Good skin care — including sun protection and gentle cleansing — can keep your skin healthy and glowing.The world of skin care gets complicated pretty quickly. If you feel dizzy thinking about serums, lotions, cleansers, toners, and oils, you’ve come to the right place.
While everyone has unique needs when it comes to skin care, there are a few basic products and practices that everyone can try to improve their skin.Three Main Steps
Think of your skin-care routine as consisting of three main steps:
Cleansing — Washing your face.
Toning — Balancing the skin.
Moisturizing — Hydrating and softening the skin.
.Lemon
The anti-oxidant and anti-pigmentary properties of lemon make the skin achieve radiance and look healthy. Vitamin C and ascorbic acid in lemon help brighten up the skin but also cause burning sensations for some, hence should be applied carefully and washed off immediately if too much burning is experienced.Method:
Squeeze out lime juice into a bowl and soak a cotton pad in it. Dab the liquid on your face and leave it on for 15-20 minutes before rinsing it off. Doing this twice a week is ideal.
2.Yogurt and honey
Those looking for supple skin should bank on the moisturizing properties of honey as it removes dullness by making the skin look soft, soothing and plump. Yogurt too helps in removing dullness courtesy its tyrosinase activity and L-cysteine content which is effective on dark spots and hyperpigmentation.Method:
While honey can be simply rubbed into the skin and left on for 10-15 minutes before rinsing off with lukewarm water, it can also be mixed with a few drops of lemon to make an organic face pack. On the other hand, yogurt is to be applied on the face after mixing it with honey and leaving the mixture on the face for good 10-20 minutes before rinsing it with lukewarm water.
3.Coffee
The key to a glowing complexion is regular exfoliation as it can help prevent the build up of dead skin cells on the outer layers of skin that clogs pores and even makes the skin look flakey or dry and dull. To expose a fresh layer of skin and make it look younger, smoother and healthier, use a scrub made from coffee.
Method:
Mix grounded coffee with some brown or regular white sugar and coconut oil to have an aromatic homemade scrub. Apply a moisturiser after exfoliating to immediately lock in the moisture and protect the newly revealed skin cells.
4.Aloe vera
Method:
Simply apply the gel from aloe vera leaf onto the face. Leave it on for 15-20 minutes and rinse off with water.
Tomatoes
Tomatos contain citric acid and malic acid, both of which exfoliate the skin and unclog the pores by removing dead skin cells—thus revealing brighter smoother skin.
Method
In a bowl, add two tablespoons of tomato pulp, one tablespoon of yogurt, and 1 tablespoon of coarse besan. Mix all the ingredients until well combined. Apply this face pack on clean skin, let it dry (this should take about 20 to 30 minutes), and gently rub it off with a little bit of water.
6 Masoor Daal
Pulses are the most common ingredients found in everyone’s kitchens. Pulses are full of proteins and hence apart from keeping our health in top notch order, are great for the skin as well. Masoor dal is a popular ingredient available in every household and hence is easy to be used for fair and glowing skin.
Method:
Twotablespoons masoordal One tablespoon fresh curdOne tablespoon honey.In a blender, grind two table spoons masoor dal into a fine powder.
To the powdered dal add one table spoon fresh curd and the same amount of honeyMix the ingredients together to form a smooth pasteApply evenly on the face and neck areas and leave it on to dry for 15-20 minutesWash off with lukewarm waterRepeat the process at least once a week for soft and smooth skin over a period of time.
7 Turmeric
Turmeric can do wondersTurmeric consists of natural anti-oxidant, antiseptic and skin brightening properties.
Method
Applying a paste of turmeric will help remove tan and treat blemishes. Lemon is high in Vitamin C and antioxidants, making it another excellent skin brightener, A paste made with curd as base and mixed with turmeric and lemon is excellent for removing tanning
8 Cucumbers
While this vegetable too helps brighten the skin courtesy its Vitamin C and other compounds, an added benefit of cucumbers is that they are healthy cooling agents.
Method:
Take half a cucumber and one tablespoon of aloe vera gel and blend them to form a paste. Apply it on your face and leave it on for 10-20 minutes before rinsing with lukewarm water.
9.Banana Peel
Banana peel has more skin benefits as compare to its fruit. It makes the skin smooth and reduces pimples and acne. So, next time when you eat a banana put aside its peel for skin glowing.
Method
Take the banana peel and rub it onto your skin for few minutes. Let it dry and soak into your skin. Wash it off with cold water and pat dry.
10. Green Tea
Other than flushing out toxins from the body, green tea is also one of the most effective home remedies for glowing skin when applied. Rich in flavonoids, green tea improves collagen production and maintains the elasticity of skin. This delays signs of aging and makes your skin look healthy and glowing. To use green tea for glowing skin follow the steps below.
Method
Infuse the leaves of green tea in hot water till the tea is ready
Allow the tea to cool down and take a few spoons of it in a bowl
Now add 2 teaspoons of brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cream
Mix well and apply all over face and scrub using fingertips in circular motions
Rinse off with lukewarm water
Repeat twice a week for best results
