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coriander face mask

Did you ever wonder how can an ingredient that makes your dishes delicious can nourish your skin and make it supple? Coriander face mask is naturally packed with antioxidants, vitamin C, antiseptic, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties. These renowned agents thwart free radicals that are affecting cell membrane and fades dark spots giving you a spot less skin.

Coriander also known as cilantro or Chinese parsley (kothmir in Hindi) has been incorporated in many cosmetic products. Check out the ingredients list of your pricey creams and you’ll be surprised to see coriander extracts. Ancient medicines are taking over modern cosmetic cream that is what I think. But, unfortunately they use refined form of natural ingredients.

To reap all nutrients blended in coriander for face, you must set your hands to work on preparing homemade face mask. Before sharing coriander face mask recipe let’s peep into nutritional profile of cilantro.

Why Coriander Face Mask is Effective?

Exaggerating benefits of antioxidants by media is slowly catching the reality. Research now claims that antioxidants can treat acne lesions. Luckily coriander is packed with antioxidants.
Recent research claims that inflammation is the main reason behind pimples. Anti-inflammatory agents in this face pack will soothe and reduce blemishes.
Bacteria has vital role in most skin disorders. Antibacterial properties in this herb will restrain bacterial infection and prevent chronic skin diseases.
Abundant free radicals damage your skin resulting in wrinkles, dark spots, dryness and inflammation. Vitamin C provides a protective layer over the skin, guarding it from free radicals.
Iron, water and other assorted nutrients residing in coriander can treat pimples, blackheads and fade wrinkles.

Regular use will show positive results.

Also read: Mint face mask recipe

Coriander Face Mask Recipe

Things you’ll need:

Coriander juice
Turmeric powder

Blend fresh coriander leaves and extracts its juice. Mix pinch of turmeric powder and apply it over prewashed face. Leave it to dry and then rinse it off.

Note: Excess turmeric powder may leave stains on your face.

Coriander and Egg White for Face Scrub

Grind coriander leaves, 1 egg white and 1/2 cup of oats till you get thick paste like consistency. Wash your face and pat dry. Apply this fresh face mask cum scrub over the face evenly and let it dry.

Wipe the mask with wet cloth.

Coriander for Blackheads

Mix coriander juice with 1 tbsp of lemon juice. Initially wash your face with lukewarm water and apply the lotion evenly. Then rinse it off.

Apart from this you can use coriander face mask with other innate ingredients like essential oils, honey, aloe vera gel and white kaolin clay.

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3 Awesome Gram Flour Face Pack Recipes

ByMoin Nex

gram flour face pack

Gram flour or besan (in hindi) is powdered form of raw or roasted chickpeas. Exfoliating and cleansing agents packed in gram flour enticed people to use it as a natural remedy for skin disorders. Right from olden days and till now besan or gram flour face pack has been used as a beauty treatment.

Because of its alkaline nature, it’s recommended to add lemon or yogurt. As mentioned, the face pack draws toxins and impurities from the skin.

Also read: Homemade Yogurt Face Mask

Benefits of Gram Flour Face Pack for Skin

Besan face pack is renowned for cleansing dirt and dead skin cells accumulated over your skin. Regular use of gram flour face pack will make your skin free from impurities.
Assorted nutrients in this traditional mask make your skin smooth and tighten the pores by unclogging them.
Not just removing impurities, besan helps to get rid of dark spots.
Treats blackheads, whiteheads and acne lesions.
Use it as a face wash or body wash. Yes, you can replace your pricey soaps with this inexpensive mask.
It absorbs excess oil secreted by your skin and helps to prevent pimples with its antimicrobial properties.

Gram/Besan Flour Face Pack Recipes

This traditional natural face mask works for all skin types. Anyhow, you just need to add other innate ingredients to make it effective for your skin.

For Oily Skin

It’s annoying to have oiliness over T zone while going out. Excess oil is always a problem. Mix besan powder with rose water thoroughly. Initially wash/cleanse your face with water and pat dry. Now, apply this face pack over your face evenly. Let it dry naturally, and then rinse it off.

You can replace rose water with yogurt. It will absorb toxins and oil, to make your skin smooth.

