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home remedies for glowing skin in summer

I love summer for it comes with holidays, relatives gather, enjoyment and fun. But, heat and heavy sweating is also accompanied which has adverse effect on your skin and health. Apart from taking nutritious diet and enough water, you must take care of your skin. Cosmetic creams may not come handy this time; you must try home remedies for glowing skin in summer.

Dry & warm winds that are blowing outside steal moisture from the skin making it dull and rough. Excess use of chemical ingredients may irritate your skin and result in dark spots. If you don’t take care of your skin in summer, you’re going to ruin your appearance.

Sun tan, black spots or hyperpigmentation are common skin issues in summer. Luckily, there are many effective home remedies to achieve radiant skin.

Home Remedies for Glowing Skin in Summer

#1. Drinking water is like taking shower on the inside of your body

I’m starting with easiest yet important aspect to keep you hydrated. About 70 percent of your body is made up of water. You can easily flush toxins off the body just by drinking more water. Recommended water only daily basis is 8 cups, but this doesn’t mean only water. Food and fruits you consume may count to this requirement.

Herbal remedy, for instance green tea has antioxidant activity that can fight free radicals and postpone aging wrinkles. Replace your daily tea with this nutritious tea.

Skin is nothing but a projector of your health. When you drink enough water, your skin automatically becomes hydrated and functions normally.

Don’t mind to visit the wash room frequently. 😉

Also read: Homemade Face Packs for Glowing Skin

#2. Good Food = Good Mood

Your strength and energy levels gets reduced after hectic work in summer. If you don’t pay attention to nutritious food, then most probably you’ll face health issues. Avoid oily and salty foods that can dehydrate your body.

Include water rich fruits like water melon, oranges, strawberries, grapefruits, pineapple, cranberries, raspberries, apricots, plums and banana. Most the listed fruits contain 80-90 percent of water in it. (Source: Sfgate.com)

Recommended vegetables are: Cucumber, lettuce, radish, zucchini, celery, cauliflower, cabbage, spinach, broccoli, carrots, green peas, tomatoes and potatoes. These vegetables consist of 79-90 percent of water.

Water rich fruits and vegetables provide your body vitamins, natural sugars, amino acids and minerals that can enhance health functioning of health and skin. You’ll experience fullness after consuming these food items.

#3. Protect Your Skin with Sunscreen

Now that you internally hydrated your body, you must prepare a barrier around the skin to combat intense UV rays. Sunscreen creams contains SPF that protects your skin. You must apply sunscreen 30 minutes before going out.

I personally recommend natural sunscreen mask that has exceptional proteins and vitamins. For that you need shea butter, coconut oil and zinc oxide.

Melt 2 ounces of shea butter and 2 ounces of coconut oil in a bowl.
Remove the bowl from steam and add 1 ounce of zinc oxide (wear mask).
Let it cool and shift it to container.
Optionally, you can add lavender oil to the mask.

This particular sunscreen mask contains 20 SPF. (You can check step-by-step guide here)

#4. Wipe the Impurities by Exfoliating

As mentioned pollutants and dead cells accumulate over the skin blocking skin pores. Without removing them you can’t achieve glowing skin. You can use natural exfoliator which I highly recommend or just try a store brought product.

My favorite face scrub is gram flour or besan face mask. Properties in this natural ingredient can remove all impurities off the skin. You can also try oatmeal face scrub to remove dead cells.

#5. Moisturize Your Sensitive Skin

You’ve hydrated your body from inside by drinking water and consuming enough water. Now your skin needs moisture too, because the warm wind and soap strip natural oil. This is the easiest way to make your skin glow naturally.

There are bunch of innate ingredients that can make your skin supple and flawless. Take essential oil of your choice blended with carrier oil like jojoba oil.

Natural oils that can hydrate your skin are argan oil, olive oil, carrot seed oil, peppermint oil and lavender oil. Do check the process on how to use these oils over skin before proceeding. Most of the time you can add other carrier oils to reduce the high concentration of essential oils.

