2 Quick Home Remedies to Lighten Your Skin Complexion

Guest Post by Vandana
Weekend Fun Giveaway July Week 2 Giveaway Entry #11
 
Here are some very easy tips to improve your complexion and to reduce dark spots on your face. Check them out, try at your home and do let me know how it works.

Remedy 1:

Cucumber Overnight Fairness Pack

If you think that no face pack can make your your skin fair then you are wrong. I have tried a home made paste which really worked. Just follow these simple steps and your skin will look more fairer and spot free.

Things required to make a paste are:

• Cucumber
• Rosewater 
• Glycerine

Firstly take out the cucumber juice by using mixer. Now add rosewater and glycerine in equal quantities to the cucumber juice. Make sure that the paste should neither be thin nor too thick. Now apply it over your face at night time before going to sleep.
       In the morning, wash your face with clean water and pat dry. After some days you will see amazing change in the complexion of your skin and even the dark spots will lighten.

Tip: If you feel lazy making this everyday then you can make this paste for 3 days and you can keep it fridge and use it everyday.


Remedy 2:
Banana Glow Face Pack

To give instant glow to your face before going to a party or something, you can try a banana face pack. To make this pack you don't have to make any effort. You just have to peel banana and take out its pulp and crush it to make a smooth paste. You can make this paste using mixer as well. Now apply this banana paste on your face and leave it for 10-15 minutes. Later, remove it with clean water and pat dry.

Results? You will see that yourself. You will notice that your skin is glowing and you will feel a new softness and smoothness on your skin!

                      Hope you liked these fairness home remedies! Share your comments below
                                    And do you have any special skin lightening DIY recipe girls?

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How to Make Banana Milkshake Hair Mask?

How to Make Banana Milkshake Hair Mask at Home? [DIY]

Hello Everyone!
How are you all? It is been very long since I posted anything on MABH. I missed you all like anything and I am finally back. :) Today, I am sharing with you all a super duper delicious eatable drinkable hair mask recipe made of fresh bananas and other kitchen available ingredients to serve your hair. I have been using this mask since 2 weeks and seeing greater results on my winter dry hair. It not only nourishes my hair, but also helps my hair turn soft and manageable when winter strips off all the moisture and leave my hair dry. The specialty of this milkshake hair mask is, you can have it for your tummy too :D Believe me, its delicious like anything when chilled. Shall we move on to the recipe now?

• Read: DIY Hair Masks from Your Kitchen

• Read: Avocado Nourishing Face and Hair Mask

Things you will need:

• 2-3 ripen bananas (Depending on the length and thickness of your hair)
• 2 tablespoons of honey
• A cup of milk
• A teaspoon of sugarless milk powder (Optional)

How to Prepare DIY Banana Milkshake Hair Mask?:
Take a blender. Put in everything and blend until smooth :D Do you feel like drinking it right way? I felt like that too but spare some for your hair. Make the recipe thick but adding 2 tablespoons of milk at first; take out few scoops to use as your hair mask. Pour in more milk the remaining puree and shake it up to serve yourself :D Don't forget to add honey instead of honey to this recipe and however, milk powder can be skipped. It is for extra nourishment of hair and for some extra taste. Let us store it in the refrigerator and move on to apply the hair mask. Meanwhile, you icy cold banana milkshake would be ready!


How to Apply the Banana Milkshake Hair Mask?

• Comb your hair and divide it into 4-5 sections.
• Apply the banana hair mask using your hair brush or clean fingers.
• Make sure to cover your entire scalp and hair ends with this DIY hair mask.
• Wear a shower cap. Leave on the mask for 30 minutes to one hour and rinse thoroughly.

Banana Hair Mask Ingredient Benefits:

Banana: It hydrates hair and  makes it frizz free. Regular usage of banana in hair care helps in softening the hair by providing required moisture and nourishment.

Honey: Honey is a humectant which attracts moisture and thus it helps hair in may ways. It also consists of anti oxidants, vitamins and minerals which are essential for the hair health.

Milk: Proteins present in the milk help hair grow strong and shiny. This is why many hair care products contain milk as their key ingredient.

Milk Powder: It has the same benefits as milk. Adding milk powder to the recipe helps nourish dry hair better by providing extra rich moisture.


Tidbit: Make sure to rinse your hair well with fresh water to ensure the removal of mask residues. It's better if you use this hair mask on pre-rinsed hair and avoid using shampoo immediately after rinsing the mask from your hair as it may strip away the natural nourishment.

Now it is the time to have your chilled banana milk shake :D Enjoy!
Let this winter be a joyful winter. Keep updated for more winter nourishing recipes for your skin and hair.

Did you like this recipe of DIY Banana Milkshake Hair Mask? 

Do you use banana in your skin and hair care DIY recipes?

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4 Natural Skin Whitening Recipes with Lemon

Hello Beauties,
Today we are going to discuss about four skin lightening recipes with lemon juice those are very natural on our skin. There are several fairness creams, fairness lotions and fairness serums available in the market today. Many claims to be 'fully' herbal and natural too, but do you think they are natural 100%? Not at all. They would be containing some bases and preservatives to prevent them going bad but these 4 lemon DIY recipes I am going to mention in this post are fresh and moreover, they are natural on skin. Rather than saying these as 'skin whitening recipes' I would like to name these lemon DIYs as skin brightening face packs. Because there is nothing specially beautiful in just having a pale skin. Pale or dusky, tan or dark, if you have a clear, glowing and bright skin, that is beautiful! Find below the top three skin lightening ingredients from your home and make your skin glow naturally!

