BEAUTY CARE- SUMMER CARE
Beauty Care during the hot and sultry months of summer is very essential. Skin problems and hair problems crop up during the summer months. Summer Beauty care offers you some home made remedies to take care of your hair and skin. The long summer months leave tales behind on the skin and hair of the people of the tropical countries. The common problems that we come across during summers are sweat, heat rash, suntan, pimples, acne and prickly heat. Rough hair, aggravation of dandruff, constant perspiration and bad odour are some of the hair problems, which we face.
TO KEEP OFF EXCESSIVE SWEAT
Powder black cardamoms and keep it in a box in a refrigerator. Soak 10 bay leaves in water overnight. Mix multani, cardamom powder and bay leaf water and prepare a body pack. Apply this to keep off excessive sweat.
TO COMBAT SWEAT
Keep a bottle of this lotion in your handbag and wipe your face from time to time to retain the fresh look. If you sweat profusely make a pack of multani (fuller's) earth and rosewater and apply all over the body. On drying mildly scrub it off by rubbing.
TO REMOVE THE SUNTAN AFTER AN OUTDOOR RENDEZVOUS
Rose water is one of the natural skin care products immensely useful during this hot-wet season. Equal quantities of rose water and cucumber juice have to be bottled and refrigerated. This soothing lotion can be refrigerated till 7 days. Apply this lotion after returning home with a cotton ball or muslin to your face and hands. It will benefit your skin highly and will give you a fresh look.
TO TREAT HEAT RASH
Apply home made yogurt all over your body before bath or add turmeric to the yogurt and apply it.
If you have any skin related problems you can add neem juice to the pack and apply it. It not only sooths the skin but leaves it glowing.
FACE PACK TO TREAT HEAT RASH
Bottle gourd (lau/lauki) paste, Basil (tulsi) paste mixed with rice powder should be applied. On drying, scrub off by rubbing gently.
PRICKLY HEAT
Yogurt mixed with unsheathed whole meal flour or atta has to be applied on affected areas before bath. On drying, rub with hands to scrub off.
Equal quantities of juice extracts from neem, tulsi, pudina, coriander and turmeric bottled and refrigerated. This lotion will stay fresh for 7 days. Apply on affected areas after returning from outdoor activities. Bay leaves grounded in a mixer, mixed with rosewater should be applied on affected areas. This will not only relieve you but will make your skin soft.Handful of durba grass along with a handful of tulsi leaves and 2 pieces of turmeric should be grounded and applied on affected areas. On drying, wash off.