Apart from hydrating your skin, these natural remedies can treat ailments like acne, eczema, psoriasis and dry skin. (Eczema and psoriasis can’t be treated completely).

For acne blemishes, experts recommend to expose your skin to steam or wash it with lukewarm water; so that clogged skin pores open up.

#6. Unclog Your Pores with Steam Bath

At-least once in a week go through steam bath, this will remove toxins from your body and open up your skin pores. Surprisingly, this process can enhance collagen production and boost immune system.

More about Benefits of Sauna are here.

#7. Homemade Mask for Tan Removal

Sometimes you can’t practice these simple remedies to save your skin and you end up with tan. No need to worry, natural remedies can help you get rid of sun tan. But remember to practice this simple mask remedy regularly.

Blend 1 teaspoon of lemon juice with 2 teaspoons of raw milk and apply it over prewashed face. Initially, wash your face or cleanse it using gram flour mask. Pat dry and apply the face mask.

Another simple yet effective remedy is to mix raw honey with lemon juice in required quantity. Wash your face, pat dry and apply this mask evenly.

You can also use gram flour face mask blended with rosewater or distilled water to remove tan. Other simple remedies to remove tan include topical application of mint juice, raw honey, sesame oil, turmeric powder, cucumber face mask and orange juice.

Important points

Stay indoors most of the time. You can enjoy summer in evening or early hours of morning.
Drink excess water, don’t ignore this.
Regularly exercise; this will remove toxins and radicals off the body.
Exercise will increase blood circulation and can tighten your skin.
Wear loose outfits and wide hat while going out.
Avoid direct sun rays.

Healthy skin is a reflection of overall wellness. 🙂

Share your favorite home remedy for glowing skin in summer under this post. I love to hear you.

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Home Remedies for Boils on Inner Thighs

ByMoin Nex

You might have seen a large swollen part on your face, armpits or in nose. Usually boils start with red lump and it turns painful filled with pus as it grows. Boils are of different types depending on the infection and its size.

Though they’re common, boils on inner thighs are not expected as they cause great discomfort. But, luckily most boils get reduced as time passes. Anyhow, it’s not easy to live with painful pus on thighs. Before dwelling into home remedies for boils on inner thighs, let’s check out what actually causes these lumps.

What Causes Boils on Inner Thighs?

The bacteria and fungi stay on your skin without any infection. But a cut, injury or wound breaks the skin and allows the bacteria to enter the skin to trigger infection. Staph bacteria is the one which enters your skin and spreads infection in hair follicle. This type of boil is commonly known as furuncle boil.

Other causes include allergic reaction, weak immune system, poor hygiene, less nutritional diet, sharing shaving blades, sharing toiletries and scratching repeatedly.

At times boils may increase in size to cause discomfort and harm. The red lumps can appear at any part of the body where there is a hair follicle. When pus filled lumps lands on genitals, it may lead to jock itch.

Signs and Symptoms of Boils

As mentioned above, initially red swollen lump can be seen on hair follicles. As times passes, this lump will be filled with pus and is accompanied by itch and pain. Severe boils may cause fever and fatigue.

Depending on infection, boils can be broadly classified into 6 types. (source: webmd.com)

Furuncle boil
Carbuncle
Cystic Acne
Armpit and Groin
Pilonidal Abscess
Stye

Home remedies to Get Rid of Boils on Inner Thighs

Normal boils need no serious medication; you can treat them at home. But you must visit physician when a serious golf sized bump lands on your body. Often the bump is soft and spongy. Experts recommend placing warm cloth over the pus filled lump repeatedly for 3-4 times a day. If you want to try other remedies, then have a look below.

1. Treating with Tea

Don’t throw tea bags after using them. Let it cool down and place it over boils on inner thighs. As tea is filled with antioxidant and assorted nutrients, it can instantly heal boils and other skin ailments.

2. Warm Bath

When you wash boils with warm water or place warm cloth, it improves blood circulation around the boil and erupt the boil. Clean and wrap the busted lump and apply antiseptic cream if needed. Else the bacteria residing in the busted boil may spread to other parts of the body.

