DIY Butter Care Facial Treatment for Dry Skin

Butter Care Facial Treatment for Dry Skin (Do it Yourself)

by Chand

How much do you care for your skin?? All color cosmetics, concealers, enhancers; all these will suit you only when the skin is healthy and happy.  The more experimental you are with your make up, the more you need towards the happy being of your skin. I hope this fact is agreeable. :)

When it is winter, skin demands more and more attention. Slightest neglecting will make you pay for it. Seems like I am paying for neglecting the winter.  I was not very strict in my skin routine this winter, it has taken so many tolls, that my skin is breaking and there are red rashes of skin breaking. And it hurts too. :(

So, from past one week I am devoted very much to my skin. I have introduced the butter-care facial routine for my dry skin. I use freshly churned out home made butter for this routine. (I hope this is a well known practice in all Indian homes, churning the curds along with the skimmed milk cream brings out the yummy deliciously utterly-butterly butter. Excuse me for too much of rhymes. :))

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Butter massage for dry skin:

Butter is the creamiest thing that is obtained as a product from milk. It is a rich moisturizer when used on skin. It forms a good massage cream helping the dry skin a lot. The dry broken skin gets soothed when massaged with butter for about 5 minutes or so.

There is lot of difference in the stored butter and freshly churned butter. The stored butter is of course good for skin, but before storing it is washed well to remove traces of butter milk. Thus the stored butter is only a good moisturizer.

Now if you are given a moisturizer along with the toner in the same product, wouldn’t you prefer the added bonus!! Same is the freshly churned butter. The traces of butter-milk present when you use the butter that is just churned out, is the perfect toner for the skin along with the heavy moisturizer.

Thus massaging my face with butter and little butter-milk is giving a lot of moisturizing to my dry skin.


Butter and sugar scrub for dry skin:

• Read: Winter Fairness Face Packs for All Skin Types

Winter leaves lot of dry skin flakes making the skin look dead. This has to be removed some how. So, I thought of using a sugar scrub. But sugar again needs a rich cream for scrubbing the dry skin. Else sugar alone will do more harm to the dry skin.

So, add a little sugar to some butter and leave it for sometime. Let the sugar dissolve for a while (not completely) so that the sugar does not form a harsh scrub particle. Now, we have a mild scrub in a rich cream base.

Do some scrubbing on the face for removing the dead skin from the face and neck.


Wiping with warm water:

I am not using a steamer for this facial treatment; since my skin is gone heavily dry. So, alternatively, I use a cotton cloth dipped in warm water to wipe my face. The greasiness of the butter may not go off completely with just wiping, but the skin will drink off all of it in some time. I do not mind if there is some oiliness left behind on my face the day I do butter facial.


Curd as face pack:

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There is some amount of sour if you observe the hard creamy curd. I love that sour smell. When a spoon full of curd is applied on the face and allowed to dry, it forms a whitish moisturizing face pack.

This is a much needed face pack for my skin. I do not mix anything else to the curd, just plain curd, one table spoon and apply them all to the face. It forms a thick creamy texture initially on the face. It take about 15 minutes to dry after which I wash it off.

This entire procedure is helping my skin so much that it feels like my skin is winning over this cold season.

Did you enjoy my Butter Care Facial Treatment? Share your feedback below!

My Bed Time Beauty Routine to Wake Up Beautiful!

My Bed Time Beauty Routine - Steps and Tips

Hey Everyone!
What do you do before you go to bed at night? Watch television or go for a walk.. or munch something? Alright! what do you do to your skin and hair to wake up beautiful the next morning? Have your ever wondered about your bed-time beauty care? Fine, cool. I am not getting sleep now so came here to share my bed time beauty routine with you all. I have been waiting to make this post since long but missed it every time. Check below the steps of my beauty routine; these are what I do before I go to my soft bed every night :) This routine really helps me wake up fresh, energetic and ofcourse confident. I have been following this routine for more than 2 yrs now and my skin and hair have been improved a lot after that. No long steps; these are just the normal ones which we can follow at our home easily. Let us move on to the steps now?

• Read: My Step by Step Facial Skincare Routine Before Diwali

Brush Teeth & Clean Mouth

Brushing my teeth is the first thing I do every morning after I wake up from sleep and also before going to bed every night. I just can't live without brushing my teeth at least twice a day. It is essential to keep our mouth clean in order to maintain good health and to avoid bad odour. So before going to bed at night, I brush my teeth with a mint toothpaste and goggle with a refreshing mouth wash following by the tongue cleaner usage. Get a baby tooth brush and keep it in your tooth brush stand. Once you are done with brushing your teeth, gently scrub your lips with the baby brush and wash away with cold water. This will make your lips baby soft!

•  Read: Early Morning Skincare Routine for Glowing Skin

 

Warm Water Bath

However tired you might be, just have a warm water bath with your favorite fruity smelling shower gel. This will lift up your mood and make you energetic in minutes leaving all the dullness and tiredness behind. I usually have my night bath around 10 pm in lukewarm water. If you are afraid of getting cold, make it a quick warm shower. Having a relaxing warm bath at night relieves stress and refreshes you for a better sleep. Do you have those 'slippery feel giving' shower gels and bars unused, those will take ages to get washed away from skin completely? They may raise your temper in busy mornings; hence spare them for night baths! I love having my night bath with strawberry, pomegranate or citrus shower gels depending on my mood.

