Home Remedies for your Skin – Manicure

Today I will tell you some homemade remedies for natural skin care:

What you will need:

·         Nail polish. Top and base coat.

·         Nail filer.

·         Nail polish remover.

·         Cuticle oil.

How you will do it:

First soak your nails in warm water then remove nail polish. Then apply cuticle oil at the base of your nail. It will help you in easily removing cuticles. Then soak in oil for two minutes. Then spray your nails and rub it with alcohol.  It will prevent your nails from sticking.  Afterwards, file your nails by using a filer.  To get a salon manicure touch, apply clear base coat on your nails. Let it dry. Apply nail polish to your nails. Start from the base of your nails and polish it to the tip of the nails. Repeat if necessary.  Let it dry. Apply moisturizer after that.

Natural Skin Care Masks

·         Coconut Oil for Makeup Removal:

You can use coconut oil for removing your makeup. Pour a little amount of coconut oil on a cotton ball and then wipe your face with it. Then rinse with cold water and dry.

·         Caffeine for Body Moisturizing:

Caffeine smells great and it has many benefits when applied on skin. It retains moisture in your skin by using skin antioxidants. Apply raw grounded caffeine on your skin after a shower. 

·         Seed Oil:

Seed oil is full of omega 3 that repair your skin and make it soft and beautiful. You can also mix Calendula and chamomile in it for a good scent.

·         Honey for Clarifying Skin:

Honey clarifies your skin and work great as a mask. It is good for deep cleansing and removing pollutants. Mix one tablespoon of honey with water or green tea and then lightly rub it onto your face. Leave it for 10 minutes. Wash away with cool water and dry. Use any good moisturizer

Skin Care in winters

You must be witnessing dull and dry skin in winters but today I will tell you some easy ways to ensure glowing winter skin:

·         Exfoliate your skin; remove dead, dull and dry skin. For glowing skin complexion in winters, add some ground oats to your cleanser for cheap solution. You can buy exfoliating scrubs and use it twice a week to keep your skin looking fresh and glowing.

·         Drink at least 8 glass of water. I have mentioned in my previous blog posts that drinking water is very essential when you are surrounded by dryness and cold chilly water. So stay hydrated from inside when the weather is cold. If not water, you can use tea or coffee for your skin.

Skin Care in Winters

·         Sunscreen is must for you while going out in the sun. Sun rays causes skin damage therefore always be careful in protecting your skin from wrinkles and aging spots.

How to Replenish Dry Skin in winters

In winters, dry weather causes much damage to your skin than anything else. To replenish your skin even in winters, I use a sugar scrub along with wash cloth. Sugar scrub is very effective for dry skin. Its special skin care ingredients heal your hands, skin and feet. You can also make sugar scrub at home but if you choose to purchase it from a recognized store then I would recommend you Lavender Shea Sugar Body Scrub. This sugar scrub smells good and has no side effects and is also good to eat.

Lavender Shea Sugar Body Scrub is made from rich combination of cane sugar, brown sugar along with Shea and cocoa butter. This scrub is multi-purpose and eats away the dryness from your skin. It gives moisturizing to your skin and you don’t need to use any moisturizing lotion after that. 

Happy New Year 2013 :)

Back Acne- Problem and Solution

Back acne is difficult to cure as compared to acne on other party of the body. Most of the time back acne is ignored because it is hidden and hard to reach. Today I will tell you some simple and easy skin care tips on how you can clear back acne:

·         Take a bath every day and use clear thoroughly especially your back.

·         Don’t squeeze your acne in any case. It will spread the back acne to other parts of the body.

·         Stop wearing tight fitting clothes. Tight fitted clothes irritate the skin and cause back acne.

·         Change your bed covers once a week to avoid bacteria that will result in back acne.

·         Lower your sugar and fat consumption. This prevent from excessive fat and acne.

·         Sleep well, drink plenty of water.

·         If you are having severe pain in your back acne then consults a dermatologist.

