Cool Green beauty - The Cucumber Love

                              

            Heya, my lovely readers. I have been doing great with your love and blessings. This post is for the reader who requested me to post about cucumber. Yes scroll down and read ahead. Happy Nature Love week-3.

                            Cucumber - A big boon to skin and eyes.

Our skin has many other purposes other than being beautiful and serving as an eye candy for everyone. It protects our internal organs from any of the external adversities as far as possible.

         

Protecting our skin and caring for it the right way does a lot of good for our beauty and health. Apart from cosmetic products available, fruits and vegetables eat do whole lot of good for the skin.

One such veggie is the cool cucumber. With 90% water content, it is known as a cooling agent.

                                          Cucumber for Eyes

                                           

                    Cucumber helps in reducing swelling around the eyes or the big dark circles around your eyes. Cucumbers are the most wonderful eye pads you can find.

                          The puffiness and tiredness in your eyes may just leave you, if you do this in a relaxed fashion. These natural eye pads do wonders after a long day's work.

                                       Cucumber for Skin

                                       

              If you want to have happy skin, then cucumber is the answer. As cucumber and skin share the same level of hydrogen, it becomes easier for cucumber to mask all the problem areas. It helps in soothing and softening your skin which can get you relaxed in no time.

    

              With so many useful ingredients in cucumber it can help you in treating so many skin problems. It has become part of daily beauty product into face packs, facials, juice and many other things which can affect your skin.

              Due to its cooling effect it can be termed as a magic wand for all your skin problems. The cleaning and cleansing property makes your skin soft and supple.


                                          

                   Regular intake of cucumber juice is very useful both internally and externally.

               Grated cucumber applied all over the face and neck daily for 15-20 minutes works as an excellent tonic and reduces pimples and blemishes.

                To brighten up dull skin, add a dash of lime juice and rose water and apply.

               Equal quantities of cucumber juice and milk mixed with a few drops of rose water, keep sensitive skin glowing.
                                
                                      

                Drinking a mixture of cucumber and carrot juice regularly helps stimulate hair growth.

                 The chlorine is swimming pool water damages the hair. To minimise damage, blend together an egg, 3-4 tblsp olive oil and a quarter peeled cucumber. Spread all over hair and rinse after 10 minutes.

                                  Cucumber toner

                                    

                            Puree 1  medium-sized cucumber in a blender. Pour the cucumber puree through the sieve and let it stand for 15 minutes for the juices to drip into the bowl. Pour the clear juice into a clean bottle and add 2 tbsp honey.

                    To use, shake the bottle and saturate a cotton pad with lotion.

                    Sweep over face, neck and chest, morning and night, and let it dry( about 3 to 4 minutes). Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Pep up your skin with papaya

       

Happy Nature Loving Week-3. Love you all.

 Among the many fruits that are highly beneficial  to our skin, is the good old papaya. This easily available fruit is a storehouse of vitamins and does ample good to your skin from both within and outside.

           Packed with goodness, juice of this wonderful fruit has some very special enzymes which mean it could be your skin's best friend.

           Papaya can work magic on your skin. It is rich in antioxidants such as vitamin C, flavinoids and carotenes and it contains an enzyme called Papain which can help banish dead skin cells and clear impurities.

          A number of popular facial products now use this extract  and you can make your own face mask from the flesh of papaya crushed with a few seeds  or apply the inside layer of the papaya skin directly onto your skin for a great facial treat.

          The fruit's enzyme has recently become known as a leading ingredient in skin whitening products and is also thought to encourage skin renewal. 

When used to exfoliate the skin, it has restorative properties that can help soften the skin  and give a smoother appearance. Here are some quick fixes with this fruit:

                          

Acne :

 Apply a mask using the fleshy side of a green papaya skin on the acne.

 Apply a mask of pickled grated papaya in vinegar once a week.

  Skin Cleanser

Ingredients: 

3 Tbl spoon pure honey

             1/2 tsp of extra-virgin olive oil

    1/2 tsp wheat germ oil

1 tsp papaya juice

              

   Method :

 Mix the ingredients together. Wash the skin with warm water. Gently massage the cleanser onto moist skin, then rinse well with water. Apply twice daily.

                               

Moisturizer:

                    Blend ripe papaya until smooth. Apply the paste and keep it for 20 minutes and wash it with wash cloth or cold water. It is simple method to moisture the skin.

For Sun Tan and to brighten skin complexion:

                   Make a paste of papaya and add yogurt, lemon juice, honey and egg white into it. Mix to make a thick paste and apply all over face and leave it for 15 minutes. Wash it with lukewarm water. This papaya face mask brightens the skin complexion and cures tan.

Homemade Face Pack for wrinkled skin

        

 

Homemade Face Pack for wrinkled skin with Almonds

      Don't look for the expensive cosmetics in any store next time. Because it all begins at home. Enjoy the joy of loving nature's ingredients. Week -3 . Love you all.

  Today I will be posting a recipe for girls and beautiful ladies who have requested  me to post a recipe for wrinkled skin. This ones for you. 

        

       Enjoy and start loving yourself a little more everyday.

                        

        

Things Required :

Almonds

 Milk  

Method : 

            Soak almonds in milk overnight. Grind almonds in the same milk after taking off it's brown skin. Grind it into paste. Do not make the paste very runny by adding too much of milk.

                 

Result :

         Almonds are rich in Vitamin A which moisturizes the skin and milk improves the complexion and cleanses it naturally.

Nature's Ingredients - Natural Homemade Face Pack :)

                 

               

 

  Natural Home Face Pack Love 

    Start Pampering yourself a little more everyday!

Our face is very dear to all of us and it does not pinch much to spend a little to preserve it beautiful. But the problem is choosing the right things and spending on the right things.  

Regular simple care goes a long way in keeping you looking young and fresh.

To protect your face from day to day harsh damages we really do not have to spend a whole day in front of the mirror - all we need to do is just be regular. It is also necessary that you use cosmetics that suit your skin. 

Here is a quick recipe to make home made masks to get instant glow to dull dry skin.

For Glowing Skin:

Things required -   Ripened banana - 1

                               Sandalwood powder - 1 tablespoon

                               Honey - 1 tablespoon

Method -  Mix Sandalwood powder with mashed banana and honey into a thick paste. Apply and leave for 15 minutes before washing off with warm water. 

Results - It works as a deep cleanser and gives a natural glow to dull dry skin.