• Read: 2 Quick Home Remedies to Lighten Your Complexion

Skin Lightening Properties of Lemon

Believe it or not, citrus extracts contain great natural skin whitening properties. Lemon juice natural bleaches the skin and fastens the process of dark spot fading, thus giving you a fairer and brighter skin. If you find the lemon juice to be over acidic on your skin, go for sweet lime. Find below these 4 quick fairness recipes with lemon juice for different skin types.

Skin Lightening Lemon Face Pack for Normal Skin
Combine a teaspoon of lemon juice with a teaspoon of green gram powder and mix well. Add few drops of rose water to this thick mixture to make a creamy paste. There you're done with your own skin lightening lemon face pack! The green gram powder helps in removing the dead skin cells while the lemon juice work on natural skin lightening. Rose water is added here to calm down the skin.

Skin Lightening Lemon Face Pack for Dry Skin
Using lemon on dry skin is a tricky job. It might dry out your skin more if not used in a proper way with proper base. Combine a teaspoon of olive oil with a teaspoon of honey and put in few drops of fresh lime juice to it. After cleansing your face with a gentle facial clear, apply this thin pack evenly and massage for 2-3 minutes. Then leave on for 10-15 minutes before washing it off. The lemon natural brightens the skin and the olive oil helps in preventing skin's moisture loss. Honey is also an excellent natural ingredient to improve skin complexion.

Skin Lightening Lemon Face Pack for Oily Skin
Take a small bowl and add a teaspoon of fullers earth to it. Now pour 2 teaspoons of rose water diluted lemon juice to the fullers earth (In 2:1 ratio) and blend well to make a smooth paste. This face pack effectively cleanses the skin and removes excessive oil production to give you a fresh, bright and matte skin for a long time!

Skin Whitening Lemon Face Pack for Sensitive Skin
While handling lemon in DIY recipes, we should be more careful to use them on sensitive skin types. Lime juice usage may end up in breakouts if just applied directly on to the skin. Mix 1/2 a teaspoon of glycerin with 1/2 a teaspoon of carrot/apple juice. Now combine this liquid with 3-4 drops of lemon juice and your pure skin lightening lemon face pack for sensitive skin is ready. This face pack is comparatively thin but has a same effects on your skin as the other ones. Just layer it up on your clean face and wash away after 15 minutes.

Tidbit: After using your lemon face pack, moisturization is must in all skin types. Choose one recipe above which suits your skin type. Use these natural DIY skin lightening face packs for at least twice in a week to see visible results faster. These recipes also help in clearing out sun tan and dark patches with regular usage. Do not use them if your skin is allergic to lemon.

Do you use lemon juice in your DIY face packs?

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5 Amazing DIY Face Pack Recipes

Hello lovely ladies! Today my post is not about a product but its a DIY post. Yay! :)
Okay. let me tell u something about myself, I am the laziesttttt person on the earth who just loves ready made cleansers, packs but whenever my skin is in trouble I always come back to my loyal DIY :P Today I am going to share with you all my five favorite DIY face pack recipes those work like a charm.

My Skin Type: Its as azab as me, sometimes it becomes oil ka dabba and sometimes sukhi roti ;) but all over my skin and hair is very sensitive and prone to break outs, so I think if something work for me it is definitely going to suit dry, normal and oily skinned beauties.

So here we start :) Check out the 5 awesome DIY face pack recipes.

 
Instant Refreshing Fruit Face Pack
Mix a teaspoon of gram flour, 1/2 teaspoon of tomato paste, 1/2 teaspoon of  cucumber paste and required curd together. Apply this fresh and instant face pack on your face and leave it for 10-15 minutes. Later, wash it away with plain water and put on your moisturizer. The pack will add instant glow to your skin. With regular use it also helps in removing tan effectively.


Sweet Winter Face Pack
Mix equal amounts of honey, smashed banana and milk powder together and apply this pack on face and neck. lLave it for 10 minutes and wash away with plain water. This is one of the yummiest and skin-nutritious face pack that helps to retain skin's natural moisture in winters. Dry skinned beauties can use this throughout the year.


Dark Spot Removing Papaya Face Pack
Mix equal amounts of smashed papaya, milk powder and honey together and apply this pack on skin. Allow it to work on your skin for 10-15 minutes and wash away. This is similar to the previous DIY pack but as an extra, it has tan removing and dark spot removing qualities due to the papaya extracts.


Wrinkle Removing Cabbage Face Pack
Boil cabbage and smash it well to make a smooth paste. Add few drops of rose water to this cabbage paste if required. Smooth this cabbage wrinkle removing pack over your face and keep it for 15 minutes before washing away. This naturally prevents wrinkles and removes the existing ones with regular usage.


Deep Nourishing Citrus Face Pack
We always use lemon juice as an ingredient in DIY oily skin recipes, right? Lemon has oil control properties and now, with this face pack even dry skinned beauties can enjoy the flavour and skin brightening properties of lemon extracts without losing excess moisture from their skin. Mix a teaspoon of honey with a teaspoon of lemon juice. Blend this well and put in 4-5 drops of olive oil. Mix well and apply over your cleansed face. Leave on for 15-20 minutes and allow the citrus extracts to work on your skin. Wipe off with a wet sponge and wash away!

Hope you like my DIY face pack recipes. Do try them and let me know how they work! :)

Do you have any special DIY face pack recipe to share?

