Glowing skin is a result of proper skin care. It means you can wear less make up and let skin shine through. 

Michael Coulombe

Summer Skincare

Summers are notorious for ruining our skin. But you don’t have to fret! Take a heart and beat the heat this summer, maintaining your beauty and keeping your skin soft, supple and well nourished with these home-made summer skin care packs.

Natural Summer Skin Care Recipes

1. Summer Facial Bleach
   Ingredients: 4 tbsp milk, 1 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp lemon juice.
   
   Mix all the ingredients and apply the mixture evenly on the tanned areas for 15 minutes. Once dried, wash with cold water. Works best for greasy and oily skin.
2. Yogurt and Honey Cleanser
   Ingredients : 4 tbsp plain yogurt, 2 tbsp honey, 3 tbsp lime juice
   
   Mix all the ingredients. Add a little cornstarch if you think the paste needs thickening. Apply on your face and massage for 2-3 minutes. Rinse with cold water.
3. Natural Exfoliation
   1. Oatmeal exfoliating scrub
      Ingredients: 1 tsp fine oatmeal, 1 tsp baking soda
      
      Mix the ingredients in enough water to make a thick paste. Rub over face for 2-3 minutes, rinse and pat dry. It’s suitable for all skin types.
   2. Curd and gram flour scrub
      Ingredients: 1 tsp gram flour, 1 tsp lemon juice, 2-3 mint leaves, toned curd, a small piece of grated carrot
      
      Mix all the ingredients to form a past and apply on your face. Rub in round motions to clean the deep rooted impurities.
4. Get the Glow Back with Natural Skincare Recipe
   1. Home spa recipe
      Ingredients: Pineapple pulp, grapeseed oil, papaya pulp, mulethi and turmeric
      
      Mix all the ingredients to make a paste. Now apply a generous amount of the mixture on face and neck leaving the eyes. Let it dry and rinse with fresh water.
5. Get Rid of Pimple Problems
   This comes straight from your kitchen garden to bring relief to a pimple prone skin.
   Ingredients: 3-4 tbspn cucumber juice, 1 tbspn lemon juice, a pinch of turmeric powder, 1 tspn sandalwood powder, mint leaves (tulsi) and basil leaves. 
   
   Mix all the ingredients and apply on your face for fifteen minutes. The pack has an overall cooling effect apart from taking out dead cells, dried sebum and infectious bacteria accumulated in the clogged skin pores.
6. Tone it up Skincare
   Apart from regular bleaching, cleansing, scrubbing and exfoliation, your skin requires bouts of toning during the summer season. So, instead of depending upon chemical-based toners, here’s a natural toner..
   
   Find an aloevera plant in your vicinity. Now, just break a leaf, break it into two and use the extract or the juice mixed with natural rose water for best skin protection from tanning and clogging. This also helps to overcome the skin allergies, rashes and itching.

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