Category Archives: Do it Yourself

Oats Mini Facial At Home For Instant Glow

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by Harini

Hello friends,
These days oats has occupied an important place in my kitchen pantry. Oats is loaded with high levels of fibre and protein and low levels of fat. There are numerous health benefits on consuming oats. What about its benefit to skin?. Today I thought I will share oats benefits to skin. The best thing about using oats on skin is that it suits all skin types very well. Make sure you are using plain oatmeal. These days you get flavoured ones in market. Today, I have used Quaker instant oats.With no further delay, lets see the ingredient list.

About the ingredients:

Oats: Acts as a great cleanser and exfoliator. Proven to cure dry and itchy skin.

Curd: Zinc and lactic acid present in curd keeps your skin hydrated and nourished.

Lemon: This citric fruit helps you to get rid of dark spots and pigmentation. Also, lemon juice effectively treats acne scars.

Honey: Acts as a good moisturizer and also treats acne by removing bacteria accumulated on skin’s surface.

Milk: Raw milk is a wonderful cleanser.With regular usage, you will find your skin soft and glowing.

Ingredients Required:

  • Oats  1/2 cup
  • Almond 7 or 8 nos
  • Honey  2 tsp
  • Milk (unboiled) 4 tsp
  • Curd 3 tsp
  • Rose water
  • Cotton

Directions:

Step 1:

Cleansing: Cleansing your skin is very important as it removes the dirt and make up residues. Today we are going to use raw milk to cleanse. Unboiled milk is a excellent cleanser. Dip cotton in unboiled milk and slightly squeeze the extra milk and clean your face in upward movements.



Step 2:

Scrubbing: Scrubbing or exfoliating your skin at least once in week is essential to remove dead cells and reveal skin glow. To use oats as a scrub, grind instant oats and almond into a fine powder and finally mix honey. Since, we are making a face scrub, I prefer to grind it into very fine particles (say like sooji). Exfoliate using this paste in circular motion for 3-4 minutes.


Step 3:

Steaming: Steaming helps to open up pores. Boil 3 cups of water. Once you see bubbles, turn off stove and steam the vapours. You can use a towel to seal the vapours. This step is done for 4-5 minutes. Though this is optional step, it increases the results of using face pack.


Step 4:

Face Pack: Face pack is used to add instant glow. To prepare oatmeal face pack, combine powdered oats with curd and make a thick paste. Now add lemon juice extracted from half lemon. Our pack is ready to use. Evenly apply the pack all over face and neck. Dip cotton in rose water and use it as an eyepad. Let the pack dry for 15-20 minutes and wash you face. Pat dry with a towel.


Step 5:

Moisturize/Sunscreen: The last step in any facial is to moisturize the skin. I found this step optional as oats pack did not dry my face. Yaaaayy!

That’s it. Our mini home facial is done. See you all soon.. till then take care & stay beautiful !!

Homemade Anti Pimple Face Pack – Do It Yourself

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Hi beauties,

How are you all doing? Bangalore is completely drenched in monsoon showers!! Love the climate to every bit. Everyone wants to have a clean and clear skin. But, there are so many skin enemies like pimples, warts, acne, blemishes, pigmentation etc. Its not so easy to save our skin from all these disrupts. Today, I am sharing one of my natural homemade recipe to treat pimples.Yeah.. I know how horrible pimples are. Lets see how I get rid of pimples with my DIY Anti Pimple face pack.

About the ingredients:

Neem (Azadirachta indica): This magical leaves are rich in anti- bacterial, anti- fungal, anti-inflammatory  properties that not only benefit your health but also treat’s common beauty problems like pimple, acne and pigmentation.

Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum): This miraculous herb known us “Queen of herbs” is widely used to cure numerous ailmets.The antioxidants in tulsi leaves helps preventing pimples, acne, wrinkles, ageing and scars.

Kuppaimeni (Acalypha Indica): Commonly known as Indian nettle ,this amazing shrub is loaded with lots of medicinal values.This is used to treat various inflammatory skin infections.

