Nutritious and good for your skin.  Almonds are actually seeds we eat from an almond tree. Almonds are an outstanding source of vitamin E, fiber and magnesium.  Eating almonds has been shown to increase energy levels, soften your skin, and help reduce food cravings.

Almond Skin Whitening
Almonds have been used for centuries to give a youthful radience and glow to dull and damaged skin. In fact it cleanses the skin deeply,rejuvinates and improves the complexion. It is a part of many at home skin whitening recipes, like facial cleanser, scrub and homemade face packs.
Homemade face pack
All You Need;
5 Almonds , 2 tsp milk ,1 cup water ,1 tsp rose water ,Few drops almond oil
1 tsp glycerine (optional for dry skin).

Soak almond over night in water. In the morning peel off and grind well with milk and other ingredients to make a paste. Apply this face pack over thoroughly cleansed face for almost twenty minutes or until it dries away.Now gently rub your skin in upward direction to remove the mask. Wash with cold water.This mask soothes,softens and cleanses your skin. Use it three times a week to get a glowing complexion and flawless skin.
For best results also add daily application of sweet almond oil before going to bed to your skin care regimen.

Homemade Face Masks
Skin care treatments with almonds including easy recipes for natural face cleanser, homemade facial masks and exfoliate scrubs to give you beautiful fair complexion and soft smooth skin. almonds have maintained a significant importance regarding its health benefits. The most common health benefits associated with almonds include heart healthy life, improved movement of food through the colon and the prevention of cancer. In Asian countries almond has always been considered a nutritive for brain and nervous system. As far as our skin is concerned, almonds consumption is believed to improve complexion and delay aging. Beside oral intake, women have been using almond oil and almond powder as a part of their face skin care regimen for centuries. There are numerous recipes for natural skin care where almonds act as the main component.

Honey and Almond Face Mask
Take warm honey (1 tbsp) and grated almonds (1 tbsp), mix well using some water. Immediately apply the mask to a cleansed face and rest for ten to fifteen minutes. Finally, was off the mask with water and apply a toner and moisturizer. This is a wonderful skin care mask, and worth the effort. The honey and almond moisturizing face mask is particularly good for mature, sensitive, or dry skin, but is suitable for all skin types
Almond Facial Cleanser
This is a very easy recipe for cleansing your skin naturally and thoroughly. Grind some almonds to form a slightly coarse powder. Put it in a glass bottle and store in a refrigerator. To cleanse your face and body add some water to form a somewhat thick paste. Rub it smoothly over your skin and let it stay for five minutes, now rinse with water to get soft and supple skin. This skin treatment removes away any dirt, impurities or dead skin cells and helps to improve skin texture as well as complexion.
Almond and Milk Facial Cleanser
Again the recipe is easy and quick. Just add some dry milk powder to almond powder and make a paste by adding water. You can also add fresh milk instead of milk powder but keep the paste thick. Apply on your face neck and hands, then rub gently for five minutes and rinse with cold water.
Homemade Facial Masks with Almonds:

When the cucumber became important as a health food in the eighteenth century, it did not take long for people to forget those medical properties which had been well-known first of all to the Greeks and Romans and then later to the Arab physicians.Today we see the cucumber as a provider of a very healthy juice beneficial for its properties as an increaser of the flow of urine and as a complement to the effects of celery and carrot juice for rheumatic conditions, while at the same time being a soothing skin lotion. 

 
Other health benefits of cucumber is derived from the fact that it is very low in calories, about 4 per ounce (54KJ per 100g) being an average figure. Very high potassium contents have been claimed for the plant which from the most up-to-date analyses available would seem to be an exaggeration. The vitamin content is also generally to be found between low and average for the edible vegetable.

Recipe for Cucumber Anti-Blemish Face Mask:
- 2.5 cm (1 inch) chunk of cucumber
- 1 drop rosemary essential oil (I skipped this)
- 1 egg white

The egg white definitely tautened my skin and my face felt wonderfully soft afterwards. The pores were also much smaller, but it was only temporary. But like I mentioned, be careful that this mask will draw out quite a bit of impurities and cause some zits. You may also like to cut up two thin slices and placed them on your eyes to reduce puffiness while you’re having the mask on.