Tidbits: 

• While having your bath, soak your feet in hot water (in bearable heat) for 5-10 minutes and scrub gently with a foot scrubber or a loofah pad. This will ensure the removal of dead skin cells and softens feet.I don't do it everyday due to laziness :P but at least twice a week is really good.
• Use a good makeup removing cleanser to remove all the makeup, dust and pollution from your facial skin. Removing make up is a must before you go to bed every night.
  

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Moisturize Face and Body Skin

Okay we had a warm bath now to refresh the body, senses and to remove the impurities, sweat and dirt from the skin. What next? The warm water with cleanser would have taken most of the moisture from our skin. To combat moisture loss, I put on my body lotion and face moisturizer soon after I come out of my bathroom. Wipe your skin with a soft towel and apply the moisturizers evenly over your face and body skin. Never ever use creams those others simply recommend because it works on them; everyone's skin is different and you need the apt one for your skin. Heavy moisturizers are good for night usage as you need to keep your skin moisturized for next 8-12 hours (Do you sleep for twelve hours? :P I do many times!).

Tidbits: 

• Before putting on your facial moisturizer, spray some rose water or a skin toner over your face to tighten pores and remove the leftover dirt from your skin.
• If you find any particular moisturizer that suits your skin the best, but still you can't use that due to the 'No SPF' factor, spare it for night usage. I find few of my good working moisturizers turn dewy on my normal-oily skin after 2 hours of application and hence I don't dare to put them for day use; but you see, they fit perfectly as my night cream.
• Do not forget to apply your foot cream while moisturizing your face and body.

• Read: Can You Use Body Lotion On Your Face?

Apply Lip Balm or Lip Butter

Our lips turn dry when we fail to moisturizer them. We are needing our lip balm many times in a day but many of us fail to think about the nights our lips face. We need to moisturize our lips heavily at nights, especially in winters if we want to wake up with soft lips instead of the dried and chapped ones. Soon after I moisturize my face, body and feet, the next thing that my hand searches for is a 'lip balm'. I apply a thick coat of my lip balm or lip butter every night to ensure my lips won't turn chapped. As it is night, try to skip the tinted ones and go for flavored ones to refresh your senses! How about a sweet vanilla or sheabutter one?

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Comb & Detangle Hair

This is one of the main steps of my bed time beauty (hair) care routine. I gently detangle my hair with a wide toothed comb and apply some oil on my scalp if in case I am planning to wash my hair the next day morning. It is highly risky to sleep with ponytails as they may result in thinning of hair or even alopecia in long run. So never ever sleep with tight braids or pony tails. Just detangle your hair and wear loose braids before you go to bed. If you havea  really short hair, then you can sleep with loose hair but in case if you have a lengthy hair, it is better to wear loose braids as the natural oils of your hair can cause pimples if comes to contact with the skin.

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Pillow Cover & Blanket - Are they Clean?

Yes, I do check this every night. Most of the people, even if they follow a good skin care routine, experience pimples due to sleeping in pillows without making sure the cover is clean. They won't be having a clue why they are getting pimples whatever anti-acne cream they use. Hence, it is better to wash pillow covers twice every week; this avoids skin problems, acne breakouts and other skin allergies. I always make sure that both my pillow cover and bedsheet are clean before falling asleep! Do you have this habit? If not, cultivate it for your skin sake from today itself.

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Relax Eyes with Cold Cotton Pads

Be it cucumber juice or rose water,  I always have any one of these chilled and ready in my refrigerator. Once I am done with all the other steps of my night time beauty routine, I dip two clean cotton pads into rose water or cucumber juice, squeeze them and put them over my eyelids. Wow! What a relaxing feel it is! This method treats my tired eyes which works on computer for long hours everyday. Why don't you try it too?

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Close Eyes and Sleep Well

Now I am done with everything! :D It's time to get deep into the good night sleep. Whatever problems, worries, tensions I have, I just throw them away, take a big breathe and sleep calmly. Once you are done with the above mentioned skincare/haircare steps, automatically you will be getting a happy refreshed sleep.
         
And in the morning..?? Someone is going to wake up with gorgeous skin and hair :) If followed every night, you can visibly see changes on your skin and hair appearance.

Did you like my bed time beauty routine? What is yours? Share below!

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5 Best Winter Beauty Fixes at Home

5 Best Winter Beauty Fixes at Home [Do it Yourself]

Hello everyone!
Are you enjoying the chillness in the air? It is the turn of winter now and we need to make some changes in our skin and hair care routines to stay beautiful. It is not that though actually; all we need to do is to choose skincare, hair and makeup products which suits our skin type. Not just the over the counter products, if we go for a kitchen raid in our home, we can find many skin friendly ingredients to use in our winter beauty care regime. Today, I am going to share with you five best beauty fixes at home to make use of this winter.

• Read: Ten Home Remedies for Winter Dry Skin

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1. Vaseline for Chapped Lips

Vaseline has been widely used by people for ages to cure chapped lips. This remedy is well known already but still I am mentioning here; a small tub of petroleum jelly can save your lips from winter damage very effectively. So next time when you go for shopping, pick 5-6 small tubs and give one to each in your family. You can carry petroleum jelly in your handbag whenever you step out as this may help you a lot when you forget to carry your lip balm.

