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Tips for oily skin
1. Fuller's Earth mask:
Take two teaspoons of Fuller's Earth (multani mitti) and add four to five spoons of rose water to make a paste. This is commonly known as a 'mud pack', and is used to cleanse and tone the skin while soaking up excess oil from the face. You can also add a vitamin E capsule (gel) to the pack if desired.
2. Citrus blast:
Take a quarter cup of orange juice, a teaspoon of lemon juice, some grated orange rind and a crushed tablet of vitamin C. Blend the ingredients together with a couple of teaspoons of ground oatmeal or 'besan' and apply evenly.
3. Cucumber cooler :
Extract the juice of half a cucumber and add in a few mint leaves. Blend with a few drops of limejuice, a teaspoon of milk powder and a little egg white* (optional). Chill the mixture in the refrigerator before applying. This pack also helps whiten the skin apart from optimising its oil balance.
4. Yeast and yogurt froth up:
Blend a teaspoon of Baker's yeast with fresh yogurt and a little sugar till it gets frothy. Apply the pack about 10 minutes before a bath for best results.
5. Summer fruit cocktail:
Blend a cube each of fresh ripe papaya, pineapple, cucumber and strawberry with a little egg white* (optional) or besan (chickpea flour). The fruits contain alpha hydroxy acids and enzymes that help peel off dull, dead skin and reveal a clearer complexion.
*Kaolin, a type of clay (which is an ingredient of calamine lotions and is available at pharmacies), may be used instead of egg whites if you're vegetarian
1. Fuller's Earth mask:
Take two teaspoons of Fuller's Earth (multani mitti) and add four to five spoons of rose water to make a paste. This is commonly known as a 'mud pack', and is used to cleanse and tone the skin while soaking up excess oil from the face. You can also add a vitamin E capsule (gel) to the pack if desired.
2. Citrus blast:
Take a quarter cup of orange juice, a teaspoon of lemon juice, some grated orange rind and a crushed tablet of vitamin C. Blend the ingredients together with a couple of teaspoons of ground oatmeal or 'besan' and apply evenly.
3. Cucumber cooler :
Extract the juice of half a cucumber and add in a few mint leaves. Blend with a few drops of limejuice, a teaspoon of milk powder and a little egg white* (optional). Chill the mixture in the refrigerator before applying. This pack also helps whiten the skin apart from optimising its oil balance.
4. Yeast and yogurt froth up:
Blend a teaspoon of Baker's yeast with fresh yogurt and a little sugar till it gets frothy. Apply the pack about 10 minutes before a bath for best results.
5. Summer fruit cocktail:
Blend a cube each of fresh ripe papaya, pineapple, cucumber and strawberry with a little egg white* (optional) or besan (chickpea flour). The fruits contain alpha hydroxy acids and enzymes that help peel off dull, dead skin and reveal a clearer complexion.
*Kaolin, a type of clay (which is an ingredient of calamine lotions and is available at pharmacies), may be used instead of egg whites if you're vegetarian