Leave on for 10 to 15 minutes before rinsing off
I have been using the cucumber juice on my face twice a day after washing. What I did was to apply some juice on my dry face, leave it on for about 10 to 15 minutes before rinsing off. Over the weekend, I also tried this cucumber anti-blemish mask which I picked from The Ultimate Natural Beauty Book by Jo Fairley but I skipped the rosemary essential oil though. It’s a very fun mask to put on but be warned; this mask can draw out quite a bit of impurities and you may end up with some small zits like what I have now on my forehead.

Use organic cucumber whenever you can
If you can, use organic cucumber. It doesn’t cost that much especially since you only need to use a little of the juice extract. One cucumber can last me about two weeks actually; including using it once for the anti-blemish mask and cutting up thin slices to reduce puffiness on my eyes a couple of times. And you don’t need a blender to extract the juice. Because a small grater can do the job wonderfully too.

You say tomato, we say use tomato on your skin. Tomatoes make an excellent skin treatment for everything from large pores and acne to rashes and more. Tomatoes have cooling elements to soothe raw skin, astringents to remove excess oil, and tons of vitamin C and A to brighten dull skin and restore its health. Try these homemade skin-care remedies using tomatoes, and you’re sure to see a big difference in your skin.

Natural Skin Bleaching with Tomato

Tomato is a wonderful natural bleach. You can puree some tomato, mix a few drops of lime juice in it and apply the mixture to your face. Do this daily for about 15 days for visible effects.

Shrink pores with tomato and lime
Combine one tablespoon of fresh tomato juice with two to four drops of fresh lime juice. Apply the mixture with a cotton ball and massage gently into skin using circular motions. Leave on the skin for about 15 minutes. Rinse with lukewarm or water to shrink pores even further, then moisturize.

Cure acne with tomato pulp
Mash a fresh tomato and apply the pulp liberally to your face. Leave on skin for an hour or more, then rinse and moisturize. Do this every day for several days and your acne will disappear.

Cleanse skin with a tomato-and-avocado mask
Good enough to eat, a tomato-and-avocado mask is great for combination skin (oily, normal, and dry) because it combines the astringent, blackhead- and oil-reducing benefits of tomatoes with the antiseptic and moisturizing properties of avocados. This super-rich mask also contains vitamin A, C and E, all of which are essential for healthy skin. To make this soothing mask, mash tomato and avocado together in a bowl. Mix well and smooth on your face. Rinse after 20 to 30 minutes with lukewarm water.

Make a quick and easy tomato facial
Cut a tomato in half and rub it on your face. Press into blackheads. Rinse and moisturize.

Use tomato as an astringent
To remove excess oil from your skin, crush a fresh tomato and strain, then set the juice aside. Next, squeeze a cucumber into the tomato juice. Apply to skin with a cotton ball daily to keep oil and acne under control.

Cool irritated skin with a tomato-and-yogurt mask
If your skin is raw, irritated, itchy, sunburned, red, blotchy, or scaly, you’ll enjoy the benefits of this yogurt-and-tomato mask. Yogurt gives skin a protein boost and leaves skin soft, while tomato cools and neutralizes the skin’s surface. Crush half a tomato and add two tablespoons of plain, unsweetened yogurt. Mix well and spread the mixture on your face. Let sit for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Get glowing skin with tomato juice and honey
Mix honey and tomato juice and apply to your face and neck. Let sit for 15 minutes, then rinse thoroughly. Your skin will be smooth and glowing!

Cure sunburn with tomato juice and buttermilk
Mix two teaspoons of tomato juice with four tablespoons of buttermilk. Apply it all over your skin. Leave on skin for a half hour, then rinse gently

Use tomato for whitening skin.

Do you want look younger than before? Use tomato for whitening skin.