3. Apple cider vinegar to get rid of boils

Antiseptic and anti-inflammatory agents packed in ACV will reduce pain and restrain further bacterial infection. Dilute apple cider vinegar with water and apply topically over the boil using cotton ball.

Instead of water you can add honey or lime juice (with water). Leave the applied paste for about 30 minutes and then rinse it off with lukewarm water.

4. Aloe vera gel for boils

Nutrients in aloe gel have exceptional benefits for skin related ailments. Its antibacterial and hydrating activity enhances healing and kills bacteria. Anti-inflammatory agents in aloe gel can reduce swelling and pain.

Take fresh aloe leaf and remove its skin after washing it thoroughly. Apply the obtained gel over boils and leave it for 20-30 minutes. Repeat the process daily to see the swelling wipes away.

5. Toothpaste for boils on inner thighs

Almost all pastes include cleansing and hydrating ingredients in it. Apply the toothpaste over boils and rinse it off after 15 minutes. Repeated use will burst the boil and pus drains away. Wrap the busted lump with cloth or bandage.

6. Cornmeal to get rid of boils

Absorptive properties in cornmeal can treat boils when applied topically. Mix 1 tablespoon of cornmeal with hot water to make thick paste. Apply the paste over boils and wrap it with cloth and leave it for 30 minutes.

Repeat the process daily and you’ll see positive results as time passes.

7. Tea tree oil to get rid of boils

Tea tree oil is different from tea bags. Tea tree oil also packed with antiseptic, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory agents. Along with this, rich nutrients in this oil will enhance healthy functioning of the skin.

Dip cotton swab in tea tree oil and apply it over boils. Alternatively, mix it with warm water and add lavender oil to it.

8. Turmeric for Boils

Turmeric powder is renowned for its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. Indians use turmeric powder as a first aid and it’s been used by many cosmetic industries to enhance acne healing. Curcumin, the compound in turmeric helps to relive you from severe pain.

Mix turmeric powder with vinegar or boiled milk and apply it over boils. Leave it for 30 minutes so that nutrients start affecting and relive you from discomfort.

9. Neem for boils on inner thighs

It’s renowned to treat various chronic skin diseases like measles, acne, eczema and psoriasis. Natural antiseptic and antioxidants in neem leaves stimulates healing and reduce pain.

10. Onion for boils

Onion juice when comes in contact with infection, it exhibits antiseptic and antimicrobial activity. It also reduces redness and pain because of its anti-inflammatory properties.

Slice fresh onion and wrap it over boils using a cloth. Remove it after 30-40 minutes and replace it with other sliced onion pieces.

There are many prominent home remedies to get rid of boils on inner thighs, but for severe boils we recommend consulting doctor. Did you ever try anyone of the above home remedies? Share in comments.

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Tea Tree Oil for Jock Itch

ByMoin Nex

You might have seen or experienced this awkward scratching habit in groin areas. Jock itch is common and effects groin area, buttocks and genitals. Though it is not accompanied by serious health hazard, you must get rid of jock itching because you may hurt yourself by repeated scratching.

Experts recommend to topically applying anti-fungal creams; however these creams aren’t effective for permanent solution. There are few natural home available remedies like tea tree oil for jock itch, which have ability to treat from the root. I’ll leave it to you, to choose anti-fungal creams or natural remedies. (1)

But, remember to practice a good lifestyle along with these remedies. Else, the fungus invades to trigger infection again.

tea tree oil for back acne

What Causes Jock Itch?

Itching is mainly triggered due to fungus or bacterial infection.
Moist, warm and tight clothing gives favorable condition to these infectious bacteria.
Excess sweating, tight clothing and moisture are few causes of jock itch.

Though it’s common in adult men, people with diabetes, obesity and other diseases may experience more jock itch. It all starts with mild itching and then itching spreads to buttocks and two sides of groin areas. Skin in the affected areas becomes in dry, itchy and scaly. If not treated it may turn severe, spreading to genitals. Women can also get infected with this disorder and experience vaginal white discharge.

