Thursday, 19 February 2009

How to get rid of black heads


What is a black head?
Black head is a wide opening on the skin with blackened skin debris covering the space.  Black head is the first stage of acne and can develop into a pimple.Black heads usually come up after puberty when there is a surge in the hormone level.  Increased production of oils is the major cause of emergence of black heads and when not cleaned properly more black heads will appear.  Though there are many medications, cleansers and hormonal treatments available, there are home remedy for black heads which one can follow to get rid of black heads.
  • Take 1tsp of groundnut oil and mix with 1tsp of lime juice and apply to face to prevent formation of blackheads.
  • Make a paste with fenugreek leaves and apply to face. Leave this for 15 minutes and wash your face with warm water.
  • Honey is also an effective medicine for blackheads. Slightly warm honey and apply to the blackheads and wash your face after 10 minutes.

Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Tips to maintain oily skin:
  • Cucumber juice - 4 tsp, honey - 1 tsp, lemon juice - 1 tsp, mix all the three and apply to face and neck area to get a pimple free face and good complexion.
  • Smash a fully ripe banana, add lemon juice to it and mix well. Apply this to face and wash after 15 minutes.
  • The pores in a oily skin is big. To tighten the pores, take 1 tsp of tomato juice and mix with 1tsp of lemon juice and apply to face and wash after 20 minutes.

Monday, 16 February 2009

Home Remedies for thick Eyebrows

After shaping eyebrows in a beauty parlour, one can follow these tips to mainatin it depending on their eyebrows.
  • Thin eyebrows: Apply castor oil regularly before going to bed. This help in getting good hair growth.

  • For thin eyebrows , first use a brown pencil and draw the eyebrows, then using a black eyebrow pencil give a natural look to the eyebrows.

  • Fo those who have dandruff in the eyebrows, apply olive oil regularly. Olive oil also gives softness and attractive look to the eyebrows.


Tip of the day

Aroma oil for hair growth:

Take Lavender oil - 5 drops, Lemon oil - 15 drops, Rosemarry oil - 15 drops and Teatree oil - 10 drops. Mix them all with coconut oil and apply to hair regularly for good hair growth.

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All information on grannyhomeremdies.blogspot.com is not a substitute for professional medical advice. For specific medical advice and treatment, please consult your doctor. We will not be liable for any complications, or other medical accidents arising from the use of any information on this web site. After reading these remedies the responsibility lies on the readers, whether they further use these remedies or not. I have collected these remedies from different sources such as books (translated from tamil to english) and some of the remedies are given by my mother-in-law. Rekha Srinivasan