Pedicure at Home

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Pedicure at Home

Pedicure helps to improve the appearance of nails and foot through the removal of dead cells and moisturizing the skin.

Articles needed are a basin of warm water, shampoo, nail cutter, pumice stone, sugar based foot scrub, foot pack, olive oil and nail polish. Firstly, mix shampoo in warm water and stir it well. Soak your foot for 10 minutes. Cut your nails and scrub your sole of the foot with pumice stone.

For preparing foot scrub, take 2 tsp of sugar, 1 tsp of lemon juice, 2 tsp of rice flour and 1 tsp of honey. Mix it well, massage your foot with this mixture, wait for 10 minutes and wash it with warm water.

For applying pack, take 4 tsp of gram flour( Kadala mavu) and 3 tsp of curd, mix it well and apply on your feet. Wash it after 10 minutes. Apply olive oil and massage it for 5 minutes. Let it be absorbed into your skin. Apply nail polish on your own choice.

Dark circles under eyes

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Home remedies to get rid of dark circles under eyes

These are the dark blemishes under the eyes. The major causative factors are lack of sleep, fatigue, aging, anemia and hyper pigmentation. Don't worry. These circles can be prevented, if you dedicate time to take care of precious eyes at home.

Before going to bed, apply almond oil or olive oil and massage gently into the skin. After boiling the milk, take fat layer or cream and apply under the eyes. Wash it after 30 mins.

You can keep the slices of cucumber on the closed eyes. Mix the cucumber juice with turmeric powder, apply under the eyes and wash it after 30 mins. You can apply curd under the eyes.

You can apply tomato juice,lemon juice, smashed papaya and honey under the eyes and wash it after half an hour.

Lack of sleep causes dark circles under the eyes. Practice a sound sleep. Take rest during the work. Follow balanced diet with fruits, vegetables and plenty of water. 

Care of Foot

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Remove cracks on feet

At night, before bed time, soak your feet in warm water for 15 minutes, by adding some salt. Scrub with pumice stone or heel scrubber. Apply and massage moisturizing cream generously on skin. Wear cotton socks and go to bed. This really helps to soften the skin.

Apply almond oil or olive oil before bath. Do this every day and see the difference.

If there is pain or infection, please consult podiatrist.

Coconut Hair Oil

Kachiya Enna/ Kachiya Vellichenna

Kachiya enna is very good for hair to grow, give shiny dark color,arrest the hair fall and dandruff. Here, I write about how to make hair oil at home.

Ingredients

1. Coconut Oil-1 litre
2. Fenugreek seeds-100 gm
3. Gooseberry-250 gm
4. Neem leaves- 100 gm
5. Hibiscus Leaves-100 gm
6. Henna Leaves- 100 gm
7. Curry leaves-100 gm

Method:

1. Take a pan, Pour oil and heat in medium flame for 15 minutes.

2. Take 3 to 7 numbered ingredients in a mixer grinder and grind it with pulse button 2-3 times.

3. Add fenugreek seeds, after 5 mins, add grinded mixture and 2-3 stems of curry leaves. Stir it now and then.

4. In every 5 mins,take the stem of curry leaves and bend it. When the stem becomes brittle (which means that it breaks into pieces, when you bend it), it shows that oil is ready. Switch off the flame. You can see that color of the oil is dark green.

5. Strain it immediately and allow it to cool. You can keep it in containers for years. 

Dry Hair Care

Dry Hair Treatment at Home

Twice in a week, massage the scalp and hair with  warm coconut oil and wash it with mild shampoo after an hour.

Apply egg white and yolk on scalp and wash it with mild shampoo after 20 minutes.

Soak fenugreek seeds for 8 hours and grind it. Apply this mixture on hair, cover it with cotton cloth and wash it with mild shampoo after an hour.

Wear a hat when you are out in the sun to prevent it from getting dried.

Have plenty of water, vegetables and fruits daily.

Face Scrub

Preparation of face scrub at home

Dried and crushed orange peal can be used as natural scrub. A mixture of rice flour and curd, apply it on face and wash it after 10-15 minutes.

Home remedies - Open pores on the face

Treatment of open pores on the face

It may occur due to oily skin. Wash the face thrice in a day with face wash. You can apply a mixture of cucumber juice, lemon juice and rose water in equal quantities and apply on the face daily and wash it after 15 minutes. Otherwise, mix multani mitti with rose water and apply it on face and wash it when it dries. A mixture of oats/ rice flour with egg white also helpful to reduce oiliness and close the pores. 

When you go to bed, do not apply any cream or make up.Wash the face before going to bed.