Home Facial Recipes and Treatments for Specific Skin Problems

To Cleanse the Pores:

Rub mashed tomato on your face and rinse with cool water. If your like me, you've thrown many tomatoes away. Don't! You may not want to eat it, but it will be fine for your skin treatment if it's not completely rotten. Just use the best of what is left because you only need a small amount.
Note: Some people find that tomatoes will irritate the skin. If so, try mashed grapes instead!

To Tighten and Refine Pores:
Whip the white of an egg and add a pinch of alum (drug store) and apply to the skin as a mask. Leave on for 15 to 20 minutes then rinse off with warm water. (never hot water!)



Peel and slice 1/2 a cucumber and puree in a blender or processor. Add 1 TBSP of plain yogurt. Mix well and apply to skin. Leave on for 15 to 20 minutes then wipe off with a damp wash cloth or rinse with warm water. Cucumber contains amino and organic acids. This blend will cool, refresh skin and tighten pores.

To Remove Dead Surface Skin Cells and Improve Skin Texture:
Gently rub a small handful of dry short grain rice against you face for a few minutes. This is a Japanese technique that has been used for centuries.

Add 2 TBSP of cornmeal mixed with enough water to make a thick paste. Gently rub on face in circular motions and rinse off. This makes a quick, inexpensive exfoliant.

Grind 1 TBSP of almonds into a fine meal. Mix with 1 TBSP of honey and 1 egg white. Apply to skin and allow to dry for 15 minutes. Gently wipe off with wash cloth and rinse face with lukewarm water.

To Add Color to Sallow Skin:
Mash 1/2 cup of strawberries in a blender and apply to face. Leave on for 10 minutes, then rinse with tepid water.

To Alleviate Puffiness in the Eye Area:
Place slices of a cooled cucumber over your eyes for 10 minutes or more as needed. It is a fact that models use Preperation H, a hemorrhoid cream, under eyes for puffiness. Do not apply heavy oils or creams around the eye area before going to bed. That would cause eyes to be puffy in the morning.

To Soften and Nourish the Skin:
Mash half of an avacado and apply to face. Leave on until it dries, then rinse off with warm water. Avacado contains essential fatty acids and other nutrients that can help prevent premature wrinkling.

To Moisturize Your Skin:
Mash up grapes with enough honey to make a paste and apply the mix to face as a mask. Leave it on for 20-25 minutes then rinse off. Grapes are a natural source of collagen and alpha-hydroxy acids

To Help Protect Your Skin from Free Radical Damage:
Add a few drops of green tea extract to your ingredients. You can also add the extract to your other beauty products like astringents and lotions. If your local drug store does not carry this, call your closest health food or general nutrition store. Green Tea is a wonderful antioxident that fights free radicals that are damaging to the skin and thought to be largely responsible for the aging of skin aside from sun damage. Drinking hot green tea is very healthy for you too!

To Soothe and Relieve Itchy Skin:
Grind up oatmeal in blender or processor to a fine powder. Add water to make a paste. Apply to skin and let dry, then gently remove with a damp wash cloth and rinse skin with tepid (lukewarm) water. This paste should not be runny. If you add too much water, add more oatmeal. A little goes a long way and this mixture can be used anywhere on the body for rashes, dry-itchy skin, or bug bites. I grind up 1/2 to 3/4 cup of oatmeal and store it in a baby food jar.

To Stimulate Circulation and Firm the Skin:
Combine 1/2 of a peeled cucumber, 1 TBSP of yogurt, a few strawberries, and 1 tsp. of honey in a blender or processor. Make a puree. Apply to face and let dry (or set well). Gently wipe off with a wet wash cloth and rinse skin well. This is a great all-around home facial recipe and treatment.

To Loosen Blackheads:
Combine equal parts baking soda and water in hand and gently rub in a circular motion on skin and rinse. As with any exfoliating type product, it is very important to not apply too much pressure. You do not want to scratch the skin. Instead, you want just a smooth circular motion with very little pressure and let the product do it's thing. Do not use scratchy or exfoliating products on irritated, inflamed or broken skin such as a wound, cut, inflamed acne or rash.

Paneer Butter Masala

Ingredients

· paneer (fried and soaked in water) - 100 gms

· tomatoes- 250 gms

· ginger - 10 gms

· garlic - 10 gms

· red chilli powder -1 tsp

· coriander powder - 5 gms

· onions - 15 gms

· butter 10 - gms

· kasoori methi - 1/2tsp

· garam masala - ¼ tsp

· cream - ½ tsp

· chopped coriander - ½ tsp

· sugar - a pinch

Method
1. Blanch the tomatoes. De-skin.
2. Make a coarse paste of tomatoes.
3. in a kadai, heat oil and add cumin, chopped onion.
4. Fry for a while. Add ginger-garlic paste.
5. Add chilli powder and coriander powder.
6. Cook for a minute. Then add pureed tomatoes and cook well.
7. Finish by adding fried paneer and kasoori methi.
8. Take out in a bowl and garnish with garam masala powder and chopped coriander.
9. Finish by adding the garam masala powder, kasoori methi and chopped coriander.