Face pack recipe for acne prone skin:

Mix gram flour with cucumber juice thoroughly. Expose your face to steam or wash it with lukewarm water, so that pores open up. After pat dry, topically apply the mask over the skin and rinse it off in 15-20 minutes.

Must read: Get rid of acne with this face mask

For Dry Skin

Your skin is border by natural oil that protects it from harmful virus and infectious bacteria. External or internal factors results in dehydration, which leaves your skin dry and itchy.

Gram flour along with honey, milk and pinch of turmeric powder will moisturize your skin from the outside. Wash your face and mix the above mentioned ingredients in required quantity. Limit the use of turmeric if you’re allergic to it. Leave the face mask to dry and rinse it off with water.

Follow with a moisturizer. Because of dryness bacteria invades the skin, applying this face mask helps to restrain infection.

This face pack can be used as a face or body scrub to exfoliate.

For Skin Lightening

Accumulated impurities on skin are main cause of dark spots. Cleansing agents draws them off the skin and helps to make your skin lightening.

Mix besan with 1 table spoon of milk, almonds 4-5 (powdered) and lemon juice. Apply the thoroughly mixed besan face pack over prewashed face. Rinse it off after 15 minutes.

Related post: Turmeric face pack for Skin whitening

Besan face pack for glowing skin

As mentioned above, besan face pack has been used to cleanse impurities over the skin. Pollutants and dirt around our surroundings are increasing exponentially, which gets accumulated over your skin and clogs skin pores along with dead cells.

Dead skin cells, dirt and excess sebum piled over the skin makes it dark at different parts. Natural face mask like besan exfoliates these impurities and makes your skin glow.

Ingredients:

Besan – 4 teaspoon
Lemon juice – 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Optionally, Yogurt – 1 teaspoon

Lemon juice is packed with citric acid that lightens dark spots, but it may make your sensitive skin so limit its use or wear sunscreen after using it.

Mix above mentioned ingredients in a clean bowl and apply it over prewashed face or skin. Leave it for about 20-25 minutes to dry naturally then wipe it using wet cloth. You can rinse it off with water later.

Get rid of unwanted facial hair using Besan face pack

Add fenugreek powder to besan powder. Fenugreek is popular to control pimples, dandruff and get whitening face. Thoroughly mix both ingredients and apply it over prewashed face and body. This will remove unwanted weak facial hair.

Would you try this traditional gram flour face pack on your skin? Please share your views in comments..

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Sunni Pindi – Natural Bath and Face Scrub

ByMoin Nex

Renowned innate ingredients were used in preparation of this herbal powder known as Sunni Pindi. From centuries it has been used as a face and bath scrub. Till now families in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (states in India) use sunni pindi as a cleanser and an exfoliator for babies.

Due to increasing pollution and impurities, your loses its moisture and get infected by various ailments. Before to applying any cosmetic cream to obtain that gorgeous skin (as claimed by manufacturing companies), you must wipe the impurities and allow the skin to breath easily.

Naturally, your skin is protected by natural oil that keeps infectious germs at bay. Chemical filled creams and soap steal the moisture and its repeated use will ruin your appearance. Sunni pindi is one of the most effective way to remove the impurities off the skin.

Ingredients in Sunni Pindi

Dried green gram flour is powdered and mixed with chickpea powder (besan in Hindi). Other ingredients include turmeric sticks, multani mitti, rose petals, fenugreek leaves, almond, basil leaves, neem leaves and gooseberries.

Though, you can get ready made sunni pindi in local market, beauty experts suggest to make your own because it’s cheap and simple.

Steps to Make Sunni Pindi

Take listed ingredients first: 100 gms green gram dal, 50 gms of rice, multani mitti 50 gms, chickpea flour 100 gms, neem leaves 2 tbsp, rose petals 2 tbsp, almonds 10 and other natural ingredients listed above.
Air dry, all the ingredients and grind them into powder.
You can roast green gram in ghee (clarified butter) for aromatic smell.

How to Use Sunni Pindi?

Exceptional properties in sunni pindi can replace your chemical filled soaps. Try it once and you’ll certainly love this traditional soap.

