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Almond Face Mask



Almond Face Mask



Almonds and almond oil have been used for beauty purposes since ages. Being rich in nutrients, especially Vitamins A and E, almond oil improves complexion and soothes skin irritation and inflammation. An almond face mask is a great way to repair damaged skin.

The natural ingredients that go into a homemade almond face mask rejuvenate the facial skin, making it healthy and glowing. An almond mask can especially prove handy if you have dry skin, and are having a tough time keeping your skin youthful and moisturized.

How to Prepare Almond Face Mask:


Here is an easy almond face mask beauty recipe for aging and dry skin.

Ingredients:

1 tbsp honey
1 egg yolk
½ tsp almond oil
1 tbsp yogurt

Mix all ingredients and blend well.

How to Apply Almond Face Mask:

Apply the mask on your face and leave it on for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water and gently wipe the residue with a damp cloth to reveal a much softer and suppler skin.

Apart from using these natural beauty recipes, drink lot of water and eat a balanced diet to keep your skin healthy and beautiful.

Note: Do not use this face mask if you are allergic to any ingredient.

Homemade Remedies for Dark Circles

Homemade Remedies for Dark Circles

Dark Circles under eyes are normally due to:

• Lack of sleep

• Hereditary

• Fatigue

• Stress

• Aging

• Deficiency in vitamins

• Nasal congestion

• Or because of some Disease

Homemade Remedies:

Take at least eight glasses of water everyday

Eight hours of sleep is a must

Do not leave any cream on the skin around the eyes for long time.

Place slices of raw potato or cucumber on your eyes for 15-20 minutes and wash with warm water.

Take fresh potato juice and cucumber juice and mix both in the ratio 1:1. Soak cotton in the mixture, place on your eyelids and keep for 20 minutes. Wash your eyes with cold water.

Take a mixture of lemon and tomato juice and apply on the dark circles and wash your eyes with cold water do this 2 times a day.

Take some mint juice and apply it around the eye.

Massage the area around and under the eyes with almond oil at bed time daily for atleast 2 weeks.

Take a mixture of honey and egg white and apply around the eye area. Wash your eyes with cold water.

Face Packs for Wrinkle skin

Face Packs for Wrinkle skin

Note for Dry Skin: - Always wash your face with lukewarm water; do not wash with hot or cold water. While making face packs do not add water as an ingredient, you can add rosewater instead of water. Do not use soap to clean the mask.

Almond facial Mask- Take around 4 to 5 almonds and grind it well do not add water. Blend the almond power together with 1 tablespoon honey and 1 egg white. Apply to face and wash after15 minutes. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth. This is best for wrinkle skin.

Onion face Mask-: Though onion has harsh smell it is good for reducing wrinkles in your skin. Take a tablespoon of onion juice and mix with half tablespoon of honey. Apply on face and neck, let dry and gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth.

Banana facial Mask- Mash a ripe banana and add a table spoon of rose water. Apply on face and neck, let dry and gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth. For best results apply mask twice in a week.b

Face Packs for Oily skin

Face Packs for Oily skin

Note for Oily Skin: - Wash your Face with lukewarm water and then with cold water. While washing with lukewarm pores on your skin open's and you can wash off the oil present in the pores. After that you need to close the pores, so that dust does not move inside, for that wash your face with cold water. Do not use soap to clean the mask.

Apple facial Mask - Smash ½ apple and add 1 tablespoon lime juice and 2 tablespoons sour cream. Apply to face and let set for about 10 minutes. Gently wipe off with lukewarm water and then with cold water.

Tomato facial Mask -without using water add tomato juice to 1/3 cup flour and mix it well. Apply to face and let set for about 10 minutes. Gently wipe off with lukewarm water and then with cold water.

Potato facial Mask - Take a tablespoon of potato juice to it add a tablespoon of multani mitti mix both well and apply it to your face. Let it dry and gently wipe off with lukewarm water and then with cold water.

Egg White facial Mask - Take egg white and apply it on your face, do not beat the egg. Let it dry and gently wipe off with damp cotton balls or wash it off with lukewarm water and then with cold water.

Mint facial Mask - Take mint juice from mint leaves, mix the juice with rose water and let it dry. Gently wipe off with lukewarm water and then with cold water.

Cucumber facial Mask - Take a tablespoon of cucumber juice and equal quantity of mint juice. Mix both well and apply on your face. Let it for dry and then rinse off with lukewarm water and then with cold water.