Masala Corn and Paneer

Ingredients

· sweetcorn- 2 cup

· paneer-50gm or 1/2 cup

· onion stalks - 3 to 4 nos

· tomato - 1

· green chillies - 2 to 3 nos

· pepper powder - 1 tsp

· red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

· chat masala - 2 tsp

· butter - 1 tbsp

· salt to taste

Method
1. Add 1-cup water to sweet corn and put it in microwave for 9-10 mins.
2. In the meantime heat butter in a pan and stir fry the green chillies and onion stalk for 2 mins.
3. Now add the sweet corn, paneer pieces and all dry masala.
4. Mix the whole mixture properly and take it off the heat.
5. Garnish with onion stalks, tomatoes and serve hot.

CASHEW PAKODA

Ingredients:

Gram flour 1 cup

Rice flour 1 tbsp

Onion 1 medium sized

Chili Powder 1 tsp

Asafoetida 1/4 tsp

Cashew 40

Fennel seeds 1 tsp

Salt Oil

Serve with

green chutney

Recipe

Chop the onions finely and put it in a bowl. Break the cashews in halves and add to the bowl. Add the gram flour, rice flour, crushed fennel seeds, chili powder, salt and mix loosely until it starts sticking to a thick mix and leave it for 15 minutes. Heat oil in a fry pan and drop the mixture in the form of even sized pieces - make sure each piece has enough cashews in it. Deep fry until it turns golden brown

LEMON GARLIC CHICKEN RECIPE

Ingredients:

4 Chicken Breast Halves (skinless and boneless)
2 Garlic Cloves (minced)
2 tblsp Lemon Juice
1 tsp Paprika
Salt and Pepper according to taste
2 tblsp Margarine or Butter
1/2 tsp Lemon Zest (grated)
1/4 cup White Wine

How to make lemon garlic chicken:

• Drizzle chicken with salt, paprika and pepper.
• In a skillet melt butter or margarine over medium-high heat.
• Combine chicken to skillet when pan becomes hot.
• Fry chicken on each side till it is slightly browned; it will take about 2-3 minutes.
• Place the chicken on a baking sheet.
• Sprinkle half of the lemon juice over the chicken.
• Bake it in a preheated oven to 400 degrees for 5 minutes.
• Mix garlic to the hot pan and fry till it appears brown in color, it will take about 1 to 2 minutes.
• Combine white wine to the pan to de-glaze.
• Combine lemon zest to the pan after 2 minutes. Reduce by half, then cover it and set aside.
• Pour the remaining lemon juice over the chicken once again.
• Bake for another 5 minutes.
• Take it out.
• Place chicken over dish of rice.
• Spoon the sauce on it.
• Garnish with some lemon-twists, sage or basil.

Modak

Ingredients
For dough:
Rice flour 2 cups
Maida flour 1/4 cup
A pinch of salt
water 2 cups
Ghee 1 tbs

For the filling:
Fried channa 1 cup
Peanuts 1 cup
poppy seeds 1/2 cup
Sesame seeds 1/2 cup
Dry coconut powder 1 cup
Jaggery 2 cups.
Cardamom 3 pods

Method:
Fry peanuts, takeout the skin. Fry poppy seeds and sesame seeds. Then grind everything in mixer into a powder. Add jaggery and powdered cardamom. Keep aside. Put water in a nonstick vessel. Add salt and ghee. When water starts boiling add rice flour and maida flour. Do not stir. Cover and cook for 6-7 minutes. Take off fire and stir vigorously with a wooden spoon .No lumps should be left. Take the dough in a microwave proof bowl and microwave for 3-4 min so that the dough will cook thoroughly. Then take two plastic sheets. Smear with ghee. Put a small ball of dough in the middle. Roll on the top of upper sheet with a rolling pin to a 3-4 " diameter leaf like puri. Place the stuffing on one half of the leaf and press the two ends on each other. Now it looks semi circular. Serve with coconut milk and ghee.

Ghevar

Ingredients
3 cups plain flour
1 cup solidified ghee
3-4 icecubes
4 cups water, approx.
1/2 cup milk
1/4 tsp. yellow food colour
1 kg. Ghee for deep frying

For syrup:
1 1/2 cup sugar

For topping: (optional)
1 tsp. powdered cardamom
1 tbsp. chopped almonds & pistachios
1 tbsp. milk in which 1/2 tsp. saffron has been already mixed
Silver foil

Method:
Prepare sugar syrup of 1 thread consistency. Taking one icecube at a time rub the ghee vigourously. Take more icecubes as required, till ghee becomes very white. Add milk, flour and 1 cup water. Mix to make smooth batter. Dissolve colour in some water and add to batter. Add more water as required. Batter should be fairly thin. Take an aluminium or steel cylindrical container. Fill half with ghee.

