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Fresh face foods!

February 26th, 2008

Here is a list of the foods which can be easily be used on your face to get a glowing complexion.

  • Almond oil-Pure almond oil is an extremely beneficial moisturizer use it all year around to keep your skin moist and supple.
  • Fresh apricot juice a great moisturizer to help you clean out your pores as well as keep your skin smooth. Use with a cotton pad on your face twice a week.
  • Fresh garlic juice mixed fresh lime juice daily applied to pimples once a day is extremely effective in controlling pimples.Be aware that the solution does sting and burn.
  • Papaya pulp is also effective in being a great defoliator. Apply the paste twice a week and leave on for fifteen to twenty minutes.Papaya contains a enzyme called as papain which is really effective in dissolving dead skin cells.

Your own home salon!

January 17th, 2008

If you have the time to take a bath,you should have the time to take care of your skin, after all it takes just a few minutes . And it’s not necessary for you to buy expensive moisturizers and creams to keep your skin in great shape here are a few things you should have just lying around in yoru in your kitchen ,

  • Mix one egg, a half cup of full fat mayonnaise and a half cup of olive oil to use as a conditioner for your hair. Leave on for half and hour and you are guaranteed super soft shiny hair conditioned to a tee.
  • Mix powdered almonds with raw potato puree and a capsule of Vitamin E to form a great eye mask to use on your black under eye circles. Keep on for half an hour and wash off.
  • Raw potato is also an excellent alternative as a toner or a face pack for oily skin. Mix raw potato puree, lemon juice,oatmeal, milk and fuller’s earth to make a great cleansing pack.
  • Rub your skin with slices of raw tomato which has enzymes to soften the dead cells on the top layer of skin.Instant shine!
  • Instead of using a chemical cleanser, use a papaya pack for fifteen and you’ll notice the difference.

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