1. Slice tomato into haft and segregate the seeds.

2. Wash your face in circular motion and use your usual soap.

3. Rinse and fat dry.

4. Apply tomato in your face circular motion.

5. Leave it into 15 mins. To 30 mins. And if you want to fast whiten you skin you should leave in over night. You can see the result in the first day. Your face will become shine and whiten. You apply everyday as a good result.

I share to all readers because it’s proven. Until now I used tomato for my whitening skin and to maintain my baby face. Try it now tell me after one month you used. As with essential amino acids, they are not produced by the human body. Lycopene us the most powerful antioxidant in the carotenoid family and, with vitamins C and E, protect us from the free radicals that degrade many parts of the body

Everybody in the world is fond of white skin and is ready to do anything to get the skin whiter. Even fairer skin people put their best efforts to keep their skin tone whiter.There are many ways to whiten the skin. There are plenty of treatments, creams and lotions available for skin whitening, which are meant not only for those who have darker complexion but also even for those who gets darker complexion because of sun tan, age or pollution. Darker skin has more production of melanin a substance in body, which makes the skin appear darker.

You may have dark skin for various reasons, and may want to bleach it:

• Heredity - Dark skin is a trait that is usually passed down the generations.

• Hyper-pigmentation – You may be suffering from hyper-pigmentation, which means that your skin is producing larger quantities of melanin, the skin pigment, causing your skin to turn darker.

• Skin disorders – You might be suffering from a skin disorder called Lichen Simplex Chronicus. This can be very itchy and also makes the skin patchy and dark.

• Sun’s rays – exposure to the sun’s rays leads to darkening of the skin. This is the body’s way of producing more melanin and protecting itself from the ultra-violet rays which are harmful.

Home remedies to whiten the skin-certain home made packs and remedies are really helpful in giving you a lighter and whiter complexion.

• Dry orange peels in sun. When they are fully dried, grind them in a mixture and make powder. Add raw milk to it, make a paste and apply it on your skin everyday. Rinse it off with lukewarm water when dries. It’s tested pack for skin whitening.
•  Make a paste by grinding a few fresh mint leaves. Apply on the face for 20 minutes and wash off with cold water.
• Take sandalwood powder, add lemon juice, tomato juice, cucumber juice to it, make a paste and apply on the skin till it dries to get a brighter, lighter and even skin tone.
• Gram flour has whitening agents to it. Take 2 spoonfuls of gram flour; add a pinch of turmeric to it, few drops of lemon juice and few drops of milk cream. Make it a paste and apply on the skin. When it dries scrub it off. It can be applied all over the body everyday.
• Soak almonds in water overnight. Peel them off in the morning. Make a paste and add honey to it. Apply it on face and scrub it off when dries to make skin whiter and glowing.
• Potatoes have bleaching agents in them their juice is quite helpful in giving an even skin tone. Reduce pigmentation and blemishes. It can be applied on the skin everyday to get it whiter.
• Tomato is a wonderful natural bleach. You can puree some tomato, mix a few drops of lime juice in it and apply the mixture to your face. Do this daily for about 15 days for visible effects.
• Lime juice is a very good bleaching agent. You can mix it with a pinch of turmeric powder and apply to your face.

Bleach Recipe:

Things You’ll Need:

Lemon ,Mint leaves ,Honey ,Milk  ,Orange peel ,Mulberry leaf extract ,Facial cream . 

1. Step 1

   Make a lemon and mint infusion by bringing two cups of water to boil in a heavy saucepan and adding a handful of fresh mint leaves. Remove the mixture from the heat and cover it, allowing it to cool to room temperature.

2. Step 2

   Strain the mixture when cool and add the juice of one whole lemon. Apply this natural skin bleach liberally to your face and body. Saturate a clean washcloth in the mixture, squeezing out the excess. Place the washcloth over your face when lying down for 20 minutes. Save the leftover mixture in the refrigerator for up to one week.