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Top 4 Facial Scrub Recipes from Your Kitchen

Day by day, our skin shed dead cells that forms a dark layer over the epidermis. This results in dull and lifeless looking skin, so you might need some exfoliating scrubs to get rid of these dead skin cells. Whether it is an expensive or a cheap priced scrub, everything matters about result is proper usage. You should be very careful during the scrubbing process as it may result in rashes if over done or simply a waste of time if done very gently. The sensitive skin areas such as face should be scrubbed off gently while a little more pressure is needed in rough knee and elbow parts. It is recommend to scrub off your dead skins at least once a week, however you can follow scrubbing twice every week if it is prepared with your simple and natural kitchen ingredients. How often we can run behind those attractively packed chemical scrubs? Don't you think they are filled up with artificial and chemical ingredients? Just stay away from them for a while and take a tiny visit to your kitchen to bring out the lovely and skin friendly ingredients! They naturally scrub away your dead skin cells to bring out that radiant glow. Let us check today, some interesting scrubbing recipes for dry and oily skin types. These recipes have the ability to remove dead cells, tan and improve your skin complexion.

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Dry Skin Scrub Recipes

Scrubbing may be a little tricky task for people whose skin type is dry. Don't you agree? It is because some overpowering scrubbing particles may scratch your dry skin resulting in rashes and scars. So make sure to choose ingredients that are gentle and mild. Your scrub recipe should also include some natural moisturizing ingredients to balance the moisture loss which happens during the scrubbing process. Well, are you ready? Check these following recipes and add glow to your dry skin by removing those dead cells and adding some nourishment.

• A teaspoon of honey mixed with a teaspoon coarsely grounded oats and milk powder makes a perfect dry skin scrub. The oats gently scrubs of the dead skin layer while the milk and honey provide nourishment to your dry skin. Who wouldn't love to experience this yummy facial scrub? So hurry up! Take a small bowl and blend the mentioned ingredients. They can do wonders on your skin which you can find through the visible glow after every usage.

• Some fruits can also nourish your dry skin well. Avocado, Papaya or Peach? Mash any one of these fruits and blend along with honey and a teaspoon of olive oil. Stir well until it turns into a thick pack. Now we need to add some khus khus to this fruit mixture for exfoliating effects. That's it. Blend well, spread on your cleansed face and start scrubbing gently with your finger tips. After ten to fifteen minutes, wash off with clean water and moisturize your skin.

Oily Skin Scrub Recipes

Not just improper maintenance, even regularly been cleansed and maintained skin has dead cells covered. This is all because of the dirt, pollution and oiliness. Oily skin types are hard to maintain in summers, hence they needed to be scrubbed off at least twice a weak to maintain an even complexion. Honey, milk powder or these kind of nourishing ingredients are not for your oily skin as they may increase the oil secretion and aggravate those angry pimples. Scrub recipes for oily skin types should be mild, as well as effective. Try these scrub recipes below to pamper your oil skin with fruit vitamins and to get rid of dead skins causing dark uneven skin tone.

• Squeeze juice from half a lemon. Add two teaspoons of rose water and a teaspoon of rice powder to this juice mixture. Blend well to form a thick paste. Spread this scrub on your facial skin and let it sit there for 5 minutes. After that, wet your finger tips and gently start scrubbing in circular motion. Scrub for 5 minutes and allow the mixture for more two minutes and wash off with plenty of cold water. Rice powder acts as a dead cell and tan removing scrub while the lemon juice naturally whitens skin.

• Tomatoes can also do the trick on oily skin types. Simply puree a tomato and add two teaspoons of grounded oats to it. Blend this mixture well and spread on your facial and neck skin. Scrub gently for a while and wash off. This scrub not only removes the dead skin cells, but also clarifies your skin and improves the natural complexion. Regular usage would result in spot free, patch free radiant skin!

Hope these recipes are useful! Make use of these natural scrubs and forget those chemical ones! Do you have any scrub recipes to share with us girls?

Common Fruit Substances in Natural Beauty Products

When it comes to makeup, facial cleansers, and facial moisturizers and applying it to your face and to your cheek bones - you want to make sure that you AREN'T being like the ancient Egyptians. They had no idea what they were putting on their face. When choosing makeup - one might think that the all-natural beauty products are what you would want to put on your face. Why is this? Well because natural products seem to be better for your skin.

Take a look at some of the surprising ingredients that are found in all natural make-up selections. All of these ingredients are made up from natural substances – many of them being different fruits and/or vegetables. You can find all of these ingredients in the all-natural beauty products at Simply Nontoxic Cosmetics.

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Almond Oil: This natural oil which is obtained from compressing almonds is known to be ideal for the treatment of dry skin. It soothes, moisturizes, and penetrates the skin easily.

Aloe Vera: A very popular ingredient that is well known for being used to treat sunburns. It heals the skin by drawing and holding oxygen to the skin.

Apple Juice: Not just for drinking! Acts as a pH balancer by becoming an "acid rinse" when combines with the skin tonic formulation.

Avocado: Avocado Butter/Oil is highly rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, D, and E. Skin problems, especially eczema, respond very well to ingredients that are rich with vitamins - making avocado butter the perfect selection.

Banana Extract: A great medium for softening and moisturizing the skin. If you have dry or mature skin, banana extract can help.

Cocoa Butter: Used in lip balms to help firm the product. It also adds a nice "chocolaty" scent.

Coconut Oil:Derived from the coconut, this oils makes an excellent skin moisturizer. And since it is rich in saponins, it makes for really great soap because it produces a rich, creamy lather.

Cucumber: We've all seen someone put cucumbers on their eyes before - whether it was someone we know, someone in the movies, or we've actually done it ourselves. This is because the cucumber has anti-inflammatory capabilities and it is cooling, and cleansing, and has an extremely soothing effect on the skin.

Ginkgo: Ginkgo is an herb that helps increase the blood flow and oxygenation to energize the skin. There is an anti-oxidant that is leveraged for its anti-aging abilities.

Grape Seed: Proanthocyanidin, a powerful anti-oxidant, supports the actions of Vitamin E and beta-carotene while also increasing the action of Vitamin C. By enhancing the formation of epidermal tissue, it helps with wound healing while also regenerating blood vessels. All the while doing this, it helps to clear potentially pathogenic bacteria from wounds. "All natural Neosporin" is what grape seed seems to be and it is why it is found in many all natural cosmetics.