Weird Beauty Skin Care Tips

Below mentioned are some of the weird beauty tips that have done wonders:

Steamy Hot Shower:

After doing your makeup, stand in steamy hot shower. The hot steam will set up your makeup and bring a glow to your skin.

Pimple:

Blow away the pimples by spraying Visine on pimples. It reduces the blood vessels and soothes your pimples.

Vinegar Essence:

Add a tablespoon of Apple Vinegar in the water. It refreshes your body and cleanses your skin.

Reduce Double Chin:

Blend coffee to make a skin and neck cream. Coffee for your skin is beneficial in reducing puffiness beneath your chin and hence reduce double chin.

Facial:

Apply any good conditioning and moisturizing facial mask onto your skin and leave it for 20 minute. Then rinse off with Luke warm water. A good facial cream will bring glow, freshness and make your skin look radiant.

Tips for Glowing Skin

Women of all ages want to have a clearer, brighter and glowing skin. Here I list down some common skin care mistakes that darken our skin complexion:

Improper Diet:

One of the major causes of skin damage is bad or improper diet. When we intake food that does not have any nutritional value, our skin reacts and push out all the toxic materials. Add vegetables in your everyday meal and if your skin looks dull then don’t take bread or pasta, noodles.

Sunscreen:

Using sunscreen in all weathers whether winter or summers is very important. Exposure in sun causes wrinkles and age spots. Choose a sunscreen that contains ingredients to help control oil in your skin.

Cleansing:

Before sleeping, it is necessary to wash away dirt and other bacteria from your face. After washing your face, use any good skin repair cream.

Excessive Exfoliation:

Exfoliation helps your skin to glow and remain healthy. However excessive use of scrubbing and exfoliation is also harmful as it takes away the necessary moisture from the skin and make your skin paper thin. Don’t exfoliate more than twice a week.

How to hydrate your Skin in winters

Weather effects your skin whether its summer or winters. In summers your skin gets oily n sweat a lot while in winters, indoor heat and dry weather suck out the moisture from your skin. Whether you are outside or inside the home, winters are unavoidable. The only cure to overcome the dryness and dullness of skin is to hydrate it. 

Hydrating your skin is very important as the heat inside the home cause water to evaporate from your skin. All those layers keep skin away from breathing. You can fight off skin dullness by using a good moisturizer or natural skin care coffee scrub for your skin. Once a week, you can also exfoliate by using a good body scrub. It will help remove dead cells from your body that make your skin dull.

When your skin is dehydrated, skin show different symbols like redness, uneven tone or texture of the skin, lines and wrinkles. To keep your skin hydrated and fresh, use a good body lotion or scrub regularly.

Fruits for healthy and Fresh Skin

Healthy and good skin is not much difficult to earn. Adding some natural fruits and vegetables to your diet can make your skin look beautiful from outside as well as inside. Some of the healthy and tasty fruits for your skin are:

Pomegranate – It is full of anti-oxidants that help fight against radicals. It is also full of vitamin C that makes your skin clear and brighter.

Walnuts – Add walnuts to your salad or desert for a clear and glowing skin. Walnut is also good for eyes, hairs and bones. They are full of vitamin E and omega fatty acids. In the same way, almonds and pistachios are also good for skin.

Chocolate – Chocolate and coffee is good. Coffee beauty tips recommended by experts reduces puffiness and diminish aging signs.

Kiwi – Kiwi fruit is another form of vitamin C. It helps collagen production and synthesis in body and also gives oxygen for hair follicles and blood vessels.

Yogurt – Yogurt is yet another healthy food for skin. Yogurt contains zinc that is beneficial for skin.

How to Keep your Skin Fresh and Healthy in Winters

Some quick tips to keep your skin fresh and moisturized in winters:

·         As winters arrive most of us stop using sunscreen lotion. Whether summers or winters, our skin need UV protection to help protect skin from wrinkles and aging.  Use sun screen lotion as part of your daily routine.

·         In longer winter nights, you have more time to moisturize your skin when you sleep. Use a hydrating moisturizer that will prevent skin repair and make your skin glow.