3. Step 3

   Make a soothing honey, lemon and milk skin-lightening conditioner by combining the juice of one lemon with one tablespoon of honey and one teaspoon of powdered milk. Heat the mixture in the microwave for 10 seconds and stir to dissolve the powdered milk. When cool, apply liberally to your face and neck, leaving it on for 20 minutes before rinsing off.

4. Step 4

Save the peels from oranges and scrub them under hot water to remove any pesticide residue. Allow them to dry in small pieces on a sunny windowsill. When they are completely dry, pulverize them with a mortar and pestle. Combine this powder with a few drops of milk to make a paste and apply to your face. Leave the mixture on your skin for up to one hour before rinsing thoroughly with lukewarm water.

5.       Step 5

Make your own skin bleaching night cream by adding three drops of mulberry leaf extract to one-quarter cup of inexpensive facial cream. Choose a water-based cold cream by making sure water is one of the first few ingredients on the label. Stir the mixture thoroughly and store in a dark glass jar. Use as you would any night cream.

If you don’t exfoliate your skin regularly the dead skin cells may build up and your skin may look dull and less radiant. A dull complexion may be caused by different factors and that’s why following a strict skincare routine is essential in order to keep your skin fresh and radiant-looking. A dull complexion often appears less radiant and lifeless, the skin usually feels rough and tight.

To brighten a dull complexion

Certainly the best way to brighten a dull complexion is to exfoliate your face at least twice a week, this way you will remove the dead skin cells that make your skin appear dull and lifeless.

When you exfoliate your face you remove the dead surface skin cells and the oil that cause pores to plug and lead to problems like blackheads, whiteheads, pimples and acne. If you don’t remove these cells regularly they can clog the sebaceous pores and make your skin look dull and patchy.

What causes dull complexion:

• stress and tiredness
• lack of essential vitamins
• smoking and drinking plenty of alcohol
• slow blood circulation
• wind, sun, humidity, temperatures

How to exfoliate:
Wet your face and apply an exfoliating cleanser, designed for the face, or sprinkle it onto a sponge or brush. Scrub using gentle circular motions, avoiding the eye area and massage the exfoliator very carefully. Don’t exfoliate your skin for more than 2/ 3 minutes, otherwise you can irritate it. Make sure the exfoliator is appropriate for your skin type and doesn’t contain any harsh chemicals.
Exfoliate your face twice a week in order to stimulate the cellular renewal, to improve your complexion and to make your skin look brighter.

Perform a microdermabrasion at home to brighten your complexion. Microdermabrasion is more than skin exfoliation, but it is gentler that chemical peel for example. Nowadays there are different microdermabrasion kits available on the market that usually include micro-crystal cream (with aluminum oxide crystals), lotions, post-microdermabrasion moisturizer, exfoliating wand, foam applicators or exfoliating cloth, that are appropriate for performing a microdermabrasion at home. If you perform microdermabrasion once a week or once a month depending on your skin you will see the results – you will improve the condition of your skin, eliminate the appearance of dark spots anddiscolorations, you will improve the overall appearance of your skin and will brighten your dull, lifeless complexion.

Do a brightening face mask once or twice a week. The brightening face mask reveal a brighter, more even complexion. They help correct pigmenation irregularities and prevent the appearane of further discolorations. Most of the masks should be applied twice a week and left on for approximately 10 / 15 minutes.

Massage your face to improve your blood circulation. Massage your skin every day with a massaging cream or massaging oil in the evening or in the morning, but make sure your skin is clean and free of makeup. Facial massage reduces the unattractive fleshiness, tightens the tissues and muscles and increases blood circulation which is essential for a radiant skin.

Steam your face once a week to cleanse your skin in deep. Steaming is very important to loosen debris that may be embedded into the skin. When steaming the face you wide the clogged pores and soften the skin in order to cleanse more easily the impurities, the traces of makeup, the dust, the sebaceous secretions as well as the dead skin cells. The high temperature helps the pores do open and this way your skin will clear of the toxins and the cosmetic products will reach every skin cell.