Honey: Honey is anti-fungal and anti-bacterial. It helps to stimulate white blood vessels with hydrogen peroxide and is also a natural skin softener.

Orange Peel: This very refreshing ingredient acts as an astringent.

Pineapple: Contains the enzyme bromelin, which is very effective in exfoliating the skin.

Pumpkin: Not just used for Halloween, everything down to the seeds in pumpkins are great for the skin. It helps to exfoliate dead skin cells while promoting skin repair. It conditions, cleanses, and moisturizes all the while helping to firm the skin.

Sunflower Oil: Contains vitamin E so it helps out with the whole healing process. The oils in it also allow it to get absorbed into the skin much easier.

Guest Post by Philip Rudy

Philip is a professional blogger and helps to run and maintain many different web properties ranging from eCommerce sites to local businesses.

Vedic Line Papaya Scrub Review

Hey buddies! Yesterday we were seeing about the Vedic Line Papaya Face Pack and now comes the scrub review. I love all the products which have papaya content because it's my favorite skin fruit. I never eat it but love to use on my face for a glowing effect. The Vedic Line Papaya Face Pack and scrub are more or less same except the walnut ingredient in the scrub. As I already reviewed the face pack clearly, I am going to finish this short and sweet. I highly recommend to read the Papaya Face Pack Review here, so that you can get an idea. Okay now let us move on to the review of Vecic Line Papaya Scrub.

Vedic Line Papaya Scrub

Price: Rs. 175 for 100 ml

Shelf Life: 3 years

Ingredient List: Purified water, Clay blend, Almond oil, Palm wax, Papaya extract, Aloevera, Walnut, Sodium Benzoate & Phenoxyethanol.

Product Description

To Promote Fairness and Blemish Free Skin

Keeps skin amazingly clear. Made from Papaya most nutritious fruit, supposed to be melting and removing extra melanin. Natural Papaya acids may cause tingling for a few moments. "Do not over scrub, it increases skin's sensitivity"

Usage Directions: Gently massage for 2 to 3 minutes on wet skin.

My Views and Ratings

The Packaging

The Vedic Line Papaya Face Scrub comes in a pack as same that of the Papaya face pack, in a semi transparent tub with a screw top lid with an inner vacuum lid inside to prevent spillage. Even though I don't prefer tub packaging, this one is quite good I feel because the consistency cant be squeezed from a tube. The pack is very sturdy and travel friendly.

3.5/5

Colour, Consistency and Fragrance

It has a muddy texture with a normal consistency, not too runny but surely a little thinner than the papaya face pack from Vedic Line. The consistency is perfect for a scrub to spread easily and workout on skin. It has tiny walnut shells floating on it which looked very sweet and the fragrance is adorable too, as same that of the face pack. Nothing I see artificial in this scrub.

 4.5/5

How it Works

A very little amount of scrub is enough for the whole face and neck, it spreads very easily and smoothly. The walnut shells exfoliated my skin and removed tan up to an extent within a week of usage but I wished the shells could be a little more gentle. So that this will become a perfect facial scrub for all types of skin. You can very gently scrub this over your facial skin so that no chance of over exfoliation at all. It's just perfect I feel, I use this as my body scrub too. The walnut shells are perfect for my body skin. This scrub leaves skin incredibly soft instantly and refreshes skin. Use this for a brighter, tan free and blemish free skin. A moisturizer is highly recommended after every usage.  To be more natural, you can use the Vedic Line Sandalwood & Turmeric Moisturizer after using this scrub.

4.5/5

PROS and CONS are same as the Vedic Line Papaya Face Pack (Highly recommend to read it) except the walnut shell ingredient in this scrub. It scrubs my skin well and removes dead cells if scrubbed gently however I request sensitive skins to scrub very very gently, as that of baby's skin because the shells are little over powering. 

My Recommendation: Surely give a try, this is such a natural and effective scrub which comes in a affordable price.

Overall Rating: 4.5/5 

Will I repurchase?: Sure. I am recommending this Vedic Line Scrub to my friends too.

Disclaimer: Product sent by PR for reviewing purpose, however all my opinions remain honest.

Vedic Line Papaya Face Pack Review

Yesterday we were going through a review about Vedic Line Sandalwood and Turmeric Moisturizer and now comes the review of their Papaya Face Pack. Natural face packs have always been working good on me, and the papaya content tempted me to use it sooner. I have few other products from Vedic line and this papaya face pack is the one I have chosen secondly next to the moisturizer. About vedic line as per the site is "Vedic Line provides innovative & effective daily care products for Face, Hair & Body. All speciality lines are designed for in-salon treatments & on-going treatments at home to restore or maintain youthful look. Vedic Line has optimum combination of Ayurvedic wisdom & modern scientific research. It uses most advanced active & natural ingredients for the best yet safest results. One can enjoy visibly healthier skin & hair initially & significant improvement overtime." I was impressed with this face pack because of the papaya content as papaya works great on my skin to add a glow every time. I used to apply mashed papaya pulp on my skin before I get introduced to these store bought face packs. Whenever I use papaya, I feel my skin incredibly soft and radiant. So, let us move on to today's first review and see more this Vedic Line Papaya Face Pack.

Vedic Line Papaya Face Pack 

Price: Rs.175 for 100ml

Shelf Life: 3 years

Product Description 

To Promote Fairness and Blemish Free Skin.

Helps to remove blemishes, spots and promotes fairness by increasing blood supply to skin.

Ingredient list

Purified water, Clay blend, Almond oil, Palm wax, Papaya extract, Aloe vera, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol. 

