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SET FOR THE SUMMER

SUMMER TIPS TO KEEP LOOKING SHINY & NEW.

One knows that during winter your skin is in a state of shock! Dead cells and hair goes through a process of shedding, and renewing itself. Come summer, and it's time for rejuvenation. But you have to help your skin and hair!

Try this amazing detoxifying technique.

• Start by having 3 minutes of hot shower followed by less than 1 minute of icy cold shower.
• Repeat this pattern once more.
• The contrast between the hot & cold water increases microcirculation through body tissues which helps detoxification and helps the immune system!

So simple na? But the effects will be there for all to see. Team it up with a fruit facial with a cucumber pack and you're got a face that will launch a thousand ships!

SAFEGUARDING YOUR SKIN

Here are few guidelines that can help

• Use a cap/hat or an umbrella when outdoor.
• Use a good sun-block or a sun screen.
• Apply a moisturizing lotion that has sandalwood as its main ingredient.
• Use fruit packs, lentil pack or other natural ingredients as cleansers.
• Avoid bleaching your skin.
• Apply packs that cool the skin.

We also have some easy-to-make herbal remedies to keep your hair and skin clean and looking good this summer.

WATER-MELON CLEANSER (TO CONTROL BLACKHEAD)

• Two tsps of grated cucumber
• Two tsps of watermelon juice
• Two tsps of tomato juice
• Two tsps of fine rice flour

Use this mix to clean your face and wash off with lukewarm or cool water.

A PACK TO TREAT HEAT BOILS AND PIMPLES

• One tsp of sandalwood paste
• One tsp of aloe-vera juice
• One tsp of coriander leaves paste

Mix all these ingredients and apply on the face. Leave until it dries. Wash off with luke warm or cool water.

A LENTIL PACK TO REMOVE TAN

• Two tsps of dry almond power
• Two tsps of curd
• A pinch of nutmeg powder (avoid if your skin is sensitive)
• Two tsps of green gram powder
• Half a tsps of turmeric powder

Mix all these ingredients and apply on the tanned area. Leave on for an hour. Wash off with luke warm or cool water.

A SCALP COOLER

• Four tsps of fresh henna leaf paste
• Four tsps of hibiscus leaf paste
• Four tsps of hibiscus flower (stamen removed)
• Four tsps of fenugreek seeds (soaked) paste

Mix all these ingredients and apply on the scalp. Leave on for an hour. Wash off with luke warm or cool water

A SUNBURN SOOTHER

Though we all know the disadvantages of being out in the sun, there are times when one cannot avoid it.

Here's a simple recipe to soothe painful sunburns.

• Half a cup of buttermilk
• Four tsps of aloe juice
• Two tsps of vitamin E oil
• Five drops of lavender oil

Combine all the ingredients and pour into a spray bottle. Sprinkle or rub this mixture on the boby.

This lotion helps to reduce inflammation and also heals reduce sunburns very fast.

A HERBAL SUNTAN LOTION

• One cup of almond oil
• Half a cup of sandalwood oil

Mix both well and apply liberally on exposed parts. This gives one an even tan besides preventing sunburn and inflammation.

A HERBAL DEODORANT

Natural deodorants do not help prevent perspiration but control it by inhibiting the growth of micro-organisms, which act on perspiration and cause body odour.

• Take some lettuce leaves and extract its juice.

Apply this juice liberally on the underarms or wrist and allow to dry.

HAIR UPDATES

Hair looking too thin and stringy? Could be a wrong haircut when you strip too many layers, your hair tends to look thick on the top but sparse at the bottom. A quick fix is to start using a thickening shampoo and conditioner as well as volumnizer. Also remember, the next time you go for a trim, ask your mane person to snip only an inch of hair off the longest ends of your hair but not to cut the layers any shorter. Avoid using thinning scissors as you don't want to end up with super thin hair all over again.

SKIN UPDATES

To keep age line off binge on brightly colored fruits and veggies. They are rich in antioxidants which ward off the dangerous free radicals that lead to wrinkles, furrows and other signs & ageing. For great instant fresh looking skin try this.

Cleanse your face with cleansing milk first , then with turmeric , wheat husk, gram flour & curd, wash off after 10 minutes and apply honey. Wash off the honey after 5 minutes and watch a newer fresher you come to life.