Drink plenty of water to keep your skin and body hydrated.

Eat plenty of foods rich in fatty acids (walnuts, salmon, chicken) because a dull complexion can be a sign of essential fat deficiency.

When applying your makeup, make sure you apply it to a well-moisturized skin. Avoid yellow-based makeup products as they can make your skin appear even duller.

Exercise daily to improve your blood circulation and metabolism

If you want your skin to look good,the good news is that In this article, we will show you how you can have beautiful looking skin , Because Every woman wants smooth, glowing skin that looks flawless without makeup.  Here are twenty trustworthy tips for a radiant look.

1-Wash your face in the morning when you wake up, and again before bedtime.

2-Do not wash your face more than two times every day.

3-Use your fingertips or a washcloth. Don’t scrub your skin, as this also can cause your pores to over-produce oil.

4-Skin rashes are the result of silicon deficiency. To avoid pus and rashes, eat plenty of sprouts, alfalfa, barley, tomatoes, spinach, strawberries and figs.
5-Water keeps skin hydrated, moist, and radiant, so make sure you drink at least eight eight-ounce glasses every day.

6- Mix honey in water and drink daily in the morning to keep your skin shiny and smooth.

7-Massage your skin with milk. Milk has moisturizer, it will keep your skin smooth.

8-Cabbage Juice apply weakly three OR four times skin for soft and clear.

9-Drinking of the carrot juice with little drop of lemon juice every morning make skin glow.

10-Apply the egg white on your face for 20minutes and wash your face with cold water.

11-Stress, lack of sleep and diet can contribute to poor skin. Learn how to relax and try to sleep early.

12-Balance sleep and exercise,Your skin needs eight hours of sleep each night to look radiant and healthy.

13-Cleanse, exfoliate, tone and moisturize this daily routine should carry you on your way toward healthier skin.

14-Turn off the TV and head outside. Fresh air does your skin good, provided you’re protected from wind and harmful UV rays.

15-A brisk walk for 45 minutes keeps the skin healthy by improving blood circulation and eliminating toxins. Lack of exercise lead to dull looking skin.

16-It is highly recommended to avoid all fast foods. Keep your diet simple and well balanced.

17-Fresh air and a little exposure to the sun’s natural rays go a long way in keeping your bones and healthy and young Looking skin .

18-Create a paste of 1 tablespoon baking soda and water.Massage over blackheads to loosen debris oil.Rinse clean with water.

19- Remove your makeup before you go to sleep. When buying makeup, make sure you choose brands that say “noncomedogenic” or “nonacnegenic” on the label. Throw away old makeup that smells or looks different from when you first bought it.

20-Yogurt is great for cleansing and giving moisture to the skin. Take some pure yogurt and mix it in a bowl with some honey. Then apply the mixture to your face for approximately ten minutes, and you can wash it off using warm water after that. Finally, you will find that your face has become silky soft and smooth again. The great thing is that you can use it more than once a day to keep your skin feeling baby smooth.

Summer is about baring skin and showing off the beautiful (fake) summer tan you have. But in order to look good baring that skin, you need to take some time to ready your skin and reverse the signs of neglect you showed your skin during fall, winter and spring. Summer could be a dangerous time for our face skin. Heat, wind, dust, and excessive sun exposure, can easily damage its delicate cells and pores. The changes in the seasons and weather conditions make it essential to modify and adjust skin care techniques so as to fittingly combat the varying climates. As such, there is no better time than now to get all the know-how on summer skin care so that you can start on the road towards prevention and win the battle against sun damage and ageing skin.

While your skin needs an extra dose of moisturising during the arid winter season, the summer months still require moisturising to brace your skin against summer dryness and burning. Moisturising of the skin is not limited to external application of creams and lotions. We can also moisturise our skin from within by bringing small changes to our diets.

During the summer, fatty and oily foods should be minimised.  Instead, one should increase intake of water and fibrous foods. Hard drinks should also be cut down and replaced by natural and cooling drinks such as juices and herbal teas.

