Beauty Tips Homemade Masks

Homemade face masks are the best solutions to bring back life and glow to your skin.

Simple Avocado Mask:

• Using a ripe avocado, scoop and mash the meat
• If desired, combine with one tablespoon each of honey and/or plain yogurt
• Smooth on face, avoiding eyes

Basic Honey Mask:

• Combine one tablespoon each of honey and olive oil
• Add two teaspoons lemon juice
• Beat in one egg yolk
• Smooth on face and allow to dry before rinsing

Before applying any mask, open the pores by applying a warm, damp washcloth to the face. After removing the mask, rinse with warm water, then cold.These two are face masks that we can use irrespective of your skin type.

You can find more masks for dry skin here and masks for oily skin here.

Homemade Scrubs:

Papaya Face Scrub:

Exfoliating is vitally important for rejuvenation of skin. The following face tipwill leave skin feeling soft and renewed.

• Mash the meat of a ripe papaya with a fork.
• Add 2-3 teaspoons ground oatmeal and one teaspoon sugar
• Mix into a thick paste.
• Massage into skin for several minutes; allow drying.

This is one that you can use no matter the skin type. For more check out more of ourhomemade face scrubs.

Homemade Moisturizers:

Daily moisturizing is essential, and natural ingredients are easy to find in your kitchen. Many homemade moisturizers are made from perishable food items, and mixtures should be refrigerated and used within three days to a week.

Cocoa Butter and Egg Moisturizer for Normal Skin:

• Melt two tablespoons cocoa butter over low heat
• Separate one egg yolk and add to butter
• Add two tablespoons lemon juice

By using natural oils, fruits, juices, and sugars, you can create cleansers, moisturizers, and masks in your own kitchen. Search the internet for the myriad of recipes available, or experiment and create mixtures custom-made for your own skin.


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It is no longer a surprise that seasonal changes affect our skin in different ways, all depending on our skin types. So lets go through this on basis of skin type.

Seasonal tips for oily skin:

Winter: Moisturization

Oily skin type has been living with one misconception for a very long time. And that is that oily skin doesn’t need moisturization. Whoever told you that is wrong. Just because the skin generates excess oils doesn’t mean that it is receiving sufficient nourishment. Always make sure you moisturize as required especially in winters as the skin tends to dry out then and use a gel based moisturizer for better results.

Summer: Cleansing and toning

Oily skin is a magnet for dirt and during the summers and with the addition of sweat to the equation only makes it easier for infections to find a foothold. So cleanse regularly and tone too. This will ensure that the dirt is removed and the pores are closed.

Here are a few more tips for oily skin.

Seasonal tips for dry skin:

Summer and winter: Moisturization

The most important thing for this type of skin is moisturization. Your skin is as such dry and the dryness in the air surrounding can only make matters worse. So make sure that during all seasons you have that bottle of favorite moisturizer at hand and keep your skin hydrated. More on how to care for dry skin during winters.

Seasonal tips for Combination skin:

Summer and winter:

Since combination skin comes with the troubles of both skin types. The key is to keeping the skin clean, pores closed and skin hydrated a combination of the requirements for both types. So it is all about finding the right balance in the routine. After having spent so many years ignoring the centuries if knowledge from our ancestors we have finally admitted that some of the most effective remedies ever are the ones that we concoct from our backyard! So here some of the simplest and most effective face masks.


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Beauty tips for Pimples/Acne:

Inflammation from acne blemishes can over stimulate the skin’s pigment-producing cells and cause them to create too much melanin. Once the blemishes clear, they frequently leave behind small, dark blotches on the skin that is known as post inflammatory hyper pigmentation.

Due to the higher levels of melanin in darker skin tones, people of color are particularly susceptible to the development of post-acne skin discolorations. While these dark spots will fade eventually on their own, several measures can be taken to help speed up the process.

Here are a few tips for pimples reduction.

