{"id":571,"date":"2011-11-15T10:23:57","date_gmt":"2011-11-15T08:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.radioislam.org.za\/wordpress\/2011\/11\/15\/womens-weekly-beauty-tips\/"},"modified":"2011-11-15T10:23:57","modified_gmt":"2011-11-15T08:23:57","slug":"womens-weekly-beauty-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/womens-weekly-beauty-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s weekly beauty tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>NATURAL BEAUTY REMEDIES TO REMOVE BLEMISHES, FRECKLES, ACNE SCARS&hellip;..<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>BLEMISHES&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Anti-blemish mask: 2 tablespoons powdered milk, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 4 tablespoons honey. Mix all the ingredients into a paste. Apply to the face and let it work for 20 minutes. Then wash your face and apply a layer of plain yogurt. Leave for 10 minutes and wash.<\/p>\n<p>Apple mask to fade blemishes: Blend an apple with a little milk, the juice of two lemons, and three tablespoons of sugar. Bring mixture to a boil. Let it cool and apply for 45 minutes, three times a week.<\/p>\n<p>Yogurt and carrots: Apply plain yogurt to blemishes and put carrot slices over them. Leave for a few minutes and rinse.<\/p>\n<p>For sun spots: Make a thick mixture of lemon and salt (or sugar), apply to the blemish for twenty minutes, and then wash. Do it at night.<\/p>\n<p>Cucumber and parsley mask: 5 tablespoons blended cucumber, 5 tablespoons minced parsley, 5 tablespoons sesame oil or wheat germ oil. <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Put in a glass bottle and seal. Keep in dark place for a few days and then apply to blemishes in compresses. Leave for 20 minutes. Wash.<br \/>Coconut cream is another ingredient that can removes blemishes naturally: Apply every night.<br \/>ACNE MARKS OR SCARS&hellip;<br \/>To eliminate acne marks: Apply rosehip oil.<br \/>To remove acne blemishes: Mix one tablespoon of coconut oil with a teaspoon of turmeric, an Oriental spice found on most supermarkets. Apply every day directly to the blemish. This remedy is very effective at removing acne marks.<\/p>\n<p>Another recipe to remove acne marks: Melt a piece of jaggery or brown sugar in boiling water trying to make it a bit thick but not much. <\/p>\n<p>Add a few drops of lemon if you have oily skin or a few drops of olive oil if you have dry skin. Let the mixture cool and apply it to the affected area.<\/p>\n<p>Rub ice cubes on the face for 10-15 minutes. It will tighten the pores. <\/p>\n<p>Apply a mixture of equal parts of milk cream and lemon juice on your face to lighten the scars. <\/p>\n<p>Apply cucumber juice on the face. Wash it off after 15 minutes to tighten the pores. <\/p>\n<p>Cut a tomato in half and rub on the skin. Leave on for 15 minutes. Wash it off with water. This will reduce open pores and blackheads. This treatment is good particularly for oily skin. <\/p>\n<p>Add 2-4 drops of fresh lime juice a tablespoon of fresh tomato juice. Massage this mixture on your face in circular motions with a cotton ball. Leave it on for about 15-20 minutes and then wash with cool water. Daily use of this will shrink pores. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>DARK CIRCLE UNDER THE EYES<\/p>\n<p>1. Drink at least ten glasses of water every day. <\/p>\n<p>2. Take all precautions to avoid strain on the eyes. <\/p>\n<p>3.&nbsp; Eight hours of sleep is a must for all of us, especially for people having dark circles under their eyes? <\/p>\n<p>4.Do not leave cream on the skin around the eyes for long periods. Remove the cream applied around the eye after 10 min. No cream should be left on the skin around the eyes for long periods. <br \/>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Close your eyes and cover eyelids with slices of raw potato or cucumber for 15-20 minutes. Wash with warm water and apply a cream. <br \/>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Make a 1:1 mixture of fresh potato and cucumber juices. Soak some cotton and put on your eyelids and keep for 20 minutes. Wash your eyes with cold water. <br \/>7.&nbsp; Apply a mixture of lemon and tomato juice (equal parts) on the dark circles 2 times a day. <\/p>\n<p>8. Apply a paste of turmeric powder with pineapple juice for dark circles under the eyes.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">9. Crush some mint and apply it around the eye. <\/p>\n<p>10. Massage with almond oil under and around eyes at bed time daily for 2 weeks and see the improvement. Almond is very good skin food and helps to remove dark circles. <\/p>\n<p>11. Rub the area with a powdered Vitamin E capsule and wipe off with a mixture of honey and egg white. This will reduce darkness around the eye. <\/p>\n<p>12. Put hot and cold clothes alternatively under eyes for 10 minutes. Then apply some almond oil on the dark surface before going to bed.