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2. Hot Oil Spa Bath for Dry Skin

Take half a cup of olive oil and heat it in a double boiler. Wear a bath towel or some short dress and apply this warm olive oil all over your face and body. Massage skin with gentle circular motion for 5-10 minutes. Now have a relaxing bath in lukewarm water. If preferred, crush some rose and tulsi petals and put them into your bathing water along with few drops of sandalwood oil. This hot oil massage come spa bath every weekend beautifies your skin like anything in winter! Olive oil help you say goodbye to winter skin dryness where as the other ingredients in this DIY spa make your skin smell fresh throughout the day.

• Read: Winter Skincare Recipes for Dry Flaky Skin

3. Moisturizing Rose Body Mist

Fill up a clean old spray bottle with 1 cup of rose water. Pour in 2 teaspoons of sweet almond oil and some crushed rose petals. Shake well and store the bottle in refrigerator (not in freezer) Soon after you finish your bath or soon after you return back home from work, when your skin craves for moisture, spray this calming body mist all over, including your face if you wish. This DIY rose body mist instantly soothes the skin and provides moisture without any harsh chemicals.

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4. Butter as Hand & Foot Cream

Yes! Butter works great as a heavy moisturizer. Before you go to the bed every night, wash your hands and feet with warm water and a gentle cleanser. Take a scoop of butter and massage your palms and feet well for 5 minutes. Now put on your cotton gloves and go to sleep. Wake up early in the morning to see your magically soft palms and feet! Butter is a great skin friendly ingredient to challenge winter dryness.

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5. Mixture of Oils for Dry Scalp

Dry scalp causes several head aches such as dandruff, flaky skin, hair fall and itchiness in winter. To combat this problem, mix equal amounts of coconut oil, almond oil, olive oil and castor oil together. Pour this oil mixture in a clean container. Now take 5-6 vitamin E capsules and poke them to extract the thick vitamin E oil. Pour this oil into the already prepared oil mixture and shake well. Store this DIY winter hair oil in a cool dry place. Use this oil to massage your scalp twice to thrice a week and leave it on overnight. This oil usage will bring dramatic changes to the health and texture of your hair in weeks. So winter? It can never damage your hair with this powerful home made nourishing hair oil.

•  Read: Parachute Advansed Ayurvedic Hair Oil Review

Did you find these 5 Easy Winter Beauty Fixes useful? 

Which one did you like the most?

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Winter Fairness Face Packs for All Skin Types

Winter Fairness Face Packs for All Skin Types - Do it Yourself

Winter is finally in and most of us struggle everyday to prevent dryness on the surface of our skin. No matter what your skin type is, this hard winter can suck all the moisturize and leave your skin dry, dull and damaged if treated the improper way.  Being a normal-oily skinned person, I myself find it hard many times to prevent skin dryness in winter. Though I am on the safer side being an oily skin typed person, the chillness in the air takes away all the moisture from my skin and the results are.. dry and dull skin!
     Oh my! then how would dry skinned people face winter? Though they overcome winter, if not followed the proper skin moisturizing regime, everything left would be wrinkles, fine lines and patchy dull skin at the end of winter. So how can we put an end to dark skin and other skin issues in winter? All of them are mainly caused due to the winter dryness; hence few moisturizing face packs might help. Today, we are going to check few fairness face pack recipes that can be made at home for all skin types. Along with the moisturizing ingredients, we are adding some 'glow' ingredients to the packs for that bright results! Let your skin glow radiantly this winter. Check the fairness recipes below.

• Read: Ten Home Remedies for Winter Dry Skin

• Read: Nourishing Winter Pedicure at Home

Winter Fairness Face Packs for Normal Skin:

• Combine a teaspoon of besan with 2 teaspoons of yogurt and a pinch of turmeric powder. Blend them together well to form a smooth creamy paste. Use this as your face pack twice to thrice a week to cleanse your skin from the deep layer; so that you will have a bright glowing fairness without any impurities or dark patches.
  
• Papaya pulp mashed along with tomato pulp also serves as a brightening fairness face pack for normal skin types. Just take them in equal amounts and grind together until smooth.
  
• Do you have sandalwood powder in your home? Mix equal amounts of chickpea powder with it. Now add required rose water and a teaspoon of honey to this mixture. Blend well and your fairness chickpea winter face pack is ready to use!

• Read: Winter Fairness Facial Scrub

Winter Fairness Face Packs for Oily Skin:

• Fullers earth mixed with equal amount of sandalwood powder should be combined with required diluted lemon juice. This paste should be used at least thrice a week for faster fairness results.
  
• Dry orange peels and grind them to powder. Mix required rose water and 1/2 teaspoon of gram flour to 1 teaspoon of orange peel powder and layer it up on your cleansed face. Leave on for 15 minutes and wash away to see the golden glow!
  
• Aloevera gel can be combined with fresh orange juice to form a quick face pack that lightens skin with regular usage. Apply it on your skin and leave on for 20 minutes before washing. This winter fairness face pack for oily skin not only lightens skin, but also leaves it soft without leaving any dryness behind.

• Read: Almond & Sandalwood Face Pack for Brides

Winter Fairness Face Packs for Dry Skin:

• Take two teaspoons of milk cream in a small bowl. Put it two pinches of saffron strands and 1/2 teaspoon of red sandalwood powder (Raktha Chandan). Blend all these ingredients together to make a milkish red smooth paste. After cleansing your facial skin, smooth this over and leave on for 20 minutes. Wash away with cold clean water and pat dry. However dry your skin might be, this face pack usage will leave your skin soft, fresh and moisturized in minutes. Daily usage results in baby soft fair skin within 8 weeks. This face pack is very much suitable for brides.
  
