Natural Remedies At Home

I have already given some medicinal properties with lemon, here are some of the home made natural face care with lemon juice. Lemon acts as astringent and detoxifying cleanser and is therefore great for blemishes skin. It also has rejuvenating properties and also has the properties of brightening dull skin. Lime juice is an important natural aid for healthy and beautiful skin. It also acts as a natural bleach.

• Natural face bleach:
  Mix 1 full lemon juice with 1 spn of honey and apply it on face and neck. Leave on for 30 minutes and rinse off with water. It acts as a natural bleach.
• Lime Juice for face, hand and feet:
  Squeeze 1 full lemon into a small bowl with a cup of whole milk and a tspn of glycerin to it. Mix well and let it stay for half an hour with lid closed. Apply this mixture on the face, hands and feet before going to bed at night. Repeat this every night. This also helps in curing pimples and for scars too.
• Lemon for dark elbows:
  Rub the half lemon to the dark area of the elbow and allow it to dry. Then once it drys rinse with water. Repeat it once in a week which will reduce your elbow darkness.
• For face freshness:
  Squeeze lemon juice in a small bowl and mix with cold water.  Splash this over the face, massage for few minutes and then rinse off with water.
• Honey with orange juice:
  Mix a tablespoon of honey and fuller’s earth with a few drops of orange juice and apply it liberally over your face. Rinse it off after 10 minute for an instant glow from the orange juice.
• For dull and greasy complexion:
  Mix half teaspoon of lime juice with one teaspoon of cucumber juice and a few drops of rose water. Apply on the face and neck and leave on for 15 minutes. Rinse with cold water.
• Face scrub:
  Blend 1/2 tsp. of chickpea powder with a pinch of turmeric and honey. Mix with 1 tsp of milk or yogurt and apply on your face. Let it stay for 5 minutes and then massage in circular motion and wash away. The chickpea powder exfoliates your skin and honey moisturizes.
• For dry skin:
  Take an egg yolk and mix in a few drops of lime and olive oil. Apply it on the face and leave and rinse it after it gets dried.
• For beautiful hands:
  Mix lemon juice with almond oil and massage it on hand. Leave on for half an hour and then rinse off with water.

Healthy, neat and clean finger nails show that a person takes pride in their physical appearance, so extra care should be given to maintain them. Brittle nails are very common problem for many of them. Some would like to have short nails and some would like to have long nails. Whatever it may be, healthy nails are the best sign for beautiful and strong nails.

• Regularly massage your fingertips to improve blood circulation around your nails.
• While using moisturizer for your hands apply a small amount of it to your nails too with a gentle massage.
• Use gloves while washing dishes because when your nails is exposed to water the more they become brittle and weak causing in chipping of nails.
• Clean your toe nails and hand nails regularly.

Remedy for strong nail:

Grind 2 or 3 garlic cloves to a thick paste and apply it to the nails. And leave on for 10 minutes until it gets dried. Do this twice a week. This makes your nails strong and also helps in growing.

Apply almond oil and massage gently.

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1.What was I doing ten years ago?
I was doing my higher secondary and preparing for my public exams!

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Complete this post.
Then have to watch “Jab we met” movie.
Go and check my mail box.
Thinking of making hot samosa for evening snack.

3.I am addicted to :
I am not addicted but i like to eat spicy foods, shopping, travelling, and blogging of course.

4.Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
Hmmm….. wish that happens! i would like to donate for orphanage children. Visit most of the places with my family. And a ferrari car for my Hubby!

5. Places i have lived:
Delhi, Michigan, Coimbatore, Chennai, Bombay.
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Honey provides an important part of the energy needed by the body for blood formation. Honey helps to maintain healthy hair and skin and is a great ingredient for home made medicines and cosmetics. It is an important ingredient in cosmetic lotions, balms, creams, and face masks. It has many healing properties. Regular intake of 1 tsp of honey is good for health. In addition to the excellent medicinal properties, honey is supposed to be a good thirst quencher.  Honey is used extensively in home remedies and herbal remedies. Here are some properties of honey.