The best fruits for your skin during this season would be hydrating agents such as melons and citrus fruits. Water intake should also be increased during  summer. The ideal quantity of water to have daily would be eight glasses measuring 200 ml each. The diet you follow will reflect in the health of your skin with drastic impact.

Follow these summer skin tactics and you’ll be good to glow.

Don’t skip the moisturizer: Your skin may be less dry these days, but don’t banish that moisturizer. Instead, switch to lighter, water-based formulas for both face and body, and swap your heavy eye cream for a lighter serum.

Slather on the sunscreen: Choose products that provide broad-spectrum protection (they block both ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) rays) with a minimum sun protection factor (SPF) of 15. Apply sunscreen liberally (at least a one-ounce shot-glass-size amount) before you go outside; reapply every two hours and always after swimming. And don’t let those clouds fool you — apply sunscreen every single day!

Bring on the balm:Lips are susceptible to skin cancer too, so be sure to wear a broad-spectrum sun-protective lip balm with an SPF of at least 15 to keep lips sun-safe and supple.

Switch to summer makeup: Trade liquid foundation for a lighter, mineral-based powder with a minimum SPF of 15. Skip the creamy blush and instead go for a natural-looking glow with a touch of bronzing powder. Use waterproof mascara for streak-free swimming, and ditch that lipstick for a dab of tinted gloss.

Don sun-protective clothing: No need to cover up head to toe, but do consider a long-sleeved shirt, wide-brimmed hat, and sunglasses at the beach, at least for part of the day. Remember, tightly woven, darker fabrics are better sun blockers than lightweight, light-hued fabrics, or try clothing especially made for sun protection.

Go for the faux: Minimize your chances of wrinkles, age spots, and skin cancer by skipping the suntan altogether and opting for a sunless self-tanner, spray tan, or airbrushing.

Exfoliate regularly: Sun, sand, sweat, and sunscreen only increase the amount of dead skin cells that build up on your face and body. Slough them off with an exfoliating scrub or loofah a few times each week. (A beautiful bonus: Exfoliating will also help your self-tanner go on more evenly and prevent streaking.)

Practice smart shaving: Short shorts and sundresses mean more frequent shaving sessions, and that can irritate and/or dry out skin. This season, be sure to replace your razor often, shave only after you’ve been in the shower for a few minutes (when your hairs will be softer), use a moisturizing shaving cream or gel, rinse thoroughly, and moisturize immediately afterward.

Head off heat rash: High temps and humidity may mean heat rash, especially if you’re overdressed or prone to sweating a lot. Do your best to keep cool and stay dry, and avoid wearing clothes that rub or irritate your skin. A mild heat rash should go away on its own, but if it’s accompanied by swelling, oozing, dizziness, nausea, or difficulty breathing, seek medical attention ASAP, since those symptoms may be signs of an infection or a more serious heat-related illness.

Face Contusion is bruising of skin and underlying tissues of the face caused by a direct blow. Contusions cause bleeding from ruptured small capillaries that allow blood to infiltrate muscles, tendons or other soft tissue. The face is particularly vulnerable to contusion because skin is so close to hard, underlying bone. (Note: Contusions and other injuries of the eyes, nose and ears require special considerations and care.

Places where Face Contusion occurs

Face tissues, including blood vessels, muscles, tendons, nerves, covering to bone (periosteum) and connective tissue.

Causes, Signs and Symptoms of Face Contusion

Direct blow to the skin, usually from a blunt object.

• Local swelling at the contusion site. The swelling may be round or egg-shaped and superficial or deep.
• Pain and tenderness over the injury.
• Feeling of firmness when pressure is exerted on the injured area.
• Discoloration under the skin, beginning with redness and progressing to the characteristic “black and blue” bruise.

Complications in Face Contusion

Excessive bleeding. Infiltrative-type bleeding can (rarely) lead to calcification and impaired function, and facial disfiguration. Prolonged healing time if usual activities are resumed too soon. Infection if skin over the contusion is broken.

