Tips for healthy eyes.....

* To clean your eyes thoroughly, wash them with cold water. Splash water into your eyes for best results.

* If your eyes are strained, soak cotton balls in chilled water or milk, and keep one on each eye for 10 minutes.

* Consume a diet rich in vitamin A.

* For treating dark circles around the eyes, cut slices of cucumber or potato, and keep them on your eyes for 15 minutes.

* To have sparkling eyes, soak amala in water over night, strain it in the morning in a clean cloth, and wash your eyes with this water.

* Exercise your eyes daily. Simple exercises like looking at a distant object and looking at an object at arms length can be done.

* Make sure that you remove eye makeup completely before going to bed.

* If you suffer from headaches frequently, get your eyes checked for any defect in vision.

* Do not read in dim light, or while lying down.

Eye Care

Problems of the eyes and how to deal with it.



Dark circles, Puffy eyes and Crow's-feet are the three main eye problems that can cloud an otherwise beautiful face.

If your eyes are puffy with dark shadows, it shows you are not getting enough sleep. One can get dark circles and puffy eyes if you had a late night out or didn't have a night's sleep or cried your heart out. But, you can make them fade fast.

Preventive methods :



Problems of the eyes and how to deal with it

Dark circles, Puffy eyes and Crow's-feet are the three main eye problems that can cloud an otherwise beautiful face.

If your eyes are puffy with dark shadows, it shows you are not getting enough sleep. One can get dark circles and puffy eyes if you had a late night out or didn't have a night's sleep or cried your heart out. But, you can make them fade fast.

Preventive methods :

For dark circles :

* Gently wash the face, then apply a skin tightening moisturizer around the eyes.
* Grind a raw potato and add almond paste to it. Use the mixture regularly on the under-eyes to get rid of dark circles and puffiness.
* Increase your daily intake of water to minimum 8 to 10 glasses.
* Apply fresh fig on the eyes.
* Place two cucumber slices over the eyes and rest for 15 minutes or apply cucumber juice under eyes.
* Getting enough sleep at least 8-10 hours a day, can fade out dark circles

For puffy eyes :

* The puffiness of the eyes can be reduced with a glass of ice water and four stainless steel spoons. Chill the spoons in the water and then place one over each eye. When the spoons become warm, switch them with the others chilling in the glass of water. Keep switching until you see improvement.
* Settle down for two to five minutes with a chilled, steeped chamomile or green tea bag over each eye. The natural properties of these herbal teas helps to bring puffy eyes back down to size.
* Cucumber contains anti-inflammatory properties to reduce redness and puffiness of eyes. Slice a large cucumber, reserve two slices to place over eyes. Peel and puree the remaining cucumber. This can be applied as a pack onto your face. Remove after fifteen minutes. Apply moisturiser thickly to seal in water.

For Crow's-feet:

Crow's-feet are those wrinkles or tiny lines at the corner of the eyes. Once it appears, it is difficult to make it fade. It can only be faded with the aid of injections or cosmetic surgery. It is better to prevent them from occurring in the first place.

* Wear a sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or more to avoid the ultra violet rays of the sun which cause wrinkles on the skin.
* Always wear sunglasses when you go out in the sun.
* Sleeping on your back helps smooth out the wrinkles because gravity works to pull the skin backward. If you cannot sleep on your back, at least try to switch sides frequently.
* The skin below your eyes is thin and has few oil producing glands. So don't pull, tag or drag it as you apply and remove make up. Any time you apply cream or lotion, dab, don't rub.
* Regular use of Retin-A cream, an acne product that exfoliates the skin, also improves the appearance of fine crow's-feet

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.