• A combination of olive oil, lemon juice and rose water helps lightening the skin, without leaving it dry. Mix everything together and apply over your face and neck evenly. Leave on for 20 minutes before washing off. Olive oil is also found to be effective on clearing our acne scars.
  
• Take an egg yolk in a small bowl. Put in one teaspoon of chickpea powder, 1/2 teaspoon of oatmeal and finally, 2-3 drops of sweet almond oil. This protein rich egg fairness face pack nourishes your face and keeps dryness at bay. Results? Fair glowing skin without any winter dullness.

• Read: 2 Quick Home Remedies to Lighten Your Skin Complexion

Note: Sensitive skin types can avoid citrus ingredients in their face packs. Pomegranate juice or carrot juice can be applied to the skin directly to achieve brighter skin fast.

Which is your favorite DIY winter skincare recipe? Share below!

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How to Make Banana Milkshake Hair Mask?

How to Make Banana Milkshake Hair Mask at Home? [DIY]

Hello Everyone!
How are you all? It is been very long since I posted anything on MABH. I missed you all like anything and I am finally back. :) Today, I am sharing with you all a super duper delicious eatable drinkable hair mask recipe made of fresh bananas and other kitchen available ingredients to serve your hair. I have been using this mask since 2 weeks and seeing greater results on my winter dry hair. It not only nourishes my hair, but also helps my hair turn soft and manageable when winter strips off all the moisture and leave my hair dry. The specialty of this milkshake hair mask is, you can have it for your tummy too :D Believe me, its delicious like anything when chilled. Shall we move on to the recipe now?

• Read: DIY Hair Masks from Your Kitchen

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Things you will need:

• 2-3 ripen bananas (Depending on the length and thickness of your hair)
• 2 tablespoons of honey
• A cup of milk
• A teaspoon of sugarless milk powder (Optional)

How to Prepare DIY Banana Milkshake Hair Mask?:
Take a blender. Put in everything and blend until smooth :D Do you feel like drinking it right way? I felt like that too but spare some for your hair. Make the recipe thick but adding 2 tablespoons of milk at first; take out few scoops to use as your hair mask. Pour in more milk the remaining puree and shake it up to serve yourself :D Don't forget to add honey instead of honey to this recipe and however, milk powder can be skipped. It is for extra nourishment of hair and for some extra taste. Let us store it in the refrigerator and move on to apply the hair mask. Meanwhile, you icy cold banana milkshake would be ready!


How to Apply the Banana Milkshake Hair Mask?

• Comb your hair and divide it into 4-5 sections.
• Apply the banana hair mask using your hair brush or clean fingers.
• Make sure to cover your entire scalp and hair ends with this DIY hair mask.
• Wear a shower cap. Leave on the mask for 30 minutes to one hour and rinse thoroughly.

Banana Hair Mask Ingredient Benefits:

Banana: It hydrates hair and  makes it frizz free. Regular usage of banana in hair care helps in softening the hair by providing required moisture and nourishment.

Honey: Honey is a humectant which attracts moisture and thus it helps hair in may ways. It also consists of anti oxidants, vitamins and minerals which are essential for the hair health.

Milk: Proteins present in the milk help hair grow strong and shiny. This is why many hair care products contain milk as their key ingredient.

Milk Powder: It has the same benefits as milk. Adding milk powder to the recipe helps nourish dry hair better by providing extra rich moisture.


Tidbit: Make sure to rinse your hair well with fresh water to ensure the removal of mask residues. It's better if you use this hair mask on pre-rinsed hair and avoid using shampoo immediately after rinsing the mask from your hair as it may strip away the natural nourishment.

Now it is the time to have your chilled banana milk shake :D Enjoy!
Let this winter be a joyful winter. Keep updated for more winter nourishing recipes for your skin and hair.

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How to Make Mattifying Day Cream at Home? [Photo Tutorial]

Hello Everyone!
This is going to be a fun tutorial today. I made this DIY day cream when I was sorting out the products in my skincare case. I had some products those I don't use regularly on my normal-oily skin but did not want to throw them either. If I keep them without using, they will hit the expiry date.
        When I was deeply thinking to recycle and experiment with those products, I suddenly got an idea of preparing a mattifying day cream out of them. For the mattifying effect, I needed some loose powder and the other things I needed are some a moisturizer and SPF cream and such to prepare this DIY recipe. This day cream of course doesn't stay all day long on your face but you can use this for nearby shopping visits and quick outings! When I don't feel like layering up my face with a moisturizer, then a SPF and then a compact, I simply put on this cream and get set! And that's it I am ready to go! Check below to find how the recipe turned out.

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Things you will need:

• Some loose powder or a compact (That matches your skin tone)
• A moisturizer 
• A sunscreen lotion
• A soothing skin gel (Optional)
• An empty container (I used the Lakme Perfect Radiance Fairness Cream tub)
• A clean spoon or a spatula

• Read: How to Make DIY Skin Hydrating Face Pack? [Photo Tutorial]

Here I have used the Lakme Rose Powder in Warm Pink shade. You can either use some loose powder or a compact for this DIY day cream. Just scrape some compact to use it in your recipe. Both the Garnier Light Moisturizer and the Maybelline BB Cream (In shade radiance; and oops it's a wrong shade for my skin!) gave a whitish caste finish on my skin and hence I wanted to finish them off :P by mixing and matching them in my DIY recipes. They both had good SPF factor and that is enough for short visits and nearby shopping step outs right? So I used them both as moisturizer come sunscreen in this recipe. You can also use a separate moisturizer and sunscreen to make this mattifying day cream. If you have oily skin and couldn't use those dewy finish products on your skin, welcome them to this recipe :D and you will get that mattifying effect! Come let us move on to the steps now.