·         While in outdoors, your eye skin gets damaged because of sun exposure. Use a moisturizing treatment that will diminish your dark circles, and eye puffiness.

·         To prevent your hairs from dandruff in winters, you can use a balanced Ph balance shampoo with conditioner that will give you flake free hairs.

·         Use any good hydrating moisturizer that reduces sun damage effects on your skin

Early Morning Beauty Short Cuts

Here I will tell you some easy to apply early morning beauty short cuts:

Go Dry instead of Wet:

Instead of applying liquid foundation before you go out for work, you can use loose powder to set your makeup. It gives a stable and nice look and is much easier to swipe on. You can easily do touch –up later on if you feel the powder is vanishing. Loose powder looks way more natural than liquid foundation. It is good to use as early morning beauty product.

Quick Eye Make Up:

Don’t do the thick layers of eye shadows with liquid liner. Just curl your eye lashes with a coat of mascara with outer corner of your eye lid. It is good to use as early morning beauty product.

Hair Do’s:

Instead of wrapping your hairs in a ponytail just wash it and leave it. If you want a wavy look, you can flip your head upside down and use a spray to give body to your hairs.

You are all set to go out J

Natural Cough Tonic Recipe

I was looking for some natural cough tonic recipes that I could make at home. The main reason is homemade recipes are safe, natural and much better than other.  I have found many homemade natural skin care recipes that have vapor up element.

After doing researches and experiments, I have come across with this wonderful recipe that will stop your cough and flue overnight

Ingredients:

5 tablespoon coconut oil

2 tablespoon almond oil

2 tablespoon bee wax

10 drops of essential oil (tree)

15 drops of essential oil (rose mary)

Recipe:

Melt the coconut oil with almond oil then add bee wax and stir well.  Then take it out in a jar and let it cool. Use it after it cools down.

If you are irritated by winter coughing and flu virus, give it a try. Rub this mixture evenly on your feet skin and cover your feet with socks.  Enjoy comfortable sleep..

Do you have any home remedy to get rid of cough and flue? Please care to share with us

Fruit Mask Recipe for Long and Shiny Hairs

I have been sharing recipes on how you can take care of your skin by using mask and other natural remedies. Beside skin, hairs are also an important part of our body. Long, shiny and healthy hairs are a dream of every girl or women. So, today I will share fruit mask hair care recipe that you can use to make your hairs look sleek, shiny and attractive.

You will need:

·         1 banana

·         1 avocado

·         2  teaspoon lime juice

·         4 tablespoon coconut milk

How to do it:

Mix all these ingredients together by using a blender or food processor. Then rub this mixture on your towel dried hairs. Comb properly so the mask will easily settle in your hairs. Wear a shower cap afterwards. Use a blow dryer over the shower cap and then rinse off after 20 minutes.

This natural skin care hair mask recipe will not only make your hairs look admirable but also will also make them smell fruity and tasty.. Try this and let me know how it worked for you.

Skin Cleansing by Using Chocolate

After many experiments, finally I have come up with a chocolate recipe that will cleanse your skin. This ready to use cleansing mask does not need to be refreshed up before every use. I have made this mask by blending dark cocoa butter along with coffee beans and then I added red clay which is very helpful for tired, rough or patched skin. Then I left it for 8-9 hours, result is whipped moisturizing plus cleansing solution in just one go.

You can use this mixture as soap in your daily routine. It is smooth and fresh to use every time you open it. It cleanses your skin completely and leaves it soft and moisturized. Wonderful and delicious smell of coffee and chocolate makes it hard to resist. It works well as cleanse product and mask also. You can apply it as a mask and then leave onto your skin for few minutes.  The aroma of coffee and chocolate also relax your mind and soothe your nerves.

Coconut Oil – Natural Skin Care Ingredient

Coconut oil is healthy to eat and great for skin. It works immensely well for your hairs. It is extracted from coconut milk and meat.  It can be extracted by drying the coconut meat and then extracting the oil. Wet process is also used to extract the coconut oil. Coconut oil is also good to be used while cooking food; it is also effective for dry and itchy skin.

