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Wednesday 6 May 2015

Summer has arrived and here are a few natural home-made face packs to get rid of tanning

Tanning is your body’s way of protecting your internal organs from damage brought on due to exposure to UV rays of the sun. Known to cause serious conditions such as cancer, UV rays are extremely dangerous to our internal organs as well. To help keep them from entering the body, our skin produces a pigment called melanin. On exposure to the sun, the skin automatically sends this pigment to the surface to help fight off the damage – the greater the sun exposure, the darker the melanin turns. This is because the sunlight breaks down the melanin leading to it getting oxidized and darkening the skin.  Here are some home remedies to get rid of the tan:


1. Lemon and glycerine face pack: 

This is a bleaching, blemish removal and skin softening pack. It can be made and stored for about three weeks.
  • Take about five tablespoons of glycerine and add the juice of one lemon to it. Make sure the consistency of the solution is not too thin.
  • Now, apply this on your face – avoiding the areas around your eyes – and neck every night after washing your face with your regular face wash.
  • Leave on for about half-an-hour and wash off with cold water. Make sure you gently pat dry.
  • This pack gives best results when left on overnight.
It will not dry and stretch your skin and will make your face glow the next morning.  You can even apply this pack on your hands and legs to get rid of tanning on them. Use this pack on a daily basis to see considerable difference in about one week. 

2. Besan bleaching face pack: 

This is a scrub and facial glow pack all rolled into one.
  • Take about two tablespoons of besan(Gram Flour)n, add a pinch of haldi (Turmeric - the type that is used for application and not for cooking), a few drops of lemon juice and some milk (if you have very dry skin).
  • You can add crushed orange peel to the mix for an added scrub effect. If you don’t have orange peel, use crushed masoor(skinned Brown lentils) or moong daal to the mix.
  • Now, mix all the ingredients and  make it a paste by adding cool rose water.
  • Apply this paste all over your face and neck, carefully avoiding the areas around your eyes.
  • Allow this to remain on the face till it dries up partially.
  • Once dry, wet your hands and pat the areas that have dried out. This will make the area soft. Now, gently scrub your face and then wash away. This pack will give you glowing and supple skin.
Continue doing this on a daily basis for a week to notice considerable difference. 

3. Multani mitti and aloe vera face pack

This pack is great to soothe irritated and tanned skin. The aloe vera present helps to heal acne, remove blemishes, and soothe irritated skin. The multani mitti helps unclog pores and makes the skin glow.
  • To make this pack, mix a few spoons of multani mitti with a tablespoon of aloe vera paste or juice.
  • Add a pinch of haldi and make it a smooth paste.
  • Add chilled rose water to dilute the pack.
  • Apply this on your face and neck leave on for about fifteen minutes or till it dries.
  • Pat with a wet hand to loosen the dried portions and scrub the face in gentle circular motions. Wash your face with cool water and pat dry.
4. Use potatoes to make your skin glow!:

We know there are many products available in the market which promise to make you look fairer and glow. But do remember they have chemicals in them and would hurt your skin in the long run. This time, try this simple home remedy that has worked for many generations before us.
  • Grate a potato after peeling its skin.
  • Now add some rose water to it and beat it to make a paste.
  • You can add some drops of lemon juice or if you have oily or dry skin respectively.
  • Apply it on your face for at least 15 minutes and then wash away with water.
  • Potato has mild bleaching properties and regular use of this paste will reduce spots and lighten your skin.
5.Rose water and tomato juice for sun tan and sun burn:

The excessive skin damage caused due sun exposure can be resolved with the astringent and anti-inflammatory properties present in rose water. Sun tan and sunburns in summer can be healed with a tonic like solution prepared with rosewater and tomato juice. 
 Preparation: Mix two spoons of tomato juice with 2 spoons of rose water;Method: Apply on your face to treat sun burn marks and excessive tan.

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