Ingredients Required:

  • Neem leaves – hand full
  • Tulsi leaves – hand full
  • Kuppaimeni leaves – hand full

Preparation Method:

1. Collect all the leaves in equal quantities and dry shade them for 1 week. Once the leaves are crispy dry, we can grind them in mixer.

2. Add the dried leaves to mixer jar and grind them to a fine powder.

3. Transfer the content to an airtight container. This powder can be stored for 3 months.

Directions for Use:

First cleanse your face.Take required quantity of grounded powder and mix it with rose water to a smooth paste. Alternatively you can add aloe vera gel (fights acne) or coconut water (gives cooling sensation). Apply the pack evenly on face focusing on pimple prone area. If you find the pack a bit slippery to apply, you can add some fullers earth to it. Wait till the pack gets completely dried and wash with cold water.


Benefits of this Anti Pimple Face pack:

So, all you girls suffering from pimples and acne do try this at home and its completely herbal (an added advantage!!) with no side effects.When used regularly, this pack really does wonders to skin. This is my granny’s recipe and I have been using this for years. Whenever I get pimples occasionally, I completely rely on this pack. I have never had a need to hunt for pimple clearing face washes. Hope you find this post beneficial.

See you all soon.. till then stay beautiful 🙂

How to Lighten Dark Elbow, Knee and Armpit Skin at Home?

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Hello everyone!

Most of us have more or less dark elbow, knee and armpit skin. Some are very lucky in this matter, but, for those who are not, it becomes an embarrassing episode when it comes to reveal these areas. There are many ways to lighten those dark skin areas over a period of time. These areas are little bit drier than the other parts of our body.

Resting our elbows on the armrest of our chairs or kneeling down on our knees or using too much body spray directly on the skin; we do this daily without our conscience and this affects a lot to our skin and makes them darker than other body parts.

To Lighten Dark Skin Areas:

These areas need some special care in order to make them appear lighter in tone than they are. Here are some remedies that will help you in this matter.

Exfoliation: This is the best way to remove dead cells from your skin. Gently exfoliate your elbow, knee and armpit area while you are taking bath with a loofah and your favorite body washes. You can also use body scrubs on these areas 3-4 times a week.

Moisturizing: After every bath, do not forget to apply moisturizer on these areas. Use shea butter or cocoa butter moisturizer for better results as these are deep moisturizer. If you have dry skin, use olive oil for deep moisturizing.

Homemade Packs:

Baking soda: Mix one tablespoon baking powder with one cup water and apply this solution 3-4 times a day on these areas. This will help lighten the areas faster.

Potato: Cut a potato slice and rub it on the areas that you want to lighten. Like baking soda, potato is also a bleaching agent.

Honey, Tomato juice and Turmeric powder: Mix one tablespoon honey, juice of half a tomato, and a pinch of turmeric powder. Apply the paste on the areas and leave it to dry. Wash with plain water.

Glycerin, Milk, Turmeric powder and Gram flour: Mix one tablespoon glycerin, three tablespoon raw milk, one pinch of turmeric powder and two tablespoon gram flour. Apply this paste on the areas and wash after 20 minutes.

Lemon Juice, Salt, Sugar and Coconut oil: Prepare a mixture with one tablespoon of each ingredient. Use this mixture as scrub and gently massage those areas with this. This will help reduce the darkness of the skin while the salt and sugar will remove the dead cells.

Papaya and Honey: Cut two big slices of papaya and mix with two tablespoons of honey, apply this soothing pack on the skin and wash after 20 minutes.

Wear Cotton: Always wear cotton cloths, nylon or chiffon clothes can be harsh on your skin. Especially the underarm area needs comfortable fabric as it goes through sweat and bruising against your body. Soft breathable cotton clothes are recommended to keep your skin soft and smooth.

With these simple steps you can achieve a perfect overall look for yourself. One thing you should keep in mind that this is not an overnight process as any chemical treatment; you will have to be patient and take care of your skin.