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How to do a parlor facial at home?

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Tired of visiting parlor every time for every small service or just feel like enjoying an indulgence this afternoon. Well, then let me just instruct you through a home facial course which will give you the exact results which you get from the parlor. Keep all your things handy. So, lets see what all things you will need for a facial session:

  • A big roll of cotton
  • A clean wash cloth
  • A glass full of pure water
  • A bottle of cold cream
  • A face pack (mix it at the time when you are ready to put it on)
  • A scrub (if you need)
  • A face wash
  • A small pot filled with boiling water (for taking steam)
  • A towel
Method:
  • Wash your face thoroughly.
  • Steam your face for 5-10 minutes to open your pores.
  • Immediately after taking steam, take a little cold cream and massage it into your face using upward circular motions like you do in a facial massage.
  • Keep on massaging for 30 minutes. Keep on taking little cream at intervals and add little water as the cream dries on your face and keep on massaging.
  • After massaging your face, let it stay on for about 5 minutes and wash off with the wet cotton pad.
  • You can scrub your face after the massage. Or, follow the massage with a clay mask.
  • Finish the facial with splashes of cold water. Moisturize your face if you feel your skin is dry.
  • Remember not to forget you neck and upper chest while doing the facial.

Some tips to remember:

  • Do facial once or twice in a fortnight. Frequent facials are not good for skin.
  • Be very gentle during the facials. You can use shea butter or cocoa butter as a base for facial instead of a cold cream. 
  • Feeling like being more indulgent: Go to a supermarket and hunt for a facial massage cream with anti-aging and rejuvenating properties and a pearl or gold face mask. 
  • A nice twist to your cream: Grind rose petals and add them to your cream for that extra kick.

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.

Do you take care of your body? {Body Care}

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Everyone wants to look beautiful and young. But, have you thought that how other people perceive your skin? I am not talking about your face or your looks. I am talking about the quality of skin. Everyone takes a lot of pains to keep their face skin young and youthful. But, what about the skin on your body like your neck, arms, legs or tummy. Do you take the same care of your body as your face. If you have noticed yourself closely in the mirror, you will find that your face looks younger than your body and gives your age away or makes you look much more older than what your age actually is. The thing I want to convey is that anti-aging skin care is not just for your face but also for your body.

Your arms or your neck give your age easily away as they are more neglected during skin care and do a lot of our daily work too. So, the skin on these areas get thin and flabby. Have you ever thought of taking care of your these parts of the body? Have you ever bothered to get rid of the extra fat and flabbiness on your thighs or midsection because it makes you look many years older probably add a ten at least. If you take care of your body as well as you take care of your face, you would look younger and natural. And, then you can take easily 10 years away from your actual age and stay that way forever. So, next time you think of a facial, give your whole body a facial and do not forget to get an hour exercise everyday or ever alternate day. That will keep your body in check.
A great tip to keep your body young forever: Give yourself massage at least every week with natural oils like coconut, almond or olive oil.