Lime or lemon juice,
turmeric, honey, etc are natural bleach. They remove
tan and make your skin fairer. (Note that lemon juice
is more effective than lime juice for getting fair
complexion). Cucumber juice can be applied on dry
as well as oily skin to get fair complexion. To make
cucumber juice, grate cucumber (with skin) (kaddukash)
and squeese it. Only 1/2 to 1 teaspoon is sufficient
for a single application.
Drink 10 glasses of water daily. Try the following
pastes, mixtures or scrubs, if done daily, you will
see a difference in about 10 days. These fair complexion
remedies are also good for small babies.
All the mixtures, pastes and scrubs should be prepared
freshly as they do not kkep for a long time.
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Apply a mixture of equal amounts of lemon juice
and honey on the face and whole body. Leave it
for 15 minutes and wash off.
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Apply a mixture of equal amounts of lemon and
cucumber juice on the face and whole body. Leave
it for 15 minutes and wash off. If your skin is
dry, use heoney and lemon juice.
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First scrub your face with cucumber slices and
then apply cucumber juice (with skin on cucumber)
to your face, leave it there overnight and wash
in the morning.
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Apply a gram flour (besan) and turmeric (haldi)
paste. After sometime when it dries, scrub it
off gently. This would gradually reduce body hair
over a period of time.
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Apply yogurt to the face.
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Apply grated white radish or its juice for fairer
complexion.
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For Babies: Massage the body with almond
oil or any other oil once a week. Give baby a
bath after 15 minutes.
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Make a paste of honey, milk, yogurt, and ground
sesame seeds in equal proportions and apply on
face and whole body.
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Mix honey with equal amount of almond oil. Apply
on the face every night.
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Mix oatmeal with yogurt and tomato juice and
apply on the face. Wash it with cold water after
15 minutes.
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Make a paste of turmeric (haldi) powder with
fresh lime juice and apply.
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Make a scrub of sandalwood powder mixed with
almond powder or almond oil and milk. Massage
gently on the darker areas like neck, around lips,
below eyes, etc.
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Cut lime in slices and rub on the face slowly
2 - 3 times. Leave for about 5 minutes, then wash
with cool water. Repeat 3-4 times a week.
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Make a paste by mixing a pinch of cinnamon powder
to ½ teaspoon honey. Apply on the face every night.
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Protein mask:
Make a paste of 1 tablespoon urad dal and 4 almonds
soaked in water overnight. Apply it your face
and neck and and wash it off after half an hour.
It will nourish your skin and also bleach it.
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Fair look, oily skin:
Apply a mixture of equal amounts of lemon and
cucumber juice on the face and whole body. Leave
it for 15 minutes and wash off.
Make a paste by mixing papaya, honey, milk, and
milk powder. Apply on face and leave for a few
minutes and wash, your face will look fairer.
Apply egg white to your face.
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Fair look, dry skin:
Apply a mixture of equal amounts of cucumber juice
and honey on the face and whole body. Leave it
for 15 minutes and wash off.
- Dark underarms and neck:Apply a mixture
of lemon and cucumber juice (equal amount) with
1/8 teaspoon of turmeric powder. Leave for 20 minutes
and rinse with lukewarm water.
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Complexion of unborn child
Some people believe that the complexion of an
unborn child can be improved if the pregnant mother
eats certain foods during pregnancy. According
to Chinese, a woman can influence the colour (complexion)
of her baby's skin by the type of food she eats.
If one want to have the baby with fair complexion
(light color), one should eat light coloured food
during pregnancy. Some Indians believe that if
you drink milk with a few strands of saffron add
to it during pregnancy, then the child will be
of fair complexion. However, there is no study
available on these sayings.
Cleansing
Clean your skin every evening - The skin pores get
blocked dust to exposure to air pollution, wind, sun,
air conditioning, dirt and grime from our fingers.
It is really important to remove stale make-up, perspiration,
dirt, dust, excess oil etc. Use a good, natural cleanser
that removes only the impurities without stripping
the skin of nutrients and moisture.
Exfoliating
It is important to help the skin renewal process by
removing dead skin cells. Exfoliate at least twice
a week to get rid of dead skin cells. Care should
be taken if you have broken capillaries/surface veins.
Clay Masks
Clay helps to deep cleanse and draw out impurities
and to soften and condition the skin.
Moisturizing
Monitoring helps to protect your skin from daily pollutants.
Moisturizing morning and evening with a natural moisturizer
hydrates, moisturizes and protects the skin.
Body Care
Before Shower: Body brushing helps exfoliate,
tone and stimulate the skin as well as helping the
natural drainage of our lymph glands. Dry body brushing
before a shower with a natural bristle brush. Always
brush upwards to the heart in quick, rhythmic strokes
and brush down to the heart when you reach the shoulder/neck
area.
After Shower: Apply body lotion. Water is
a natural hydration for the skin. |
