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Ever wondered what women use for their face and body care in the time of kingdoms and dynasties ? There were no huge markets of beauty products nor televisions promoting these counterfeit products back then. The secrets of the Queens’ beauty in ancient World pervaded in eco-friendly products made with utter ease. Over generations, these secrets spread to our great grandparents and grandparents which are in trend even today. The secret? Home Remedies for skin and body care!
Synthetic VS Eco-friendly Skin and Body Care Products
Nowadays there is a prominent demand for skin and beauty products. Their use is not restricted to only women. Everyone craves for a flawless and hydrated skin in today’s world. People are stuck amidst a variety of products that are eco-friendly. Above all, synthetic touch to the skin is harmful. Undoubtedly, companies selling these products know aptly how to greenwash their customers’ minds with claims that their beauty products are purely formulated with natural ingredients.
But is it really worth pondering upon the solution? Not really. The solution is right inside our homes at the cheapest price. Home remedies for skin and body care- completely organic, easy to prepare, low cost and most effective!
The following columns are a guide to the easiest home remedies for skin and body care that any one of us can afford and get a flawless glowing skin and personal hygiene on check!
HOME REMEDIES for skin care
1. Turmeric
Why to use ?
This common Indian spice not only adds flavour to our food but can also work wonders for our health and skin. The active curcumin component that gives turmeric its color has therapeutic benefits for the skin. It protects the skin against aging and environmental pollutants.
Acne is almost every skin type’s problem and to cure it the list of serums goes on with their prices on hike. But turmeric can solve this at minimal price.
How to use ?
Home remedies can be prepared with ingredients that are not only easily available but also very healthy!
Take 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder and mix it with curd or milk along with rosewater or simply water. Add honey if desired. Apply for 15 minutes and rinse it off with lukewarm water.
2. Gram flour (Besan)
Why to use ?
Gram flour is an effective face pack over the decades. Its prominent component zinc helps in treating acne and acne causing infections. It removes tan, oiliness and exfoliates the skin. Gram flour is slightly alkaline which hydrates the skin and fortitudes the skin’s natural defences. It is easily available in our kitchens. It provides unblemished skin with no side effects.
How to use ?
Gram flour paste suits oily as well dry skin.
Mix gram flour in equal proportions with yoghurt for oily skin and with raw milk for dry skin. Addition of rosewater is optional. Apply it all over your face and neck. Wash it off with cold water after 30 minutes. It rejuvenates the skin with weekly or daily use.
3. Barley (Jau)
Why to use ?
Ask your mother or grandmother about the uses of barley. They’ll tell you why it is commonly called king of cereals. It is full of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals that add up to the healthy glowing skin. Zinc and selenium present in it heal the skin when applied as paste on the face or taken orally in powdered form.
Barley when taken in form of powder, helps in proper functioning of heart, pancreas and the immune system that contribute to the glowing skin. Drinking barley water removes acne and oiliness from the skin. It exfoliates and hydrates the skin with weekly or monthly use. You will see the positive changes right from first time use.
How to use?
Barley whitens the skin and is highly effective for oily skin.
Barley flour is mostly combined with lemon juice and sometimes yoghurt. Apply the paste for 20-25 minutes across your face and neck. Rinse it with cold water. Instantaneous result is clearly visible. If flour is not available then barley water would work. You can prepare barley water by simply simmering barley grains into water until the color changes to light tan. Even a sip of barley water would contribute to your healthy skin.
4. Clarified Butter (Ghee)
Why to use ?
Your grandmother or mother must have scolded you for licking your lips during winters. Lips get chapped during winters very often. You must have come across differently favoured lip balms. Agreeing to the fact that they are cheap and easily available at shops. We clearly know that the components of it are chemicals and barely anything organic.
Ghee is said to be clarified butter which contains fats. Fats present in it nourish the chapped lips. It is full of antioxidants that help to keep our lips away from drying for hours. Ghee doesn’t settle on your lips like matte thick lip balms. It absorbs quickly. It whitens and moisturizes the lips.
How to use ?
Take ghee in required amount in a small container. Add coconut oil or honey if available. When it solidifies you’ll get your homemade lip balm. Apply it on your lips and massage until it is completely absorbed. The highlight is that you need not switch your lip balms with season. It works in both the seasons.
5. Honey
Why to use ?
Honey is surely not a recent addition to skin care routine. Skin inflammation is very common in tropical and sub-tropical region. It is the reason why bees produce honey in tropical countries where winters don’t prevail for long.
Honey is best option for your skin scars and inflammation. It is highly effective for acne prone skin. It helps in tightening of skin cells and reduces wrinkles. So it’s not palatable to your tongue only but skin too. Prefer raw honey over processed honey, as pasteurization reduces the amount of anti-oxidants.
How to use ?
This is the easiest home remedy you can go for. The only ingredient required is honey itself. Just apply honey all over the face. Let it dry for 15-20 minutes. Rinse it off with warm water.
6. Fuller’s Earth (Multani Mitti)
Why to use ?
Fuller’s Earth is one of the most common face pack. Even today people prefer it over costly branded face packs. The list of its uses goes on. But what makes to top is skin care. Fuller’s earth is any clay material that can decolorize oil. Therefore, it is the best option to get rid of oily skin. It is enriched with magnesium chloride which removes tan or sunburns. It is easily available and suits all the skin types.
How to use ?
Take one tablespoon of fuller’s earth. Mix it with rosewater or milk or yoghurt. Apply all over your neck and face. Let it dry. Once it is dried, wash your face with warm water. You will see the difference in the very first try.
HOME REMEDIES for body care
1. Hot Water
Sterilized products, food and water are always safe since it is completely pathogen free. Hot bath relieves you of mental and physical stress. It tends to uplift your mood. It is appreciably responsible for healthier skin. Even drinking hot water aids in personal hygiene. People who suffer from indigestion are preferably asked to drink a glass of hot water every morning. It improves digestive system. Today, the market is full of tonics claiming to add to personal hygiene. But additives added to it are surely not healthy. If one tries to have it on daily basis, certainly there can be side effects. But you can go on drinking warm water everyday without a single thought of its consequences because there is definitely none.
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2. Aloe Vera
Just bring home a sapling of aloe vera. Plant it in any pot or in your garden. Then all you have to do is count on its utilities; beginning from reducing hair fall to healing cracked and dry heels. It can be applied to every skin type. You can extract gel manually from aloe leaf which treats burns and other skin issues. It can then be directly applied to the skin and reduces itchiness and inflammation. Helps in removing dirt from the top layer of the skin. While the other part of aloe vera plant is aloe latex. You can take it orally to get rid of constipation. In today’s time, many companies are selling aloe vera gel in packaged form. But raw aloe vera gel is still preferred as it is free of added sugars.
There is constant increment in pollution and in population. Precisely everything that we consume or use daily is not 100% pure, healthy and organic. Unadulterated products hardly get a rack in shops these days. Even if they do at some places, affordability becomes a question. But switching to home remedies for skin and body care gets you out of vicious cycle of markets. You can completely trust the home remedies as they are organic. Just acknowledge yourself. You’ll come to know surely that all that you require for a healthy skin and body and the personal hygiene is right away in your kitchen!
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