Treatment, Medication and Care for Face Contusion

For first aid, use instructions for R.I.C.E., the first letters of REST, ICE, COMPRESSION and ELEVATION.

For minor discomfort, you may use: Acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Topical liniments and ointments. Your doctor may prescribe stronger medicine for pain.

• Use an ice pack 3 or 4 times a day. Wrap ice chips or cubes in a plastic bag, and wrap the bag in a moist towel. Place it over the injured area for 20 minutes at a time.
• After 72 hours, apply heat instead of ice if it feels better. Use heat lamps, hot soaks, hot showers, heating pads, or heat liniments and ointments.
• Massage gently and often to provide comfort and decrease swelling.

Honey is far better than what most people perceive… Discover the enormous benefits of honey; its pure, natural, and varied tastes and all the health benefits it provides. I would like to share with you some honey and skin care knowledge, one of the most popular topics amongst the female honey fans, before you spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on all those anti-wrinkle and moisturising creams.

Try some easy, home-made tonic and remedy with honey first. And remember, the main ingredient in all those costly skin care products in the store could be honey!

Really, there is no simpler way to bring a smooth glow to your skin than with honey beauty recipes. Honey’s ability to absorb and retain moisture make it an ideal ingredient in a lot of cosmetics as it helps keep skin hydrated and fresh and prevents drying. It is known that ancient beauties regularly applied a mixture of honey and milk to the face to keep the skin young-looking, radiant, and smooth.

Honey’s natural antioxidant and anti-microbial properties help to protect the skin from the damage of the sun’s rays, supports the skin’s ability to rejuvenate and refresh depleted skin, leaving it feeling silky soft and supple. One of the most common skin benefits of honey is related to minor acne treatment. Honey absorbs impurities from the pores on the skin, making it an ideal cleansing agent. With the wide-ranging of honey and skin care recipes, it is no wonder that there exists a huge number of honey products in the market for hair care, baby care, skin care for sunscreen, hand lotions, facial scrubs and moisturizers. And for instance, the Manuka Honey Lip Balm is an effective and natural moisturiser. It contains sun protection properties to soothe and protect the lips from becoming dry and chapped in cold and dry weather.

6 Pampering Homemade Honey Recipes for Skin Care:

Here are some do-it-yourself, self-help, extremely easy to follow recipes to enjoy the benefits of honey in skin care. I recommend them also because all the ingredients that go along with them are so easily accessible.

1. Cucumber-Honey Toner:

Puree 1 cucumber in a blender and drain away the liquid. Add 2 teaspoons of honey and mix. Apply on the face and neck area with a cotton pad. Air dry it and rinse clean.

2. Honey-Apple Toner:

In a blender or food processor, combine 1 peeled, cored apple with a tablespoon of honey and pulse until smooth. Apply mixture to face and allow it to stay for 15 minutes, then rinse.

3. Honey-Oats Face Scrub:

Combine 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon finely-ground almonds, 2 tablespoons dry oatmeal, and some lemon juice or yogurt to a luxurious and exfoliating facial scrub. Massage mixture gently onto face, then rinse with warm water.

4. Gentle Honey Cleanser:

Mix 1⁄4 cup honey, 1 tablespoon liquid soap and 1⁄2 cup glycerin (found in drug stores). Apply gently on to face using a face sponge. Rinse with warm water and pat face dry.

5. Hot Honey Bath:

Perhaps the easiest beauty recipe related to honey and skin care — Add 1/4 cup of honey to your hot bath water for silky and luscious skin.

6. Honey Hair Conditioning Treatment:

For lustrous, silky, healthy hair and scalp, simply combine 1/2 cup honey and 2 tablespoons to 1/4 cup olive oil. Massage scalp with this conditioner, then put on a shower cap for 30 minutes. Shampoo and rinse as usual.

Soothing Skin Clarifier (for minor acne flare-ups)

Mix 1/2 cup warm water with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Using a cotton ball, apply directly to blemish. Maintain pressure with cotton ball for several minutes, to soften blemish. Using a cotton swab, dab honey on blemish; leave on 10 minutes. Rinse and pat dry.