To use it over face, mix the prepared sunni pindi powder with water, milk or honey and topically apply it over prewashed face. Leave it for few minutes and rinse it off.
Even today people of all religions in Andhra Pradesh use this sunnipindi for babies. Not just cleansing the dirt and impurities, but it removes the roots of baby’s body hair. (Its known as nalugu pindi in Telugu.)

Use it on face or on complete body; increase the quantity if you’re using it on body.

Benefits of Sunni Pindi for Skin

Green gram flour and chickpea powder helps to exfoliate dead cells, impurities and dust accumulated over the skin. It nourishes the skin and enhances elasticity.
Turmeric is renowned for its antiseptic and antimicrobial properties, which restrain bacterial or viral infection.
Rose petals hydrate the skin and thwarts acne causing bacteria.
Multani mitti powder reaps excess oil secreted by your skin.
Assorted properties in almonds hydrate your skin and repairs tissues. Vitamin E and antioxidants residing in almond postpones aging wrinkles.

With all these unmatched nutritional properties sunni pindi can nourish your skin and makes it extra smooth. Would you like to try this traditional soap as a face scrub or body scrub? Let us know in comments.

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5 Ways to Use Honey for Blackheads

ByMoin Nex

honey for blackheads

Blackheads are common and people try to get rid of it out of cosmetic concern. These short dark spots on the layer of the skin are caused due to blockage of pores with keratin and sebum.

Scrubbing is not the permanent solution for blackheads; medicine you use must penetrate into deeper layers of the skin to affect. Honey for blackheads has renowned nutrients and proteins that control excess oil and thwarts infectious bacteria.

Medicalnewstoday.com states, sebum carriers a pigment called melanin responsible for skin color. When melanin gets exposed to air it turns black. This is the reason why you see black spots.

Extolling benefits of honey are documented in religious as well as historical books. Now let’s check out how to get rid of blackheads with honey.

How Honey for Blackheads Works?

Anti-fungal and antibacterial properties residing in honey draws out impurities including dirt, dead cells and excess oil over the skin. Thus avoiding breakouts.
Anti-inflammatory agents packed in honey reduce inflammation of pimples and acne lesions.
Its antioxidant agents restrain free radicals and impurities, thus avoiding blackheads to worsen.
Naturally, honey is packed with such an exceptional property that it draws out blackheads and hydrates your skin at the same time.

Not just blackheads, using honey you can get bonus benefits for your skin.

How to use Honey for Blackheads?

Wash you face or cleanse it and pat dry. Topically apply raw honey over the face and leave it for few minutes then rinse it off. Seem so simple? You can try below prominent methods to get rid of blackheads.

Note: For best results use raw honey and avoid refined or inorganic honey. We recommend manuka honey, which has high concentration of nutrients.

1. Honey and Milk

Properties in milk are known to good for health, but history proves that milk has been used for beauty. Queen Cleopatra, used milk bath to maintain her beauty. Raw milk is renowned to cleanse the impurities and dirt over the skin. Along with this, anti-bacterial agents in raw honey fight bacteria.

Things you’ll need:

Raw honey – 1tbsp
Milk – 1 tbsp
Cotton stripe to apply over blackheads

Mix raw honey and milk in a container and heat it to blend them completely up to 10 seconds. Wash your face and pat dry using a soft cloth. (Cool the solution and follow below steps)

Use a brush to apply honey and milk mask over the blackheads.
Then place a stripe of cotton on it.
Let it dry naturally, after 15-20 minutes slowly peel the cotton stripe.
Rinse with water and follow with a natural moisturizer.

2. Honey and Lemon for Blackheads

honey lemon face mask

Antiseptic and antioxidants in lemon are prominent in removing dead cells and impurities off the skin. As the lemon is quite acidic and can leave your skin dry, mix it with honey or water. Regular use of lemon will restrain bacterial infection due to its anti-bacterial affect.

Things you’ll need

Raw honey – 3 tbsp
Lemon juice – 2 tbsp

Mix both ingredients in a bowl and heat it to blend. Then topically apply it over blackheads. Leave it to dry and wash with cold water. Repeated use will give you long lasting results.

Before applying this mask, wash blackheads area with lukewarm water and pat dry.

