Beauty Treatments at Home

Every woman desires to look beautiful and attractive. That's why she does not mind spending thousands of dollars every month in salons and spas. But little does she realize that the same results can be acquired at home itself by using some of the natural ingredients available.

For cleansing your face naturally, take a cotton ball and dip it into milk. Next, apply the milk all over your face and neck. Let it dry for two-three minutes. After that, taking a fresh cotton ball soaked in water and cleanse the milk from your face.

Just like milk, yogurt too helps in getting rid of skin impurities. Take some fresh yogurt and apply it on your face. Let it dry for five minutes and then wash it off with cold water.

Face scrubs should be applied once a week to remove the dead skin from the face. They keep the skin rejuvenated and glowing, thus helping in natural skin care.

Mix one tablespoon gram flour, a pinch of turmeric, a teaspoon of honey ,and some water to get the right consistency. Apply this pack on your face and neck. Leave it on for about fifteen minutes and then using light, circular motions, remove it with your fingertips and water.

Do you know that sugar is a natural scrub? So simply include it in any of the face packs or just make a mixture of it with lemon juice and rub it against your facial skin in circular motions. If you have a sensitive skin, you can skip lemon juice and use water instead.

Face masks at home should be applied once a week as they help in restoring the skin to its natural form. Face masks should be applied according to the skin types. So know your skin type first before going in for any of the recipes given below.

For oily skin, one of the best face masks is prepared by mixing a mashed banana, some mineral clay, and adding enough rose water so as to form a paste. Apply this on the face and neck, leave it on for twenty minutes and then wash off with cold water.

Fruity face masks are the most beneficial for a normal skin. So you can take fruits such as a papaya, mash it, and apply it on the face. Leave it on for fifteen to twenty minutes before washing off with cold water.

Dry skin needs a moisturizing face pack for better results. Prepare the same by mixing together one egg yolk and a teaspoon each of olive oil and honey. Apply on the face, leave it on for fifteen minutes and then wash off with lukewarm water.

Just like facial skin needs constant care, hair care is essential too. If you go in for hair treatments such as hair coloring or perming or straightening, in the long run they can cause great damage to your hair. A natural alternative to hair coloring is application of Henna.

All you have to do is to soak henna in water overnight and apply it on your hair in the morning. Leave it on for three to four hours and then wash off with running water till the entire henna paste gets removed.

One of the nourishing hair masks is prepared by mixing two egg yolks and a tablespoon of honey. This mixture is to be applied on the hair one hour before washing, left on and then hair is washed off as usual with a shampoo.

Another hair mask which is very beneficial for getting rid of dandruff is prepared by soaking fenugreek seeds in water overnight and then making a paste out of them in the morning. Apply this paste on hair and keep it on for half an hour before washing.

An effective home remedy to moisturize the skin and get rid of dryness is to apply olive oil on the body, post taking a bath. Next, take some sugar and rub it on the body, till it melts. This helps in proper skin exfoliation. Another home remedy is to massage mustard oil into it every time before taking a bath.

These beauty treatments can be easily applied by anyone as they do not require any elaborate preparation. So follow them religiously and experience your natural beauty shine through!