An anti wrinkle face pack using milk :

Wrinkles appear due to ageing, dry skin and lack of moisture in skin. Massaging the body skin with milk help to reduce its dryness and increases the moistness. The unctuous and soothing properties of milk help to increase glow of skin and delays aging process.

According to ayurveda a mixture of turmeric (1/4 spoon), masoor dal flour (red lentil flour) (4 spoons) and sufficient quantity of milk and water (in equal quantities) to mix this into consistency of paste make an excellent face pack to reduce wrinkles. Regular application of this pack delays aging process of skin. Turmeric increases skin glow and prevent formation of scars. Milk increases moisture level of skin and makes skin smooth and wrinkle free. Masoor dal flour provides nutrition required by the skin.

Drink milk regularly to keep the skin healthy from inside. Milk also strengthens bones and delays ageing process of body.

Honey - A beauty treatment at home

Ayurvedic texts describe medicinal properties of honey as follows .

“Vaatalam guru sheetam cha raktapittakaphapaham |
Sandhatru cchedanam ruksham kashayam madhuram madhu ||”

Honey aggravates vata. But alleviates pitta, rakta and kapha. According to ayurveda principles acne and pimples are caused by vitiation of rakta, pitta and kapha. As honey balances vitiated rakta, pitta and kapha, its external application helps to reduce acne and pimples. In the above verse it has been said that honey is an excellent promoter of healing process (sandhatru).Inflamed acne and pimples get healed very quickly when honey is applied externally. Its antimicrobial properties help to accelerate healing process.

As honey exhibits astringent (kashayam) properties its external application helps to tighten the pores created by acne and pimple. Its heaviness (guru) and cold (sheeta) properties help to increase the moisture level of skin. This helps to prevent wrinkles. Honey helps to increase moistness of dry skin.

Honey has another excellent property of drying extra oil secretion. It scrapes the excess oil secretion without stripping the natural oil of skin. Persons with Oily skin can take advantage of this quality of honey.

Honey face pack: Apply two tea spoons of honey all over face and neck and leave it for 20 minutes. Wash this off with cold water. This increases glow and fairness of skin.

Anti wrinkle Face packs

1. Cut 10 - 15 green seedless grapes and blend them in mixer. Apply this blended pulp on face. place more of this pulp on places where you have more wrinkles. Wash it off with cold water after 20 minutes. Apply moisturiser immediately after pat drying the face

2. Grate half carrot and blend it in a mixer without adding water. Squeez it to get juice. Add 2 tea spoon of honey and 1/4 tea spoon green gram powder to it and apply on face as face pack. Wash it off with cold water

3. Add a tea spoon of honey and a tea spoon of rose water to riped mashed banana and use it as face pack.

4. Mashed apple acts as an excellent face pack to prevent formation of wrinkles.

5. Rub a tea spoon of milk cream into a tea spoon of egg white. This mixture when applied as face mask acts as an excellent moisturiser and also prevents wrinkles.

6. Apply a mixture of honey and corn flour on face and neck. Wash it off after 20 minutes

Oily Skin - Beauty Face Packs

1. 2 teaspoons of honey mixed well in one egg white makes a very good face pack for oily skin. Apply this on face and wash it off with plain water after 10 minutes

2. Place thin slices of apple on face for 15 minutes.This removes excess oil from face.

3. mix neem leaves juice with corn flour in equal proportion. Add little water to make it thin. Apply this pack on oily skin and wash it off with cold water when it dries.

4. Prepare a scrub with green gram flour and dilute buttermilk. Scrub the face gently and wash it off with cold water. This removes dirt, dead skin and excess oil from oily skin

5.A mixture of fresh mint leaves' juice, gram flour, lime juice and papaya pulp is a healthy face pack for oily skin.

6.Before applying a make up for oily skin dab your face with lime juice and wash it off after 5-6 minutes.

Posted By Dr.Savitha Suri
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