Note: Jock itch will spread to your partner, so stay away till you get treated.

How to Use Tea Tree Oil to Get Rid of Jock Itch?

Tea tree oil is renowned for healing common skin ailments. Tea tree is native to Australia and has enticed cosmetic world to incorporate into their skin care creams.

Antiseptic and anti-fungal activity of this oil will thwart infectious bacteria and fungus in groin areas.
Research shows that antibacterial property residing in tea tree oil can reduce acne and bumps that appear in the groin areas.
Assorted properties housed in this oil enhance fast healing and reduce itching.
When you topically apply the oil, it hydrates your dry skin and heals minor injuries that are caused due to scratching.

Related post: Tea tree oil for warts

Tea Tree Oil and Almond Oil

almond oil for stretch marks

Naturally almond oil is packed with exceptional nutrients and vitamins. It can be used to cleanse dead cells and other impurities accumulated over affected area. On the other hand tea tree oil stops infection.

Mix 18 drops of tea tree oil with 2 tbsp of almond oil thoroughly. Wash the affected area before applying the solution. Best time to apply is before going to bed.
Get pure tea tree oil from drug store and apply it over prewashed affected area using cotton ball. You can dilute it with other natural oils if needed.

Also read: How to Use Almond Oil for Stretch Marks?

Alternatively, you can add few drops of tea tree oil for jock itch in your bath tub before taking bath and make sure to clean groin areas thoroughly.

Note:

Excess use of tea tree oil may cause severe rash or inflammation over your skin. Reach your physician if you see any such symptoms. While mixing other natural oils confirm with experts, as in one case lavender oil and tea tree oil triggered allergic reaction.

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Get Rid of Unwanted Facial Hair with Home Remedies

ByMoin Nex

home remedies to get rid of facial hair

Men look enticed with facial hair and it add up for their macho look. Anyhow, this is not the same case with feminine. Women try to get rid of this unwanted facial hair using bleaching, shaving or waxing. Unfortunately all these cost effective remedies go in vain.

Luckily, with home available products you can effectively remove this unwanted hair from body. Let me line few notable innate home remedies to get rid of facial hair for your easy understanding.

1. Egg mask for hair removal

Unlike chemical filled remedies, these natural ingredients don’t irritate your sensitive skin. Egg mask is packed with exceptional nutrients and proteins, which can enhance healthy functioning of hair and skin.

Make a smooth paste like consistency by mixing 1 egg white, 1/2 tbsp corn flour and 1 tbsp of sugar. Wash your face and apply the egg white face mask over the face. When the mask dries up completely, pull it out. Yes, you’ll feel a bit painful but it works.

2. Turmeric for facial hair removal

Studies claim that turmeric is packed with powerful medical properties. In India it’s renowned as first aid for all minor injuries. Its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties restrain bacterial infection over the affected area. Anyhow, it’s also known to remove unwanted hair on face, legs and on hands (for women). Though I don’t know the exact reason, brides in India are treated with turmeric face mask before marriage.

Its damn simple to make your own turmeric face mask, mix turmeric powder in required amount of water and then start apply it over prewashed face. Leave it for few minutes, when the mask is dried wipe it using a clean cloth.

Also read: 10 Amazing Benefits of Multani Mitti for Skin

3. Gram flour for facial hair

Gram flour is known to remove dark spots and improve your complexion. Indian women use gram flour with turmeric as a beauty remedy to remove hair around mouth and chin.

Take equal parts of gram flour (besan) and turmeric powder in a clean bowl. Add required amount of water to it and mix thoroughly. Wash your face and pat dry using soft cloth. Now, topically apply the mask over face, particularly over hair spots. After leaving for few minutes, wipe it with soft cloth.

Studies show that hormonal imbalance trigger facial hair, consuming food with phytoestrogens can reduce hair growth on the face. Foods with phytoestrogens are: soy beans, tempeh, soy milk, soy protein powder, green bean, peanuts, flax seed and dried dates.

