Skin Care at Home

 Essential Homemade Beauty Tips For Fair Skin

                 We all secretly desire beautiful looks and flawless complexion. But most of us fall prey to pollution and other factors, and our skin ends up looking dull and lifeless. What can be done about this?

 Green Tea Water And Honey Face Pack

What You Need

• 1 cup of green tea water (cooled down)
• 2 spoons of rice flour
• ½ spoon of honey

What You Need To Do

1. Mix the above ingredients and apply the paste to your skin. Leave it on for about 20 minutes or more, or till the mask dries completely.

2. Before washing off the mask with water, make sure you massage in circular motions. This is important as it removes the dead skin cells and evens out the skin tone.

3. Wash your face with cold water. This gives you a fairer and even skin tone.

   When You Need To Do This

   In the morning, before going for a bath.

   Why This Works

   The antioxidants in green tea water will flush out the free radicals and toxins from your skin (1). Adding honey will help protect your face from bacteria. It also improves the texture of the skin and keeps it moisturized (2). Rice flour acts as an excellent scrub.
   
   

   2. Oats And Lemon Face Pack

   What You Need

   • 1 tablespoon of oats – cooked and mashed
   • 1 tablespoon of oats – cooked and mashed
   • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice

   What You Need To Do

   1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and apply the pack on your face and massage it gently.
   2. Let it dry for 20 minutes.
   3. Wash off with cold water and pat dry with a soft and clean towel.

   When You Need To Do This

   In the morning before taking a bath.

   Why This Works

   Oats reduce inflammation and heal the skin. Oats also work as exfoliators and clear off the oil, grime, and impurities present on the skin (3). Lemon juice helps lighten the skin tone as it is rich in vitamin C.

   Caution

   In case you have sensitive skin, you can dilute the lemon juice with water.

   3. Turmeric And Tomato Face Pack

   What You Need

   • 1 tablespoon of turmeric
   • 1 tablespoon of tomato juice

   What You Need To Do

   1. Mix both the ingredients in a bowl till you get a smooth paste.
   2. Apply the paste to your face and leave it on for about 15 minutes.
   3. Rinse your face with cold water.

   When You Need To Do This

   In the morning before taking a bath, or in the night before going to bed.

   Why This Works

   Tomato contains lycopene, an antioxidant that protects from UV damage. In addition, it also works as a great anti-aging agent (5).

   4.Yogurt And Dried Orange Peel

   What You Need

   • A few dried orange peels
   • 1 tablespoon of fresh and unflavored yogurt

   What You Need To Do

   1. Grind the dried orange peels till you get a powder (you can ideally dry the peels in the sun after having eaten the fruit).
   2. Mix a tablespoon of this powder with the yogurt till you get a smooth paste.
   3. Apply this paste to your face and keep it on for about 20 minutes.
   4. Rinse with cold water.

   When You Need To Do This

   In the morning before taking a bath

   Why This Works

   Orange is rich in vitamin C and works as a great skin tonic. Yogurt plays a major role in giving your skin its lost glow (6). It fights skin discoloration and other signs of aging like wrinkles and fine lines. Yogurt also moisturizes the skin effectively.
   
   
   
   
   
   

Author : Keerthi Chowdary

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