Beauty tips for dark circles:

Patches of darkness around the eye along with puffiness is a sign of either ill health or mainly lack of sleep but other factors like dehydration or even allergies do exists. Under eye dark circles and eye puffiness become more common as people age, due to the skin thinning around the eyes and under eye blood vessels becoming more visible.

For younger people who experience dark circles under the eyes, this could be due to a person not getting enough rest, an insufficient diet, or bad habits such as smoking or drinking too much.

Here is an excellent article on hiding dark circles.

Tips for Wrinkles/Anti-Aging:

Age happens to everyone and with age the skin loses its elasticity leaving you with those hideous wrinkles that give away your age!
But everyone once in a while we all run into people who we look at and there looks just don’t betray their true age. Wondering how? It can be very simple.

Simple Tips:

• Good diet.
• Keep fit. Good health reflects in the skin.
• Avoid bad habits like smoking for they definitely contribute to dull, dry and aged skin.

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Beauty Tips for Face Whitening

You cannot change the colour of the skin you are born with, unless you go in for a full skin transplantation like MJ. But you can always make it more glowing and youthful from inside with these home remedy beauty tips for face whitening.

1. Vitamin C intake in the form of juices like orange juice/ mausambi juice or even a cup of water in the morning with 1tspn of squeezed lime or lemon and half a teaspoon of honey is great to start your day with.

2. Vitamin A should be  an important part of your diet. To tighten and brighten the complexion you need to include non-fat milk, egg yolks and shell fishes in your diet.You should also have foods like carrots, watermelons and ripe papayawhich has color in them. The beta carotene in these is what you should include in your diet. Colourful fruits and veggies.

3. Exposure to the sun should be lessened. Wear a cap or hat or take an umbrella when it’s too hot outside or the sun is shinning bright. Use a UVA and UVB sunscreen, atelast 20minutes before stepping out into the sun.

4. Do scrubbing of full body with some natural scrubber or a mixture of sugar and honey which works real good.Grind sugar (not total dust), and massage till it dissolves. Dissolvation of granulated sugar works as a stop watch to show that you’ve massaged and scrubbed your skin till it’s required to. Everyday exfoliation doesnt need to be vigorious or for lengthy time period. 3-5 mins is good enough.

5. Regular exercise is recommended for people who are not in active lifestyle like housewives. For people in active life styles should prefer a Saturday and Sunday walk at your nearest joggers park!

6. 8-10 glasses of water is essential for a hydrated and toxin free inside!

7. Sometimes (at least once a month) hire someone or ask someone you are comfortable with to scrub your body with castor oil or olive oil and fat sugar granules(not the granulated ones that you use everyday).

8. If you feel extensive care is needed, go in for a once a month microdermabrasion peel from a reputed clinic.After 4-6 sittings, follow up at home with regular care.While taking peels you will not be recommended bleaching. So avoid that.

9. If you are someone who doesn’t want to go in for chemical peels, then use some natural peel off masks. You can also use a bleach that suits your skin. There are a number of bleaches available these days in the market. Invest in a good brand. I prefer Dabur Oxybleach which comes with both pre and post bleach creams.

These home made beauty tips for face whitening should definitely help you brighten the complexion of your skin.


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Beauty Tips for Daily Skin Care Routine

No matter what your skin type is, making sure that your skin is clean is extremely important for it remain healthy and clear. This is where your skin care routine comes to play.Cleaning the skin of the dirt and grime of the daily life, removing the dead skin cells and making sure that you don’t leave the pores open to more dirt accumulation is essential. This procedure we all know includes cleansing, scrubbing/ exfoliating, toning and moisturizing.

Here are some of the beauty tips and natural products that can be used alone or in combination for their varied skin care properties.

Beauty tips for cleansing:

Our skin gets exposed to varied amount of dust, smoke and heavy pollution resulting in dryness, dullness and basically lifeless skin. Cleansing ensure that the radiance of the skin is maintained. Only if cleansing is done properly yourskin accepts different products with ease, like moisturizers and facial masks.