Heat till ghee is smoky hot.Take a 50 ml, glassful of batter. Pour in centre of ghee, slowly in one continuous threadlike stream. Allow foam to settle. Pour one more glassful in hole formed in centre. When foam settles again, loosen ghevar with an iron skewer inserted in hole. Lift carefully, at a slant, and place on wire mesh to drain. Keep hot syrup in a wide flat bottomed container to fit in ghevar. Dip ghevar in it, and remove, keep aside on mesh to drain excess syrup.Top with silver foil. Splash a few drops of saffron milk, sprinkle some chopped dryfruit and a few pinches of cardamom powder.

Parrot Flower

The Very Rare Parrot Flower

This is a flower from Thailand. It is also a protected species and is not allowed to be exported. This is the only way we’re able to view this flower.

Parrot Flower (scientific name : Impatiens psittacina) is a flower that looks like a parrot. Okay I get that, but I really didn’t believe it till I got my eyes on it. Talk about another’s of natures creations. There are things that are pretty, and then again there are things that are pretty. Yes I know that parrots are green but trust me now I can actually visualize them as pink. They look real and if the birds were pink they’d look just the same.

These delicate parrot flowers simply hang in there, but whichever angle you look at them from you’d still see pink parrots. I’m not sure where they’re found but obviously they’re a rare phenomenon. Honestly I’ve never seen a real one. If I was a cynic I’d say someone was fooling me but they look too real and pretty to be the work of idle minds.

A balsam, Impatiens psittacina is a very rare impatiens species discovered and identified to botanical world in 1901 by botanist E.D. Hooker. This plant raises only in a small part of north Thailand (near Chiang Mai), Burma, and one territory of eastern India. The species can be found in several botanical reference books including Plants of India. The original botanical drawings are now posted at several website on the internet. Hooker originally stumble upon the plant in India and brought back the seed to the Royal Botanic Garden Kew in London. Those seeds did not reproduce after the first year.

Parrot Flower, the varied and fantastic forms and rich colors of the different species of (Parrot Flower) Heliconia make them an important florist item, particularly prized for large and signature arrangements. Parrot Flower, is named after Mount Helicon, the seat of the Muses, the nine goddesses of the arts and sciences in Greek mythology. Like their god Apollo, the Muses supposedly remained young and beautiful forever like the long-lasting and elegant flowers of Heliconia. Lobster claw and Crab's claw are additional common names for flowers in this genus.

Parrot Flowers are normally harvested fully mature – the flowers will not open past the stage at which they are harvested. While flowers last longer if the bracts are less open compared to more open, they generally do not open further after harvest and that may reduce their visual appeal. Therefore, the openness of the flower at purchase often is the most it ever will open. Consumer life varies greatly among species and cultivars, thus, learn species and cultivar differences. Parrot Flowers are native to the tropical Americas, and are therefore very sensitive to chilling injury. They should never be held at temperatures below 10-12.5ºC. Flowers may be stored in moist shredded newsprint, or in water at 12.5ºC.

(Just over one year ago there were several discussions on this board regarding an email which was captioned "The Rare Thailand Parrot Flower". It circulated the internet for much of the first half of last year. Many people thought the photos were fake. They are not.

That species is a rare impatiens from Northern Thailand, Burma and portions of eastern India known to science as Impatiens psittacina. Apparently the email is now on its second journey around the world! The Rare Thailand Parrot Flower has taken flight again!

First it is extremely rare in nature. Second, it is illegal to collect, possess or sell in Thailand. And third, few people have the facilities to grow one in the United States. This one is tough to grow even for highly experienced rare impatiens collectors. Not one single botanical garden in the US that I can locate grows or displays the species. And believe me, I've checked! There has to be a good reason!

Rather than take up a ton of space here I've prepared a link explaining why you can't buy it, unless of course you are willing to fly to Thailand in late November or December and attempt to bring back your own seeds. There is a tour company that takes people to see it when it is in bloom. But that could be costly both in airfare and jail time!)

Homemade Facial Mask Recipes

· Turmeric Facial Mask

This is the traditional mask, also used for a bride, seven days in advance of marriage.
Take in a cup half a cup of besan (gram flour), 2 tsp of turmeric powder, 2 tsp of sandal wood powder, 2 tsp of ghee or almond oil, add some water to make a paste. Apply to face and whole body and leave for 5-10 minutes. Rub with pressure with both palms and fingers to remove all the paste.

· Honey Facial Mask
Rinse your face with warm water to open up the pores. Apply honey and leave for half an hour. Rinse with warm water, then use cold water to close the pores. Rinse with warm water, then use cold water to close the pores.