• Mixture of warm water, honey and 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder cures cold and cough.
• It is also beneficial for weight loss. Mix honey with few drops of lemon and take in the morning in an empty stomach.
• In cold, cough and congested chest mix 2 teaspoons of honey with equal quantity of ginger juice and should be consumed frequently.
• Consuming 1 tsp of honey daily helps us to lead a healthy long life.
• Honey is a good and gentle antiseptic. It is very helpful in soft, silky facial skins.
• It is a good moisturizer.
• It is a good detoxifying gel. It makes one’s skin radiant by removing environmental toxins accumulated in the skin.
• It heals wounds.
• Regular intake of honey purifies blood.
• Face scrub: Mix 2tbsp of honey with two tbsp of almond powder. Store it in refrigerator and use it.
• Face pack1: Mixture of honey, cornflour and few drops of lemon juice is a good face pack. [or]
• Face pack2:Mash one whole banana and mix with 1 tsp of honey. Apply it on cleansed face and rinse thoroughly with cold water.

Proper attention should be given to the hands as you give for your face because they play an important role in communication. Most people don’t take the time to care for their hands properly. It is very important that you take special care of your hand as the skin is very thin and delicate. Beautiful, well kept hands say a lot about a person. Here are some remedies for taking care of your hands. For soft and supple hands use moisturizing cream twice a day.

• For darkened elbow, apply a mixture of lemon juice mixed with milk cream. This keeps your hand soft and supple. Wash it with warm water after 30 minutes
• Elbow darkness could be removed by applying a mixture of cucumber and lemon juice in equal quantities. Wash after 15 minutes
• Mix almond oil and honey and apply with a gentle massage. Wash it off next morning.
• Mix glycerine, lemon juice with few drops of rose water and massage your hands in alternative days.
• Massage your hands with moisturizing creme regularly to stimulate circulation.
• Protect your hands by using gloves while washing dishes, dealing with chemicals and while gardening.
• Massaging with almond oil keeps hand beautiful.
• Wash your hands with warm water and when it drys off apply mixture of 1tsp of honey and 1 tsp olive oil. Keep it for 30 minutes and then rinse with water.
• If your hands are stained, you could rub lemon juice after washing.

Tulsi is known as Holy basil which is worshipped in the morning and evening by Hindus at large. It is considered as India’s Queen of herbs. They are largely used in ayurvedic meidicines. It has got medicinal properties as well as cosmetic properties. Tulsi is grown in almost all Indian homes.

• Water boiled with tulsi leaves is good for sore throat. It can also be gargled.
• Chewing tulsi leaves treats cold and flu.
• Tulsi leaf when eaten in the morning purifies blood.
• It can be used as tooth powder by drying its leaves and mixed with water.
• It helps in protecting the entire respiratory tract.
• Its has many cosmetic properties and used in herbal soap and also for body scrub. It helps in controlling dandruff. Tulsi oil can be used for controlling dandruff. It can be used by mixing with coconut oil.

For stomach ache:

• Tulsi leaves juice and ginger juice cures stomach ache, cramps and also gets relief from stomach worms.
• Tulsi or Basil leaves mixed with 1tsp of honey will cure severe cold.

Here you will find some remedies for dry skin. Dry skin needs to be gently cleansed and regularly stimulated with massage. Dry skin occurs due to lack of moisture. It can also be due to poor diet. Fresh fruit face pack can be used on dry skin. Splash cold water onto your face to clean and refresh your skin twice or thrice in a day.

• Aloe vera gel has been shown to heal the skin very quickly with dramatic results. Aloe vera gel is good for dry skin which acts as a good moisturizer. It also helps to remove dead skin cells.
• Massage your face regularly with almond oil or rose water for twice a week .
• Before taking bath apply olive oil all over your body and leave it for half an hour. Almond oil can be used alternatively.
• Take fresh fruits regularly.
• Drink plenty of water.
• Whole moong dal flour is good for dry skin. Mix the whole moong dal powder with curd and apply it to face and leave it for 10 to 15minutes. It leaves your skin soft and supple.
• Before going to bed apply few drops of rose water all over your face.
• Mix powdered milk mixed with water or rose water and apply on dry hand, leave it for 15 minutes which nourish and smoothen your skin. This can also be applied all over your body.
• Apply oat meal mixed with fresh curd with little water to your face and leave on for 15 minutes. Wash it with lukewarm water with gentle scrub.
• Mix grounded whole green moong dal powder with egg white and with few drops of lemon juice. Scrub with this mixture gently and wash your face.
• Avoid hot water bath.

