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It
never fails. Just when you thought you'd
seen the last of the face invaders, they're
back and larger than life! Suddenly, you
feel like an alien, and the only thing you
want to do move to another planet. But wait!
Instead of waging war on you skin by
blasting blemishes wit supersonic zit creams
and harsh scrubbing, take the kinder,
gentler approach, just like the women from
the past who made good use of everyday items
like fruits, vegetables, nuts and cereals
for enhancing their beauty. Grandma's
recipes obviously work, because even the
most exotic spas of Europe are veering
towards herbal and natural therapies.
The
best part? You can whip these up in seconds
using things that are sitting in the
refrigerator or on the kitchen shelf. Masks,
facials, packs and cleansers made of
homegrown stuff all work in gentle, natural
ways to soothe, stimulate, relax, tone or
clear the skin. Though you may go according
to different or problem skin types, a
tutti-frutti approach may be better:
everyone's skin is a combination of oily and
dry elements. You might want to use a mask
for oily skin on the nose, forehead and chin
and mask for dry skin everywhere else.
You
can even take a Chinese restaurant approach,
and combine, say honey with egg in the same
skin category. However, you can cook up your
mask, apply it to a cleansed skin and let it
do the good work for fifteen or twenty
minutes while you relax. Feet up on the
pillows or resting on the slant board will
double the benefits of any helper you put on
the skin. Remember, skin is an all-over
affair. Don't stop with just nourishing your
face - spread the good work to hands, to the
throats and shoulders. After twenty minutes,
splash away the facial with cool or lukewarm
water.
What
is your skin type?
Get a head start on the road to a dear
complexion by understanding the basics:
- Oily sin usually
has a shiny surface, visible pores and
is prone to breakouts.
- Dry skin often
feels taut, slightly rough and tends to
chap and flake.
- Combination skin is
oily at the T-zone (the forehead, nose
and chin) and drier on the cheeks.
- Sensitive skin is
thin, delicate and easily irritated. It
has a red and blotchy.
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Natural Masks
- Break two large
bananas, toss into a blender along with
half of the peel and one tablespoon of
raw honey. Blend to liquefy, pat on, let
dry for 20 minutes.
- Mix equal
proportions of honey, fresh cream, or
oats and almond paste. Pat on, let dry
for 20 minutes.
- Peel and pit an
avocado, liquefy in the blender with one
tablespoon of raw honey. Pat on, let dry
for 20 minutes. Rinse off with cool
water.
Oily Skin Masks
- Wash and core two
crisp apples, but do not peel, liquefy
the whole thing into the blender. Pat
on, let dry for 20 minutes. Splash on
with cool water.
- Wash a big, ripe
tomato and liquefy the whole thing in
the blender. Pat on, let dry for 20
minutes, splash off with cool water.
Two nourishing masks
for all skin types:
- Blend two egg
yolks, two tablespoons of honey, three
drops of almond oil. Pat on, let dry for
20 minutes. Rinse off with cool water.
- Grind half a cup of
yellow mustard seeds, adding 2 litres of
water in it. Also grind in a few rose
petals. Apply on skin. Let dry for 20
minutes. Rinse well.
One Clarifying facial
mask, good for all skins (to be used
occassionally):
This
does with gentle natural enzymes what
skin-slouching creams, peelers and
exfoliating lotions do with chemical - it
removes dead, dry skin cells on the surface
to expose fresh clear skin.
- Peel a ripe banana
and puree in the blender. Pat on the
fruit, let dry for 20 minutes. Rinse off
with cool water.
Two cleansing and
bleaching masks (for faded, end of summer
tans as well as winter-drab or season-change
sallow skin)
- Add the juice of
two lemons to one cup of buttermilk.
blend, pat on, let dry for 20 minutes.
Splash off with cool water.
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- Liquefy one whole
lemon (washed, not peeled) and half an
orange (washed, not peeled) in the
blender, add one cup of plain yoghurt.
blend, pat on, let dry for 20 minutes.
Rnse off with cool water.
Here are a few
more any-time masks
- For a glowing skin,
cucumber mixed with fresh coconut water
gives remarkable results.
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- use mashed bananas
and strawberries as a pack to freshen up
the complexion.
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- For curing pimples,
apply a mixture of haldi (turmeric) and
sandalwood on the face.
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- Pimples can also be
cured with a light massage of rose and
sevti flowers extract. The extract is
easily prepared by distilling a number
of flowers in a distilling apparatus.
The extract should be applied on the
pimples three times a day.
- Compiled from
Wedding Affair.
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