Beauty tips for exfoliating:

Just cleansing and moisturizing regularly will not work any magic on the skin unless you clear and remove the dead skin time to time. Exfoliating should be practiced regularly to remove the older dead skin completely giving you skin which is very smooth and fresh. Once a week is a must and if your skin type demands more like with oily skin, then do it as many times as necessary.

Beauty tips for Toning:

“Is toning really important when I actually cleanse and moisturize my skin regularly? “ this is very frequently asked question.

Yes! Toning is an important element of the cleansing process. A good toner will remove all the remaining bits of oil, dirt and debris left behind by the cleanser.  More importantly, toner will help soothe, nourish and hydrate the skin while restoring its delicate pH balance.

Beauty tips for Moisturizing:

Whatever your skin type maybe it shouldn’t stop you from moisturizing your skin regularly. Moisturizing plays a vital role in skin care keeping it hydrated and preventing it from redness or flaking if you have dry skin. It also helps you from early signs of aging. If you have oily skin, it doesn’t mean that your skin gets enough nourishment from the produced oil. This is a very common misconception. Pick a good gel based moisturizer and use it well.


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Different skin types have different needs and face different problems. It is important to identify your skin tone and take necessary action.

Beauty tips for oily skin:

This is the most troublesome skin type to have.The troubles are countless, but when maintained right this skin type can have a glow and charm that is breath taking.

Common troubles:

• Coarse skin with enlarged visible pores that has a dull appearance due to the over production of oil in the skin which gives a shiny and greasy sheen.
• Frequent acne and blemishes likes blackheads, white heads and dark spots.

Simple tips:

• Maintain a healthy diet including lots of raw veggies and fruits avoiding oily and junk food.
• Keep your face clean always. This helps in keeping away excessive oiliness and acne.

Beauty tips for dry skin:

If you think that oily skin is a pain, then let us tell you that having dry skin isn’t a walk in the park either. Dry skin gets very uncomfortable especially in the winters and in extreme cold temperatures giving intense pain and unsightly appearance when not taken care of properly.

Common troubles:

• Dry skin usually seems to have fine texture with dullness on the skin buton a closer look there may be some flaky or granulated sections particularly around the corners of the mouth, eyes, and forehead.
• If neglected it will form wrinkles and become more brittle with age.

Simple tips:

• Don’t use very hot water during a shower
• Never leave the shower without applying moisturizer
• Pat dry your skin after a shower and always use a soft towel

Beauty tips for combination skin:

With this weget both the good and the bad of the oily and dry skin type!Combination skins usually has a mix of both oily characteristics having large pores, a constant shine, and breakouts on the skin especially in the T-zone that’s forehead, nose, chin area and dry skin characteristics i.e., itching, flakiness, redness on the cheeks.

Common troubles:

You shall face the troubles of both the skin types depending on the climatic conditions and also which skin type is more dominant.

Simple tips:
If have an oily skin type, then your hormones play a great influence over whether or not you end up with combinations skin.Here are few very basic things you can do it help your skin look and feel better.

• Keep your face clean at all times to prevent oily zones from catching an infection of any kind.
• Hunt for the perfect moisturizer for you. These can never be the same for people with this skin type as there will always be variations in the degrees of oiliness and dryness. And once you find it, don’t change!
• Use the appropriate amount of moisturizer depending on your skins reaction to the climatic conditions. Too much moisturization will cause problems with the oily zone and less of it will cause problems with the dry zone.

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Symptoms of Diabetes

People can often have diabetes and be completely unaware. The main reason for this is that the symptoms, when seen on their own, seem harmless. However, the earlier diabetes is diagnosed the greater the chances are that serious complications, which can result from having diabetes, can be avoided.

