Natural & Home Made Hair Treatment For Oily Hair

Natural Hair Treatment For Oily Hair

I often get asked about my natural hair care routine or regimen. Over the years I have learned how to properly grow and maintain my hair. Trust me I made many mistakes along the way with my natural hair. There is no one technique or routine that works for everyone but hopefully my routine can give you helpful tips and ideas.

Home Remedies for Oily Hair:

Mix two tablespoons of white vinegar with water. Apply the mixture on your scalp. Massage with your fingers, for about two minutes. Leave the mixture on your head, for about half an hour and then rinse your hair with water.

Baby powder is one of the effective home remedies for oily hair. Sprinkle a little amount baby powder into your tresses. Leave it for about five minutes and then comb your hair with a comb. The baby powder will absorb oil from your hair, making it less greasy.

Dilute 100 ml of alcohol in two cups of water. Rinse your hair with the solution. This will remove the excess build up of oil in your hair.

Brew tea leaves in a cup of water. Add the juice of half a lemon to the tea. After cooling the decoction, apply it on your hair. Leave it for about 20 minutes and then wash your hair thoroughly with water.
Mix 3 tablespoons of vinegar with two teaspoons of lemon juice and one cup of warm water. Massage the mixture in your scalp. Leave it for half an hour and then rinse your hair with water.

Essential oils can help a great deal in reducing the production of oil in your hair. Combine 8 drops of rose geranium essential oil with the same quantity of lemongrass essential oil. Pour the mixture into an 8-ounce bottle of your regular shampoo.

You can personalize your regular shampoo and make it more suitable for your oily hair. For the purpose, mix ½ teaspoon of aloe vera gel and one tablespoon of lemon juice with 4 tablespoons of the shampoo. Blend the ingredients well. Wash your hair with the shampoo.

Regular shampooing is good for your oily hair, but you should not overdo it. This is because the body tends to produce more oil, when the hair is less greasy, after shampooing.

Avoid using styling products such as hair gel, hair spray, because they moisten the hair, making it oilier.
Diet plays an important role in the secretion of oil by the sebaceous glands. Therefore, try to reduce the quantity of oil in your food. It is better to avoid deep-fried food. Replace the fried and fatty food with fresh fruits and vegetables.

Conditioner is not required for oily hair, because the product tends to make the hair greasy. However, if you still want to use a conditioner, make sure that you apply it only to the ends of your tresses, rather than the roots.

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Revitalizing Yogurt and Orange Juice Face Mask

Revitalizing Yogurt and Orange Juice Face Mask
Who needs expensive facial mask when you can easily make your own all natural inexpensive mask at home. Yogurt works amazing on all skin types. For dry skin it moisturizes, exfoliates and gives you that healthy glow. On oily skin it helps to unclog and tighten pores. Yogurt is good for digestion, boosts immune system and provides you with good bacteria that helps digestion. Taken internally or applied on skin yogurt is a life saver.



Just like lemon juice, orange juice helps to lighten skin tone. It’s good for blemished,oily and acne prone skin. Oranges are rich in Vitamin C, Potassium, and Folic acid. Vitamin C produces collagen and improves elasticity of skin. A research revealed that drinking orange juice improves hair, skin and nails.

For a revitalizing yogurt and orange juice mask you’ll need:

1 teaspoon plain yogurt

Freshly squeezed juice from 1/4th slice of orange

Optional : 1 tsp honey or aloe pulp

Simply, mix everything in a small bowl. Apply on your face with your fingers or a mask brush. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes. Rinse with water.

Have you ever applied orange juice or yogurt on your face?
Comment below and let us know.

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Homemade Recipes for Dark Under-Eye Circles

Homemade Recipes for Dark Under-Eye Circles

Here are a few easiest:

1. Mash a banana, smooth it under the eyes, and leave it on for 5 to 15 minutes before rinsing with warm water.



2. Juice a cucumber and apply it under the eyes with a soaked cotton ball. This also works well with potato juice.

3. Mix equal parts of lemon and tomato juice, and apply with a cotton ball twice a day.

Of course, it’s also important to get enough sleep, eat well, and try to reduce the stress in your life. But these home remedies are easy to prepare, and a great addition to your natural skin care treatment protocol. Give them a try!