Usage Directions

Apply it on moist skin. When it is semi dry, clean it.

My Views and Ratings

The Packaging

The face pack comes in a semi transparent tub with a yellow color screw top cap. There is a vacuum lid inside to prevent spillage and leaking. Overall, I am not impressed with the tub packaging as it may be unhygienic but still this kind of thick face pack cannot be squeezed from a tube, so I felt the choice of tub is right. As it is very sturdy, there is no worry of spillage or leaking while traveling and hence it becomes travel friendly.

3.5/5

Colour, Consistency & Fragrance

This is a light brown coloured muddy, clay based face pack which is thicker in consistency and very sweeter in smell. I loved the fruity fragrance very much, it is not artificial at all. No sensitive noses can hate it too. The face pack spreads very smoothly onto the skin, especially moist skin (After washing face) and covers all the surface. A very little amount is enough for whole face and neck, so this papaya face pack will last for months. I have planned to use this on my body too :)

5/5

How it works on Me

I continuously used this face pack thrice a week for 2 weeks and saw a good difference on my skin tone. This face pack gave me a slight tingling sensation for first 2 minutes, after that it disappears. I always love the slight tingle because it makes me feel that the product is working on my skin and the face pack gets semi dry in quicker time of 10 to 15 minutes. It has removed the tan, blemishes and pimple spots up to an extent and cleared out my complexion. I cant say that it whitened my skin like a magic, but it really made my skin look clear, glowing and beautiful. If you use this face pack regularly followed with a high SPF moisturizer, your skin would be protected from further tanning and thus your complexion improves by every usage. Washing off this face pack would be a little pain, not only this, every other mud face pack do so. But comparing to the other mud face packs or fullers earth face pack, it gets washed off quickly without leaving any residue. Oily skins would not need any moisturizer after using this face pack as it doesn't leave skin dry at all. But doesn't moisturize too, so moisturizer is highly recommended for dry skins. Overall, its a lovely blemish clearing and skin brightening face pack which is naturally made without any chemicals. You can use it regularly, or before parties to clear out your skin and get the glowing complexion.

4.5/5

 

PROS

1. Super smooth and thick consistency. Glides smoothly onto the skin.
2. A sweet fruity smell which is very mild and refreshing.
3. Dries up quickly without tight feel unlike other mud packs give.  
4. Sturdy lid, hence becomes travel friendly.
5. Instantly softens and brightens skin. With regular use, removes acne spots and blemishes up to an extent.  
6. I faced no side effects or breakouts. Very gentle on my skin. 
7. A good quantity and quality for the price. So, it's quite affordable.
8. The face pack doesn't dry out my skin however dry skins will need a good moisturizer.
9. A very small quantity is enough for whole face and neck, so a single tub lasts for months.
10. Removes tan with regular use.
11. Contains almond oil and aloevera, which are natural skin friendly ingredients.

CONS

1. Tub packaging. (Can't be taken as a big con because it's travel friendly and the consistency is thick)
2. Moisturizer can't be skipped in dry skins. But it's a plus for oily skinned beauties :D Especially in sweating summers.
3. It is available in most of the leading online shopping stores, so the availability (On other shops) cant be taken as a con. Just mentioning.

My Recommendation: Surely I would recommend this Vedic Line Papaya Face Pack to everyone. You will, your skin will love it's results. It instantly softens and brightens skin.

Overall Rating: 4.5/5

Will I repurchase?: For sure I will. I am planning to use it on my body too :) 

Disclaimer: Product sent by PR for reviewing purpose however all my opinions remain honest.

Lakme Fruit Blast Berry Lush Fruit Energizing Face Wash Review

Today's special is the review of Lakme Fruit Blast Berry Lush face wash which I have been using for past few months. It's too late as I reviewed few other face washes from this fruit blast range already. I gave the mandarin and melon ones to my friends, so the only thing left to review is this one. (I have another mandarin one with me, may review it later). I loved the yummiest fragrance of the Lakme Fruit Blast Strawberry Facewash and it got over long before. This one also contains Strawberries, and as bonus the raspberries too, hence I am using this nowadays. Let me give a detailed review about this with my experience. Oops!! Forgot to say! Happy Valentine's day guys and girls!!!! (Thought to do a separate post, but lazy me.. Sorry :(. Please do forgive)

Lakme Fruit Blast Berry Lush Fruit Energizing Face Wash

(With Strawberries and Raspberries)

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Price: Rs.70 for 50g; Rs.125 for 100g

Shelf Life: 24 months

Usage Instructions

Squeeze a small amount into hands and work into a rich lather. Massage on wet face. Rinse thoroughly with water.

Claims of this Face Wash

Berries are packed with vitamins and antioxidants that protect the skin from damage and aging.  These fruits were traditionally used to soothe sun burns and moisturise the skin.

Lakmé Berry Lush Fruit Energising Facewash is a nutrient rich blend of fresh crushed raspberries and strawberries. Known to have high doses of Vitamin C and essential antioxidants, it revives your skin and returns that healthy glow. The strawberry seeds gently scrub away dead skin cells, while the raspberry extracts rehydrate your skin, leaving it nourished, tingling fresh and smelling of berries all day long. 

My Views with Ratings

The Packaging

The Lakme Fruit Blast Berry Lush face wash comes in a tube like every other face washes from this range comes, with a flip type cap. The tube is semi transparent and hence it is easy to find how much is left inside the tube. The only thing that bothered me is the cap, In the first tube I used, it was perfect and travel friendly. But when I got my second tube, the cap was too tight to open/close and hence I gave little more force to open.. Ouch.. The cap got very loose then.. Hence, I couldn't take it anywhere and it's not travel friendly. The flip cap should be improved in these fruit blast face washes. Other than this thing, I loved the hygienic and cute tube packaging!