Step 1:
Clean your empty container and dry it. You can use your old day cream tub or some other tub that is travel friendly, sturdy and leak proof. I have used one of my favorite tubs here, the one in which the Lakme Perfect Radiance Fairness Day Cream comes. It is cute pink, classy looking metallic tub. After cleaning and drying, put in some loose powder to it. Prepare a small amount first; if it does well then we can prepare more.

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Step 2:
Now put in your moisturizer and SPF cream to the tub. I have prepared my DIY day cream with the loose powder, moisturizer and sunscreen in the ratio of 1:2:2. I did not use a separate moisturizer and a sunscreen but combined both the Garnier Light Moisturizer and the Maybelline BB cream for a 'moisturizer come sunscreen' effect. If you want to skip the SPF and just want a light day cream, go for moisturizer + powder without adding any tinted creams or SPF. Make sure that you do not include more powder then it will be hard blending the cream onto the skin.

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Step 3:
This is an optional step. You can either include or skip this but I included some soothing skin gel to this DIY day cream for ease of application. By adding this gel, the consistency of the cream becomes smooth and moreover, the cream spreads smoothly without settling into patches. I have used the Prakriti Herbals Soothing Rose Aloe Gel here. You can also use any other store bought aloe gel for this purpose.

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Step 4:
In this final step, mix everything together well with the spatula without any lumps to make your day cream smooth. Swatch test it on  your hand and on your clean face. If everything is fine, then stick to the same ratio and prepare a tub full of cream for your usage! This can be said as either your day cream or a light coverage foundation for daily usage.

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Tada.. Here is the day cream I prepared! It gives a nice glowing matte finish to my facial skin without leaving it dry. The coverage is light and it stays good for 2-3 hours. I do not need to layer my facial skin with moisturizer, SPF and compact hereafter when stepping out for short visits :) Just a blob of this DIY day cream does a perfect job!

Store this DIY Mattifying Day Cream in refrigerator and use a spatula to take out the product every time. This extends the shelf life of the product. If you have dry skin, you can add extra moisturizing creams to this recipe to make sure it suits your skin type.

Do you like this DIY Mattifying Day Cream Recipe?

How to Use Johnson's Baby Lotion? [4 Different Ways]

Hello Everyone!
If you are wondering whether this post is meant for Johnson's baby lotion usage on babies, nope you're wrong. In this post, I am sharing with you all, the multiple uses of Johnson's baby lotion on skin; of on elders skin. For me, this is such a life saver product and I have been repurchasing this lotion again and again for past 2-3 years. There are two variants I guess, the one is the milk variant and the another one is plain (Which is baby pink in colour) I love both of them but has a little more craze on pink :P and its fragrance of course. Come let us check the 4 uses of Johnson's Baby Lotion on adult's skin.

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Body Lotion
This is how I first used this Johnson's Baby Lotion on me! Once, when I was in train travel, I realized that I did not carry my body lotion and foot cream with me. That was winter too and I have no other choice than getting some small lotion pack from the nearest store. When I came across few affordable, small body lotions, this one caught my eye. I had also picked a Vaseline 24 hours total moisture cream but that was for my foot as it is heavy and rich :) This small bottle of Johnson's  baby lotion saved my body skin like anything. I just applied it over my arms, hands and body and this does the moisturizing job very well without leaving any sticky or greasy feel behind. My skin felt smooth, soft and baby soft with the lingering, pleasant baby smell :) There after, I even started using this lotion as my 'now and then' body lotion when my skin and senses scream for something pleasant and baby-sh.

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Makeup Remover
Yes! It is a superb makeup remover and it effectively removes all the mild, waterproof makeup cosmetics from my skin. Though being mild, it does a very good job without disturbing the skin's natural moisture. I am not a 'everyday waterproof makeup' wearing person. If I am stepping out for a long outing, I would prefer water proof long wear eye and face makeup products but in case if I am getting out for some shopping, to a nearby store, products that come into my hand are light weighted and  those can be easily removed without a makeup remover. For that removing purpose, I use this Johnson's baby lotion. It removes all the traces of light makeup with the first swipe itself. It effectively removes eyeliner, eye shadows and such. Simple dab some lotion over your face using a soft cotton ball. Leave on for 30 seconds to one minutes and wipe off with a damp cloth! That's it you are all done.

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Day Cream/Light Foundation 
Foundation? Are you asking whether I am kidding? Nope. I have tried, tested this and sharing with you all :) It neither caused any side effects nor worked bad on my skin. Once when I was experimenting (I do it a lot people) to make my own day cream, or can be said as a light coverage foundation, I tried making my Lakme Rose Powder as a cream with rose water. I applied it onto my face and oh my god! It stretched out my normal-oily skin so bad and gave a ghost-like white caste finish :P Then I tried mixing a pea sized amount of Johnson's baby lotion with the same rose powder and voila! This DIY day cream blended out smoothly onto my facial skin and gave a light coverage which is perfect for nearby shopping visits. If applied plainly, Johnson's baby lotion gives a mild dewy look (Which turns my T Zone like an oil well within 2-3 hours) to my facial skin but when I tried mixing it with my loose powder, it gave a smooth matte finish, which is not at all flat or powdery. The finish was even, smooth and the texture of my skin looked so good really. However extra dry skins may not like this idea much but if you have a normal-oily skin type, this would suit you perfectly in monsoons and winters.

