by Aparna Mukhedkar

Created on: March 11, 2009   Last Updated: March 12, 2009

Home made remedies for a glowing skin

A glowing, shining skin denotes good health. Nothing is more important than to have a healthy, wholesome life. By following an active lifestyle, exercising, eating in moderation and nurturing your soul and spirit goes a long way in keeping your face and overall skin looking soft and beautiful. In addition, you can apply some of these simple, home-made masks and scrubs to add more luster to your face.

Why spend hundreds of dollars when you can find amazing products in your pantry to make your skin glow every day? The scrubs and masks described below can be made from ingredients such as eggs, honey, gram flour, turmeric, yogurt and almond oil. This article attempts to offer some examples that I have used over the years that have helped improve my skin considerably.

One of my favorites is a very simple mask. It is a mix of egg whites, turmeric, gram flour, yogurt and honey.

Procedure:

Beat the egg white till it fluffs up a bit. Then, add a pinch of turmeric and gram flour. Add honey and yogurt to make a paste. Apply it to your face till it dries and wash it off in warm water. You face shines in its natural glow.

The next is a scrub. I learnt how to make this while growing up in India. We did not use soaps to wash our face. We used an orange scrub along with gram flour and honey to wash our faces. This is a fantastic scrub if you have acne or have blemishes or black heads.

After eating an orange, take the peel and dry it in the sun. After it hardens then grind it into a powder. Keep a stock of the orange peel to use throughout the year, if you can.

Orange Peel scrub:

Take a tablespoon of orange peel powder with cold milk and honey. Mix into a paste and scrub it on your face.

Your face becomes clean and shines blemish less after using just once. Use it every day if you can. As you age, your face will thank you profusely for your efforts. You can also use yogurt instead of milk. However, honey and gram flour are necessary.

Cucumber mask for acne and blemished skin:

Mash a cucumber and yogurt in equal proportion. Add honey and apply to your face until it is dry. Wash it with warm water.

This is a great mask even if you don't have acne or blemishes. Just before a party, if you want to apply a mask that works wonders, this would be the one. Cucumber, yogurt and honey can be added to any fruit like strawberries or papaya and mashed together for a similar effect.

Cantaloupe mask:

Take a few drops of the juice of cantaloupe and add to a mashed cucumber,

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