· Oily Skin Mask
Mix 1 tsp. brewer’s yeast with plain yogurt to make a thin mixture. Apply it thoroughly into all the oily areas and leave for 15 - 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water, then use cold water to close the pores.

· Dry Skin Mask
Mix 1 tsp. of butter in 1 teaspoon of water. Apply it thoroughly into all the dry areas and leave for 15 - 20 minutes. Rinse with cold water,

· Banana Mask for wrinkles
Mash 1/4 banana until very creamy and apply on face and leave for 15-20 minutes. Rinse with warm water, then use cold water to close the pores.

· Avocado Facial Mask
Mash the meat of the avocado into a creamy texture. Apply it thoroughly on face and leave for 15 - 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water, then use cold water to close the pores.

· Oatmeal Facial Mask
Take 2 tsp oatmeal and 1 tsp baking soda and add water to make paste. Apply to face and all over the skin and rub gently.

· Facial Mask
Squeeze half a lemon and mix the juice with one beaten egg white. Apply on your face and leave for overnight. Wash your face with warm water.

· Clay Facial

Choose the right clay for your skin type. Add plain water or floral waters or try wetting agents such as fruit purees . Make a thick paste of the clay. Apply the mask to your skin and let it dry for 20 minutes. Rinse well with warm water and pat dry. Repeat weekly.

· Multani (Gypsum) Mitti Body Mask
Make a paste of multani mitti adding water to the mitti powder. Apply to whole body and hair. Take bath after half an hour.

· Grape Cleanser

Split 2-3 grapes and rub the flesh over face and neck. Rinse with cool water.

· Banana Face Pack for Dry Skin

Mash half cup of natural yogurt, 1 tablespoon of honey, and 1/4 ripe banana. Apply this pack on face and neck and leave for 10 minutes and then rinse off.

· Cucumber Face Pack to get Smooth Skin
Mash 1 whole cucumber, strain water, add 1 tablespoon of sugar and mix well. Put in a container,l keep refrigerated and take out whenever you want to use it. Apply on your face and leave for 10 minutes, then wash with cold water and enjoy the smoothness of your skin.
You canttry on it on other parts of body as a scrub.

Facial Masks for Skin Types

1. Homemade Facial mask for normal skin
1. Make a paste of some powdered with milk or lemon juice if you want to fade spots on your skin.
2. Blend 1 egg white, 2 tsp vegetable oil and 1 tsp apple juice until smooth.
3. Mix 1 egg white, 1/2 cup cooked instant oatmeal and 1 tsp olive oil until smooth.
4. Apply a raw egg yolk and rinse with cold water. The high vitamin A content of egg is very effective in healing blemishes.
5. Mix well 2 parts milk,1 part fuller's earth clay, 1 tsp honey and essential oil.

1. Homemade Face mask for oily skin
1. Blend 1/2 tsp lemon juice, 1 egg white, 1 tsp honey (heat in microwave for a few seconds to melt it), 2 strawberries and 2-3 drops eucalyptus oil or jojoba oil (optional).
2. Blend a ripe tomato and pat on your face. Wash after 20 minutes with normal water.
3. Mix well a tsp of baking yeast in a some warm milk.
4. Make a paste by mixing some potato flour in tomato puree.
5. Blend an apple in a blender and apply on your face. Wash after 20 minutes with normal water.
6. Rub some Milk of Magnesia, and let dry, then rinse with lukewarm water.
2. Homemade Facial mask for sensitive skin

Warm some hone to melt it, then apply. Leave the mask on for 20-25 minutes.

4. Homemade Face mask for dry skin
1. Mix ½ avocado (or 2 tsp avocado oil) with ¼ cup honey.
2. Mix 1 egg yolk, 1 tsp olive oil and 1 tsp warm honey, some vitamin E oil (optional).
3. Blend 50g ripe avocado flesh, 25g orange juice, 1tsp honey, 1 tsp molasses and 4-5 drops of some essential oil.
5. Homemade Facial mask for combination skin

1. Mix 1 egg white, 1/2 cup cooked instant oatmeal and 1 teaspoon olive oil until smooth.
2. Rose Mask: This mask is good for both the oily and dry areas of your skin.
   Take Soak 5 rose petals and soak in water and then crush them. Add 2 Tbsp rosewater, 1 Tbsp yogurt and 1 Tbsp honey (heat in a microwave for a few second to melt it) and mix well.
4. Homemade Facial mask for ageing or maturing skin
   Take 3 Tbsp sugar and dissolve it in 4 Tbsp warm water.
   This mask is good for maturing skin and will help soften the wrinkle lines.
5. Face mask for chapped or sunburned skin
   Mix 1 cup plain yogurt and ½ cup oatmeal and apply to the skin for 15 minutes.
6. Facial masks for all skin types
   Grind a cup of yellow mustard seeds and a few rose petals in water. Apply on face and wash with water after 20 minutes.