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Ways to Be a Natural Beauty

Ways to Be a Natural Beauty

We are creations of nature.The judgment of grades of beauty lies in the vision of the viewer. You look beautiful and radiant only when your inner beauty surfaces.Here are some natural products found in your kitchen that can be used as beauty aids:

1. Cleansing the skin
Dip a piece of cotton wool in unboiled milk and wipe the face with it. It cleans unseen dirt.

2. Sunscreen lotion from kitchen
Prepare a homogenous mixture of cucumber juice, glycerin and rose water. Apply this mixture on face. This mixture can be refrigerated.

3. To make your skin glow
Grate raw coconut and squeeze milk out of it. Apply this milk over your lips and face. It adds grace and glow to your skin.

4. Skin moisturizer
For normal skin, mix 1 tablespoon orange juice and 1 tablespoon lemon juice in a cup of yogurt, to make a paste. Apply it on face as a mask and keep it on for 15 minutes. Then clean it off with a wet tissue. This mask enhances the complexion and glow of face.

5. Removing skin pigmentation and marks
Rubbing a raw potato on face removes marks and pigments.

6. Preventing wrinkles
Application of pure castor oil prevents wrinkles and softens the skin. This slows down the aging process

7. Nourishing the skin
A protein mask help to nourish your skin. Soak a teaspoon of urad dal and 5-6 almonds overnight. Grind this to a fine paste apply this protein mask on face and wash it off after half an hour. This mask nourishes the facial skin and also enhances the complexion.

8. Home made conditioner
Mix one tablespoon of honey and 2 tablespoons of cream. Apply this mixture on the face and wash off after a few minutes. It works wonders.

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How to Get Rid of Acne Scars

How to Get Rid of Acne Scars

This article will show you the easiest and quickest way to get rid of a Acne scars, using only free ingredients you have at lying around at home. The best way to get rid of a acne fast is to prevent your acne from happening in the first place, but this is not a perfect world, and you have probably done everything you can to keep your scars from surfacing, but no matter what they’re still there.Don’t worry! There are two quick ways to get rid of it, usually within just one day!For acne scars:

The most effective remedy for the scars is application of honey several times a day. It will give a natural glow to the skin and will remove all scars.
Lemon juice is natural bleach and helps in lightening the scars and blemishes of the skin.

Vitamin E is considered best for the healthy glowing skin. Application of vitamin E oil or capsule to the scar will completely vanish the scar in few weeks.
Rosehip seed oil is also another home remedy which reduces acne scars. It is mostly used in the cosmetic products and used for acne scarring, facial scarring, surgical scars, sun damage, premature aging, burn marks etc. This oil should be massaged twice on the acne scars daily.
One of the home remedy is that ice cubes can be rubbed on the acne scars for ten to fifteen minutes.
Application of Aloe Vera gel/juice to the fresh wounds prevents the formation of permanent scars.

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Homemade Foot Care Recipes

Homemade foot care recipes


Try these natural recipes and get your feet ready to summer!

Oatmeal foot scrub
1/3 cup oatmeal or 1 packet instant oatmeal
3 tablespoons olive oil
Mix ingredients in a bowl. Massage into feet for 5 minutes.

Brown sugar foot scrub
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon almond (or olive) oil.
Mix all the ingredients until it resembles a paste. Use circular motion and massage gently. Rinse off with warm water.

Salt foot scrub
1 cup of sea salt
1/2 cup of cold water
2 drops of lavender essential oil
Gradually add water to salt and lavender oil. As you are adding it, you want to make sure the mix starts looking like a paste. Rub your feet and soles in circular motion. Rinse well.

Lavender herbal foot soak
5 litres of warm water
2 drops of lavender essential oil
1/4 cup of sea salt
Soak your feet for 10-15 minutes.

