Showing posts with label herbal skin care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label herbal skin care. Show all posts

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Five steps for healthy skin

Step1: Cleansing



Good cleansing removes the impurities, bacteria and dead cells that accumulate on
the surface of the epidermis as well as any residue from makeup, while leaving as
much of the lubricating natural oil (or sebum) as possible. A cleanser should
therefore be gentle and natural. Use a non-lathering cleansing. Massage in circular
movements over the face and neck. Leave on for 1-2 minutes to dissolve grime and
old make-up. Then gently wipe off with cotton swabs. Rinse off with warm water.
Once in a while, or on a more regular basis for those with oily skin, a clay or fruit or
oat-based cleansing mask used for a deeper cleansing action. 


Step 2: Herbal facial steam
One traditional and very simple way to deep clean the skin is to steam your face for a few minutes. Steaming removes dirt and pollution very efficiently from the skin, but it removes important natural oils as well. So, although the technique brings excellent results on an oily skin or anyone suffering from acne, most skin types must bear in mind that in the long term it has a drying effect.
Steaming should therefore be used very occasionally on a dry or aging skin (once in a month is the maximum) and never for more than 2-3 minutes. On a oily skin, it can be done once a week, and for 5-8 minutes. For a combination skin, 2-3 minutes once a week is recommended maximum. A normal skin will benefit form an occasional steaming (every two weeks) as long as the exposure to steam is not prolonged (5minutes maximum). It is not recommended for extremely sensitive skins.


Select a herbal facial steam that's best for your skin type. 
 Bring the dry herbs (lavender, chamomile, lemon grass, rosemary, etc.) to a boil in a
large pot of water. Remove from heat source; steam for 5 minutes. A facial steam is
the best possible way for deep pore cleansing, and each of the herbs used in rich in
nutrients that nourish and tone the skin. Immediately after your facial steam, rinse
your face with cold water.


Step 3: Facials
Facials are excellent for stimulating circulation to the skin. It brings fresh blood to the skin. They promote deep pore cleansing and help heal blemishes and acne. Facials also help tone and firm the skin.
They are several kinds of facials available. You can try some homemade facial masks (clay mask, honey mask, egg mask, oats mask, fruits and vegetables mask, etc) to get a beautiful skin.


Step 4: Tonic astringents
When the facial is completely dry, rinse off with warm water. Be gentle to your skin while rinsing of the facial material. Use soft, circular motions. Massage your skin; do not scrub it. Immediately after rinsing the facial, apply an astringent preparation to tone and close the pores.


Step 5: Moisturizer


Dot the skin with moisturizer and gently massage it in smooth circular movements.
Try to do this slowly as it allows you to massage the skin and relax yourself. Apply
vitamin E oil or, a small amount of eye cream around the eyes and gently pat it in
with your finger. The tapping action helps relieve puffy eyelids and also stimulates
the acupressure points around the eyes.



Saturday, October 23, 2010

dark rings treatment

Have you got dark rings and you don't know how to "get rid" of them? Experts advise you to first attend the cause that determined their apparition.


Causes of dark rings:
  • There are a lot of causes that can determine the appearance of the unaesthetic dark rings, from lack of sleep to diverse dysfunctions of the organism. The skin reflects the health state of each and every one of us. That is why it is advised to live a healthy life style, without excesses: consume 2 liters of liquids per day and keep a close eye on what you eat. Lack of iron in the organism, can also lead to dark rings, that is why, if you want to follow a diet, it is advised to seek the advice of a nutritionist.
  • Fatigue is another "culprit" of the appearance of dark rings. Therefore no matter how busy you are, you must make time for your beauty sleep (in other words go to bed before 0.00).

Natural recipes against dark rings:

If, for whatever reason, dark rings have still appeared, you must seek an expert. A therapy of 6-8 sessions of ionization and lymphatic drainage is required to diminish them. One session, in which professional products are used, lasts half an hour. In case results have yet to appear, it is proceeded to the plant extracts professional masks therapy. It is well known that after a certain age, the skin faces different unaesthetic problems. To prevent and attenuate them, it is recommended to seek the advice of a geriatrician, who will prescribe a treatment. The sessions carried out by the cosmetician combine with the treatment prescribed by the geriatrician lead to amazing results.


Home skin care:


Of course that the care you benefit from at a beauty salon must be doubled by a careful conduct at home. The skin around the eyes is very delicate, as it lacks sebaceous glands and that is why it needs permanent nourishment and hydration. Two times a day, in the morning and evening, after you removed makeup with a special eye solution, apply a moisturizing cream or cooling gel. Very important is the choice of skin care products (they must have dermatological and eye protection approval). Home made natural recipes are also effective. That is why it is recommended to use corn flower or linden infusions. First apply a thick layer of product against dark rings of which put a compress with a corn flower or linden infusion. Also very effective in removing dark rings are cucumber slices kept in the freezer and then applied, after a couple of minutes, on the eyelids.


