Whitening Of Skin

                                    

1.  Apply the mixture of sandalwood paste and rose
     water on your face daily.
                                   

2.  Make a fine paste of grinded almonds and rose water.
     Apply this on face and neck. This brings glow on
     your face.

3.  Soak the raw potatoes for ten minutes in cold water.
     Rub these slices over face, neck and hands.

4.  Soak four almonds every night. In the morning grind
     them after removing their skin.

     Add one teaspoon of gram flour, 4 teaspoon of milk and
     four drops of lime juice.

     Make a paste and apply it on face. Massage the
     face gently.

5.  Make the mixture of grinded cucumber and mix it with
     coconut water.
   
     Then apply this paste in the face.
   
     After 15 minutes, wash the face with cold water.

6.  Mixture of 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder and 1 teaspoon
     sandal wood paste should be applied daily on the face and
     keep for about 20 minutes.

     Then wash the face with cold water.

     

Fennel Cleansing Cream

1.  Take 2 tablespoon crushed fennel seeds and half cup of butter milk.

2.  For half an hour, heat the butter milk and fennel seeds in boiler.

3.  Turn off the heat and let it cool for two hours. Cleansing cream is prepared and
     you can keep it for 2 weeks.

4.  Use this cream on face as a fresh and natural cleansing cream.

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Natural Manicure

1.  File your nails in one direction only, and always do this when your nails are dry.

2.  Wash your hands and soak in warm water or a fruit acid solution such as
      butter milk before applying a cold-pressed fruit or nut oil into the cuticle.

3.  Use the blunt end of an orange-wood manicure stick to gently push the cuticles
     back from the nails. Dry your hands completely.

4.  Sand and polish the top of each nail with a fine pumice-stone or a sand-stick to
     remove the ridges.

5.  Then smooth the top of the nail with a smoothing file and a buffing chamois.

6.  Massage your hands with the moisturising cream or lotion.

Sunburn Salve

 The succulent leaves of aloe vera provide a healing gel for many burns.

 Many burn centers use it on their patients. The gel contains aloectin B,
 an immune system stimulant, and penetrates all three layers of the skin.

 If you have an aloe vera house plant, snip off a two inch leaf end, slit it open,
 and rub the inside over the burn.

Skin Toner

       

       
Take:  1/4th cup cucumber juice ( the same pH as the skin),

           1/8th cup carrot juice (rich in vitamin A),

           1/2 cup spearmint infusion (considered one of the best cosmetic herbs),

           1/2 cup lemon juice (an alpha-hydroxy acid).

           Blend and store in ice cube trays and pop out a cube as needed.

Natural Body Scrub

1.  Take 2/3rd cup ground nuts, 1/3rd cup oat-meal or wheat flour.

2.  Take enough liquid to make a paste (water, yogurt,milk, or aloe vera gel).

3.  Combine the dry ingredients in a blender until they are reduced to a coarse
     (meal rough to touch).

4.  Scoop up the paste with your hands and rub over your body.

Pimples

Pimples are a common problem, which is often made worse
due to oily skin.

1.  Eat fresh vegetables and fruits to start with.

2.  Cut down on oil and spices intake. Follow a strict regimen of cleaning the
     face with medicated mild soap.

3.  Mix a pinch of turmeric powder and a pinch of pure sandalwood powder
     with water and apply it to your face and neck for acne and pimples.

4.  Then give it natural astringent of tomato juice applied for 10 minutes.

5.  Every alternate day mix a teaspoonful of honey with a few drops of lemon juice
     and a little milk to use as effective cleansers.

6.  You can also use fresh fruit face mask which reduces oil secretion of the face.

Fragrant Hair Oil

Mix equal parts of the following essential oils:

Rosemary oil, lavender oil, clary sage oil, patchouli oil, sandal wood oil,
and jasmine oil.

To use:  Add 2-3 drops of this hair oil mix directly to the hair brush or comb
before using.

You may also add 6-8 drops hair oil to 1 tablespoon to shampoo,
conditioner.  Or add a few drops to your final rinse water.

Scalp massage:  Put 3-5 drops on your fingertips and lightly massage
into scalp.

Body Cold Cucumber

Superb result, check this out:

1.  Take 3 - 5 cucumbers. Thinly slice cucumber and place on a plate.

2.  Lie face down in a comfortable position in a warm place.

3.  Ask your friend to place cucumber slices all over the back side of your body, so
     they are just touching but not overlapping.

4.  Use about half the total slices. Rest quietly for 10 to 20 minutes.

5.  You may want to shower afterwards, but it is best not to bath at least for 4 hours, as
     the cucumber will continue to work on the skin during that time.

Anti-wrinkle Cream

1.  Mix a teaspoon of olive oil with an egg.

2.  Smoothen the face and neck with it. Let it remain till the skin gets dry.

3.  To remove the cream, ad a teaspoon of soda bicarbonate to hot water .

4.  Stir, and dip a piece of cotton-wool to this mixture and use it to remove
     the cream.

Milk Mask

1.  This mask is helpful for normal and dry skin.

2.  Mix a tablespoon of liquid whole milk with 1/2 teaspoon almond oil. Apply a thin
     layer of this mixture to a clean face and allow to dry.

3.  Apply a second layer and allow to dry. Then apply a third layer and allow to dry.

4.  Finally, apply the fourth layer and allow to dry. You absolutely need to apply
     it four times.

5.  Once mask is hard and dry,wash off with lots of warm water.

Natural Mouth Freshners

                                     

To count bad breadth, chew mint leaves, parsley, tarragon, or fennel - all of which
can be grown organically in your own garden or in pots on your windowsill.
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Chew cardamom pods or cumin seeds to clear your palate.
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To make a tea tree mouthwash, add 3 to 4 drops of tea tree oil to 6 ounces of water and
swish gently around your mouth before spitting out.

Protein Pack

1.  Soak 1 tsp urad dal and 4 almonds in water overnight.

2.  Then grind them into a paste. You can then apply this protein mask to your face
     and wash it off after half an hour.

3.  This exceptional protein mask will not only nourish the skin but also bleach it.

Honey Bath

                                            

1.  Herbalists have touted honey for centuries because it helps skin retain moisture
     and is thereby rejuvenating and softening.

2.  Take 2 tsp honey, 1 cup very hot water and few drops pure essential oil, if desired.

3.  Dissolve the honey in the water. Add essential oil, if desired.

4.  Pour the mixture into the bath water. Makes 1 cup, enough for one bath.

Lively Berry Mask

                           

1.  Mix equal parts raspberries or strawberries and plain yogurt.                      

2.  Apply to clean skin and allow to dry,then rinse with warm water.

3.  This mask can be made with strawberries or blueberries and is especially
     formulated to reduce oiliness and exfoliate dead skin, so a fresher, dewier
     face will emerge.