Blend two egg yolks, two tablespoons of honey and 3 drops of almond oil. Apply on face and wash with water after 20 minutes.

More Home Facial Recipe Blends

Mash up 1/2 a banana with a fork, add a TBSP of honey and 2 TBSP of sour cream. Mix well and apply to face and let set for 10 minutes. Gently remove with a warm wet wash cloth and then a final rinse.

Mix 1 1/2 tsp. honey, 1/2 tsp. lemon juice, and 2 TBSP yogurt, and 1 whipped egg white. Apply and leave on for 15 minutes and then remove with lukewarm water.

Strawberries, Honey and Milk (any milk, buttermilk is good and powdered milk works too)

Any fruit such as grapes (my favorite), strawberries, or apricots. Add avacado and/or cucumber with a little milk or yogurt, and some honey and you have yourself a great facial blend that you can tweak to your liking!

Many of these recipes will be more than you need, so invite a friend, your Mom or Sister to join you or cut the amounts down to how much you think you'll need. Creating your own day spa with the girls can be a good time!

How to do Home Facials

How often should I do a deep cleansing facial steam?
I say every four to six weeks is perfect. You'll see an over all improvement in your skin as you get in the routine of doing this. When you first start out, you may want to do your facials more often, such as every three weeks, then reducing to every four to six weeks to maintain better skin condition.
You probably have everything you need! Put your hair up in a towel and secure the towel with clips or pins so the towel does not flop down while your leaning over to steam. While your doing your facial, it's a great time to deep condition your hair. You want to keep your hair completely off your face.
Get in your most comfortable sweat pants and T-shirt or favorite robe, light a relaxing blend candle such as lavender.
*(see below for options) For Steam Inhalation, to relieve colds, bronchitis and congestion, See Below Home Facial Section.

First, put some water on to boil in a medium size pot (1/4 to 1/2 full), add some salt. Start with cleaning your face while waiting for the water to boil. I'm a soap and water girl but use what you like best. Skin cleansing is important, so find a product that works best for your skin type. Olive oil is a very good make up remover, skin cleanser and moisturizer!

You'll need a couple of extra towels, exfoliating product, toner or witch hazel (never alcohol!), cotton pads or balls, moisturizer, body lotion, and a mask is optional. After cleansing, exfoliate. For more information on exfoliating, go to the "Skincare" page from the menu on the left.

Now your ready to steam your face, the water should be boiling now. Turn the burner off and let it settle for a few moments. You can leave the pot on the stove or bring it to a coffee table (if it's not too high or an antique).

Be sure and lay a towel under the pot to protect your furniture and above all, use extreme caution moving hot water. (That's why you only need a small amount of water in the pot).

To steam your face, put a towel completely over your head like a tent over the pot of water and let the steam rise up to your face. Never put your face too close in the pot or the steam will burn you. You will find the right distance quickly. You want to do this for five to ten minutes if you can stand it.

Pat dry, don't rub. Steaming the skin is an important step because it's going to get those pores open, loosen any blackheads, you sweat out toxins and open up your sinuses also. (I do this when I'm suffering with a cold or sinuses and add a drop of peppermint and a few drops of eucalyptus to the water). For facials, you can also add your favorite essential oil or herbs if you like. If you do add fresh herbs, make sure you use a glass or enameled pot, not metal.

I know hovering over a pot on the stove or table is not the most relaxing situation, but hey, let me know if there's a better way to do a home facial. I even tried using a vaporizer but it was not as effective because it was too hot and you can't control it, and, I bought a facial steamer but it was a pain to keep clean, it broke, and is just another thing to store! I also found that I was less likely to keep up my facial routine since I had to dig it out the closet, take it from the box, get it ready, etc, etc! (if you saw my closets...you'd understand!)

Next you want to extract any blackheads while your pores are open and your skin is supple from the moisture. Use gentle pressure to extract, you can damage your skin by squeezing too hard! Once that is done, then you want to use your toner (witch hazel) to pick up any impurities on the skin.

Next would be a mask. Follow the instructions on the jar or tube and then get to your most comfortable place. Please see "facial recipes" (link below) for some easy ingredients you may have in your kitchen already for a great mask. Now it's time to put lotion on your feet, ankles, legs, knees, elbows, wherever!

*Options for home facials: If you have an electric blanket you can get really cozy. (Just remember to plug it in ahead of time) Socks and gloves or plastic bags can be used on/around your hands and feet after applying lotion. Wrapping hands and feet in a heating pad will help lotion work even better.
As far as facial masks go, I prefer one that washes off. I don't care for a "peel off" type.

This is the only relaxing part of an at home facial so try your best to relax and enjoy even if it's only ten or fifteen minutes! After you remove the mask with warm water, pat dry, then use toner again to remove any residue left. Let skin breathe for a little while, then apply moisturizer. Your skin should be soft, supple, hydrated with a new glow and rosy complexion.

