BEAUTY CARE

Body care
• Mix six-teaspoon petroleum jelly, two-teaspoon glycerin and two-teaspoon lemon juice. Apply this moisturizing lotion at 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.
• Massage your 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.

Skin care

We all want to be beautiful. Here is a simple truth, if you are healthy you are or can be beautiful. An important part of being healthy (beautiful) is having a good skin. There are several products in the market for skin care but the basics of skin care are very simple. If you follow the guidelines below, you will be doing 90% of what is required for a healthy and beautiful skin.

Remember a basic truth, the normal skin has a natural capability to clean and protect itself. We know that animals don’t take any special care of their skin!

Bathing regularly will clear the skin of dust, dirt and any harmful substances. Hot water cleans more efficiently.

Using a soap helps clean the skin even better. All you need is a normal soap; apply it well all over the body to ensure that all the greasy substances covering the skin are removed. Antiseptic or medicated soaps are only required if the person is suffering from a skin problem.

Oils can be used after bathing especially if the skin tends to be dry. Some oils also contain additional anti-bacterial and anti-fungal agents.

Massaging the scalp and body with oil enhances skin softness, improves blood circulation and induces relaxation in the body.

A great variety of Moisturizers, Vaseline, Creams, Powders, Face Packs, Sun Screen Lotions, are available in the market. The correct one for you depends upon your skin type.