Beauty with Lemon


Lemon is a health and endless beauty receptacle. We will never manage to thank it for all the free benefits it gives us trough its vitamins with miraculous effects for beauty and vigor.The rough skin on the elbows, knees and heels disappears if you rub it with a half lemon, soaked in salt. Let them interact for a few moments then wash and anoint with a greasy cream.
lemon is very high in vitamin C, an energy vitamin. When you feel tired and you want to invigorate, drink a glass of mineral water in which you squeeze half of fresh lemon.
the lemon juice added to the rinsing water gives vigor to the hair. Teeth become brighter and the breath is refreshed if from time to time you chew a slice of lemon.

Treatment for oily skin: 

cut a lemon into pieces, scatter on it 2 spoons of fresh or dried mint and then pour 1 liter of boiling water. Leave for 3-4 minutes then make a steam bath, covering your head with a towel. The bath should last 10 minutes.

Mask for all types of skin:

mix the juice from a half lemon with a yolk. Leave the composition for 5 minutes then anoint it on the clean cheek. (the eyes area should be protected). Let it act for 15 minutes then wash with warm water and let the liquid dry on your face. Then apply a moisturizing cream.



For fragile nails and spots on the hands: 


lemon whitens the nails and hardens them, removes the spots remained on the hands from cooking. Rub your palms and their back, your nails and their roots with half lemon. 



For exhaustion and swollen feet: 

a refreshing bath with lemon slices relaxes and lessens the swollen and tired feet. Before going to bed, wash your feet in a wash-bowl where you combine fuggy water (at the room temperature) with lemon pieces. At the end (stay as long as you wish but not more than 15 minutes) rub your heels and the sole with the soaked lemon slices. Rinse out and wipe out with a towel.







toning mask: 


 Milk: combine 1 spoon of lemon juice with 1 spoon of sugar and 100ml milk. Apply it on the face with a cotton pad. Let it for 1 minute then wipe it off, imbibe the pad all the time until the skin remains as a crystal. Wipe with warm water.


Friday, October 15, 2010

Sugar Sweet Beauty

In the self-care and beauty industry, the latest craze is to include sugar in skin care products. If you search the internet you will find everything from sugar body scrubs to sugar hair removers.
To enjoy all of the benefits of a sugar based product without shelling out the big bucks, try these recipes:

Orange Cream Sugar Body Scrub
This recipe is great to remove dead skin and give your skin a healthy glow. The sugar contains glycolic acid and the cream is a source for lactic acid. Avoid irritated or broken skin areas.

Ingredients:
½ cup sugar, 2 TBSP cream or whole milk, 5 drops orange oil, and 1 cup olive, jojoba, or almond oil
Mix sugar, oil and cream together. Add orange oil after main ingredients are completely mixed.
Apply to your body by starting at the feet and working your way up. Massage in a circular motion and leave it on for 10-15 minutes, then shower it off. This recipe is enough to make one full body treatment.

Lemon Head Sugar Body Scrub 


This recipe is both cleansing and detoxifying. Lemon is very detoxifying to the body and will also help brighten the skin

Ingredients: 
½ cup sugar, 10 drops lemon oil, or ½ a lemon freshly squeezed, and 1 cup olive, jojoba, or almond oil
Mix all ingredients together. Apply to your body by starting at the feet and working your way up. Massage in a circular motion, then shower it off. This recipe is enough to make one full body treatment.

Facial Cleanser

Ingredients:
white or brown sugar, your favorite facial cleanser, witch hazel, and water

Using your favorite daily facial soap, an easy, inexpensive facial scrub can be made by adding sugar. Simply add a teaspoon of either white sugar or brown sugar and massage it gently on your facial skin. Rinse with cool water and spritz your face with a ½ witch hazel and ½ water mixture.

Sugar is a natural and inexpensive way to include alpha-hydroxy acids in your skincare program. It produces glycolic acid, an alpha hydroxy acid, which is included in many skincare product lines. Today's pricey beauty products that include sugar or alpha hydroxy acid, can be created inexpensively right at your kitchen table. You can experience all of the benefits without the inflated price.



Monday, October 4, 2010

Skin Whitening Mask with Kiwi

Not only delicious to eat, the kiwi is effective for skin beauty. The content of vitamin E in the diet kiwi moisturizes the skin layer on the skin to lighten and smooth.
Kiwi, can vitamin E protect cells and membranes of collagen damage caused by ultraviolet light to prevent. The high content of vitamin E and other nutrients.