Pack for dry skin:
1 egg
honey 1 tsp
olive oil 1/2 tsp
few drops of rose water

Mix all these and use it as face mask which helps for dry skin.
[or]

1 Egg
olive oil 1 tsp
lemon juice 1tsp
orange juice 1tsp
few drops of rose water

Mix all these and use it as mask.

Bad breath is a common problem for everyone.  Consumption of various foods and drinks like onions, garlic, cheese etc causes bad breath. Smoking and eating tobacco are also the major causes of bad breath. It may be due to a number of reasons like gum disease, tooth decay, bacteria in mouth. So here are some simple home remedies for bad breath.The best home remedy is- brush your teeth properly, clean your tongue every time you brush your teeth and keep drinking water throughout the day. Brusing twice a day is really a good habit. Here are some simple home remedies for bad breath.

• After brushing clean your tongue using tongue scraper.
• Replace your toothbrush regularly.
• Drink 7 to 8 glasses of water daily.
• After having finished your meal rinse your mouth 1 or 2 times thoroughly.
• After your meal you can have citrus fruits like lemons, oranges etc which are good for bad breath.
• Chewing some fresh herbs like parsley, coriander, mint leaves etc which are excellent for bad breath remedies.
• Chewing cloves or cardamon is a good remedy for bad breath.
• Gargling with warm water mixed with ginger Juice and lemon Juice is another remedy. This can be done once in a week.
• Drink green tea regularly to get rid of bad breath.
• Chewing mint leaves will freshen up the breath.
• Squeeze a lemon in a glass of water and gargle frequently which helps out in getting rid of bad breath.
• Drinking pineapple juice is also good remedy for bad breath.
• Eat apples daily which is also good for mouth purification thereby reducing the bad breath.

Hey shriya and nithu, thanx for passing this award to me.  Its so encouraging to get such award and its my first award !!

I would like to pass this award to

1. Vani of Mysoorean.blogspot
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3. Jai and Bee of jugalbandi.info 

Rasam contains many spices which are beneficial to health. Rasam is prepared mainly with the juices of tamarind or tomato with pepper and other spices. Soups are usually known to act as an appetizer, similarly the rasam when had at the beginning of the meal is said to increase the appetite. But in south usually it is had at last which helps for easy digestion.
Rasam can be had when a person is sick with fever with tasteless in the mouth. Having rasam will increase the appetite and thereby the spices in rasam cures cold. In the olden days, it was prepared mainly with black pepper and tamarind, garlic. There are different kinds of rasam depending on the ingredients.

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If you want beautiful, supple, soft skin that makes you look younger, there are many simple ways. Following these few simple steps will help keep your skin looking beautiful and healthier. However the most important thing for a glowing and a fresh look and skin is regular exercise and a balanced diet.

• Get plenty of sleep. Lack of sleep can make your face dull and tired. Dark circles around the eyes shows that you didn’t have enough sleep.
• Cleanse your face daily using a mild, natural cleanser.
• Adding a little saffron to a spoonful of fresh milk and applying on the lips will cure their darkness and make them softer.
• Drink 7 to 8 eight glasses of water daily to hydrate your skin.
• Intake fresh fruits and vegetables regularly.
• Wash your face with cold water.
• Apply cucumber face pack once in a week.
• Before going to bed apply few drops of rose water on your face. It keeps your skin fresh.

Garlic has good medicinal properties and is more efficient when it is eaten raw. It is also useful in controlling high cholesterol levels. As raw garlic is very strong, eating too much could produce irritation to the digestive tract. So don’t eat too much of it.
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