Coconut oil is the best natural skin care ingredient for skin and hairs. It contains mineral oil that is good for skin moisturizing. This oil heals and protect skin surface and fight against bacteria and other viruses. Coconut oil strengthens hairs and gives them protein. Applying coconut oil regularly gives you soft and silky hairs and skin. Coconut scent gives soothing and relaxing effect and has no side effects on your hairs and skin.

Benefits of Using Body Scrub

Body scrubs exfoliate your skin and make it more smooth and soft then before.  They contain essential oils and other substances that can make your skin soft and smooth. Body scrub includes moisturizers that give extra glow to your body, cleanse your skin and free your skin from dead cells, dirt and oil.

Using a body scrub regularly can make your skin glow and minimize cellulite and sign of aging. It also improves your blood circulation and tightens up your skin. Good body scrubs have aroma therapy properties that results in good physical and physiological effects. The aroma present in these scrubs makes you feel relax and sleep well.. Try out today and buy a wonderful scrub for you

Pumpkin Hair Mask

Taking care of your hairs along with skin is also very important. Proper diet and nutrition can bring positive impact on your hairs and skin. Food enriched with natural ingredients and fruits relax your mind and nourish your skin care routine. Today I will share Pumpkin hair mask recipe with you that will do conditioning to your hairs and hydrate it.

Recipe:

1 Can organic pumpkins.

1 Cup fresh yogurt.

Mix these ingredients together and apply to damp hair. Leave it for 15 minutes then rinse well and shampoo.

By applying this mask twice a month, your hair fall will stop and you will witness sleek shine and look.

Oxygen for Your Skin

Oxygen is a symbol for life. It depicts the survival or existence of human beings. Oxygen is necessary for our all body parts but especially for skin.

In today’s busy life schedule, we don’t have much time to take care of our diet or skin. We face stress, long working hours, insomnia, heat, smoke, extreme weathers, pollution and stress. These obstacles block your skin and don’t allow it to breathe.

Your skin also needs to breathe oxygen to live. Therefore I would recommend you to use body moisturizing skin repair scrub for cleansing your skin from dirt and pollution. Good oxygen body moisturizer contains Aloe Vera, Amar Bail and other organic extracts that will nourish and moisturize your skin. This moisturizing cream with hydrating qualities nourishes the skin and improves skin texture. It is specifically good if worked on oily skin in dry weather.

How to Make Refreshing Almond and Berry Smoothie

OK so here I am again with exciting and tasty smoothie recipe including vitamins and other nutrients for your organic skin care. Almond added in this recipe contains vitamin E that makes your skin look healthy and fresh. Almonds add calcium and magnesium in your body. It contains unsaturated fats that are healthy for your mind, heart and soul. The recipe is easy, have a look :

Ingredients:

·         1/3 raw almonds.

·         1 banana.

·         1 cup filtered water.

·         Half cup berries.

·         ½ tbs cinnamon.

·         ½ tbs vanilla extract.

Recipe:

Soak raw almonds overnight. Add almonds and water into a blender. Blend to make paste. Add water to create almond milk. Add berries, cinnamon, vanilla extract and banana and blend it till smooth. Your smoothie is ready.

How to make Coffee Body Scrub at home

Coffee has unlimited benefits on your skin from curing your skin problems to treating redness, under eyes circles and skin repair. When you add caffeine intake in your skin care routine, you will notice smooth, neat and clean skin.

Coffee firms your skin and lightens you to give clear and bright look. Here I will tell you how you can make coffee body scrub at home:

Ingredients that you will need:

·         3 Cups of grounded coffee.

·         1 cup of raw sugar.

·         4 tablespoon olive oil.

Procedure:

Mix all these ingredients together. Take a warm shower bath. It will open up your pores and hydrate your skin. Then apply the coffee body scrub on your body and scrub it well for five minutes. Rinse with warm water, pat dry and apply body lotion afterwards.