<\/p>\n<p>TIPS TO REMOVE FRECKLES&hellip;<br \/>Lemon is also very effective in removing freckles: Everyday rub a lemon over the freckles gently and let the juice stay there for several minutes. Do not expose skin to the sun while using this treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Gentle and natural peeling can be achieved with lactic acid contained in sour milk or yogurt. You can get this effect without drying or irritation on your skin by washing your face with sour milk.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon juice has capabilities as natural remedy to freckles, and is known from olden days. All you need to do is apply the juice on your skin with your hand. You need not apply actual lemon on your skin.<\/p>\n<p>Skin masks out of fruits and vegetables like apricots, strawberries, cucumbers, red current etc. are good.<\/p>\n<p>Sour cream mask is another option. Never rinse the mask fully. Remove the mask softly with a tissue and apply some moisturizer on. If you have oily skin, apply lemon juice before putting on the mask.<\/p>\n<p>Mix lemon juice, orange juice, red currant juice and natural parsley juice at equal volume and apply on your skin. Add your favorite cream on top and this can be the best natural remedy for freckles.<\/p>\n<p>Have more Vitamin C in your food. Vitamin C improves your sensitivity to sun. Apples, citrus fruits, green onions, rosehip tea, black and red currants etc. contain a lot of vitamin C.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>WRINKLES&hellip;.<br \/>To remove wrinkles take 1 egg (white) and 1 tablespoon milk. Mix this mixture vigorously. Apply this paste to the face and then wash your face with cool water you will feel fresh and the skin will become wrinkle free.<\/p>\n<p>Strawberry Anti-Wrinkle Mask <br \/>Ingredients: 4 strawberries, a cup of fresh milk, double-decked gauze <br \/>Wash and crush 4 strawberries. Filter with the double-decked gauze. Mix the juice evenly with fresh milk. Spread the strawberry milk fluid to your face and massage gently for 15 minutes. Rinse it with clean water. <\/p>\n<p>You can also reduce the visible lines of the skin by rubbing with rose water on your face several times a day. Almond oil is also good when used to reduce wrinkles on your face at night. Aloe Vera is also good for removing wrinkles. Usual this juice can remove facial wrinkles.<\/p>\n<p>1.Regular facial is very effective to control wrinkles. <\/p>\n<p>2.Massage increases blood circulation, which results in tightening of the muscles and tissues, thereby reducing the fleshiness of the skin and restoring a young look. However, this process is very slow. Use face yoga exercises daily to tone up skin.<\/p>\n<p>3.Start the massage from the neck upwards and end at the forehead. <\/p>\n<p>4.For fast removal of wrinkles, massage with your all the fingers of both the hands rapidly with rapid circular motion. <\/p>\n<p>5.For wrinkles on jaw, pinch the skin between your thumb and fingers. Pinching is also good if you have double chin. <\/p>\n<p>6.Apply a paste of turmeric powder with sugarcane juice to remove wrinkles and to prevent skin ageing. <\/p>\n<p>7.Cut a seedless grape in half and gently crush it on your face at wrinkles (lines). Leave it on for 20 minutes and rinse with warm water and let it dry in natural air. Wrinkles will disappear. <\/p>\n<p>8.Rub the core of pineapple on the face for a few minutes and leave for 10-15 minutes. This is excellent for fine wrinkles. <\/p>\n<p>9.Apply juice of green pineapples and apples the face daily and leave for 10-15 minutes. This is excellent for fine wrinkles and cracked skin. <\/p>\n<p>10.To prevent wrinkles, apply pure castor oil. <\/p>\n<p>11.Clean the face. Remove make-up to open the pores of skin. Remove oilyness by lime juice or cleansing milk. <\/p>\n<p>12.Applying a good quality cream with a firm pressure with the fleshy tips of fingers. Do not apply pressure around eyes. Continue massage for 15 minutes. <\/p>\n<p>13.Wipe off the face with wet cotton. <\/p>\n<p>14.Protect yourself from sun by using a pair of sunglasses. It will delay the onset of wrinkles on the sides of the eyes, known as crow&#39;s feet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; <br \/>Ammarah<br \/>Radio Islam<br \/>+27118547022<br \/>ammarah@radioislam.co.za<br \/>www.radioislam.co.za<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;NATURAL BEAUTY REMEDIES TO REMOVE BLEMISHES, FRECKLES, ACNE SCARS&hellip;..&nbsp;BLEMISHES&#8230; Anti-blemish mask: 2 tablespoons powdered milk, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 4 tablespoons honey. Mix all the ingredients into a paste. Apply to the face and let it work for 20 minutes. Then wash your face and apply a layer of plain yogurt. 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