{"id":532,"date":"2008-10-15T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2008-10-15T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.radioislam.org.za\/wordpress\/2008\/10\/15\/fabulous-beauty-tips\/"},"modified":"2008-10-15T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2008-10-15T13:00:35","slug":"fabulous-beauty-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/fabulous-beauty-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabulous beauty tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


For a cleaner complexion, apply sour whey to your face and keep it on for at least 15 minutes. Wash off with luke warm water. Follow this routine for 15 days. To get rid of freckles, grate radish and extract 2 tblsp of the juice. Mix with equal quantity of buttermilk and apply on the face. Wash off with warm water, after an hour.<\/span><\/p>\n


If there is one thing that can mar the beauty of eyes, it is the dark circles that form under the eyes. For effective treatment of dark circles under the eyes, place pumpkin slices. Facemasks with dal are great softeners for the skin. Grind any dal and mix with a pinch of turmeric\/arad. Add a few drops of lemon juice and a tblsp of milk. Apply on face and leave to dry. Then wash off.<\/span><\/p>\n


Rough and dark elbows can be an ungainly sight. If your elbows have become dark and rough apply groundnut oil mixed with lemon, or alternately you could rub a slice of lemon onto your elbows. Getting rid of blackheads is quite easy if you try this remedy. Apply a paste of gram\/chana flour and sour milk or yoghurt on the affected areas. When mixture hardens and dries up, gently scrape off with finger tips and wash face.<\/span><\/p>\n


After using a razor or epilator, cover the skin with a paste of gram\/chana flour mixed with turmeric\/arad and sandal wood powder, fresh cream, lemon juice and milk. This prevents the in growth of hair, delays hair growth and also softens the skin. For an excellent face pack, use grates potatoes and honey. Glycerine mixed with rose water an limejuice is the best remedy fo dry skin. Glycerine retains moisture and the lemon juice cleanses the skin.<\/span><\/p>\n


To keep wrinkles at bay, apply a mixture of yoghurt and gram\\chana flour to the face and leave it on for 15 minutes before washing off. Rub the body with equal quantities of Vaseline and glycerine 10 minutes prior to bathing. This prevents the skin from drying. Bananas are not just for eating. They are a good beauty aid. Mash a ripe banana and mix it with 1 tsp honey and a few drops of lemon. This is an excellent face pack for tired skin.<\/span><\/p>\n


You don't have to buy an expensive hand lotion, but you can make your own. Mix together a ½ cup rose water, ¼ cup glycerine, ¼ cup aftershave lotion and ¼ tblsp white vinegar. Mix 1 tsp honey with ½ tsp rice powder and rub all over the face, especially on the chin and nose. This removes black as well as white heads.<\/span><\/p>\n


Mash a few mint leaves, neem leaves and a banana. Apply the paste all over the face and neck, avoiding the eyes. Wash off when dry. This face pack removes scars, freckles and minor skin irritations. Rubbing lime juice and sugar between the palms till the sugar dissolves will keep the palms smooth. In a thick-bottomed pan heat, heat a mixture of egg white and lemon juice till thick. Cool, and smear this mixture over the face to get rid of blackheads permantly.<\/span><\/p>\n


To get rid of facial hair, apply a mixture of fenugreek\/methi powder and green gram powder on the unwanted facial hair. Let it dry before scrubbing off. To get rid of pigmented skin, mix 1 tsp each of lemon juice and honey to papaya pulp. Rub this granular paste on the face and wash off after it dries. While washing the face, add a little powdered sugar to the soap lather. It will help in exfoliating the dead cells from the face.<\/span><\/p>\n


For a normal skin type, rub leftover fruits on the face and neck. It keeps the skin nourished and glowing. Don't fret if your milk gets curdles. Just put it to good use. Use the residue of spoilt milk as a moisturizer.To remove stretch marks acquired during pregnancy, use ½ tsp of aloe, ½ tsp papaya pulp, 1 tsp rose water, 1tsp sandal wood powder, 10 drops of almond oil and 2 drops of lavender oil. Add 2 tsp milk cream to this mixture and make a paste. Apply over the stretch marks and gently massage before a bath.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For a cleaner complexion, apply sour whey to your face and keep it on for at least 15 minutes. Wash off with luke warm water. Follow this routine for 15 days. To get rid of freckles, grate radish and extract 2 tblsp of the juice. Mix with equal quantity of buttermilk and apply on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11],"tags":[712,788,252],"class_list":["post-532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beauty-tips","tag-beauty-tips","tag-fabulous-beauty-tips","tag-handy-hints"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc0QIf-8A","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-11 12:34:19","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/532\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}