Concerns For Ageing Skin
Dull, dehydrated skin fine lines and wrinkles
Pigmentation
Sagging skin
Under-eye dark circles
Hair loss and dandruff
Open pores
Natural Skincare
Your skin needs regular care, and there are many natural ingredients in your kitchen that you can include in your skincare regimen to get clear, glowing skin. Glowing Skin: Besan and Rosewater
Mix two tablespoons each of besan (gram flour) and rose water to make a thick paste.
Apply all over your face and rub it into the skin in a gentle circular motion.
Leave to dry and rinse off with warm water after 15 minutes.
The perfect DIY mask for how to get fair skin for oily skin. Use this once a week for the best results.
Dull Skin: Orange Peel and Yogurt
Take 1 tbsp of orange dry peel powder and 2 tbsp of yogurt and mix well. Apply on face and wash off after 20 minutes to get clear, fresh, and toned uptight-looking skin. Foods For Mature Skin
Opt for lots of alkaline-rich fruits and veggies like broccoli, kale, bananas, watermelon, and anti-oxidant-rich foods.
Stay away from dairy, fried foods, sugar foods that are pore-clogging and skin dulling.
Vitamins A, C, D3, B Complex are mostly essential for skin and if you have a deficiency, kindly have supplements to correct it.
Home Facial Tools
Jade Rollers-It is a tool made for the face from solid jade stone, which has been said to reduce swelling and puffiness by causing lymphatic drainage. Apply gentle pressure and use the rolling tool from the center of your face in upward and outward motions.
Derma Rollers- Use a derma roller of 0.5-1 mm for rejuvenation, acne scars, and glow with growth factor serum or hyaluronic acid
Night Creams
Skincare products for night rejuvenation of skin must include glycolic, hyaluronic, kojic acid, & vitamin C
Hair Care
Hair Fall Reduction Mask- DIY
Soak the fenugreek seeds overnight in water.
Grind it to a fine paste and mix coconut milk in it.
Apply it to your hair and scalp.
Leave the paste on your head for about 30 minutes.
You can cover your scalp using a shower cap to keep it moist.
After 30 to 40 minutes, rinse it with normal water.
DIY Home Facials
Facials are best done at a salon with a trained professional. However, you can always do a mini facial yourself at home, which may not be as effective as a salon treatment.
The steps of facials are as follows:
Cleansing: The skin is deeply & thoroughly cleaned with complete dirt removal. Makeup should be removed. Cold milk, cream, or baby oil can be used to cleanse dry skin.
Bleaching: Mild bleaching of the skin, when done, removes dead cells and bleaches all the fine hair. However, dry skin can get worse with bleaching.
Exfoliate: Mild exfoliation with homemade scrub ensures thorough removal of makeup, dirt, grime, and dead cells from the skin.
Steaming: Try at home if it's possible but avoid overdoing it. It improves circulation by dilating the blood vessels. It also helps melt the oil and grime clogging up the pores and helps in easy extraction of the blackheads. Since the dead skin layer is exfoliated, the products applied to penetrate the skin better. It rejuvenates the skin by aiding in faster cell renewal and stimulates collagen formation.
Massage: Give your face a 10 min gentle and rhythmic strokes of the massage during a facial relaxes the muscles, thus increasing the blood supply and slowing down the aging process by reducing wrinkles. Use the moisturizing formulas mentioned below for massage.
Face masks: Available in the market. However, you can also you're your own face masks. Various ingredients are mentioned below.
Homemade Cleaners
Coconut milk not only reduces skin dryness but also helps combat dark spots and blemishes.
Milk, cream, or vegetable cooking oil.
1/4 of a cucumber, 2 tablespoons of yoghurt, and 2 tablespoons of oatmeal(cooked)
Homemade Scrubs
Mix a small quantity of wheat flour with milk cream and rose water. Rub this pack on your skin to remove the dead cells.
Grated radish is a good exfoliant as well as a mild bleaching agent
Homemade Moisturizers
Milk cream makes for an excellent moisturizer. Mix a few drops of lime, a tsp. of milk, and two tsp of milk cream.
Curd makes for an excellent skin hydrant, and its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory properties will help soothe your dry, itchy skin.
Honey is an excellent skin moisturizer.
Aloe vera pulp can also be used.
Glycerine mixed with few lemon drops is a good moisturizer for the skin.
Oatmeal, honey, and mashed banana are excellent for dry skin.
Homemade Face Masks
Whip up egg whites and oatmeal and apply on skin for 15 min.
Banana pack: 2 teaspoons of honey, a little bit of ripe banana, and a small bowl of mashed yogurt. Excellent face mask for dry skin.
Mash fully ripe avocados and apply the pulp on the skin for 20 min.
2 tsp wheat flour with 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise, 4 teaspoons of gram flour, and 4 teaspoons of honey. Blend the ingredients and apply them to your face.
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