Alternatively, you can drop few drops of raw honey over half price of lemon and rub it over face avoiding sensitive areas like eyes. Along with honey you can mix salt, strawberry or oats as face scrub. As these ingredients contain innate properties the results you get last for long time. (source)

Also read: Lemon and honey face mask

3. Honey and Cinnamon for Blackheads

honey and cinnamon

Excess oil production is the main cause behind blackheads. Cinnamon powder will work to control excess sebum secreted, while honey in this mask hydrates the skin and fights bacteria/virus.

Take 1 table spoon of cinnamon powder and mix it with 3 table spoons of honey. Wash your face with lukewarm water and pat dry.
Apply the cinnamon and honey mask topically before going to bed and leave it for night.
Antimicrobial agents in cinnamon powder draw dead cells and impurities from the skin.
Rinse it off in the morning.

Add it to your beauty regimen and use it once or twice a week.

4. Honey and Egg White for Blackheads

egg white face mask

Though egg white has fewer nutrients compared to egg yolk it has abundant benefits for your skin. Lysozyme, an enzyme in egg white restrains bacterial and viral infection.

Expose your face to steam or wash it with lukewarm water.
Beat one egg white and mix 1 table spoon of raw honey to it.
Topically apply this mixed mask over blackheads and leave it for few minutes and rinse it off.

You can place tissue paper on mask and peel it off.

5. Honey with Oatmeal Mask

Removing dirt and impurities from the face is the most important aspect of treating blackheads. Chemicals in oatmeal like saponins are represented for cleansing, which exfoliate dead cells and dirt. Raw honey has antibacterial and antimicrobial properties, which fights bacteria.

Finely ground 1/4 cup of oatmeal and pour 1/4 cup of water to it. Then add 2 table spoon of raw honey to the oatmeal mask.
Stir thoroughly, meanwhile wash your face with water and pat dry.
Topically apply the oatmeal and honey face mask over blackheads and rinse it off after 20 minutes.

Conclusion

Honey for blackheads is an effective remedy. Pay attention while mixing other ingredients they may trigger allergic reaction. Like, excess use of lemon will make your skin dry. Apply natural moisturizer if the mask makes your skin dry.

Clays

5 Popular Dead Sea Mud Mask Benefits

ByMoin Nex

It’s said that Queen of Sheba was first to believe mystical healing benefits of Dead Sea mud. Though scientist fail to back this theory, various clinical researches carried out in different parts of the world conclude that high concentration of minerals in Dead Sea mud effectively improves skin tone.

Dead Sea is flanked by Jordan, Palestine and Israel; it’s the Earth’s lowest elevation. Exceptional benefits of Dead Sea mud enticed cosmetic world to peddle skin care products with its salt and mud crystals. High concentrations of magnesium, sodium, phosphates and other minerals are boasted in this lake.

Dead Sea Mud Mask Benefits for Skin

Its benefits are not just confined to skin; serious diseases like cancer, arthritis and rheumatic can be controlled with minerals in Dead Sea. But, remember you shouldn’t replace medicines prescribed by doctor with this natural remedy.

1. An Effective Remedy for Acne, Eczema and Psoriasis

Research carried out in 2006 concludes that minerals in Dead Sea mud have antimicrobial properties. P.acnes, the acne causing bacteria can be restrained with antimicrobial agents. Its natural exfoliating property cleanses dead cells and impurities off the body and tightens the skin pores.

This doesn’t mean you must give up all innate remedies we listed here. Remember, these natural remedies may work for you and fail to treat in others case. So, try the one with which you’re comfortable.

A research carried out over 25 psoriasis patients conclude, that minerals in this lake can reduce psoriasis and eczema conditions. But, this can’t permanently treat these chronic skin diseases.

2. Get Rid of Stretch Marks and Cellulite

dead sea mud mask benefits

Sudden gain or lose in weight leave annoying marks around the waist and on knees, popularly known as stretch marks. Similarly, when the fat locks under the skin it forms cottage-cheese like appearance called cellulite. Assorted minerals housed in this mud improve blood circulation and cleanse toxins through skin pores.

Body wraps made from Dead Sea mud claim to detoxify and nourish the skin, also reduces stretch marks and cellulite.

Related post: Coconut oil for Stretch marks

3. Hydrates Your Skin

Dead Sea mud is packed with magnesium, sodium and phosphate. Study carried out, conclude that bathing in magnesium rich lake will improve skin functioning and hydrates it. Along with this it reduces inflammation and enhances healing.