• Read: How to Make Fairness Night Cream at Home?

Hand & Elbow Cream
Not only as a body lotion, it serves great as my hand cream too. I am using it often as my hand cream, especially at nights before I go to bed. It help my palms stay baby soft and super smelling all the night :) It has even improved the shine on my nails and prevent them getting cracked due to dryness. For dry elbows and knees, this is one mild instant cure. Though it cannot help much in winters, it helps a bit to heal stubborn dryness and roughness on the knee parts. Moreover, you do not need to fear to put this lotion anywhere on your skin as it is specially formulated for babies.

And one more thing to say; something which is safe on baby's skin is hundred percent safe on yours! So don't ever hesitate to use baby lotions and other baby products on your skin :) Enjoy the baby-sh fragrance!

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4 Natural Skin Whitening Recipes with Lemon

Hello Beauties,
Today we are going to discuss about four skin lightening recipes with lemon juice those are very natural on our skin. There are several fairness creams, fairness lotions and fairness serums available in the market today. Many claims to be 'fully' herbal and natural too, but do you think they are natural 100%? Not at all. They would be containing some bases and preservatives to prevent them going bad but these 4 lemon DIY recipes I am going to mention in this post are fresh and moreover, they are natural on skin. Rather than saying these as 'skin whitening recipes' I would like to name these lemon DIYs as skin brightening face packs. Because there is nothing specially beautiful in just having a pale skin. Pale or dusky, tan or dark, if you have a clear, glowing and bright skin, that is beautiful! Find below the top three skin lightening ingredients from your home and make your skin glow naturally!

• Read: 2 Quick Home Remedies to Lighten Your Complexion

Skin Lightening Properties of Lemon

Believe it or not, citrus extracts contain great natural skin whitening properties. Lemon juice natural bleaches the skin and fastens the process of dark spot fading, thus giving you a fairer and brighter skin. If you find the lemon juice to be over acidic on your skin, go for sweet lime. Find below these 4 quick fairness recipes with lemon juice for different skin types.

Skin Lightening Lemon Face Pack for Normal Skin
Combine a teaspoon of lemon juice with a teaspoon of green gram powder and mix well. Add few drops of rose water to this thick mixture to make a creamy paste. There you're done with your own skin lightening lemon face pack! The green gram powder helps in removing the dead skin cells while the lemon juice work on natural skin lightening. Rose water is added here to calm down the skin.

Skin Lightening Lemon Face Pack for Dry Skin
Using lemon on dry skin is a tricky job. It might dry out your skin more if not used in a proper way with proper base. Combine a teaspoon of olive oil with a teaspoon of honey and put in few drops of fresh lime juice to it. After cleansing your face with a gentle facial clear, apply this thin pack evenly and massage for 2-3 minutes. Then leave on for 10-15 minutes before washing it off. The lemon natural brightens the skin and the olive oil helps in preventing skin's moisture loss. Honey is also an excellent natural ingredient to improve skin complexion.

Skin Lightening Lemon Face Pack for Oily Skin
Take a small bowl and add a teaspoon of fullers earth to it. Now pour 2 teaspoons of rose water diluted lemon juice to the fullers earth (In 2:1 ratio) and blend well to make a smooth paste. This face pack effectively cleanses the skin and removes excessive oil production to give you a fresh, bright and matte skin for a long time!

Skin Whitening Lemon Face Pack for Sensitive Skin
While handling lemon in DIY recipes, we should be more careful to use them on sensitive skin types. Lime juice usage may end up in breakouts if just applied directly on to the skin. Mix 1/2 a teaspoon of glycerin with 1/2 a teaspoon of carrot/apple juice. Now combine this liquid with 3-4 drops of lemon juice and your pure skin lightening lemon face pack for sensitive skin is ready. This face pack is comparatively thin but has a same effects on your skin as the other ones. Just layer it up on your clean face and wash away after 15 minutes.

Tidbit: After using your lemon face pack, moisturization is must in all skin types. Choose one recipe above which suits your skin type. Use these natural DIY skin lightening face packs for at least twice in a week to see visible results faster. These recipes also help in clearing out sun tan and dark patches with regular usage. Do not use them if your skin is allergic to lemon.

Do you use lemon juice in your DIY face packs?

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5 Amazing DIY Face Pack Recipes

Hello lovely ladies! Today my post is not about a product but its a DIY post. Yay! :)
Okay. let me tell u something about myself, I am the laziesttttt person on the earth who just loves ready made cleansers, packs but whenever my skin is in trouble I always come back to my loyal DIY :P Today I am going to share with you all my five favorite DIY face pack recipes those work like a charm.

My Skin Type: Its as azab as me, sometimes it becomes oil ka dabba and sometimes sukhi roti ;) but all over my skin and hair is very sensitive and prone to break outs, so I think if something work for me it is definitely going to suit dry, normal and oily skinned beauties.

So here we start :) Check out the 5 awesome DIY face pack recipes.

