Herbal Masks

Cucumber Avocado Facial Mask

½ cup chopped cucumber½ cup chopped avocado1 egg white2 tsp. powdered milk
In a blender combine all of the ingredients until they form a smooth, paste-like consistency. You can apply the mask immediately or refrigerate it for 30 minutes.
Apply 2 tablespoons of the cucumber avocado mask to your face and neck in circular upward motions. Leave the mask on for 30 minutes, or until dry. To remove the mask simply rinse your face and neck with warm water, followed by a cold water rinse. Finally, pat dry your face and neck.


Lemon Egg-White Mask

Juice from half a lemon, strained1 egg white
Beat together the egg white and lemon juice for three full minutes. Apply directly to your face, avoiding your eyes, and leave on for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes rinse your face with warm water and apply a moisturizer or cream.

Skin Types

• Normal skin type is neither oily nor dry, it has a soft, velvety texture. It is fresh, well balanced and firm but it needs care, if its to last. People with normal skins start showing signs of age and wrinkles sooner than others, if they tend to neglect their skin. Daily cleansing, tanning and nourishing is adequate care for normal skin

• Oily skin types usually have large pores, coarse grain, shiny, badly circulated skin. Inclination is towards impurities, such as acne and blackheads. Oily skins need special cleansing to keep the pores unclogged. The flow of sebum oil increases during adolescence and starts decreasing with age

• Dry skin types lack sebum oil and moisture; they appear to be fine textured, transparent, patchy and fragile; there may be a few expression lines. Dry skin flakes and claps easily and there are many factors which affect it such that it’s condition worsens, For instance, washing with soap and water not only removes grime but also the natural oils that protect the skin. Hence, exposure to the sun, air conditioners also aggravates the condition

• Combination skins have greasy areas, while the other parts are dry and normal. The forehead, nose, chin i.e. the T-zone may be greasy and the rest, dry. Combination skins are very common and are one of the most mistreated skin types. This type requires separate treatment for each area

Tips for Fairness

Lime or lemon juice(lemon more effective than lime), turmeric, honey, tamarind are natural bleach. Any of these can be used as a lightening agent(to get fairer complexion)drink 10 glasses of water with any of the followin recipes. You need to do this for atleast 15 days to see the effect.

1) Make a paste by mixing 1 tablespoon honey with 2 tablespoon powdered almonds and ½ teaspoon lemon juice. Rub on the face then wash with warm water.
2) Apply grated white radish or its juice for fairer complexion.
3)Mix 1 spoon of yogurt with a pinch of haldi and apply on face.
4) Rub gopichandan stick on your face and wash off after it dries.
5) Take 4 almonds and soak them overnight. Using milk grind them and make a very fine paste. Before going to bed apply this paste on the neck and face. Next morning wash with cold water. Repeat daily for 15 days. Then follow up twice a week. This is also an excellent protein mask.
6) Grate a tomato and add 2-3 drops of lime juice. Apply on face and neck. Rinse it off after 20 minutes. Do this morning and evening for 15 - 20 days
7) For oily skin - Apply a mixture of equal amounts of lemon and cucumber juice on the face . Leave it for 15 minutes and wash off.
8) For dry skin - Apply a mixture of equal amounts of cucumber juice and honey on the face . Leave it for 15 minutes and wash off.

How to get fair skin?

Try applying lemon juice and honey (in equal amounts) to your face. Wash after 20 minutes.You can also rub your face with cucumber. Wash after 10 mins. Then apply cucumber juice. Go to sleep without washing and wash it off in the morning.Also try face masks made with turmeric, honey, rose water and lemon juice. Leave it on for 15-30 minutes. You should try doing that everyday for a couple weeks or so.There are also store bought bleaches you could try but they aren't always healthy for the skin itself.