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How to use Toner

Wash your face apply the cleanser to your face with circular motions. Rinse with lukewarm water. Saturate the cotton pad and pat the toner gently over your face and neck. Never rub your skin when applying toner. After applying facial toner your skin may feel a little tight and dry. You need to apply a facial moisturizer after toning your skin. Benefits of Toner •Remove dirt and makeup residue •Complement the cleansing process •Refine pores and tighten pores temporarily •Make skin feel fresh and clean •Remove excess oil from the skin •Refresh tired complexion •Whisk away impurities •Reduce the appearance of fine lines •Increase blood circulation •Improve skin tone •Reduce oil secretion •Improve the elimination of toxins •Speed up cell turnover •Promote sloughing of dead skin cells

How to use facial masks

1. Wash your face and neck 2. Put some protective cream around your eyes and mouth 3. Put a mask on your face and neck and do not keep it on for longer than 20 minutes 4. Rinse it off with warm boiled water or mineral water 5. Apply a moisturizing cream. 6. Benefits: tighten, clean and refresh the skin How to use a cleanser Splash your face with warm water. Squeeze a small amount of your cleanser into your palms or to a soft cotton washcloth. Apply the cleanser to your face using a circular motion. Massage your face for about a minute. Allow the cleaner to penetrate the skin for a few minutes. Rinse thoroughly the cleaner with lukewarm water. Use cotton pads to remove the cleanser. At the end rinse your face with cold water to shrink the enlarged pores and to improve blood circulation. Dry your face with a towel. Tone your skin. Apply moisturizer. Benefits of facial cleansers • Facial cleansers cleanse your skin in deep • Facial cleansers wash of makeup, dirt and surface oils • Facial

Aloe vera beauty tips

It is a medicated plant. Nowadays widely used in all skin care product. It heals the wounds and burns. If we take aloe vera as drink, it will cool the body and good for health also. Benefits of aloe vera * It treats the tanned skin * Cure Acne * more suitable for dry skin. * give moisture to the skin * it can be used as a astringent which closes the opened pores * suitable for sensitive skin apply aloe vera gel on the face before going to the bed. Wash it off with running water. Doing this regularly removes the tan, give moisture and shiny skin. Aloe vera facial mask aloe vera gel (directly get it from the plant) cucumber juice yogurt mix it and apply it on face and neck. Wash it off after 15 min. Cucumber and yogurt cleanse the face and aloe gives moisturizer. Try it once in a week.

Homemade Dandruff Treatment

* If Dandruff is mild, wash your hair regularly to remove the excess flakes. Use a medicated shampoo. * One of the best ways to control dandruff is to apply a mix of vinegar and water to the scalp. * Apply warm coconut oil on the scalp with a cotton ball. Leave it overnight. Apply the juice of a lemon on the scalp the next morning and wash your hair as usual after 30 minutes. * Mix some olive oil and almond oil and massage into your scalp. Leave for 5 minutes then rinse. * Soak fenugreek (methi) seeds overnight and then grind to a paste. Apply paste to the scalp, leave for 20-30 minutes and then wash hair as usual. Shampoos Dry Hair - Egg, Herbal shampoo or any shampoo for dry hair. Normal Hair - For normal hair fruit shampoos or henna shampoo is good. Oily Hair - Lemon Shampoo Hair care tips Oil your hair at least once in a week. If you have dry hair, then oil it twice a week. Hair oil gives the necessary moisturizers to your hair. Herbal hair oil provides you the necessary nourishmen

Homemade beauty tips

Natural Homemade Facial Masks Recipes 1 apple or a large carrot Honey Grate an apple finely and then add about 4 tablespoons of honey. Mix it well apply the mask to your face wait 10 minutes and rinse. This recipe works very well for oily skins. If your skin is not oily you can substitute raw carrots for the apple. use carrot for acne skin. Facial Mask Recipes for Normal combination, oily and blemished skin 1 egg white 1/2 cup cooked instant oatmeal 1 teaspoon olive oil few drops of lemon juice Mix one egg white, 1/2 cup cooked instant oatmeal, a teaspoon olive oil and a few drops of lemon juice until smooth. Spread on your face and neck, leave on for 15 – 30 min then rinse with lukewarm water. Few drops lemon juice will help to reduce blackheads while egg white will leave your skin feel “tight” after this mask application. Banana, Yogurt and Honey Facial Mask 1/2 banana 2 tablespoons yogurt 1 tablespoon honey Mash the banana then mix in honey and yogurt. Apply to your face evenly. Lea

Homemade acne Treatment

Acne skin should be treated carefully. So it is better advisible to use homemade treatment which dont have side effect. First of all they maintain their food habit. They have to avoid oily food and have to drink plenty of water. Cleaning is important in acne treatment because it removes the dirt in the skin and opens up the pores. To cleaning the skin we can use curd or milk for dry skin. For oily skin we can use a product with rose water. We can also use oatmeal as a pack. Turmeric has medicinal quality. It can be applied as a paste. Mix rosewater with Turmeric for oily skin. For dry skin mix curd with turmeric. we can apply honey or apple directly over the affected skin. Mixture of honey and apple is the best treatment for acne skin. Hair care Tips Homemade skin whitening Foot care Tips

Homemade nourishment using Honey

Honey is then best substitute for sugar or a flavor enhancer. But nowadays it has become a main ingredient in the skincare products and makeup products. Honey is also widely used as medicine to treat allergies, anemia, exhaustion, poor digestion etc. it have the quality of moisturizing and nourishing. Natural honey is has the ability to attract water and to nourish the skin deeply. It has been used in many body lotions, facial moisturizers, anti-aging creams and serums, facial masks, cleansers. It help to rejuvenates the skin and nourish the skin deeply. It is also a natural antiseptic Benefits of Honey ** Honey rejuvenates the skin ** It brightens dull skin ** It prevents skin discolorations. ** Best choice for very sensitive skin ** Helps to reduce wrinkles and fine lines ** Nourish the skin deeply. ** Helps retain moisture and prevents skin dehydration ** Leaves skin smooth and supple ** Real antioxidant and fights free radicals ** Treats and prevents pimples and fights acne ** Hone

Homemade Skin whitening

Everybody wants to have fair and glowing skin. You can get this by regular maintenance. Skin whitening Cosmetics is very expensive. But homemade products are cheap, simple and effective. And we can get it from our kitchen shelf. We can use this homemade mask weekly twice. And no chemicals, no side effects. Almond plays vital role in the skin whitening. Here are the few lists. ** Take few almonds and grind it well. Mix with fresh milk. Apply it on face before going to bed. Leave it for 15 min. Wash it off with running water. Use it twice a week. Regular use will give good complexion. **Mix almond paste, egg white and few drops of lemon. Apply and leave it for 15 minutes. Within a month you can see the fairness of the skin. ** 2 teaspoon of grinded oats, egg white, one teaspoon honey and few drops of lemon. Use it as a skin whitening mask. ** Curd also skin lightener. Apply curd on face, dry it naturally and wash it off with running water ** Mix equal amount of honey, lemon juice and sug