Rating: 4/5

                                                       Flip Type Cap

Colour, Consistency and Fragrance

The face wash is gel based and deep plum coloured with tiny strawberry seed exfoliators floating inside it (Refer below pic). The consistency is neither too thick, nor too runny and it lasts for more than a month. And it has a very yummy and mild fruit fragrance (Not sweeter than the strawberry face wash from this range though) and I loved it as it gives a fresh feel with every wash. But I doubt whether the few tiny exfoliating beads exfoliate my whole facial skin or not with a tiny squeeze. Other than this doubt, I am totally okay with this product's CCF. And so, No more complaints about the colour, consistency or fragrance! Perfect!

Rating: 4.5/5                                

                                 Floating tiny Strawberry Seed Exfoliators

How it works on Me

I will finish this part short and sweet.

This face wash gives a cooling sensation and obviously tingles a bit too which may be okay for some people and not okay for very sensitive skins. The lathering effect is very less, it lathers only a bit when I rubbed many times in my hands. If you expect for a rich lathering face wash, this wont be your choice at all. Unlike the Strawberry face wash from this fruit blast range, it doesn't dry out my skin much. Listen, not to the extent of no need of moisturiser, It just doesn't dries. Doesn't moisturises too. The stretchy feel in dry skins will be less when compared to the strawberry face wash and of course you will need a moisturiser after cleansing your face with this.Other than this, it's perfect for everyday use with a mild fruity fragrance and gel texture. A great face wash for oily skins (May be normals too) and for dry skins, I won't recommend this. Go for a extra nourishing one. Overall it's a good fruit face wash.

Rating: 3.5/5 (-1 for the tingle and -0.5 for no moisturising effect)

PROS

1. Yummy fruit fragrance which will be a treat for strawberry and raspberry lovers.
2. Affordable price for the quantity.
3. Easily available everywhere.
4. The very cute gel texture with exfoliating beads which many may like.
5. It doesn't give much stretchy feel (Expect dry skins). Oily skins will love it (Normal skins in winters)
6. Great for everyday use for a refreshing feel with fruit extracts!

CONS

1. Because of the cap in few packs (not all), it might not be travel friendly.
2. Tingling sensation may not be liked for sensitive skins.
3. I doubt whether the exfoliating beads work or not (Because they are less in numbers)
4. Stretchy feel in dry skins.
5. Doesn't lather well. If you expect rich lather, this won't be your choice.

My Recommendation: Go for it oily skins! You will love the refreshing fruit aroma in every wash. Normal skins can try this in winters. Dry skins and very sensitive skins stay away as this is not moisturising and tingles a bit too.

Overall Rating: 4/5

Will I repurchase?: Yes, in summers for the fruit fragrance. It's not going to be my winter choice.

Fresh Tomatoes in Skincare {DIY Recipes}

Besides from giving flavour to your food items, tomatoes have a big list of skin benefits, that you may or may not realize. I have already posted many skincare tips and even a "At home skin whitening peel recipe" with tomatoes. In this post, we are going to look about simple and easy recipes with tomatoes which we can do within few minutes to enhance our skin's beauty and texture. First, let me tell you in which skin problems tomatoes help.

Almost every thing! You don't believe? I will list them out here. 

1. Dull Skin
2. Sun Tan
3. Sun burn
4. Itchy Skin
5. Dark spots and blemishes
6. Acne bumps
7. Uneven skin tone
8. Skin Darkening
9. Patchy Skin
10. Oily Skin
11. Rough skin
12. Pores
13. Blackheads

Exited about knowing these magical skin benefits of tomato? Now you need to know how tomatoes do this much to our skin. The main season that tomatoes are skin friendly is that tomatoes contain Vitamin A, C and K in abundant amounts. Vitamin A is very essential for healthy skin while Vitamin C plays a very important role in the age of our skin. Vitamin C prevents wrinkles as it helps producing collagen and maintains good young skin texture and hence it takes place in the diet of beautiful models and actresses. Vitamin K is also meant for making your skin look younger, thus you look younger too.

  Other than these skin vitamins, tomatoes contain a huge amount of lycopene, an antioxidant.Studies found that they develop skin and reduce the redness caused due to sun burn.

So, now you got to know the skin benefits of tomato with its sources. Now let us move on to the simple skin care recipes with tomatoes.

Facial Pack for Oily Skin

• Slice a tomato and extract juice from it. 
• Mix fuller's earth with this tomato juice to form a smooth paste. 
• After cleansing your face, apply this pack evenly over your facial skin.
• Allow it to work on your skin for 10 to 15 minutes.Wash off.

 This pack gives a radiant glow and softness to your skin, reducing extra oiliness. The tomato juice nourishes and bleaches your skin naturally while the fullers earth deep cleanses to remove oiliness. This will be beneficial in removing black heads too. This pack can be performed every other day for oily skins, after a facial steam will be more effective.

Skin Tonic for Dry Dull Skin

• Tomatoes are not only meant for reducing oiliness and add glow in oily skins. If mixed with a moisturizing natural ingredient like honey or avocado, it nourishes dry skin without striping of its extra moisture.
• Take 2 teaspoons of honey in a small bowl
• Drop few drops of fresh tomato juice to it. Blend well
• Apply this tonic over your cleansed face and wait for 20 minutes. Wash off

This tonic naturally whitens your dull skin to reveal the original glow without removing the moisture from your skin. This can be followed every other day to get model like skin within weeks.

Skin Calming Mask for Redness and Sunburns

Came home tired from study place or work? how does your skin feel? Tanned, reddish and itchy due to the harmful sun rays? Just don't worry about it. Here's a easy cooling mask to soften your skin and make it normal within minutes.