Overnight foot mask
4 teaspoons of almond oil or olive oil
2 teaspoons of cocoa butter
2 tablespoons honey
4 vitamin E capsules
Mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl and work the mask into you feet. Step into cotton socks, and leave on overnight. The next morning, remove the socks and rinse feet in lukewarm water.

Deodorizing foot powder
1 tablespoon of baking soda
2-10 drops of your favorite essential oil
Mix baking soda and oil in a plastic bag, shake well. Break up any clumps that may have formed. Dust feet regularly with the powder and add a teaspoon in the shoes overnight. Baking soda acts as an antibacterial agent preventing excessive perspiration. It kills the existing bacteria and prevents any possible infections.
Enjoy your new fabulous feet!

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Yogurt Face Mask for Sensitive or Sunburnt Skin

Yogurt Face Mask for Sensitive or Sunburnt Skin

This mask is great for soothing chapped, sunburned or otherwise irritated skin. Extra tip: This mask works well for other skin types as well. For oily skin, add a couple drops of lemon or lime juice. For dry skin, mix in a couple tablespoons of honey.

Ingredients:

1 cup natural yogurt (we like it just-out-of-the-fridge cold and I love the brand Fage's "Total" pictured here, because it's creamy and thick) ½ cup oatmeal (any type of basic oatmeal works here)

Preparation:

Mix the ingredients together.
Apply to the skin for 10-15 minutes. Wash off mask with a washcloth steamed in the microwave (careful that it's not too hot).
Two other fun options for oatmeal face masks: Egg whites. Mix the oatmeal and an egg white. Let the mixture dry on face, then gently wash off with a few splashes of warm water. Follow with a steaming washcloth to the face.

Peptol-Bismol. A friend of mine uses Pepto-Bismol with oatmeal for her masks. She got this tip years ago from a magazine. She suggests the active ingredient (bismuth subsalicylate) in Pepto-Bismol soothes your stomach as well as your face.

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Simple Tips For A Fairer Complexion For Dewy-Soft Skin

Simple Tips For A Fairer Complexion 

We all dream to have a pristine and dewy-soft skin. Believe me, it’s not really a Herculean task, you do not need to spend a bomb on it either. Below are 8 easy tips to improve Face Complexion.
1. Drink Water Aim to drink at least eight glasses every day, it helps the skin to loosen up and allow it to grow fairer.

2. Keep Your Face Clean If you have oily skin, wash your face with cool water as often as you can and pat dry, this will prevent an increase of clogged pores and blackheads.

3. Exfoliate To boost cell turnover and to maintain bright skin, use a cleanser with alpha hydroxy acids (such as glycolic or salicylic acid) several times a week. Alternatively, you can exfoliate manually using a facial scrub (which has small beads or granules) or use a plain washcloth and repeat this at least twice in a week. 

4. Facials And Clean-ups Go in for face treatments and facials only once a month, too much of it will tire and disturb the natural balance of your skin.

5. Moisturize At Night Your skin repairs itself while you sleep. After removing make-up , use a night cream to gently assist your skin’s rejuvenation process. If you have dry skin, use a heavier night cream.

6. Home Beauty Treatments Dab some cotton in cold milk or use a slice of chilled tomato to rub on your face; This will lighten the dark spots, increase the glow and re-hydrate your skin.

7. Sleep The prescribed 7-8 hours of sound sleep will prevent wrinkled skin, dull and puffy eyes and dark circles, this contributes to your overall beauty, even complexion.

8. Think rich While applying makeup, choose products with lush, creamy textures like a hydrating foundation or a tinted moisturizing balm, which will add more luminosity to your complexion.

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Foot Masks For Beautyful Foot

If you skin can get all your attention, why can’t your feet? Now try this mask for your feet as well. Mix 4 tbsp of fullers’ earth or multani mitti and along with it add 2drops of lavender or jasmine oil and half a teaspoon of turmeric and dried crushed neem leaves about 1tbsp (sp. For monsoon since neem and turmeric contain anti-bacterial properties) ,and mix with warm water and make a paste , apply on clean dry feet for 20 minutes to 30 minutes and wash off , pat dry . Massage with olive oil. Get the wonderful feet you always longed for.