 
Instant Refreshing Fruit Face Pack
Mix a teaspoon of gram flour, 1/2 teaspoon of tomato paste, 1/2 teaspoon of  cucumber paste and required curd together. Apply this fresh and instant face pack on your face and leave it for 10-15 minutes. Later, wash it away with plain water and put on your moisturizer. The pack will add instant glow to your skin. With regular use it also helps in removing tan effectively.


Sweet Winter Face Pack
Mix equal amounts of honey, smashed banana and milk powder together and apply this pack on face and neck. lLave it for 10 minutes and wash away with plain water. This is one of the yummiest and skin-nutritious face pack that helps to retain skin's natural moisture in winters. Dry skinned beauties can use this throughout the year.


Dark Spot Removing Papaya Face Pack
Mix equal amounts of smashed papaya, milk powder and honey together and apply this pack on skin. Allow it to work on your skin for 10-15 minutes and wash away. This is similar to the previous DIY pack but as an extra, it has tan removing and dark spot removing qualities due to the papaya extracts.


Wrinkle Removing Cabbage Face Pack
Boil cabbage and smash it well to make a smooth paste. Add few drops of rose water to this cabbage paste if required. Smooth this cabbage wrinkle removing pack over your face and keep it for 15 minutes before washing away. This naturally prevents wrinkles and removes the existing ones with regular usage.


Deep Nourishing Citrus Face Pack
We always use lemon juice as an ingredient in DIY oily skin recipes, right? Lemon has oil control properties and now, with this face pack even dry skinned beauties can enjoy the flavour and skin brightening properties of lemon extracts without losing excess moisture from their skin. Mix a teaspoon of honey with a teaspoon of lemon juice. Blend this well and put in 4-5 drops of olive oil. Mix well and apply over your cleansed face. Leave on for 15-20 minutes and allow the citrus extracts to work on your skin. Wipe off with a wet sponge and wash away!

Hope you like my DIY face pack recipes. Do try them and let me know how they work! :)

Do you have any special DIY face pack recipe to share?

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How to Make DIY Skin Hydrating Face Pack? [Photo Tutorial]

Guest Post by Gowmi

Hi Sweets,
  As per now, I am very obsessed with the weather over South India (Tamil nadu). They call it winter season?? Nope! It’s still summer in here. Due to the random change in the weather conditions, our skin gets not only dry but it losing the hydration completely. I have combinational to normal skin type, so my T- zone areas (due to rapid change in weather) look like cement concrete (dry), elsewhere skin is normal. I wondered, I don’t how I suppose to hydrate my skin? I was tried over search engines by looking over the solution for uprooting skin hydration. Hence, I came across the uses of banana with honey. It was quiet satisfying. Yet need to improvise! So again I browsed and came to know about the wonders of cucumber and sandalwood.
           They all work as smoothing agent, for soothing and skin hydration. This is what Is looking for! So I made them as pack and apply as hydration face pack twice a week. Now it’s all hydrated. So, let me introduce my hydration face pack here in this tutorial.

• Read: Ten Home Remedies for Winter Dry Skin

DIY Skin Hydrating Face Pack:

Ingredients you will need:

• Smashed cucumber (You can smash in mixer and store in air tight container in refrigerator for later use)
• 1 spoon of honey
• 1 banana (2-3 pieces will be needed for the entire face)
• 1 spoonful of sandalwood powder (if you have red sandalwood powder then you can use it instead of sandalwood powder too)

Tip: Women who have acne prone skin can reduce the amount of cucumber and sandalwood powder for this pack. Because, both are highly cooling agents, so they may enhance acne sometimes. Don’t add fuller’s earth to this pack, it may completely alter the pack.

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Method of Preparation:

 

Step 1: Add smashed cucumber and sandalwood powder to a bowl.

Step2: Add spoonful of honey to same bowl and mix well.

Step 3: Add 2-3 banana pieces to mixture prepared above.

Step 4: Mix every tthing well togther with the fork without lumps.

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That's it. Now, our DIY hydration face pack is ready to use!.

• Read: 20 Awesome Beauty DIY Recipes

Tip: Use a fork to smash banana with mixture. Don’t use finger as it may get clumsy.

How to Use?:

Clean your face with cleanser and pat dry. Now apply the hydration pack on face, leave 20-15 minutes and wash with luke warm or tap water. Don’t leave pack to over dry on your skin then the washing process goes little bit difficult. For starters it may feel little tingling due to the banana usage in pack. Also don’t add water to the pack. While applying you may feel greasy but you should wait 15 minutes to see some wonders on your skin. After this pack skin feels hydrated and soothing.


Tidbit: Use this pack thrice or twice a week. It removes dullness and excess sebum on surface of skin and leaves hydrated.

So girlies, did you like my tutorial on DIY Skin Hydrating Face Pack? Do share your feedback below!