Here is a list of the most common diabetes symptoms:

• Frequent urination
  Have you been going to the bathroom to urinate more often recently? Do you notice that you spend most of the day going to the toilet? When there is too much glucose (sugar) in your blood you will urinate more often. If your insulin is ineffective, or not there at all, your kidneys cannot filter the glucose back into the blood. The kidneys will take water from your blood in order to dilute the glucose - which in turn fills up your bladder.
• Disproportionate thirst
  If you are urinating more than usual, you will need to replace that lost liquid. You will be drinking more than usual. Have you been drinking more than usual lately?
• Intense hunger
  As the insulin in your blood is not working properly, or is not there at all, and your cells are not getting their energy, your body may react by trying to find more energy - food. You will become hungry.
• Weight gain
  This might be the result of the above symptom (intense hunger).
• Unusual weight loss
  This is more common among people with Diabetes Type 1. As your body is not making insulin it will seek out another energy source (the cells aren't getting glucose). Muscle tissue and fat will be broken down for energy. As Type 1 is of a more sudden onset and Type 2 is much more gradual, weight loss is more noticeable with Type 1.
• Increased fatigue
  If your insulin is not working properly, or is not there at all, glucose will not be entering your cells and providing them with energy. This will make you feel tired and listless.
• Irritability
  Irritability can be due to your lack of energy.
• Blurred vision
  This can be caused by tissue being pulled from your eye lenses. This affects your eyes' ability to focus. With proper treatment this can be treated. There are severe cases where blindness or prolonged vision problems can occur.
• Cuts and bruises don't heal properly or quickly
  Do you find cuts and bruises take a much longer time than usual to heal? When there is more sugar (glucose) in your body, its ability to heal can be undermined.
• More skin and/or yeast infections
  When there is more sugar in your body, its ability to recover from infections is affected. Women with diabetes find it especially difficult to recover from bladder and vaginal infections.
• Itchy skin
  A feeling of itchiness on your skin is sometimes a symptom of diabetes.
• Gums are red and/or swollen - Gums pull away from teeth
  If your gums are tender, red and/or swollen this could be a sign of diabetes. Your teeth could become loose as the gums pull away from them.
• Frequent gum disease/infection
  As well as the previous gum symptoms, you may experience more frequent gum disease and/or gum infections.
• Sexual dysfunction among men
  If you are over 50 and experience frequent or constant sexual dysfunction (erectile dysfunction), it could be a symptom of diabetes.
• Numbness or tingling, especially in your feet and hands
  If there is too much sugar in your body your nerves could become damaged, as could the tiny blood vessels that feed those nerves. You may experience tingling and/or numbness in your hands and feet.

Diagnosis of diabetes

Diabetes can often be detected by carrying out a urine test, which finds out whether excess glucose is present. This is normally backed up by a blood test, which measures blood glucose levels and can confirm if the cause of your symptoms is diabetes.

If you are worried that you may have some of the above symptoms, you are recommended to talk to your Doctor or a qualified health professional.

article: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com (Medical News Today)


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Diabetes, often referred to by doctors as diabetes mellitus, describes a group of metabolic diseases in which the person has high blood glucose (blood sugar), either because insulin production is inadequate, or because the body's cells do not respond properly to insulin, or both. Patients with high blood sugar will typically experience polyuria (frequent urination), they will become increasingly thirsty (polydipsia) and hungry (polyphagia).

There are three types of diabetes:

1. Type 1 Diabetes

The body does not produce insulin. Some people may refer to this type as insulin-dependent diabetes, juvenile diabetes, or early-onset diabetes. People usually develop type 1 diabetes before their 40th year, often in early adulthood or teenage years.

Type 1 diabetes is nowhere near as common as type 2 diabetes. Approximately 10% of all diabetes cases are type 1.

Patients with type 1 diabetes will need to take insulin injections for the rest of their life. They must also ensure proper blood-glucose levels by carrying out regular blood tests and following a special diet.

Between 2001 and 2009, the prevalence of type 1 diabetes among the under 20s in the USA rose 23%, according to SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth data issued by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).