body, cares our body in several ways.

However, in turn, we subject our skin to an onerous routine where we do harm to our skin regularly by exposing it to ultraviolet rays and harsh wind, using harmful product ingredients, scrubbing vigorously with harsh soaps, removing unwanted hair using razor blades, using moisture-sucking perfumes and in several other ways.
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Homemade Foot Scrub

March 11th, 2010

The skin of your feet also needs to be exfoliated and renewed like the skin in any other part of your body. There are different types of foot scrubs that are available in the market today. However, since most of them are quite expensive, people tend to skip them altogether. Do you know that you can make foot scrubs at home also? They are almost as good as the market ones and also cost much less. In order to help you out, we have listed a number of homemade foot scrub recipes in the following lines. After making these foot scrubs, all you have to do is wet your feet, ankles and calf and rub them with it, using circular movements. Thereafter, rinse off with warm water, dry with a towel and apply a moisturizer.
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Herbal Skin Treatments

March 5th, 2010

It’s difficult to feel gorgeous when you have pimples. Maybe you feel like you’ve tried everything to clear your skin. But having clear skin is not as hard as you might think. Acne and pimples disappear with time, but leave hideous marks behind.

Today there are many clinical treatments available for it. Nevertheless, there are some home remedies as well which are free from any side effect and will not cost anything.

Some Herbal and Natural Skin Treatments

 

Apply aloe vera juice on the affected area twice a day, as it helps buff up the skin.
   
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Skin Types and Cleansers

March 4th, 2010

DRY SKIN:

Look for cleansers, which contain Cocoa Butter, glycerin, or sodium tallowate.Ingredients such as cocoa butter and glycerin act as gentle moisturizers which coat and protect the skin, while sodium tallow ate gently cleanses without over-drying. Examples: Bath & Body Works Translucent Soap, Dove Beauty Bar, Perlier Honey Soap.

OILY SKIN:

Look for facial cleansers, which contain benzyl peroxide, citrus acids, and salicylic acids. These ingredients help to wash away stubborn oils, plus they act as an anti-bacterial to protect your skin against inflammation and break-outs. Examples: Purpose Gentle Cleansing Bar, Basis All Clear Bar.

SENSITIVE SKIN:

Look for ingredients like Aloe Vera, almond oil, and chamomile. They can help soothe sensitive skin without causing irritation. Examples: Neutrogena Extra Gentle Cleansing Bar, Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar, Caswell-Massey Oatmeal Soap.

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Natural ways of whitening skin

February 27th, 2010

Summers are coming up and we should all know that sun exposure can cause hyperpigmentation in the skin. Hyperpigmentation is when the skin gets areas of increased melanin causing the skin to have dark spots. The dark spots cause the skin to look blotchy. Using natural skin whiteners made out of products normally found in homes, you can whiten your skin and reduce hyperpigmentation without the risks of chemical burns that are associated with some chemical based skin whiteners.

Instructions:

  1. Wash your skin twice a day with a mild soap and a wash cloth. Use the wash cloth to rub the soap in the skin and to rinse the soap off the skin. The wash cloth mildly exfoliates the skin to encourage the shedding of dead skin cells.
  2. Apply a skin brightening tomato and lime juice mask to the skin every morning before you wash your skin. To make the brightening mask, blend 1 tomato and the juice of 1 lime in a blender. Apply a thin layer of the brightening mask to the skin and leave on for 15 minutes. The extra amount of brightening mask can be stored in a closed container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. After 15 minutes, rinse the skin with cold water. Wash skin with a mild soap and a wash cloth. The tomato and lime whiten the skin and give it a bright appearance. The lime juice may cause a stinging sensation on the skin; this is normal. With regular use, skin becomes accustomed to the lime juice and the stinging sensation lessons.
  3. Apply a moisturizing honey and lemon juice mask before bed every night, before you wash your skin. To make the mask, mix one teaspoon of honey with one teaspoon of lemon juice. Apply the mask to the skin and leave it on for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, rinse the mask off with warm water. Wash skin with a mild soap and a wash cloth. The honey moisturizes the skin, and the lemon whitens the skin. The lemon may cause a stinging sensation on the skin while the mask is on; this is normal. With regular use, skin becomes accustomed to the lemon juice and the stinging sensation lessons.
  4. Apply organic Aloe Vera gel to the skin twice a day (morning and night), after washing the skin. Aloe Vera gel is a moisturizer that heals skin irritation and lightens the skin.
  5. Exfoliate your skin once a week with sugar and olive oil. Mix 1 tablespoon of olive oil with one tablespoon of white granulated table sugar to make a paste. To use this exfoliant, use your fingers to gently rub the paste into the skin using a circular motion. Be careful around the eye area to avoid getting the paste into the eyes. The exfoliant removes old dead skin cells off the surface layer of the skin, exposing new fresh skin and encouraging the growth of new skin.

Some tips and warnings:

  1. Wear a sunscreen that contains the active ingredient micronized zinc oxide. Micronized zinc oxide provides a transparent physical barrier on top of the skin, protecting damaging UV rays from entering the skin. Wearing sunscreen helps prevent future hyperpigmentation in the skin.
  2. Any product has the potential to cause skin reactions in some people. If you develop a skin rash or skin irritation, discontinue the use of these skin whitening products.

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