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Black Plum (Jamun) facial mask

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Its time for the jamun fruit. Black Plum is a great astringent and is really good for oily skin. So, squash some jamun in a container and you can add a little of lemon juice or tomato juice to go with it and apply a thick layer on your face. Remember not to make the mask very thin. Just keep it in a semi-liquid form. This mask is a great help for acne too. It helps clean your pores.
For dry to normal skin, you can add honey in the mask and apply on the face. Be innovative by adding the juice to a clay mask or adding a little milk to its squash and apply on face.
A tip: Pick the largest size of the fruit. They are best in quality and sweetest.

More benefits of Lemon – get rid of acne scars

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I have talked about the uses of lemon sometime back. Here, I bring you more uses of lemon. And, the best one would be for people suffering from acne. So, read on to know more about how to use this beauty ingredient in your daily skin care.
  • After you are done with drinking lemon water in the morning, instead of throwing the lemon rinds away, rub them on your skin. It serves as a good scrub and helps lighten the scars and blemishes. It is specially useful for acne scars.
  • Cut lemon into two halves. Take a half and dip it in brown sugar. Now, scrub your elbows or knees with the lemon until sugar dissolves completely. This would remove the darkness prominent on the elbows and the knees.
  • Lemon can be rubbed on rough skin spots like heels to soften them before using a pumice stone to scrub it off.
  • Put drops of lemon in your shampoo or body wash to refresh and tone your scalp and body.
  • Use lemon rinds to make a refreshing homemade face spray which will keep your skin fresh all day long even in hot summers.
  • Pour lemon juice or essential oil while doing your manicure and pedicure. This would ensure clean nails. You can even rub lemon on your nails to make them appear white and clean. Make sure to follow up with moisturizer or oil on your nails to avoid drying them.
  • Instead of throwing away the lemon rinds, you may boil them in water and take bath with the water.
  • If you have an oily or combination skin, using lemon regularly in your face packs would balance the oil production in your skin. It slows down aging process.
  • Use lemon juice in your pre-poo treatments if you have an oily hair.
  • If you take herbal tea, squeeze lemon according to your taste in it. This would ensure you get all the benefits of lemon internally if you do not drink lemon juice in the morning.
  • A great tip to clean utensils: If you do not want to use lemon rind on your face, rub them on the utensils well before washing them. This would remove all the grease and other deposits.

Chocolate Strawberry fruity face mask

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It has been a lot of days since I have posted anything. So, today, I bring to you a very interesting homemade face mask which is so tempting that you would want to eat it. This mask is a variance of the earlier discussed chocolate mask and is good for getting rid of acne and pimples.
Ingredients:
– Strawberries
– Cocoa Powder
– Honey
Method: Mash the strawberries along with cocoa powder and pour honey to make the mask of a creamy consistency. Make sure not to mash the strawberries to a watery consistency because the mask would run down your face. Apply the mask to your face for 15-20 minutes and wash off with cold water.
Strawberries are good for controlling oil balance in your skin so it will take care of acne and pimples. And, they bring a rosy glow to your face.
Honey and cocoa powder moisturize your skin from within. So, this mask is as good for dry skin as much for oily and combination skin.