5 Best Winter Beauty Fixes at Home

5 Best Winter Beauty Fixes at Home [Do it Yourself]

Hello everyone!
Are you enjoying the chillness in the air? It is the turn of winter now and we need to make some changes in our skin and hair care routines to stay beautiful. It is not that though actually; all we need to do is to choose skincare, hair and makeup products which suits our skin type. Not just the over the counter products, if we go for a kitchen raid in our home, we can find many skin friendly ingredients to use in our winter beauty care regime. Today, I am going to share with you five best beauty fixes at home to make use of this winter.

• Read: Ten Home Remedies for Winter Dry Skin

•  Read: Winter Fairness Face Packs for All Skin Types
  
  

1. Vaseline for Chapped Lips

Vaseline has been widely used by people for ages to cure chapped lips. This remedy is well known already but still I am mentioning here; a small tub of petroleum jelly can save your lips from winter damage very effectively. So next time when you go for shopping, pick 5-6 small tubs and give one to each in your family. You can carry petroleum jelly in your handbag whenever you step out as this may help you a lot when you forget to carry your lip balm.

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2. Hot Oil Spa Bath for Dry Skin

Take half a cup of olive oil and heat it in a double boiler. Wear a bath towel or some short dress and apply this warm olive oil all over your face and body. Massage skin with gentle circular motion for 5-10 minutes. Now have a relaxing bath in lukewarm water. If preferred, crush some rose and tulsi petals and put them into your bathing water along with few drops of sandalwood oil. This hot oil massage come spa bath every weekend beautifies your skin like anything in winter! Olive oil help you say goodbye to winter skin dryness where as the other ingredients in this DIY spa make your skin smell fresh throughout the day.

• Read: Winter Skincare Recipes for Dry Flaky Skin

3. Moisturizing Rose Body Mist

Fill up a clean old spray bottle with 1 cup of rose water. Pour in 2 teaspoons of sweet almond oil and some crushed rose petals. Shake well and store the bottle in refrigerator (not in freezer) Soon after you finish your bath or soon after you return back home from work, when your skin craves for moisture, spray this calming body mist all over, including your face if you wish. This DIY rose body mist instantly soothes the skin and provides moisture without any harsh chemicals.

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4. Butter as Hand & Foot Cream

Yes! Butter works great as a heavy moisturizer. Before you go to the bed every night, wash your hands and feet with warm water and a gentle cleanser. Take a scoop of butter and massage your palms and feet well for 5 minutes. Now put on your cotton gloves and go to sleep. Wake up early in the morning to see your magically soft palms and feet! Butter is a great skin friendly ingredient to challenge winter dryness.

•  Read: Nourishing Winter Pedicure at Home

5. Mixture of Oils for Dry Scalp

Dry scalp causes several head aches such as dandruff, flaky skin, hair fall and itchiness in winter. To combat this problem, mix equal amounts of coconut oil, almond oil, olive oil and castor oil together. Pour this oil mixture in a clean container. Now take 5-6 vitamin E capsules and poke them to extract the thick vitamin E oil. Pour this oil into the already prepared oil mixture and shake well. Store this DIY winter hair oil in a cool dry place. Use this oil to massage your scalp twice to thrice a week and leave it on overnight. This oil usage will bring dramatic changes to the health and texture of your hair in weeks. So winter? It can never damage your hair with this powerful home made nourishing hair oil.

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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.

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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.