In some cases, you may have a blemish come out in a couple of days. This is the steam and pulling action of a facial mask bringing impurities to the surface of the skin. It was already there, you just brought it out sooner. Once you decide to do facials on a regular basis, you will see an over-all improvement in the skin.

If you experience any irritation such as a rash like patch of redness, did you use a new product? If so, that is most likely the cause and you are having a reaction.

After a facial, you should be a little pink which is healthy and caused by friction from cleansing, along with creating a good circulation of blood flow.

If you are red, (not a rash type pattern), you probably got too close to the steam and poached yourself a bit. Next time, just back away from the steam a little higher.

22 Tips for Skin Care

1) Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day.

2) Cut some beet root into small pieces and grind them. Squeeze juice from beet root and massage to your face for 5 minutes. Shower after 10 minutes with mild soap or gram flour.

3) Mix sandalwood powder with rose water and add 4 to 5 drops of milk in it and apply on to your face and body. Shower after 15 minutes with warm water.

4) Mix honey in water and drink daily in the morning to keep your skin shiny and smooth.

5) Warm honey and mix with lemon juice and apply on to face. Wash after it dry.

6) Mix Turmeric, sandal powder and olive oil and apply to body. Shower after 10 minutes.

7) Massage your skin with milk. Milk has moisturizer, it will keep your skin smooth.

Cool Use humidifiers and keep room temperature moderate to keep your skin away from dryness.

9) Hot water blushes your skin and you don t feel fresh unless you have bath with little cold water. If you have shower for a longtime, dead skin will be automatically be removed. Do not rub with towel, be gentle on your skin.

10) Take food which contains more A and C vitamin.

11) Grate carrot and boil. Massage that mixture to body to get fair and smooth skin.

12) For natural bleaching: - mix milk and lemon juice. The milk will break as soon as you mix the lemon juice in it. Use that mixture to massage on your body. It works as natural bleaching.

13) Mix turmeric and cream on the top of milk, massage that mixture to body.

14) If

you go into sun your skin will lost the fair ness. To get your skin color to normal take equal quantities of cucumber juice and tomato juice and apply on to skin. Shower after 10 minutes.

15) Massage mustard oil to your skin for 5 minutes and have shower with gram flour or mild soap.

16) Mix cream on the top of milk and all-purpose flour and apply that paste on to your skin avoid eyes, eyebrows and lips. Shower after 5 minutes. This will make skin smooth.

17) Mix curds (yogurt) with wheat flour and apply to your skin and take shower after 5 minutes.

1Cool Grind rose petals and mix with cream on the top of milk and apply to your body. Shower after 10 minutes.

19) Scaly skin is a result of fluorine deficiency. Fluorine is the anti-resistant element of the human body, the absence of which creates problems in the blood and spleen. Since cooking and heating foods destroys fluorine, it is better to eat uncooked raw fruits and vegetables. Other foods rich in fluorine are goat milk and cheese, rye flour, avocados, sea plants and cabbage, cream whey and cottage cheese.

20) Wrinkle skin is a result of Sodium deficiency and makes skin sticky. Cucumbers are ideal for combating and preventing sodium deficiency because they are not only high in sodium, but also help in keeping the body cool, a great summer s treat.

21) Skin rashes are the result of silicon deficiency. To avoid pus and rashes, eat plenty of sprouts, alfalfa, barley, tomatoes, spinach, strawberries and figs.

22) Skin eruptions are the result of Chlorophyll. And are found in wheat grass and other green leafy vegetables

Home remedy for breast enlargement

There are many people who are still skeptical about the possibility of breasts increase with help from natural herbs. It's unrealistic to believe that certain methods of excercise help you to gain 1-2 cup sizes within a few months. Also, it's equally unrealistic to believe that an expensive breast pump will boost your breast size to D from A in a few weeks. Nevertheless, specific herbs when used correctly may increase your breast size up to a few inches. For what it's worth, here is a homemade recipe do-it-yourself breast enlargement and we don't have to be a rocket scientist to know how.

The basic

In our human body, any plant substances that are stimulate the estrogen receptores bring great benefits for the breasts. The challenge is to find herbs that can produce the strongest stimulation while it must has zero side effects in long terms.

Supercharge your love life with these herbs

Active ingredients found in these herbs have been shown to help breasts grow bigger: wild yam, pueraria mirifica, saw palmetto, black cohosh, fenugreek, hops, damiana and fennel seed. Perhaps the most noticeable herbs are fenugreek, wild yam and pueraria mirifica. They are very popular for use as common illness home remedies.

Fenugreek - For many centuries, fenugreek has been known to be helpful for increase milk supply with fast results within 1-3 days. The Chinese preferred to use fenugreek as a home remedy for morning sickness. Fenugreek has been used traditionally to treat diabetes, fever, coughs, congestion, high blood pressure, diarrhea, flatulence, anaemia and arthritis. It's also being used for breast enhancement with good results of fuller and firmer breasts. There are many brand name breast pill manufacturers have picked fenugreek as the main ingredient in their product.