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Face Packs and Masks for Glowing Skin

Face Packs and Masks for Glowing Skin

After you follow these 10 mantras, there is always something extra to be done which makes you stand out of the crowd. Yes, I am talking about face packs and scrubs. These packs and scrubs give your face that extra instant glow and charm. Use them twice a week and voila, that perfect glow is all yours!

1. Oatmeal and cinnamon scrub:

This scrub is suitable for all skin types. It is rich in anti oxidants and proteins, thus promotes cell growth.

In 2 teaspoons of oatmeal, add ½ teaspoon of cinnamon powder.

Mix them with 1-2 teaspoon of milk to form a fine paste.

Apply all over the face and scrub gently in circular motions.

Rinse after 15 minutes with warm water.

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Oily or Acne-Prone Skin - Egg White Facial Home Made Treatment

Egg whites tighten the pores and contain proteins that both repair skin and absorb excess oil, making them a powerful tool for dealing with acne. Separate the egg white from the yolk (save the yolk for cooking!). Whisk together the egg white with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for one minute. The mixture will be messy, so apply it to your clean, dry face over a sink. Keep the mask on for 10 to 15 minutes — start whipping up your favorite dessert with that egg yolk while you wait! Once the mask starts cracking, wash away with warm water. 

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6 Ways To Get Hairless Skin Naturally And Home Made Treatment

6 Ways To Get Hairless Skin Naturally 

Hair removal has always been a matter of genuine concern since ages. With passage of time it became a necessity and part of our busy lifestyles. Quick fixes, hair removal treatments and painful methods were adopted to strip hair that marred beauty and caused embarrassment. 

But these quick fixes not only turn out to be pretty risky, but extremely painful and costly. Waxing comes with excruciating pain and requires proper hygiene. The likelihood of getting allergies, rashes etc. are quite high for Lasers treatments. Besides, they aren’t exactly giving you a permanent riddance from these pesky hairs. So why not go for natural and risk free ways to remove hair. Lined below are some good and natural ways to get rid of unwanted hair: 

1. Sugaring This helps you to get rid of hair from the roots and for a longer duration. The ingredients required for the sugar spa is 2 cups of sugar,1/4th cup lemon and 1/4th cup water. Heat the pan and mix all the ingredients with continuous stirring, till it turns into a thick brown paste. Allow the paste to cool to a nominal temperature before use. Apply usual methods of waxing to remove hair. 

2. Ant oil massage One of the ancient methods to remove hair is massaging your body with ant oil. This can be used at a very early stage of development for a baby girl, which restricts hair growth, eventually making it permanent. Not only small babies but young women can also use this oil. Before you use, it is advisable to remove the hair for once and then apply ant oil at night for 1 month. It removes hair permanently. 

3. Threading Threading is one of the commonly used ways to remove hair from the sensitive parts of your body like eyes. Applying sugar, wax etc. can damage the delicate facial tissue. A thin cotton thread is used for this purpose which is curled and rolled along the skin, traps hair and lifts it up by the root. This is considered as the best way to get beautifully shaped eye brows. 

4. Home made facial Hairy face causes embarrassment and can be very annoying for women. A better alternative to hair removal creams is a home made facial. The ingredients include lemon juice, water and gram floor mixed thoroughly. Apply this onto your face and leave till it dries. Scrub it off in the direction of growth to peel off unwanted hair. 

5. Egg paste It is the safest method to remove hair from any part of the body. Ingredients include ½ cup egg white, 1/2 cup sugar and ½ cup corn floor, mixed well to make a paste. Apply this on the hairy area and leave for 15 minutes to dry. Scrub it off in the direction of hair growth. 

6. Yogurt and chickpea floor paste Mix equal amounts of yogurt and chickpea and make sure that the paste being made is a thick one. Apply this mixture on your body and let the paste dry for half an hour. After the required time scrub and wash it off. 

 

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