Beauty Parlour in your kitchen

Before rushing to those costly parlour how many of us stop and look into our kitchen?? Ever wonder those jars of turmeric,mustard,fenugreek,salt,flour etc. can do much more than adding taste and flavor to your food, if used wisely they can actually take care of regular skin and hair problem.Continuous use of these home products, can make your skin look radiant give an envious gloss to your locks and can make your teeth look shiny white.

My mother used to say that kitchen is not just for cooking, the shelf stores a lot of secrets and it is upto you to hunt it out and use them for your benefits here are some of the secrets that i have discovered and tried out I am sure you will be equally surprised to learn that methi can actually stop premature greying, in addition to adding glow and strength to your hair. Find out more as you read on:-

                                                                       

• Cut the tomato and rub it on your face regularly after long exposure to sun and dirt, it will not only helps in removing tanning but will also replenish the skin with the lost moisture.
• watermelon juice when applied on face for 15 minutes and then wash with hot and cold water can give you relief from blemishes and leaving your skin fresh and lovely.
• Orange juice not only clears the face off black heads but it will also give you instant glow, dab your face with cotton dipped in orange juice let it dry then wash off with cold water, dried and powdered orange peel can be used face scrub when mixed with milk powder.
• Soak an almon overnight, remove outer skin make a paste with rose water and add milk powder to it apply it on your face in upward direction scrub it off after 15 minutes, use it regularly instead of using soap or face wash.
• Make a paste of nutmeg with sandalwood in either rosewater or raw milk this will make your skin pimple free,regular use will give a radiant glow to it.
• Dip a cotton in raw milk and rub it on your face in upward motion to clean your face off dust and dirt.
• Egg white can give you instant face lift all you have to do is add a few drops of lemon juice while whipping,apply this on your face  and leave it for 15 minutes before washing with luke warm water for best results.
• Crushed Rose  petals o/ rose water mixed with malai/cream is an excellent lip balm.
• Apply a pack of papaya pulp mix  with gramflour(normal to dry skin) or with masoor dal(red lentil) for oily or pimple skin.
• Curd mix with milk powder(normal to dry skin) or with masoor dal for oily skin acts as detan.

• Fullers earth mix mix with yogurt and a spoonful of turmeric is a good massage pack for all skin type.
• Mix wheat bran, gramflour,yoghurt and a pinch of turmeric apply it on body let it dry then massage it using mustard oil and scrub off this pack in rotating movement,bran in this pack is meant to exfoliate and to give a glow.
• Coffee beans are excellent exfoliator use it in place of body scrub.
• Oatmeal is a blessing for oily skin mix it with egg white and apply.
• For uneven and dark skin mix dry orange peel wih neem powder,gram flour,lemon juice,glycerine and apply this pack let it dry and wash off.
• Masoor dal(red lentil) powder mix with a few drops of lemon,glycerine and a pinch of turmeric is also act as good body scrub.
• Take a spoonful of sugar granule on your palm add  2-3 drops of lemon and use it as hand scrub to scrub off excessive dryness and hardness of your hands.
• Scrub lemon rind on knees and elbows.
• Before going to bed wash your feet and apply vaseline, pull on the socks and witness smooth and happy feet the next morning.
• Add Vitamin-E capsule in your body cream keep your skin look healthy and supple.

• Want to stop premature greying of hair... then the best remedy is fenugreek/methi leaves, apply the juice of methi leaves like hair oil leave it for one day massage your hair with hair oil and after an hour wash it,sounds lil messy but i have seen this doing wonders on many people.
• For Dandruff mix 2 tsp of yoghurt with 1tsp of mustard oil massage it on your head wash off after 2 hour.
• Burn gooseberry/amla in an iron wok mix the ashes in coconut oil for making your hair black and shiny.
• Do a steam towel wrap after applying oil, once in a week to reverse the damage caused by chemical treatment such as perming,coloring,rebonding etc.
• Make a paste of henna in tea adding a 1tsp of coffee powder,1 egg white,juice of 1 lemon and a few drops of mustard or any hair oil, use it for coloring your hair.
• To give bounce to lifeless hair rinse your hair with vinegar, add a little vinegar to warm water and use it as final rinse.
• To add shine to your hair add a little honey in warm water and use it as final rinse.
• Glycerine is the best leave in conditioner, use it as you use any cosmetic leave in conditioner.
• Add 2-3 camphor in coconut oil bottle and use this to make your hair dandruff free.

Working women leads a tough life,priorities keep on changing every minute and self care comes at the end of priority ladder they scarcely have time to take a deep breath and rush to the parlour, but not to worry help is at hand i am sure if you pick up these tips it will reduce the visits to parlor. "Happy Healthy Face,Body,Hair and Mind"