Repeated topical application of this clay will make your skin smooth by improving its appearance and tone.

4. Enhances Blood Circulation

Massaging with Dead Sea mud soap or mask will increase blood circulation, which then improves cell functioning and thwarts toxins from the blood.

5. Relieves from Pain

Combine water with Dead Sea salt to treat rheumatic conditions and arthritis knee pain. Minerals residing in Dead Sea mud relax your nerves and increases blood circulation.

Ben Gurion University carried out a research, which concludes that patients with Arthritic pain showed significant improvement.

To serve you with these exceptional mineral properties, cosmetic industries started manufacturing Dead Sea mud mask and soap. You can now enrich your skin with benefits of Dead Sea mud soap and mask.

Anyhow experts believe it’s not just minerals in this lake that clears skin but, Dead Sea Lake is covered by thick haze, which filters UV rays to treat skin disorders.

What do you think about benefits of Dead Sea mud? Would you like to give it a try?

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Kaolin Clay Mask Recipe for Face, Acne & Oily Skin

ByMoin Nex

Religious books like Qur’an and Bible reveals that human is made up of clay, even scientist come to same conclusion after research. May be this is the reason why topically applying clay will nourish the skin and make it free from flaws.

Kaolin clay has been extensively used to treat diarrhea, dry itchy skin, rashes and as emollient. Because of lack of scientific data its use in daily life decreased significantly. Anyhow, it enticed cosmetic world with its assorted properties. So, many creams and lotions you use may incorporate kaolin clay powder.

As it’s a natural ingredient and is used as a face masks hundreds years back, it completely safe to put this clay on your face.

Kaolin Clay Mask Recipe

kaoline clay mask recipe

To be on safe side, experts recommend to make face mask if you’re using kaolin clay or any other clay. As mentioned earlier, lack of scientific data to back the claims, you’ll see different opinions over effectiveness of kaolin clay. Anyhow, people who used it claim that it’s good for both dry and oily skin.

Here goes the basic form of mask.

Things you’ll need

Kaolin clay – 2 table spoons
Water – 2 table spoons

Mix the store bought kaolin clay in a bowl with required amount of water. Wash your face with water, then topically apply kaolin clay face mask. Leave it for 15-20 minutes then rinse it off.

According to Mountainroseherbs.com, white kaolin clay will not draw or stripe moisture from your skin. So, it works great for dry skin. Its mild nature makes it an excellent remedy for sensitive skin.

Related post: Bentonite Clay Face Mask Recipe

Kaolin Clay Mask for Acne and Oily Skin

Cosmetic companies incorporate this clay into soaps, scrubs and face masks, because of its absorbent properties. Kaolin clay mask actively absorbs excess sebum/oil produced by your skin. White kaolin clay is renowned for cleanse toxins, dirt and replace them with minerals to enhance skin tone.

Along with this, kaolin clay tightens skin pores and reduces acne blemishes. Its exceptional properties reduce inflammation, which is one of the main causes of acne lesions.

Here goes the recipe.

Things you’ll need

Fresh Thyme
Kaolin clay – 2 tbsp
Essential oil (optional)

Get little fresh thyme and steep them in a bowl to get 1 table spoon of thyme fusion. Mix it with kaolin clay thoroughly. Optionally you can add few drops of essential oil.

Now expose your acne prone skin to steam or wash with lukewarm water to open up pores. Topically apply the kaolin clay mask and leave it for 15-20 minutes then rinse it off.

Also read: Seaweed face mask benefits

Kaolin Clay for Sensitive Skin

Sensitive people at-last got some useful natural remedy for them.

Mix 3 tbsp of kaolin clay with 1-2 tbsp of finely grounded oatmeal, then add 1 tbsp of lavender oil.
For sensitive skin, add required amount of raw or manuka honey .
Mix well and apply it over your face after washing it with water.
Leave it for 10-15 minutes then rinse it off.

Kaolin Clay Mask Benefits

Depending on your skin type you’re free to choose other innate ingredients with kaolin clay. Let’s now check out benefits of using kaolin clay.