• Mash a juicy tomato
• Add yogurt/ curd to it in required quantity. Blend well to make a mask.
• Cleanse your face with a mild face wash and spread this cream smoothly over your face and neck.
• Place a water dipped cotton pad or cucumber slice over your eyes to cool down eyes. Relax
• After 15 to 20 minutes, wash off with clean cold water. Pat dry and moisturize.

Hope these tips were helpful. A simple, last but not least tip, Are you a very lazy person like me? :p

Then just remember these things if you don't have time to do these above skin regimes.
If you are a oily skinned person, mix tomato juice with cucumber juice and apply on your face. Dry skin? Mix with honey. That's the trick. Keep in mind, Tomato always does magic to your skin in a very natural way!

Instant Skin Brightening Face Pack with Grapes

What do you get into your mind when you think of black grapes? Yummy juicy and tasty isn't it? My dad bought a big bunch of black grapes last week. While I was eating them one by one watching TV, I got a thought of using it in my skincare regime. I surfed about it's nutritional values and the fruit acid ingredients in it and decided to make a face pack with it. Then, I  made my own facial pack with natural juicy grapes and it gave me astonishing results on my skin. I am using this facial pack once daily from last week, it lightened my scars, reduced fine lines, wrinkles, removed tan up to an extent and made my facial skin look soft, supple and bright! The natural antioxidants and fruit acids in grapes works best on skin. Let me share the face pack recipe with you all here, so that you can try it at home naturally in a very easier way. My skin is normal to oily, so the ingredients which suits me may not suit extremely dry and oily skins. Hence, I would like to give you 2 different recipes of this face pack, one for oily beauties and the another one for dry beauties. No worries, the results are very same, I am just changing the ingredient list a bit depending upon your skin type. Thrice a week is suggested to see faster results, you can also use whenever you get time.

Black Grape Skin Brightening Face Pack

For Oily Skins

• Fresh Grapes - few
• Multani Mitti  - 2 teaspoons
• Rose water    - Required
• Lemon juice   - 2 drops (Optional)

For Dry Skins

• Fresh Grapes  - few
• Honey            - 2 teaspoons
• Papaya pulp   - 2 teaspoons
• Rose water    - Required

Note: Apple, peach or avocado pulp can also be used instead of papaya

Method

1. Choose the ingredient list as per your skin type.
2. Blend all the ingredients together to make a smooth paste.
3. Cleanse your face and spread this mixture evenly over your face and neck. Allow it to work on your skin for 15 minutes. Dry skins can leave your face pack for 20 minutes.
4. Wash off with clean and cold water. Moisturize!

Results

This face pack contains natural fruit acids and vitamins which are essential for skin renewal. Using this face pack regularly gives you a flawless clear skin. It helps in removing acne scars, dullness, tan and wrinkles from your skin. Go for it if you crave for young and beautiful glowing skin!

Peach Facial Masks for All Skin Types

What do you think of yummy and juicy peach fruits? They are really very yummy in taste and good for overall health and why not, skin health too. They can also be used to make your own skincare recipe to prevent this horrible winter dryness and peeling of the skin. Peaches contain lots of Vitamin A, C and anti oxidants which can help in improving the texture and complexion of your skin. It fight wrinkles, fine lines and clears out blemishes with regular usage. Not only for dry skins, peaches can also be used in oily skin care regimens to improve the skin . A simple tip, next time when you eat peach fruits, just don't throw away the skin of the fruit. Cleanse your face and gently rub this skin over your face in circular motion. Leave on the juice extracts to penetrate deeper and work into your skin. Splash fresh water and wash off! This process rejuvenates skin and brings out a natural glow. Follow the recipes below as per your skin type to enjoy the whole goodness on peaches on your skin.

Rejuvenating Dry Skin Mask

Ingredients

1. Peach
2. 2 teaspoons of Milk cream
3. 1 teaspoon of Olive Oil
4. 1 teaspoon of Honey

Method

• Put all the ingredients in a blender and mix well until a creamy mask is formed.
• Cleanse your face, spread this mask evenly over your face and relax.
• Let the milk cream, honey, olive oil and peach extracts work on your dry skin for 20 minutes. Wash off with clean and cold water. Moisturize! 
• You can touch your skin to feel the instant softness and you will fall in love with this skin recipe for sure. Do this whenever needed to keep your skin nourished.

Nourishing Mask for Oily Skin

Ingredients

1. Peaches
2. Rose water
3. Lemon juice

Method

• Oily skins shouldn't use creamy masks with milk cream or honey so we are gonna add little rose water and melon juice instead of it. If your skin is normal to oily, add a little honey. Blend all the above ingredients till it's smooth. 
• Cleanse your face, apply this mask evenly over the surface of your skin.
• Leave on for 15 minutes and wash off with clean water. Pat dry.
• This pack softens skin, without making it oily. Your skin will feel fresh, oil free and blemish free with regular usage. Twice or thrice a week is suggested.

Anti-wrinkle Peach Facial Mask

Ingredients

1. Peaches
2. Egg white

Method

• This is a very simple procedure. Smash the peaches well to make a smooth paste. Add egg white to it.
• Now cleanse your face, and apply this mask over your face and neck. Leave on till it dries.
• Wash off with clean water, pat dry and moisture.
• This one makes a nice anti-wrinkle face pack with it's egg and peach nutrition. Just keep in mind, dryness may also because for wrinkles. So, moisturize your skin every time after you cleanse to avoid wrinkles and tightness.

