Every bride deserves to look her best on her special day.Glowing skin,lustrous hair,impeccable dressing and a warm smile.
SKIN ESSENTIALS
Looking after the skin according to its type and needs is the essence of skincare. Skincare should be a regular routine for each one of us to maintain the natural qualities of our skin. However, in our busy lives we may often overlook it. So, to look your best on your special day, start getting into a routine at least a month in advance. You can try a number of remedies and enhancers, made at home or bottled. Make sure you select products containing natural ingredients for skin care.
In the olden days ubtan was made at home for clean and glowing skin. This usually consisted of wheat bran (choker), gram flour (besan), yogurt (dahi) or cream of milk (malai) and a pinch of turmeric (haldi). All these were mixed together and applied on the face and body, before bathing. This is still a popular home remedy in many homes and it works wonders on the skin. It is also used in Indian weddings. But the tradition is to first massage the body with sesame seed (til) oil. The combination of oil and the ubtan mixture will help clean the skin of dead cells, leaving it smooth and bright, with a translucent quality.
Another ideal and traditional way to get glowing skin is to tie up a mix of milk powder, ground almonds (badaam), rice powder and rose petals in a clean cloth, wet it slightly and then rub the cloth bag on the skin while bathing, like soap. The ingredients work on your skin gently, cleansing it and leaving it soft, smooth and vibrant. It also naturally perfumes and refreshes the body, leaving it feeling smooth as silk.
I always maintain that night .. time cleansing is more important, in order to remove pollutants and make up. The repair and restoration work of the body happens while we are asleep. Any chemical or dust left on for the night can clog the pores, making it dehydrated. So, cleanse the skin daily at night and rinse well with plenty of plain water. For normal to dry skin, take half a cup of cold milk and add five drops of any vegetable oil - til, olive or sunflower oil. Put this in a bottle and shake well. Use it as a cleanser and keep the left-over mixture in the fridge.
For toning up the skin, dab chilled rose water with cotton on your skin after cleansing it. First wipe and stroke the skin with it, then pat briskly. Exfoliating the skin once or twice a week also works wonders. It removes dead cells and brightens the skin. For home remedy, mix ground almonds with yogurt, and rub gently on the skin using small circular movements. Rinse it thoroughly. Or just take sesame seeds (til), dried mint (pudina) leaves and honey. Crush the seeds coarsely and powder the dried mint leaves. Mix them with a little honey and apply on the skin. Leave on for 5 minutes, then scrub it off and wash. Sesame seeds actually have sun protective properties and also soothe sun-damaged skin. So, if you have a job that requires field visits, apply this mix as natural resistance against sunscreen.
One can also use face packs and masks to exfoliate the skin. Mix dried and powdered orange and lemon peels with Fullers Earth or multani mitti and rose water. Apply on the face and wash it off when it is dry. This also clarifies the skin and is particularly useful for oily skin.
Multani Mitti is natural clay and contains several minerals. It also tones, refines and tightens the pores, improving skin texture. It brightens the skin, leaving it smooth, soft and glowing. It can be combined with other ingredients to make a face pack and can easily be used at home.
For oily skin: Mix Multani Mitti with rose water and apply on the face, avoiding the Ups as well as the area around eyes. Wash it off when it is dry.
For combination skin, apply the mask on ollv areas of the skin.
For normal skin: Mix multani mitti with honey and yogurt. Apply on the face and wash it off after 20 to 30 minutes.
To prevent or heal skin breakouts like pimples and acnes, mix multani mitti with sandalwood paste, rose water and neem leaf powder. Apply on the face and wash it off when dry.
To add that extra shine to your skin, mix honey and lemon juice in equal quantities and apply daily on the face. Wash ;t off after 20 minutes. ,t leaves the skin very soft and glowing .. Egg white can also be added to this mixture.
All brides go through some kind of stress, which can reflect on the face. To deal with this kind of mental stress, it is essential to learn how to relax.
It has been proven that physical exercise actually helps the body cope with stress. A few weeks
before the wedding, start exercising a little, like going for a walk. Deep breathing exercises and meditation are also helpful, in terms of calming the mind and inducing relaxation.
MATTERS OF HAIR
Give your hair a quick conditlonlnq treatment before each shampoo. Mix one teaspoon each of vinegar and glycerine with one egg/ beat them together welL Massage the mixture onto the scalp. Then dip a towel ln hot water, squeeze out the water and wrap the hot towel around the head, like a turban. Keep it on for 5 minutes. Repeat the hot towel wrap 3 or 4 times. Leave on the mixture for half an hour and wash your hair.
For oily hair, rinse your hair with lemon juice and water, after washing using shampoo. It helps reduce oiliness and prevents dandruff. Egg white is a wonderful natural cleanser for oily hair and its protein content helps add bounce. Apply egg white on the hair about half-on-hour before your shampoo.
To nourish dry hair, massage egg yolk or mayonnaise into the scalp. Leave it on for half an hour and then wash the hair.