Fenugreek supplement can be bought in most health food stores. They usually come in various forms: gelatin capsules, powder, seeds, tea and sprouts.
Suggestion: 500mg and three times per day.

Wild yam - Not to be confused with sweet potato, wild yam is actually native to North America, a few in Mexico, and through out the Far East Asia. Wild yam is helpful for liver, easy digestion and relaxing muscles. It's also reduce inflammation, lower blood sugar leves, antioxidant, help reduce cholesterol. Wild yam is a very good herb ingredient for enlarging breasts.
Suggestion: 500mg and up to 3 times daily.

Pueraria Mirifica - is also named as Kwao Krua, and the plant is native to Thailand. According to popular belief, pueraria mirifica can theriocally boost breast size up to 80%. While others have said that pueraria mirifica had a beneficial effect on the hair, skin and also breast increase.
Suggestion: 800-1000mg per day.

What about men?

Up to this point, there is no known natural breast grow has been made commercially for men. However, based on the evidence from researchs, that high levels of estrogen can cause reduced levels of testosterone, increased body fat, loss of muscle tone, it makes sense to presume that the above herbs should work for men too.

A few words of caution: When in any doubts, please follow the manufacturer's directions found on their products. Do not exceed their suggested dosage. Quit taking any herbal product immediately if you notice any adverse or abnormal effects, and seek medical help right away. The statements in this article or any other contents within this web site have not been evaluated by the FDA. Please use it at your own risk.

Lime or lemon juice, turmeric, honey, etc are natural bleach that improve complexion. They remove tan and make your skin fairer. (Note that lemon juice is more effective than lime juice for getting fair complexion). Cucumber juice can be applied on dry as well as oily skin to get fair complexion. To make cucumber juice, grate (kaddukash) cucumber (with skin) and squeeze it. Only 1/2 to 1 teaspoon is sufficient for a single application.

Drink 10 glasses of water daily. It will help in getting rid off any dark circle under your eyes.

Try the following pastes, mixtures or scrubs. If done daily, you will see a difference in about 10 days. These fair complexion remedies are also good for small babies.

Tips _ All

All the mixtures, pastes and scrubs should be prepared freshly as they do not keep for a long time.

· Apply a mixture of equal amounts of lemon juice and honey on the face and whole body. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash off.

· Apply a mixture of equal amounts of lemon and cucumber juice on the face and whole body. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash off. If your skin is dry, use honey and lemon juice.

· First scrub your face with cucumber slices and then apply cucumber juice (with skin on cucumber) to your face, leave it there overnight and wash in the morning.

· Apply a gram flour (besan) and turmeric (haldi) paste on face and neck. After sometime when it dries, scrub it off gently. This would gradually reduce body hair over a period of time.

· For 15 days, apply a paste of gram flour (besan), milk (2 teaspoon) and lime juice(3-4 drops) on face and neck for 15 minutes and wash with water. You complexion should improve. Repeat every 2 weeks.

· Apply yogurt to the face.

· Apply grated white radish or its juice for fairer complexion.

· For Babies: Massage the body with almond oil or any other oil once a week. Give baby a bath after 15 minutes.

· Make a paste of honey, milk, yogurt, and ground sesame seeds in equal proportions and apply on face and whole body.

. Mix honey with equal amount of almond oil. Apply on the face every night.

· Mix oatmeal with yogurt and tomato juice and apply on the face. Wash it with cold water after 15 minutes.

· Apply a mixture of 3-4 drops of lime juice and a grated tomato on face and neck for 15 minutes for 15 days. Wash with cold water.

· Make a paste of turmeric (haldi) powder with fresh lime juice and apply.

· Make a scrub of sandalwood powder mixed with almond powder or almond oil and milk. Massage gently on the darker areas like neck, around lips, below eyes, etc.

· Cut lime in slices and rub on the face slowly 2 - 3 times. Leave for about 5 minutes, then wash with cool water. Repeat 3-4 times a week.

· Make a paste by grinding mint leaves in water. Apply on the face and neck for 20 minutes and then wash with water.

· Make a paste by mixing a pinch of cinnamon powder to ½ teaspoon honey. Apply on the face every night.

· Protein mask:
Make a paste of 1 tablespoon urad dal and 4 almonds soaked in water overnight. Apply it your face and neck and wash it off after half an hour. It will nourish your skin and also bleach it.

· Make a paste of 4 almonds soaked in milk overnight. Apply it your face and neck before going to bed. Wash with cold water in the morning. Repeat daily for 15 days. It will make your skin fair.

· Fair look, oily skin:
Apply a mixture of equal amounts of lemon and cucumber juice on the face and whole body. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash off.
Make a paste by mixing papaya, honey, milk, and milk powder. Apply on face and leave for a few minutes and wash, your face will look fairer.
Apply egg white to your face.

