Sunday 20 April 2008

Make your skin smile!

Who doesn’t want to look radiant and ravishing? But just the way, Rome wasn't built in a day, one can't turn gorgeous overnight. If you want to look fresh, attractive and alluring, you must follow a regular beauty regime as lack of time and stress can kill your natural glow, especially if you are a working woman

Here are a few simple home remedies from Dr Shobha Sehgal, cosmetologist and beauty expert with VLCC Healthcare Pvt Ltd, which will help you rejuvenate and maintain your beautiful self.


1. Tropical Citrus Mask

Mix together: One ripe banana, one table spoon olive oil and one drop of orange essential oil.
Smooth over face and leave on for 15 - 20 minutes. Rinse off with tap water and smooth on a rich moisturizer.

2. Toning mask

Mix together: One egg white, one table spoon honey, few drops of orange / lemon juice and one table spoon conflour.
Clean face and apply on the face in upward strokes. Put another coat after the mixture is semi dry.
It will help in giving optimum toning and lifting.

3. Hydrating pack

Mix together: Two table spoons of wheat germ and a little bit of coconut milk.
Apply this mixture on face. It provides good hydration to the skin and also acts as a toner.


4. Summer home pack

Mix together: One table spoon Fuller’s earth (Multani mitti), one table spoon sandalwood powder and one table spoon rosewater.
Apply on face, let it dry and then wash. This pack has a cooling effect and removes blemishes and spots.


5. Aloevera Pack

Mix together: Two table spoons of aloevera gel and vitamin A and E capsules.
Massage nicely on the face. This is a nourishing and hydrating pack. Aloevera helps in retaining moisture and rejuvenates and hydrates the skin.


6. Treatment pack

Mix together: One table spoon chironji seeds, one table spoon amla juice and one table spoon honey.
Apply this mixture on face. It helps reduce pigmentation.

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