Face Packs for Dry Skin

Face Packs for Dry Skin

Note for Dry Skin: - Always wash your face with lukewarm water; do not wash with hot or cold water. While making face packs do not add water as an ingredient, you can add rosewater instead of water. Do not use soap to clean the mask.

Banana facial Mask- Mash 1/2 banana and add 1 tablespoon honey and 2 tablespoons sour cream. Apply to face and let set for about 10 minutes. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth or wash it off with lukewarm water.

Papaya facial Mask-Take a slice of papaya smash it well with papaya there is no need to add any other ingredient. This is the best fruit for face pack. Apply it on your face and leave it for about 15 minutes. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth or wash it off with lukewarm water.

Peach facial Mask- Cut a slice from a ripe peach rub it all over your face. Leave it on for 20 or more minutes and gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth or wash it off with lukewarm water. If the peaches in your supermarket are less than juice-dripping ripe, as is the case for most of the year, you can take a whole peach.

Wheat flour facial Mask- Take wheat flour, add a tablespoon of milk cream mix it well and then by adding rose water to it and to make a paste, do not add water. Apply it on your face and let it dry. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth or wash it off with lukewarm water.

Honey facial Mask - Take 1½ tbsp. honey, 1 egg white, 2 tsp. glycerin, 1/3 cup flour and Whisk the honey, egg white and glycerin, and then add the flour. The result should be a thick paste. Apply to face and rinse after 15 minutes this mask effectively moisturizes and tightens the skin, making it smooth and soft.

Almond facial Mask - Soak almonds while sleeping then in the morning take off the brown skin over it and grind to a paste while making paste add rose water to it and apply on the skin, let dry. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth or wash it off with lukewarm water.

Follow these tips for hand care:

Follow these tips for hand care:

While doing any household work involving use of harsh detergents and soaps like doing laundry or dish washing, wear cotton lined rubber hand gloves. Also wear gloves when you do gardening.


Keep a near basin, so that whenever you wash your hands, apply it. For proper application of cream, after washing, pat dry your hands and massage your hands with moisturizer. Moisturizers containing chemicals like urea of lactic acid are better for trapping the moisture in the skin.


For removing stains left by household works like dishwashing, cutting of vegetables and fruits etc, massage your hands and nails with lemon slice just twice a week. Do not over do it because it can make the skin dry.


Massage your hands with olive oil at night daily.


Prepare a mixture of olive oil and lime juice and apply it on your hands. It will make them smooth and shiny.


Mix 2 parts cucumber juice and one part glycerin and apply n your hands to moisturize them.


You can also apply almond oil at night. Almond oil is full of vitamin E and it nourishes the skin of hands and makes them glow.


Take glycerin, limejuice and tomato juice and in equal proportion. Apply it on your hands. It will not only cleanse and bleach color of hands but also make them smooth. Leave this mixture on hands for about 15 minutes and then wash.


To bleach the color of your hands, prepare a mixture of milk cream, ground almond, few drops of glycerin and lemon juice.


Another tip for bleaching is to soaking your hands in water in which potatoes were boiled. Water should be lukewarm. Dip your hands for about 15-20 minutes and after taking out pat dry and apply a moisturizer.


Another method is to rubbing boiled mashed potatoes on hands, fingers and nails.


Protect your hands from harmful sunrays by applying sun protecting cream.


Prepare a mixture of Carbolic acid and Vaseline and rub on your hands. It makes hands soft.


Another wonderful mixture for hands is prepared from honey and orange juice. Honey is humectants and orange juice has AHA.


To prepare a hand mask mix mashed boiled potato and milk. Apply it over hands and leave it to dry. Rinse and wash with cold water.


Application of white of eggs also makes a hand mask. It makes the skin tight and prevents formation of wrinkles.


When you work with detergents and harsh soaps, PH balance of skin gets disturbed. To restore the PH balance of skin, rinse your hands with and water solution or sour milk after washing dishes or doing laundry.