Not only the topical application, Eating fresh fruits also helps in bringing out the natural beauty of your skin. So, add fruits to your daily diet and shine with young glow forever! :)

Blemish Clearing Masks for Oily and Dry Skins

Strawberries are excellent sources of Vitamin C and folic acid, which helps to make your skin blemish free. It's antioxidants rejuvenates dull skin to bring out it's original glow. Making your own facial mask at home with fresh and juicy strawberries will be a lovely and yummy nourishment for your skin in all the seasons. Dry, normal or oily, whatever your skin type may be, usage of strawberries in your regular skin care regime, cleanses dirt, removes excess oil and fades blemishes naturally in a faster way. It also gives a really pleasant feel while wearing a strawberry facial mask because it delivers a wonderful flavor unlike other chemical masks which you do in salons and parlors. In this post, we are going to see two main facial mask recipes with strawberries, depending upon your skin type, one for dry and one for oily guys and girls. Normal skin types can use anything with light moisturizing agent like milk cream or honey (Read the note below the recipes). As this is a very natural homemade blemish cure mask, even sensitive and combination skinned people can use this without any fear of side effects :) Lets move on to the recipes!

Strawberry Blemish Clearing Mask for Oily Skin

Ingredients

• Strawberries     - 3 or 4, as much as required
• Fuller's earth     - 1 teaspoon (Don't get confused :P Fuller's earth is just Multani Mitti)
• Lemon Juice     - Few drops
• Rose water       - Required

Method and Application

• Wash strawberries and put them in a blender. Blend till they are smoothly pasted.
• Gather this paste in a small clean bowl, add fullers earth, lemon juice and required rose water. Mix well. This is our face mask.
• Cleanse your face with an oil clear face wash, spread this smooth mask covering all the skin surfaces, including neck and allow it to work on your skin for 15 minutes. Rinse with cold water. 

Strawberry Blemish Clearing Mask for Dry Skin

Ingredients

• Strawberries - 3 or 4
• Milk Cream  - 1 teaspoon
• Honey          - 1 teaspoon
• Glycerin       - 2 drops (Use glycerin only if your skin is extra dry)

Method and Application

• It's a very simple procedure :) Put all the ingredients in a blender. Wait till the mixture forms a creamy paste.
• This is our mask and apply it as said above for oily skins, but remember you should use an hydrating face wash or soap to wash your face before applying this mask hence your skin is dry.
• You can wait for 20 minutes and rinse your face with fresh and cold water. Moisturization after mask is must for dry skins, use a good branded moisturizer.

Note for Normal Skins : Hey don't worry that I didn't give you a facial mask recipe. Your skin is normal, so you can use anything according to your wish. Just rememer onething, if your skin is "normal to dry" you need to add some milk cream or honey to it and if "normal to oily" forget about the milk cream and use lime juice or tomato juice instead, that's the trick :)

Results of this Blemish Clear Facial Masks

However the ingredient list differs according to your skin type, the mask has it own strawberry properties :) So you do get the same wonderful results if followed regularly. I suggest everyone to use this mask at least twice a week to achieve faster results on your skin. You can feel your skin is so much cleared, became blemish free and acne scar free after including this mask in your skincare regime. It removes oil, dirt, dead skin cells and scars to give out a lovely glowing complexion! You can see your skin is lightened, brightened and toned without any blemishes like never before! Enjoy! :D

Avocado Nourishing Face and Hair Mask

Avocados are very rich in Vitamin A and amino acids, which effectively works in removing the dead cells from your skin. Making your own avocado face and hair mask is a very natural and effective beauty regime which your can follow every weekend to keep your skin and hair nourished, especially in winter. Avocados nourishes and moisturizes your skin well to bring out a healthy glow. It also acts as a natural hair conditioner which gives you a smooth, silky and manageable hair in minutes. Finally what I am saying is, add avocados in your skin and hair care regimen to protect and develop your overall beauty, this winter!

AVOCADO NOURISHING FACIAL MASK

INGREDIENTS:

Mashed avocado - 2 teaspoons

Honey - 1 teaspoon

Lemon Juice - 1 teaspoon

METHOD:

• Mix all the ingredients to form a thick creamy mask.
• Cleanse your face and spread the mixture all over the surface of your facial skin and neck.
• Allow it to work on your skin for 15 to 20 minutes and wash off with clean, cold water.
• Pat dry and moisturize.

RESULTS:

This is one of the best natural face mask for dry skinned people in winter as it really nourishes your skin well without leaving it dry. If your skin is extra dry, add some milk cream to this pack. Honey and lemon juice has natural skin lightening properties which adds glow to your face. Avocados with honey and lemon juice combination brightens the skin and removes all kind of scars, wrinkles and blemishes with regular use. This mask is suitable for all skin types, use rose water instead of honey if your skin is oily.

AVOCADO NOURISHING HAIR MASK

INGREDIENTS

Avocados - 2 or 3

Yogurt - 5 teaspoons

Lemon juice - 3 teaspoons

METHOD

• Mash avocados, add yogurt and lemon juice to it and blend until the mixture turns creamy.
• With the use of a hair brush or your finger tips apply the creamy mask all over your scalp and hair, if you have split ends, apply the mask on the tips of your hair too.
• After covering your scalp completely with the avocado mask, cover your head with a shower cap.
• Allow this mixture to penetrate and work on your scalp for at least 1 hour.
• After this, rinse your hair with a mild shampoo and plenty of fresh water. Blow dry.

RESULTS

I promise, you will surely experience a smooth, silky and softest hair ever after using this mask :) Avocados nourish the hair, strengthens it and prevents falling out while the lemon juice eliminates dandruff and add a lovely shine. Yogurt is a natural hair conditioner which moisturizes hair and prevents dryness. Say goodbye to dry hair, split ends and other hair problems in winter by using this avocado hair mask at least once in a week. Use after a hot oil massage for better results.