Firming Facial Mask

Whisk together 1 tablespoon honey, 1 egg white, 1 teaspoon glycerin (available at drug and beauty stores) and enough flour to form a paste. Smooth over face and throat. Leave on 10 minutes. Wash off with warm water.

Complexion refers to the natural color and appearance of the skin of a person. Human skin color can range from black to pinkish white. In pinkish white complexion the skin color is actually colorless, showing pink color of the blood in the skin. On average, women have slightly lighter skin than men.Everyone desires a flawless and fair complexion and even in today’s modern world, fair skin is prized far more than a darker complexion.

It is important to remember that one is born with a certain skin color which is dictated by one’s ethnicity and genetics and one cannot easily change one’s natural skin color. It is possible to change your skin color with cosmetic treatments that target melanin, which is the pigment that gives your skin its color.A better approach to lightening skin color is by reversing the effects of tanning. Tanning is caused by prolonged exposure to the sun’s rays. There are many simple home remedies that help to lighten the skin tone and color, but one must take into account that these remedies take time to show results and one has to be patient for several weeks.

Everyone wants to look pretty. But with pretty, who doesn’t want to acquire a fair complexion? The definition of ‘beautiful’ doesn’t seem satisfying for one if one doesn’t have a fair complexion, exceptional to some minor examples.Make a paste of sandalwood with rose water and apply it on the face daily. You will see a glowing radiant skin in a matter of a few weeks.

•    Mix turmeric powder with sandal wood paste and apply to face directly. Daily use would benefit greatly.

•    Grape seeds are seen to show remarkable effects to lightening the skin tone.

•    Take grounded almonds and mix with rose water. Apply this paste daily on the face and neck. It will, in a few days, bring a glow on your face, making you grow attractive in no time.

•    Apply mixture of cucumber and coconut water on your face and neck will you benefit greatly.
 
general, people originated from sunny regions have darker skin color than people from regions of less sunlight. Nature has powered human body to protect itself from any harmful effects of sun. Therefore, people who live for long periods in sunny regions, i.e near the Equator have larger quantities of melanin, a protein molecule in their skins to protect them against high levels of exposure to the sun. This makes their skins dark brown or black.

Many names have come from the person’s complexion. For example

The Indian names Kalu, Bhure Lal or Gori Bai: a person with black, brown or fair color.
The Scottish surname Bain : a person with a fair-hair.
The Irish surname Rogan : a person with red hair.
The English surname Brown : a person with darker complexion.
The English surname White : a person with light complexion.
The surname Gough : a person with red or ruddy complexion.
Dunn hair : a person with a brown or dark hair.

lemon juice, and ½ table spoon of almond oil. Apply on face and wash off after 10-15 minutes. This pack helps bring shine to the skin and also removes tan.

Mix almond, neem leaf , turmeric, sandlewood and poppy seeds.
Blend this mixture into a fine paste using milk . Apply this paste on face and allow it to dry. remove the dried mask by massaging your face in circular motion and wash your face using luke warm water. You can do a fairness massage easily at the privacy of your home. Soak four almonds overnight. In the morning remove their skin and grind them fine. Make a paste by adding one teaspoon of gram flour, one teaspoon of milk and four drops of limejuice. A regular massage with this paste will assure a long lasting fairness to you. For 15 days, apply a paste of gram flour (besan), milk (2 teaspoon) and lime juice(3-4 drops) on face and neck for 15 minutes and wash with water. You complexion should improve. Repeat every 2 weeks. Mix oatmeal with yogurt and tomato juice and apply on the face. Wash it with cold water after 15 minutes.

Fair look, dry skin:

Apply a mixture of equal amounts of cucumber juice and honey on the face and whole body. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash off.

Fair look, oily skin:

Apply a mixture of equal amounts of lemon and cucumber juice on the face and whole body. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash off.