Hello pretty ladies, the blazing summer sun is finally here with a bang and so are the countless summer skin blues! When we think of all the skin ailments like sun tan, sun burn and dehydration to various versions like blemishes, pimples and pigmentation—summers are so shameful for playing with our skin. But you don’t have to fuss! Here are some homemade summer skin care recepies to keep your skin soft, supple and well nourished…
Depressed with the tan? Wearing your summer dresses becomes next to impossible, say thanks to changes in your skin tone due to excessive tanning.
Follow up with these magic thrice a week and feel the difference…
1. Summer facial bleach
Ingredients: 4 tbsp milk, 1 tbsp honey, 2tbsp lemon juice. Mix all the ingredients and apply the mixture evenly on the tanned areas for 15 minutes. Once dried, wash with cold water. Works best for greasy and oily skin.
2. Yogurt and honey cleanser
Ingredients: 4 tbsp plain yogurt, 2tbsp honey, 3tbsp lime juice. Mix all the ingredients. Add a little cornstarch if you think the paste needs thickening. Apply on your face and massage for 2-3 minutes. Rinse with cold water.
Move on for an all- natural exfoliation… Excessive heat and the dry winds overheat the body and it’s the face that suffers the most. The delicate tissues of your face gets damaged and the outer layer of the skin gets covered up with the dirt and deposits in the clogged pores leading to an excessively rough, wrinkled and dry skin. A quick and easy session of exfoliation is all that you need in case of such beauty emergencies!
1. Oatmeal exfoliating scrub
Ingredients: 1tsp fine oatmeal, 1tsp baking soda. Mix the ingredients in enough water to make a thick paste. Rub over face for 2-3 minutes, rinse and pat dry. It’s suitable for all skin types.
2. Curd and gram flour scrub
Ingredients: 1 tsp gram flour, 1tsp lemon juice, 2-3 mint leaves, toned curd, a small piece of grated carrot. Mix all the ingredients to form a paste and apply all over your face. Rub in circular motions to clean the deep rooted impurities.
Get that natural glow back…
Is your face dull and lost its natural luster? Well, here's what you should not miss in order to get your lost natural glow and make your skin smooth, soft and fresh in just few minutes…
1. Home spa recipe
Ingredients: Pineapple pulp, grapeseed oil, papaya pulp, mulethi and turmeric. Mix all the ingredients to make a paste. Now apply a generous amount of the mixture on face and neck leaving the eyes. Let it dry and rinse with fresh water.
Fight away with pimple problems…
You don’t have to run or hide you’re your face, solutions to pimples comes straight from your kitchen garden to bring relief to pimple prone skin…
Ingredients: 3-4 tbsp cucumber juice, 1tbsp lemon juice, a pinch of turmeric powder, 1tsp sandalwood powder, mint leaves and basil leaves. Mix all the ingredients and apply on your face for fifteen minutes. The pack has an overall cooling effect apart from taking out dead cells, dried sebum and infectious bacteria’s accumulated in the clogged skin pores.
A little toning is must! Apart from regular bleaching, cleansing, scrubbing and exfoliation, your skin requires bouts of toning during the summer season. So, instead of depending upon chemical-based toners, here's a natural toner...
Break an Aloe-Vera leaf into two parts and use the extract or the juice mixed with natural rose water for best skin protection from tanning and clogging. This also helps to overcome the skin allergies, rashes and itching.