Giving DIY a try

Activated Charcoal and Clay Mask As you know the last mask that I tried was an abject failure, for a number of reasons. However, I decided to carry on undaunted and try another mask. This time, taking into accont my oily skin I decided on a clay mask. Since I've been absolutely fascinated with the latest charcoal mask craze I was happier than ever when I found this recipe for an activated charcoal and clay mask.  You can find the full recipe here :  Recipe for the mask I was unable to get my hands on bentonite clay and so substituted that for Multani Mitthi, also known as Fuller's Earth, an ingredient widely used in skin care, most especially masks for oily and acne prone skin. I also added a little water to the final paste as it was too thick initially. The Ingredients Activated Charcoal  - Activated charcoal is well known for its properties of drawing out toxins and impurities. This property of binding to the impurities and drawing them out of the por...

Healthy Skin Face Mask It's been rather hot these past few days and of course that's reflected on your skin. I thought I would pamper myself with a nice face mask and so started looking at recipes. I found this one, for which I had all the ingredients, and since it promised to clarify the skin I thought I'd give it a whirl.  Find the recipe here : This is the Mask The Ingredients Turmeric - Turmeric or haldi is well-known spice in India. It has been used in skin care too since ancient times. It is known to lighten blemishes and have anti-bacterial properties and is also a strong anti-oxidant. Coconut Oil - Coconut oil is smoothing, softening and lubricating the skin cells as well as helping to break down dead cells. It is helpful in the prevention of acne for this reason and because it contain healthy acids like caprylic, capric, lauric and mystiric acid.  The Trial The whole recipe seemed simple and straightforward and since I had all two of the ing...

Remedy for Yellow Nails Let me start by saying I love nailpolish. Of course I’ve heard of all its evils; how it makes your nails yellow, and starved of oxygen, and brittle, and blah and blah and blah. But I love it nonetheless. Keeping nailpolish on my fingernails has always been too much of a task for me to do it on a regular basis since even the teeniest tiniest chip annoys me; but I’ve always worn it on my toes. Like all the time, ALL THE TIME! So of course I landed up with beautifully yellow and discoloured toenails (not that they were so wonderful to start with, but anyway). When I found this simple recipe to restore them, it became an absolutely must try. The Ingredients The recipe is very simple, using equal quantities of only two ingredients (I used 1/2 tsp of each), both easily available Hydrogen Peroxide – Hydrogen peroxide is a bleaching agent and has whitening properties that work well for nails that have been stained yellow by the repeated application of nai...

Trying out the Coffee and Honey Lip Scrub This is a recipe for a lip scrub using just two ingredients, coffee grounds and honey. the full recipe is available here.   The Recipe Wearing lipstick is one of my favourite pastimes. Unfortunately, lipstick doesn’t look half as nice on lips that are peeling or rough. So I decided to try this homemade coffee lip scrub from the indianspot; because well, if you’re gonna be using something on your lips it should taste good and preferably not have too many chemicals in it. The Ingredients Honey – Honey is packed with vitamins and minerals that are extremely beneficial to your skin, especially in areas like the lips where the skin is delicate and more prone to dryness and peeling. Honey is rich in anti-oxidants which also have anti-microbial properties. This makes the lips less prone to discoloration as it protects them from the UV rays of the sun and helps the skin to rejuvenate. Honey is also known to absorb and ...