How to Make Lip Gloss with An Eyeshadow? [Photo Tutorial]

Hello Beauties,
Today, I am going to present a photo tutorial on How to Make Lip Gloss with your Eye shadow. Strange? No! I got this idea when I was planning to visit my cousin Vicky's home after long days. I wanted to gift her something as we are meeting after a long time. She loves strawberry scented cosmetics and hence I gave her the Lakme Fruit Blast Strawberry Face Wash when we met last time :) And this time, I searched for something 'Strawberry-sh' in my beauty product case and I found out this Aloe Veda Strawberry Lip Balm. Hmm I have reviewed this lip balm long ago here and it shows no tint on the lips even though it looks colourful! I love colourless lip balms but still I prefer the tinted ones when I am lazy to wear my lippy. My cousin is fond of tinted lip balms too hence I jumped into the experiment of making a gloss for her using this Aloe Veda Lippy and my eyeshadow :D
    I though of using any of my pink/plum lipsticks for this but suddenly I thought 'Why not to make it up with an eyeshadow or an eye pigment for a change?' That seemed as a good idea for me too and hence I picked this bright pink shimmery eye pigment from Nature's Brilliance by Sue. Now let us check how I made the lip gloss in 4 simple steps. Go ahead and enjoy the pictures and tutorial! :)

Things you will need:

• A lip Balm (Tinted or colourless, anything would do good)
• A pink/plum Eyeshadow (You can also go for any other shade(s) you wish)
• A clean spoon
• A ladle

4 Simple Steps to Make Lip Gloss with an Eyeshadow:

Step 1:
Collect your lip balm in a ladle with a clean spoon. If you are using a tube lip balm for this DIY lip gloss recipe, then cut it off with a clean knife and collect it in the ladle. You can also use thick yummy smelling lip butters for this to make your lip gloss rich! Next time I am planning to use the Himalaya Lip Butter which has a very sweet shea butter smell. (Yummm...)

Step 2:
Add required eye pigment/eye shadow to the ladle of lip balm. If needed you can add more later, hence add a little by little until you get the desired pigmentation. Here, the shade I used is a bright pink shade with tiny pink shimmers in it. This would add a nice shine to your lips. However you can also use matte shades for a shimmer-free lip gloss finish. If you have many same kinda shades in your eyeshadow collection, recycle them as lip glosses!

Step 3:
Now mix both the lip balm and eye shadow together with the clean end of a spoon. Mix well without any clumps. Swatch it in your hands to check whether the pigmentation is enough for you. If you want more opaque finish, add some more eyeshadow . This particular shade I prepared looks yummy isn't it? I feel to keep it myself without gifting her lol :P (Shhh...)

Step 4:
That's it we are almost done. Now heat and melt this lip gloss and fill it up in the same lip balm container. Allow it to cool down in room temperature (This will hardly take 2-3 minutes) and you're done with your DIY lip gloss made of eyeshadow. Enjoy!

My Homemade DIY Lip Gloss Swatch:

It is rich, thick, moisturizing and has a moderate pigmenation with tiny pink shimmers. You can top matte lipsticks with this lip gloss to get that shimmery shine. If you are not a lipstick person, you can just use this plainly on your lips anytime; this lip gloss is suitable for day/night time wears and also for work.

See how I packed the DIY lip gloss gift :) I hope she (my cousin) would  love it. What do you think girls?

Hope you enjoyed my photo tutorial on making this DIY Lip Gloss with an Eyeshadow :) Did you like it?

Have you tried any such DIY recipes at your home? Share below; I am waiting to hear!

How to Make Exfoliating Body Scrub with Chickpeas? [Photo Tutorial]

Hello sweet ladies!
Now we are going to check an amazing exfoliating body scrub made of chickpeas and few other kitchen available ingredients to give your skincare routine a twist. This natural exfoliating body scrub has numerous benefits such as tan removal, skin softening and deep pore cleansing. I swear by this body scrub and this one definitely wins most of the store bought body scrubs. Come let us check the recipe with a photo tutorial.

Things you will need:

• Dried Chickpeas, 2 tablespoons
• Dried Mung beans, 1 tablespoon (Optional)
• Sandalwood, 1 tablespoon
• Rice Powder, 1 tablespoon
• Milk, Required

Preparation Method:

1. Grind the chickpeas and mung beans together coarsely. Mung bean is nothing but the green gram (Pachai Payiru in tamil). Collect the powder in a small bowl. Add sandalwood powder and rice powder to this powered mixture and mixture everything together well with a spoon.

2. Add required milk to the scrub powder that we prepared in the first step.

3. Blend well and ensure that the scrub is in the right consistency. The scrub should be neither too thick nor too runny. That's it. Your own body scrub made of chickpeas is all ready to use now!

Usage Directions:
After having a shower with your shower gel or after a bath, on your wet skin, apply this chickpea exfoliating body scrub. Apply the body scrub over entire body skin and start scriubbing gently with your fingers and palms. Do not use this exfoliating body scrub on your facial skin as this would be a little rough compared to the facial scrubs. However, if you wish grind the ingredients more finely and store it seperately to use as your facial scrub.
       While scrubbing your body skin, concentrate more on the rougher parts such as knees and elbows. After 5-10 minutes of scrubbing, wash off the scrub from your body skin completely without leaving any residue. Use every weekend to maintain soft, glowing and tan free skin. This can also be used twice a week on your body.



Ingredient Benefits:

• Chickpeas : Removes dark patches and pigmentation from the skin.
• Mung beans: Softens the skin and makes it wrinkle-free. Green gram powder (Mung beans powder) is a great alternative for soaps as well.
• Sandalwood: Improves complexion, calms down skin and reduces excessive body heat
• Rice Powder: Helps removing tan by performing the exfoliation part in an effective manner.
• Milk: Softens skin and prevents it from drying due to exfoliation. If you have extra dry skin, pour in few drops of olive oil to this body scrub recipe.

Do you have any such natural DIY body scrub recipe which you swear by?