Kiwi Health
Some of the benefits of kiwi to health:
• It has vitamin C is very large
Kiwi contains 100 mg of vitamin C per 100 grams. Although oranges have more vitamin C 54 mg per 100 grams. This means that the content of vitamin C in kiwifruit juice equal 2.
• Rich in antioxidants
the polyphenols, carotenoids and enzymes to form antioxidants that prevent free radicals that enter the body. The result is healthier body and helps prevent many diseases.
• contains lutein and beta-carotene
the benefits of lutein and beta-carotene (vitamin A) is to maintain eye health. Therefore, eating kiwi, visual function can be well maintained.
• contains potassium
Potassium works to keep the heart healthy. Kiwi can also help reduce the risk of blood clots that can cause cardiovascular disease. Cholesterol and blood sugar control.
• Eliminate digestive problems
Kiwi can help with digestive problems. Irregular bowel movement or inflammation can be overcome by regular consumers.

Here are the recipe sniper beauty masks from kiwi:
1. for dry skin
How: Mix 1 tablespoon kiwi juice with 1 tablespoon oil and 1 egg yolk. Spread over the face. Let stand 15 minutes. Clean with a sponge and feel the benefits. In addition to traffic, this mask can help to soften the skin.

2. for all skin types
How: Mix a kiwi, mixed with 2 tablespoons yogurt, 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon almond oil and one cup of carrots, which are crushed. Mix all ingredients until a smooth paste. Apply to face and let it dry. Clean by washing your face with cold water.

3. for oily skin
How: Put ½ kiwi, yogurt 15 ml, 5 ml of skimmed milk, 5 ml of copper, 5 ml of fine oatmeal, one drops petite grain essential oil and 1 drop of lavender oil in the blender. Mix all ingredients until the liquid is caution.
Leave the mixture on the face and neck with cotton. Massage gently, rinse and finish with toner and moisturizer. Feel the benefits of herbal mask are able to cool and clean skin. Apply this mask when needed, and shortly thereafter made disposable.
4. for cleansing mask
How: the kiwi to destroy than to confront dab to the face. If the skin feels pinched, squeezed, it means that organic acids in the kiwi were at work. Wash your face after 15 minutes. After cleansing and tonic. Then apply a facial cream, which usually bear. Benefits can be obtained from this herb is able to clean the skin and tightens large pores.

5. for dead skin cells
How to make a mixer for 5-6 strawberries, 1 kiwi, peeled ½ cucumber crush the skin. Mix all ingredients in a thin paste. If too watery, add a teaspoon of oatmeal until it thickens.
Apply to face and neck. Gently massage scrub. Leave for 50-10 minutes. Clean with warm water. Benefits you can get, you can cleanse and refresh skin.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

natural beauty

                                                                                              
skin is the largest organ of the body plays a vital role in keeping fit and healthy.
It protects the body from potential problems that results from factors such as the sun, pollution, dehydration, and viruses.
So, proper skin care is most essential to keep your body as well as skin healthy.
Herbal skin care is one of the best ways to have better skin care.
However, taking care of the skin using herbal products is not the latest craze among the people. For thousands of years, people have used a variety of herbs for their skin care.
So, herbs play a significant role in keeping the skin healthy and supple. No matter how your skin is, herbal skin care is right for everyone.
On the hand, if you prefer herbal skin care, here are some useful tips that work effectively and very easy to use.
As the vitamins of B group helps produce beautiful skin, try to include foods that contain vitamin B.


  • Beet root
Take a beet root and cut it into small pieces and grind well. Squeeze juice from the crushed beet root and apply it to your face and massage gently for five minutes. Rinse your face thoroughly after ten minutes using a mild soap.


  • Herbal Skin CareLime juice 
Lime juice is the best natural product for maintaining healthy skin. So, squeeze juice from a medium sized lemon and add it into a bowl of iced water. Splatter this mixture over your face and massage for five minutes and wash off with Luke warm water.
Even you can apply the mixture of lime juice and cucumber juice in equal quantities (half teaspoon) and some drops of rose water on the face and the neck. Leave it for 15 minutes and rinse with Luke warm water.

  • Honey 
Honey is also very good herbal skin care product. So, mix honey in water and drink it regularly in the mornings to make your skin soft and shiny. Even you can apply a home made face pack  prepared from warm honey and lemon juice. Allow it to dry and wash the face thoroughly.


  • Milk


Milk works effectively on the skin, as milk contains moisturizer to keep your skin smooth and healthy. So, massage your skin with milk regularly to see a drastic change on your skin.
You can also use milk as a natural bleaching. For this, add a few drops of lemon juice in milk, which then breaks. Use this mixture to massage on your body to have a natural bleaching.
On the whole, with herbal skin care you can make the skin look great with a soft and healthy look .