Its renowned for its natural absorbent properties, it takes off excess oil from your skin.
Assorted agents in kaolin clay cleanse dirt and dead cells accumulated over the skin; it’s also a great exfoliator.
Though it effectively controls oily skin, dry skin people can also use it as it doesn’t stripe natural moisture from the skin.
Topically applying kaolin clay face mask will improve blood circulation.
And this bunch of features comes for a cheap price.

Wonder if you can use kaolin clay mask during pregnancy? Experts quote that, products with kaolin clay is safe to use during pregnancy. However, we recommend consulting your doctor before giving it a try.

Tips before using Kaolin Clay Mask

Before using any face mask or ingredient do a patch test to confirm you’re not allergic to its ingredients.
Ensure that the mask has right consistency; avoid applying too hard or too soft.
Avoid metallic substances, as they may react to clay and reduce its effectiveness.
Don’t try to smell the clay, make the mask then you’re free to fulfill your desire to smell.

Did you ever try kaolin clay mask to treat acne or to get a glow? Please share your recipe here in comments.

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Bentonite Clay Face Mask Recipe

ByMoin Nex

bentonite clay face mask

Clays have significant role in detoxifying, healing clays like bentonite clay mask has been used as a remedy to get rid of toxins. Though its use decreased significantly, its minerals and exceptional properties enticed cosmetic world to put this natural clay back to work.

If you pay attention, you’ll notice that animals eat dirt and clay to remove toxins from their body. (1) Yes, you can also consume bentonite clay mask to remove toxins from the body. Actress Shailene Woodley, disclosed in an interview that consuming clay will remove metals and toxins from the body. (2) If you’re not brave enough to follow this actress, you can use bentonite clay face mask topically.

What is Bentonite Clay and How it Works for Skin?

Bentonite clay is an absorbent consists of montmorillonite. It’s nothing but a volcanic ash discovered near Fort Benton, Wyoming. It comprised of minerals, which can remove toxins from the body internally and externally. When you add water to this bentonite clay, it produces negative electric charge that removes metals and toxins.

In other words, bentonite clay mask (mixed with water) produces negative charge and it bonds with positive charged toxins. So, when a metal, toxin or chemical comes in contact with this clay it absorbs metals and releases minerals in to the body to use.

Benefits of Bentonite Clay Face Mask

Cleanse dead cells and impurities from the skin.
Enhances healing and regenerate skin tissues.
Unclog blocked skin pores and remove impurities out of it.
Helps to get rid of discoloration and fade scars.
A great exfoliator.
Makes your skin smooth and glowing.
Treats blackheads and prevent them.
Helps to get rid of skin allergies and provides required minerals.

In the book “Nutrition and Physical Degeneration”, Dr. Weston reported that native cultures in Central Asia and Australia use to make ball of dried clay and mix small amount in water to prevent poisoning from toxins.

Minerals housed in clay can turn out to be an inexpensive treatment to kill bacterial infections in the body. (3)

How to Make Bentonite Clay Face Mask?

You can get bentonite clay powder from a local store or try it over online. There are different types of bentonite clay depending on chemical composition. I recommend buying sodium bentonite clay; you can try other types too.

Ingredients

Bentonite Clay Powder – 1 table spoon
Water – 1 table spoon

Note: Avoid metal spoon or metal bowl.

Mix the two ingredients in a bowl; if you don’t have sensitive skin then you can replace water with apple cider vinegar. People with sensitive skin must use water and apply thin layer of the clay.
Make smooth paste, you can add little powder or water if needed to make consistency. Wash your face and apply bentonite clay face mask over the skin evenly. You can also apply it around the neck and on other parts of the body.
Use your fingers or cotton ball for application. Leave it for about 20-30 minutes to dry naturally, and then rinse it off with water.

Don’t worry if your face looks pink, it happens usually as blood flow increases when face mask attracts toxins towards it. Follow with a moisturizer.

Related post: Seaweed Face Mask Recipe

How Often Should You Use the Bentonite Clay Face Mask?

If you’re using this clay face mask for the first time, then use it once in a week. After using it for weeks, you’ll notice positive results, then you increase or decrease usage of bentonite clay mask.