You can also give your locks a rinse with tea-water and lemon JUIce to add shine. Boil about 4 cups of used tea leaves in water. Cool it and strain. Then add lemon juice to the tea water and use it to rinse the hair after shampoo .�
SKIN ESSENTIALS
Looking after the skin according to its type and needs is the essence of skincare. Skincare should be a regular routine for each one of us to maintain the natural qualities of our skin. However, in our busy lives we may often overlook it. So, to look your best on your special day, start getting into a routine at least a month in advance. You can try a number of remedies and enhancers, made at home or bottled. Make sure you select products containing natural ingredients for skin care.
In the olden days ubtan was made at home for clean and glowing skin. This usually consisted of wheat bran (choker), gram flour (besan), yogurt (dahi) or cream of milk (malai) and a pinch of turmeric (haldi). All these were mixed together and applied on the face and body, before bathing. This is still a popular home remedy in many homes and it works wonders on the skin. It is also used in Indian weddings. But the tradition is to first massage the body with sesame seed (til) oil. The combination of oil and the ubtan mixture will help clean the skin of dead cells, leaving it smooth and bright, with a translucent quality.
Another ideal and traditional way to get glowing skin is to tie up a mix of milk powder, ground almonds (badaam), rice powder and rose petals in a clean cloth, wet it slightly and then rub the cloth bag on the skin while bathing, like soap. The ingredients work on your skin gently, cleansing it and leaving it soft, smooth and vibrant. It also naturally perfumes and refreshes the body, leaving it feeling smooth as silk.
I always maintain that night .. time cleansing is more important, in order to remove pollutants and make up. The repair and restoration work of the body happens while we are asleep. Any chemical or dust left on for the night can clog the pores, making it dehydrated. So, cleanse the skin daily at night and rinse well with plenty of plain water. For normal to dry skin, take half a cup of cold milk and add five drops of any vegetable oil - til, olive or sunflower oil. Put this in a bottle and shake well. Use it as a cleanser and keep the left-over mixture in the fridge.
For toning up the skin, dab chilled rose water with cotton on your skin after cleansing it. First wipe and stroke the skin with it, then pat briskly. Exfoliating the skin once or twice a week also works wonders. It removes dead cells and brightens the skin. For home remedy, mix ground almonds with yogurt, and rub gently on the skin using small circular movements. Rinse it thoroughly. Or just take sesame seeds (til), dried mint (pudina) leaves and honey. Crush the seeds coarsely and powder the dried mint leaves. Mix them with a little honey and apply on the skin. Leave on for 5 minutes, then scrub it off and wash. Sesame seeds actually have sun protective properties and also soothe sun-damaged skin. So, if you have a job that requires field visits, apply this mix as natural resistance against sunscreen.
One can also use face packs and masks to exfoliate the skin. Mix dried and powdered orange and lemon peels with Fullers Earth or multani mitti and rose water. Apply on the face and wash it off when it is dry. This also clarifies the skin and is particularly useful for oily skin.
Multani Mitti is natural clay and contains several minerals. It also tones, refines and tightens the pores, improving skin texture. It brightens the skin, leaving it smooth, soft and glowing. It can be combined with other ingredients to make a face pack and can easily be used at home.
For oily skin: Mix Multani Mitti with rose water and apply on the face, avoiding the Ups as well as the area around eyes. Wash it off when it is dry.
For combination skin, apply the mask on ollv areas of the skin.
For normal skin: Mix multani mitti with honey and yogurt. Apply on the face and wash it off after 20 to 30 minutes.
To prevent or heal skin breakouts like pimples and acnes, mix multani mitti with sandalwood paste, rose water and neem leaf powder. Apply on the face and wash it off when dry.
To add that extra shine to your skin, mix honey and lemon juice in equal quantities and apply daily on the face. Wash ;t off after 20 minutes. ,t leaves the skin very soft and glowing .. Egg white can also be added to this mixture.
All brides go through some kind of stress, which can reflect on the face. To deal with this kind of mental stress, it is essential to learn how to relax.
It has been proven that physical exercise actually helps the body cope with stress. A few weeks
before the wedding, start exercising a little, like going for a walk. Deep breathing exercises and meditation are also helpful, in terms of calming the mind and inducing relaxation.
MATTERS OF HAIR
Give your hair a quick conditlonlnq treatment before each shampoo. Mix one teaspoon each of vinegar and glycerine with one egg/ beat them together welL Massage the mixture onto the scalp. Then dip a towel ln hot water, squeeze out the water and wrap the hot towel around the head, like a turban. Keep it on for 5 minutes. Repeat the hot towel wrap 3 or 4 times. Leave on the mixture for half an hour and wash your hair.
For oily hair, rinse your hair with lemon juice and water, after washing using shampoo. It helps reduce oiliness and prevents dandruff. Egg white is a wonderful natural cleanser for oily hair and its protein content helps add bounce. Apply egg white on the hair about half-on-hour before your shampoo.
To nourish dry hair, massage egg yolk or mayonnaise into the scalp. Leave it on for half an hour and then wash the hair.
You can also give your locks a rinse with tea-water and lemon JUIce to add shine. Boil about 4 cups of used tea leaves in water. Cool it and strain. Then add lemon juice to the tea water and use it to rinse the hair after shampoo .�
