 FACE LIFT:Weekly once, preferably on a Sunday when you are relaxed, try out this facial at home. Beat a raw egg and the juice of one lemon. Apply this mixture as a mask over the face and neck. Simply relax for half an hour. Do not talk! Wash off when you feel the tightening of the muscles. This pack will soften lines and smooth out wrinkles as the natural cholesterol replenishes the oil-forming cells of the skin. BEAUTY MASK:When avocados are available take the pulp and apply it to the dry areas of the skin, especially on the rough parts. The unsaturated fatty acids of this fruit will stimulate the sluggish skin to produce the natural oils or sebum and make the skin look healthy and young. TO COMBAT OILY SKIN:Extract the juice from lettuce leaves and apply this on the skin to combat oiliness. The vitamins found in the lettuce absorb the excess oil. FOR CHAPPED LIPS:
Heat olive oil in a pan. When it is warm, dip a cotton ball in it, squeeze out the excess. Lie down and place the oil-soaked cotton on the lips for 10 minutes. Cracked lips will soften and heal with the emollient action of the oil. FOR FATIGUED EYES:Bathe eyes in warm water to which ½ teaspoon of table salt has been added. For puffy and swollen eyes, soak pads in a solution of 100 ml water and one tablespoon salt. Wring the pads out and place on eyes. Lie down and close your eyes. Allow the solution to work wonders in a few minutes. FOR A QUICK FACIAL GLOW:Mix equal parts of baby oil and table salt. Massage this mixture on your face. While the salt removes the dead cells, the baby oils softens the emerging skin. TO SOFTEN WORK- WEARY HANDS:For hands that are tired and wrinkled with washing and cleaning up, here is a natural healing secret which is truly effective. Soak hands for 5 minutes in a basin of warm water to which three tablespoons of salt have been added. Rinse and dry. You'll see the difference. TO GET RID OF UGLY SKIN PORES:Ice cubes have a tightening effect on enlarged pores and blotches. Wrap ice cubes in a cloth bag and apply to the affected parts for as long as you are comfortable. Ordinary buttermilk has a sterilising and toning effect on the skin and has always featured in grandma's remedies. Soak cotton pads in buttermilk and pat on your face. Let it dry for 15 minutes. Rinse off with cool water. Repeat as often as possible throughout the day. EFFECTIVE HEALING MASKS:Place a few slices of raw tomato on the face or spread mashed tomato evenly on the face. Let the juice soak into the skin. Rinse after fifteen minutes.Squeeze the juice of a cucumber and apply as a lotion. The rich mineral and vitamin content of cucumber helps to get rid of infections.For facial blemishes, apply a paste of boiled and mashed green beans. Let it dry and then rinse with cool water.For a healing effect on acne, pimples, rashes, cold sores, sunburn etc., apply cod liver oil liberally on the face. Allow it to remain for as long as possible and then wash with cool water. IDEAL PRESSURE MASSAGE:Smile and hold that smile! With the heel of your palms and with firm pressure and circular movements, massage with upward strokes from the collar bone up to the templates. This will make the skin supple and elastic without stretching it.The simple beauty remedies given above are straight from Grandma's mouth and ones that have worked wonders for the previous generation. We hope you enjoy the same benefits too. Do remember to give us a feedback, so we can source a few more of them for you!
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