You can prepare a nourishing hand cream by mixing 1 tsp honey and 3 tbsp of unsalted butter. Add to this 1 tbsp of concentrated herbal solution. This herbal solution is prepared by boiling 1 cup of water and steeping in one or all like chamomile, sage, nettle, and calendula. It will make a rich nourishing cream and make your hands smooth and silky

Effective Tips for Hands Care

Effective Tips for Hands Care

Hands are the most important tools you can have. You can not work without hands. Hands give you that lovely touch, let you eat, cook, shake hands, write and list is endless. No matter how much you care about your body, but if you do not care your hands, it will defy your age. Hands are important part of a woman’s personality and are used very much in a communication. Beautiful hands add to your charm.


Skin at the back of hands is very soft and thin. It needs lot of care and pampering. Skin of hands shows wrinkles very quickly if not cared for. Hand care is must for keeping the hand’s skin soft, supple, young and beautiful. Beautiful hands are the result of dedicated hand care. For that you can follow some do’s and don’t at home and can also visit a professional manicurist once a week for professional hand care.


Palms of hands are very thick and tough and also it does not have any sebaceous glands. So it gets dry and rough. It needs protection and lubrication because there is no natural moisture in hands. You need to apply moisturizer on hands many times a day.

Hand Care Tips and Recipes

Hand Care Tips and Recipes

Hand Care Tips and Recipes

For those of you who are do-it-yourself fanatics like I am, our hands are always getting rough treatment. Between gardening, cleaning, painting and puttering around they get exposed to a lot. What can we do to make sure they don’t look like they’ve through a boxing match without gloves? Gentle care is the key. Wear gloves whenever possible so your hands aren’t exposed to cleaning products, dirt and paint. Now that I’ve said that, I’ll admit this is a hard one to do 100% of the time, but do try.

Hand cream is another must have for your hands. Keep it in the bathroom, the bedroom and the kitchen. Use it!

Take care of your nails too. This starts with drinking enough water and eating a healthy diet. But here are a few more tips:

NEVER cut your cuticles. Keep them from drying out by using a good hand cream and hand soaks, then push them gently back with a cuticle/orange stick. Once you do this if you notice any white residue you can gently rub the area to remove this, but no cutting.

When you do cut your nails or hang nails make sure the clippers and other tools are very sharp so they don’t tear as you trim. Always trim neat and clean-not too deep. Once you get them cut, try filing weekly instead of cutting. Use the file in one direction to avoid splitting and use a good quality file. If you maintain your nails this way you may not have cut them. Use gentle hand treatments to soften your skin and your cuticles. Here are a few you can make yourself:

Hand Care Tips

Hand Care Tips


Beautiful, well-kept and delicate hands are important. Hands tell you a number of things about yourself. Hands tell you how you lead your life and how you take care of your body and skin. It is said that the hands tell you how old a woman is. No matter how old you are, your hands tell an observer a lot about yourself as a person. Dressing up in fancy clothes is of no use if you do not take care of your hands and feet. While speaking or communicating with others you use your hands to express yourself, emphasize a point etc. Hands play an important role in communication. Imagine what life would be like without your hands. It is a part of the body that you use the most, you cook with them, get dressed with them, write with them, empathize with them and shake others hands when you meet them. Take good care of your hands and treat them well as they are essential for your existence.

Here are few hand care tips:
  • The skin on your hand is thin and delicate; therefore take special care of them.
  • Moisturize your hands at least four times a day.
  • Use your face exfoliator on your hands once a week.
  • Once a week apply your face cream on to your hands before you go to bed.
  • For dry hands after washing your hands with soap, wet them again. Pour salt on your hands and then scrub them under water. Dry hands and apply moisturizer on them.
  • For greasy hands, after washing your hands rub cornmeal on them.
  • Wear rubber gloves while working at home and in the garden.
  • Protect and prevent your hands from aging and abuse.
  • Protect your hands from the ravages of changing weather.
  • Protect your hands while working in the sun.
  • The best way to take care of your hands is to protect them on a daily basis.
Hand Care
We often forget to take care of our hands. Through we use our hands to do all the work in and outside the house we seem to pay very little attention to taking care of them.

Hand Care Recipe
Our hands have a very few oil glands, with the result that they tend to get dry easily and very often as well. As they come in contact with chemicals, detergents, garden dirt, and so on, when you undertake cleaning works, they are exposed to further damage.

Nail Care Tips
Your nails form a very important part of your hands and they too need to be well taken care of. Well-kept hands, with neat, clean and healthy nails, are a pleasure to behold. On the other hand, dirty and poorly kept nails will make your hands look ugly, even though the latter are healthy and well cared for.