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Herbal Beauty Recipes

It is said that a beautiful face is a mute recommendation. We can check the validity of this statement even in our normal day to day life where beauty always tends to get more importance. A thing of beauty, truly is, a joy forever. A beautiful face has the power to win the hearts of millions as well as create history, remember Cleopatra, Helen. They were aware of the importance of their beauty and the necessity of giving it care and nourishment. There are numerous ornamental depictions of their skin care magic potions in the history. It is said that Cleopatra used to bathe in a special pool which was specially filled with milk and different types of herbs. There are many examples that can be taken from the pages of history to prove that men have tried exotic natural recipes to protect human beauty from the threats of body toxins and external pollution along with stress and wrong lifestyle. And herbs play the key role in taking care of our skin for increasing the longevity of our beauty. There is no better substitute for daily skin care than using herbal recipes.

Herbal skin care cleanses the impurities, rejuvenates by providing nourishment, relaxes the facial muscles by messaging with herbal oils, and hydrates the skin. These recipes also help to fight skin problems like stress marks and wrinkles, acne & pimple problems, dark patches etc. Ultimately you achieve an elegant, glowing, problem free skin ensuring a long lasting beauty.

However, the point to be noted is that all beauty recipes are not meant for all types of skins. Therefore in order to derive maximum benefit we must identify our skin type before giving any type of care or nourishment to it. We must identify our skin type based on five basic skin types;

1. Oily skin:

This type of skin is acne and pimple prone, easily tanned, slippery texture and appears shiny with large clogged pores. It is because of the excessive production of sebum by the oil glands. There are drawbacks of oily skin, still, the skin remains younger looking, smooth and supple for a longer period of time compared to other skin types.

2. Dry skin:

It is just opposite of what oily skin is, appearing dry and dull because of very less or no production of sebum due to inactive oil gland. Dry skin tends to get wrinkled before time so it is important to moisture and hydrate dry skin regularly.

3. Normal skin:

In this type of skin, oil glands produce a balanced amount of sebum. The normal skin is neither too oily, nor too dry, so it looks vibrant and moist all the time. It does not require special care; however, daily cleansing, toning and moisturizing will keep this type of skin beautiful for a longer period of time.

4. Combination skin:

This type of skin is characterized by T-zone area, which is oily and other parts of the facial skin is dry or normal. The T-zone area includes oily forehead, nose and chin. This type of combination skin calls for two types of treatment for the two different skin types.

5. Sensitive skin:

Any skin type can turn into sensitive skin, be it normal, oily dry or combination. This type of skin should be treated as skin condition and should be taken care of, to protect it from over stimulation and environmental pollution. This type of skin reacts against synthetic cosmetics, cosmetic containing alcohol and artificial colors, fragrance oils, etc. Herbal recipes are boon to this type of skin, as it can benefit greatly from the natural skin treatment.

Beauty Recipes for different types of skin:

Grapefruit and Citrus Mask for Oily Skin

Ingredients:
  • ½ grapefruit
  • ½ lemon juice
  • ½ cored apple
  • 1-2 egg whites
  • 30 to 40 seedless grapes
Take the ingredients together in a blender and mix. Apply evenly on face and neck and leave for twenty minutes. Thoroughly rinse off with lukewarm water.

Grapefruit cleans the pores while lemon juice acts as an astringent. The egg whites tighten the facial skin. This face pack clarifies the face and controls extra oil. Use this pack at least once a week.

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Yoghurt Mask for Dry Skin

Ingredients:
  • Plain Yoghurt

Apply yoghurt on your face evenly, and set it smoothly all over for twenty minutes. This pack is a simple way of supplying a lot of moisture to your dry skin. Rinse it off with lukewarm water.

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Peach Mask for Normal Skin

Ingredients:
  • 1 peach of medium size
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • Oatmeal

Peach needs to be cooked until it is soft. Mash it to smoothen it up with a fork, add honey and oatmeal. The end result will be a thick paste. Apply it evenly over face and neck. Leave for 15 minutes and rinse off with cold water. Experience a soft, elegant and clear skin after using the face pack.

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Oatmeal Mask for Sensitive Skin

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon oatmeal
  • ½ cup fresh milk

Crush the oatmeal in a blender, and stir it in milk and cook it to soft mush. Apply it all over the face and neck. Let it dry slightly then rinse it off with cold water. This will clean the dead cells and nourish the sensitive skin.

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Skin Care for Combination skin

Combination skin is the combination of dry and oily skin so the care should combine two types of skin care. Calls for extra time and effort! Use dry skin face packs for the dry part and oily skin face pack for the oily part of your skin.