Want to give this exceptional experience to your body? Increase quantity of ingredients and add it in your bath tub. Soak your body in the bentonite clay bath for not more than 20 minutes and rinse it off. Here is complete guide on clay bath.

Bentonite Clay for Acne

Hormonal imbalance stimulates excess production of sebum resulting in pimples. Recent studies show that inflammation has supportive role at all stages of acne development. Along with these triggers, alarming levels of pollution accumulated over skin worsen acne.

Properties in bentonite clay mask absorb excess sebum secreted by skin and its anti-inflammatory properties reduce inflammation. Its renowned cleansing properties will remove toxins, impurities from skin and unclog blocked pores.

Bentonite clay mask has astringent agents, which shrink and tightens the pores.

Bentonite Clay Mask for Acne Recipe

You can directly mix this natural clay with water and topically apply over acne lesions. Else, follow below recommended recipe.

Things you’ll need

Bentonite clay powder – 1 table spoon
Comfrey leaf tea – 1 table spoon
Grounded elder flowers – 1 table spoon
Grounded Strawberry leaves – 1 table spoon
Lavender oil – 1 drop

Now mix all mentioned ingredients in a bowl (avoid metal bowl and spoon). Mean while expose your acne-prone skin to steam or wash it with lukewarm water and pat dry, so that skin pores opens up. Using your fingers topically apply the bentonite clay face mask over acne lesions. Leave it to dry naturally and rinse it off with water.

Note: If you’ve extremely dry skin, apply natural moisturizer after using bentonite clay for acne.

You Can Measure Sebum Using Bentonite Clay Mask

In a lab you can measure the amount of sebum secreted by you. According to William J. Cunliffe’s book ACNE, a small patch of bentonite clay mask applied at 3-4 hours of internal in 24 hour period can help to measure person’s sebum production rate.

Did you ever use bentonite clay face mask topically or internally?

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6 Benefits of Seaweed Face Mask

ByMoin Nex

Did you ever think of a face mask with vitamins and minerals found from in-depth Ocean? Well, you don’t need to contact national geography crew for this. Seaweed face mask include vitamins and minerals found in ocean. Because of its abundant benefits, people include this innate remedy to their cuisines and use it to nourish the skin.

Assorted properties housed in seaweed can exfoliate and hydrate your skin. Let me assemble benefits of seaweed face mask in points.

Seaweed Face Mask Benefits

seaweed face mask benefits

Seaweed is nothing but microscopic algae (plant) near seabed. Most spa centers and beauty products include seaweed, to reap its nutritional properties.

Treats Acne: Anti-inflammatory properties packed in seaweed face mask will positively affect on acne blemishes. Experts say that inflammation is main cause of acne, along with it dead cells and excess sebum adds up to infection. Anti-inflammatory agents reduce inflammation and exfoliating properties in this facial will cleanse dead cells and dirt from the skin.
Anti-aging: Ascorbic acid and selenium residing in seaweed postpones aging wrinkles and acts as an anti-aging facial.
Increase Skin Metabolism: Seaweed is rich in Iodine, which boost functioning of thyroid glands. This in turn produces metabolism in blood stream that rejuvenates the skin.
Skin Moisturizer: Seaweed consists of natural cleansing and hydrating properties, which treats dry and itchy skin.
Treats Rosacea: B-1, B-2, B-3, B-6 and B-12 in seaweed face mask reduce the symptoms of rosacea.
Reduce Dermatitis: With hydrating and healing properties in seaweed, you can use this face mask to reduce eczema flare-ups.
Vitamins, amino acids and minerals in seaweed facial are suitable for all skin types.

How to Make Seaweed Mask?

If you hate clump then you must probably stay out from seaweed. But if you love to have it on your face and body, then here goes the recipe to make seaweed face mask at home.

seaweed on seabed

Things you’ll need

Seaweed powder – 1/4 cup
Olive oil – 2 tbsp
Warm water
Essential oil (optional) – 1-2 drops

Get an inexpensive seaweed powder through online and mix it with ingredients mentioned above. Don’t make it too watery. Wash your face and apply this homemade seaweed facial on face. Lie down for about 15-20 minutes and then rinse it off.

Note: Increase the quantity to make seaweed baby mask.

Did you ever use seaweed, can you please share seaweed face mask benefits with us.

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