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Follow these healthy tried and tested tips:
• If you have blemishes, slathering yoghurt on your face every day will help clear your skin, thanks its rich
zinc content. Avoid
the flavoured varieties, and apply yoghurt only after you’ve removed all make-up.
• Stop pimples in their tracks by mixing some brewers yeast with plain yoghurt and apply it to your face.
Let it sit for a few minutes, then wipe clean.
• If you have an itchy scalp, apply some yoghurt to your head, wrap your hair in a towel and rinse after
15 minutes.<\/p>\n
Bonus: the yoghurt will chase away dandruff too.
• Your hands and nails can also benefit from yoghurt. Simply combine half a cup of plain yoghurt with the
juice of a lemon. Refrigerate it for a few hours and then use it to massage your hands and nails. Rinse
and pat your hands dry. Do this for a fortnight and
you will notice how soft and supple your hands feel.
• Apart from zinc, plain yoghurt contains lactic acid, a natural skin smoother, which makes it a simple, yet
effective facial mask. To reap yoghurts skin – softening benefits
just spread it on your face and leave it on for 20 minutes before rinsing off with warm
water.
• For dry skin, mix together half cup plain yoghurt, 1 tbslp olive oil and 1 ½ tsps fresh lemon juice. Apply
to the face for 5 minutes, and then rinse off with warm water.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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