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Showing posts with label care of skin. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Simple Step of Skin care


Hands must always be clean since the chance of penetration of bacteria from hands to face is more likely. Cleansing of skin is the key to skin care. Use a good cleanser first start near the hairline, and then apply it in the face, lip and neck. Then give a gentle massage with fingers. Leave it undisturbed for 2 minutes, after which you can use a cotton ball and gently take it off, this will remove the dirt and cosmetics already present in face. At last wash the face with a good face wash that suits your skin. These steps will help you keep the skin clean.  

Tips for flawless complexion:
Skin consists of melanin protein which causes pigmentation and its care includes cleansing, moisturizing, toning. Eat fresh vegetables and dry fruits like almond, walnut, apricot and pista for skin care.
Maintain a healthy balanced diet and adequate sleep in order to keep a youthful and beautiful tone for life long.
• Take milk every morning to maintain beauty.
• Almonds are natural moisturizers since they contain high dosage of vitamin E and oil extracted from almonds is used for treating dark circles and excessively dry skin.
• Apricot - helps to refresh the skin and gives a glow and luster to skin.
• Pista - helps to main cellular protection and hydration to skin.
• Vitamin A - helps to protect against sun damage; sources include broccoli, carrots, mango, papaya, spinach, sweet potato, tomatoes and watermelon.
• Vitamin B - helps to maintain healthy skin tone; sources include banana, fish, eggs, meat, poultry, and whole grains.
• Vitamin C - helps to support structure for the skin; sources include orange, lime, lemon, guava, Indian gooseberry, strawberries and green and red peppers.
• Vitamin E - helps to slow down the ageing process; sources include almonds, leafy vegetables, legumes and salmon fish.
• Selenium and Zinc - Oyster is a very good source of both zinc and selenium, other sources include mushrooms, seafood, soybeans, wheat germ and whole grains.

Besides having a healthy meal it is very important to drink lots of water to keep the skin well hydrated and maintain elasticity and regular exercise helps to supply more oxygen to skin cells, reduce wrinkles, crow's feet and bagginess around eyes.

Dry Skin


»   Drink plenty of water and fluids it helps for dry skin.
  »   Aloe vera is an effective herd for skin. It provides nutrients for skin replenish and aloe vera extracts are used for skin massage. This is an one of the effective herbal remedy for dry skin.
  »   Prepare a paste by mixing avocado, one banana and half papaya. Apply this paste on your face, neck and other dry skin area and let it dry for 15 minutes wash your face with warm water. It is very useful in treating dry skin and clear scars.
  »   Prepare a paste using 1 teaspoon egg yolk, 1-2 teaspoons milk powder, and 1 teaspoon honey. Apply this paste on face, neck and other dry skin area and let it dry for 10-15 minutes then wash your face using cold water. It is very effective remedy for dry skin.
  »   Fresh cucumber juice is the effective remedy for dry skin.
  »   Apple is the effective home remedy for dry skin. It removes the dryness of the skin and makes it appear shiny. Take 2-3 apples, grind them and apply on the skin, keep it for 20 minutes and then wash with cold water.
  »   Almonds used for skin nourishing. Face massage using almond oil makes the skin soft and removes dry skin. This is natural and best.

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