Fashion Jaunt

Saturday, 17 November 2012

Remedy for acne:


Face pack for acne:

Acne is a very common skin problem for many of us. My face used to be clean and fair but 5-6 months back I was going through some problems in my personal life -due to stress and lack of skin care, I came across acne problem on my face. I was tired of cosmetic and medical treatments for acne but no satisfactory results were there, I could just recall that I used to have clean and clear face. One day I had been to my grandma’s place she noticed my face and out of worry she suggested this face pack to me. I have regularly been using this face pack and believe me, my acne has reduced to a great extend. Here I am sharing my grandma’s home remedy with you.


Ingredients:

  • 2  Mint leaves
  • 2  Neem leaves
  • 2  Tulsi leaves

Method:

Soak the leaves in water (it is easy to turn wet leaves into paste). Blend all the ingredients together to form a paste. Apply the paste on your face for 10-15 minutes. Wash your face with water and wipe your face with a clean towel.

I am sure this face pack will be a great help if you are going through the same problem. 

Other suggestions:
  1. Don’t touch your face.
  2. Clean your face regularly to remove any dirt.
  3. Avoid oily food.
  4. Drink lots of water. 

Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Remedies for dark circles:



Remedies for dark circles:

Eyes are the reflection of our emotions; beautiful eyes make silence eloquent (when words fall short). In our busy and fast life we forget the care of our exquisite feature –eyes and it is inevitable to get dark circles under our eyes due to stress, fatigue, improper diet. There can be some other reasons for these dark circles as well like illness, aging and hereditary factors. These dark circles look ugly on our face and make our beauty deformed.  We can surely get rid of these ugly dark circles if we can extract just a couple of minutes from our busy schedule.



Remedy #1

Take 2 tablespoons of cucumber juice in a bowl. Apply the juice around your eyes with the help of cotton balls. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash it away.


Remedy #2

Take 2 tablespoons of potato juice. Apply the same around your eyes with the help of cotton balls. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash it away.

Remedy#3

Mix raw milk, Almond oil and rose water in a bowl, soak cotton balls into it and keep the soaked cotton balls over your closed eye lids for 15-20 minutes.

Remedy#4

Almond is great skin food. Apply almond oil under your eyes to reduce dark circles.
 
Just make it a part of your daily skin care routine.

Along with these remedies you need to live a healthy lifestyle- take proper diet, sleep well (at least 8 hours), exercise regularly (at least 30-45 minutes a day) and drink lots of water (at least 12 glasses a day).  


For relaxation you can use rose water. Soak cotton balls in rose water. Lie down, keep soaked cotton balls on your closed eyes. Turn on the soft music and relax.

Monday, 12 November 2012

Honey face masks:



Honey face masks:

Honey is loaded with numerous essential vitamins and minerals, which helps to keep your body fit, boosts your energy level, improves digestion and strengthens immunity that’s the reason honey is being consumed in so many ways for ages.  Along with its nutritive value, honey is useful for enhancing beauty which makes it an ideal ingredient to be used for cosmetic purposes. Honey face masks help to keep your skin young, radiant, soft and beautiful. If used regularly you can get rid of so many skin problems, you come across in your routine life.

(For dry skin)


Ingredients:
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon milk
Method:

Mix honey and milk in a bowl to form a smooth paste. Apply the paste on the face for 10-15 minutes. Wash your face properly with Luke warm water and wipe your face with a clean towel.


(For Oily skin)

Ingredients:
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 5-6 drops lemon juice
Method:

Mix honey and lemon juice well to form a uniform paste. Apply the paste on the face for 10-15 minutes. Wash your face properly with water and wipe your face with clean towel.

Benefits:

Honey helps in retaining moisture and prevents your skin from drying Antioxidant properties of honey slow down aging process and help to keep your skin youthful. Antibacterial properties of honey keep your skin pimple free.

Saturday, 10 November 2012

Remedy for wrinkles:

Remedy for wrinkles:
Every woman desires to stay forever young and beautiful but with time skin starts getting wrinkles and fine lines. You use number of anti-aging creams and cosmetics to hide these wrinkles. Here we have a simple and easy home remedy to visibly reduce the wrinkles and you needn’t spend great deal to have great results.

Ingredients:
  • 1/4th cup papaya (diced)
  • 1/4th cup banana (sliced)
  • 1 tablespoon honey


Method:
Blend papaya and banana together. Take the mixture in a bowl and add honey to it. Mix all the ingredients properly to form a fine paste. Smear the paste on your face and leave it for 15 minutes. Wash your face with Luke warm water and wipe your face with a clean towel. For best results try this mask thrice a week.


Benefits:
Papaya helps in reducing pimples, spots and sunburns. Banana removes dryness and dead skin. Honey keeps your skin youthful, radiant and beautiful.

Friday, 9 November 2012

Remedy for rough and dry skin:

Milk cream and honey:

Winters make your skin harsh and dry that’s why your skin needs some extra care in winters. Milk cream contains natural oil which moisturizes your skin and honey makes your skin look young, radiant and beautiful. This is the perfect solution to revivify your skin and to make your skin so soft that you would feel like touching it again and again.


Ingredients:
  • 1 teaspoon milk cream
  • 1 teaspoon honey

Method:

Pull you hair back using a head band. Cleanse your face properly to remove any makeup or dirt. Mix milk cream and honey properly to form a consistent paste. Using your fingertips apply dots (from the paste) on your face (on cheeks, nose, chin and forehead) and massage your face properly for 2 minutes. Remove excess oil (if required) with cotton balls. Wash your face with water, pat your face dry and go to sleep.Try this regularly for 2 weeks before going to sleep.You will witness  an inevitable charm in your skin.