· Fair look, dry skin:
Apply a mixture of equal amounts of cucumber juice and honey on the face and whole body. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash off.

• Dark underarms and neck:Apply a mixture of lemon and cucumber juice (equal amount) with 1/8 teaspoon of turmeric powder. Leave for 20 minutes and rinse with lukewarm water.

· Complexion of unborn child
Some people believe that the complexion of an unborn child can be improved if the pregnant mother eats certain foods during pregnancy. ,

According to Chinese, a woman can influence the colour (complexion) of her baby's skin by the type of food she eats. If one want to have the baby with fair complexion (light color), one should eat light colored food during pregnancy.

Some Indians believe that if you drink milk with a few strands of saffron add to it during pregnancy, then the child will be of fair complexion. However, there is no study available on these sayings.

· Black or dark lips: Many men and women complain that their lips used to be pink but they have become dark. Read the following remedy.
If your black lips have been caused by drinking too much tea, coffee or by smoking, you will need to cut it down. Apply Vaseline with a few drops of lemon juice to your lips regularly at night. This keeps lips moisturised. In the morning, rub your lips with a toothbrush to remove dead skin.

Natural Facial Cleanser for Fair Complexion

· For oily skin: Rub papaya or paw paw on the face for oily skin.

· Apply milk with cotton on face. Let it dry for a few minutes then wash with warm water.

· Make a paste of honey, milk, yogurt, and ground sesame seeds in equal proportions and apply on face and whole body.

· Apply a paste of whole wheat flour with vinegar to remove freckles and dark spots.

· Mix well lime juice, honey, and egg white. Apply to face and let it dry for a few minutes then wash with warm water. It will make your skin soft and smooth.

· Mix aloe vera gel, honey and egg yolk. Apply to face and let it dry for a few minutes then wash with warm water.

· Make a paste by mixing 1 tablespoon honey with 2 tablespoon powdered almonds and ½ teaspoon lemon juice. Rub on the face then wash with warm water.

· Facial wash: Mix lemon juice and hot water in equal amounts and wash.

Hair Egg Conditioner Recipe

1 teaspoon baby oil
1 egg yolk
1 cup water

Beat the egg yolk until its frothy, add the oil then beat again. Add to the water. Massage into the scalp and throughout your hair. Rinse well.

Remove Hair Build-up Recipe

1/4 cup vinegar
1 cup water

After conditioning the hair use this as a final rinse. Leaves your hair soft and shiny.

Tips

Body care

• Mix six-teaspoon petroleum jelly, two-teaspoon glycerin and two-teaspoon lemon juice. Apply this moisturizing lotion least twice a week if you have dry and flaky, arms and legs
• Peel and grate a cucumber. Squeeze the juice to this, mix half-a-teaspoon glycerin and half-a-teaspoon rose water. Apply this on sunburns, leave it for some time.
• If you have cracked heels, melt paraffin wax; mix it with little mustard oil and apply on the affected area. Leave it overnight. After 10 or 15 days, your heels will become smooth.
• Massages body with a mixture of coconut oil and any of your favourite scented oils like lavender or rosemary.
• For rough palms, use a mixture of glycerin and limejuice in equal proportion.

· For cracked heals, massage the foot with coconut oil and keep the foot in warm water for some time. Wipe the water off the feet and apply a mixture of hibiscus flower(10), Henna (1 handful) and juice of half a lemon. when dry wash it off.

· Remove scars on your hands and feet by rubbing them with lemon peel.

Eye care

• Dip wads of cotton in a chilled mixture of cucumber and potato juice. Keep this on your eyelids for 15 to 20 minutes and gently wash it off. Apply a little baby oil.
• For long eyelashes.., apply a thin coat of castor oil every night. It strengthens lashes and cools your eyes.

· Massage a few drops of coconut oil around the eyes to get rid off dark circles.

• To reduce puffiness of your eyes, grate a potato; tie in a cloth and place the cloth over your eyes for about 15 minutes.
• Add a small pinch of salt in water and wash for bright and sparkling eyes.

• Mix tomato juice and lemon juice in equal quantity and apply around the eyes. After 30 minutes wash it off with cold and hot water alternatively.
• Make a paste of sandal wood and nutmeg. Apply the paste around the eyes before sleeping and wash it off in the morning.
• Crush a cucumber and take the juice. Add a little rose water and apply around the eyes and wash it after 30 minutes.

· Place cotton wool swabs dipped in cold milk on closed eyes for removing dark circles.

Lip Care

• You can mix one-tablespoon cranberry sauce juice with two tablespoons Vaseline for a delicious home made lip balm.
• Apply the juice of lemon skin for avoiding black colour of lips

· Massage your lips with coriander leaf juice for soft and rosy lips.