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How to Use Alum Powder to Get Rid of Canker Sores?

ByMoin Nex

alum powder

Unlike cold sores, canker sores occur on soft tissues in your mouth and at the bottom of the gums. With extreme pain canker sores make it difficult to eat or talk, it’s in white or yellow color surrounded by red border.

About 20% of people have canker sores, with women affecting more than men. According to Mayoclinic most cankers go away within two weeks and they’re not contagious. Alum which is used by men after shave can fasten the healing process.

Alum powder for canker sores has burning sensation and children may find it difficult to withstand. Anyhow, when you mix alum powder with lukewarm water you can easily treat cankers. Cankers are classified into 3 types depending on their size and effect. Minor canker sores heal within weeks, where as major sores take months and leave scar when treated. Third type is herpetiform sores with multiple small sores (~100 sores).

alum powder for canker sores

If you don’t see positive results in a week after using alum reach your doctor for diagnosis.

You can get alum block from a local store. Break it small pieces and powder them using mortar and pestle.
On the other side boil a glass of water, add 1 tbsp of crystal salt and 1/2 tbsp of alum powder to it. When ingredients are dissolved, remove the pan from heat.
Let it cool for few minutes, then strain the ingredients and use it as a mouth rinse thrice a day.

Alternatively, you can use raw alum powder by placing little quantity over canker sores. Remember not to swallow it.

Also read: Natural Bath with Sunni Pindi

There is no single cause for canker sores. Stress, injuries in mouth and hereditary may cause sores in mouth. Women tend to experience sores during menstrual cycle. Toothpaste with sodium lauryl sulfate tend to cause cankers sores on soft tissue of mouth.

Rinsing with salt can relieve you from pain, says Mayoclinic. Dab milk of magnesia over canker sores to fasten the healing. Whats your say on alum powder for canker sores.

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How to Use Banana Peel for Mosquito Bites

ByMoin Nex

banana peel for mosquito bite

The banana peel, which you throw in a dustbin thinking it’s of no use, can actually help you treat acne, mosquito bites and bug bites.

Though mosquitoes are tiny flies, they kill 660,000 to 1,000,000 people annually with malaria. With banana peel you can only relieve from itching, to save yourself from the disease you need to rush to a drug store for a prescribed medicine.

Antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties residing in banana peel fights itching and inflammation triggered by a mosquito bite. You can use it on a dry skin or acne prone.

Also read: How to use banana peel to treat acne

Glycerin, Cucumber and Rose water and Banana Peel for Mosquito Bite

Glycerin is renowned for its moisturizing and healing properties. As mosquito bite leaves red and inflamed bump, it may be difficult for you to rub banana peel over it. Pour few drops of glycerin over banana peel or peel the inside of a banana peel and mix it with glycerin.

Apart from being a moisturizer glycerin when mixed with rosewater can treat acne and control excess oil. Regular application of glycerin results in radiant and wrinkle free skin.

This mixture forms a protective barrier over your skin and thwarts bad bacteria. Overall it’s a healthy remedy for your skin.

Alternatively, you can add sliced or mashed cucumber to banana peel. Moisturizing properties in cuke will give you an instant relief from itching. Cucumber is packed with antioxidant properties that keep free radicals at bay. You can instantly reduce inflammation using banana and cucumber paste. It’s very simple, peel inside of banana peel with a knife and mix mashed cucumber to it.

Tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) cause burning sensation when they bite. For an instant relief place an ice cube after treating with banana peel. To reduce inflammation and stimulate healing, mix rose water to white substance of banana peel.

Conclusion

You can use banana peel for mosquito bites as a first aid or instant relief from itching. To cure root cause of itching you must visit a physician.

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Multani Mitti for Dry Skin and How to Use it

ByMoin Nex

Especially middle class Indian women are found of using multani mitti face pack to attain flawless radiant skin. Also known as Fuller’s earth, this clay has abundant benefits for skin. It’s renowned for controlling excess oil and reducing pimples.

But wait! Can I use multani mitti for dry skin?

People, who’ve used this natural clay face mask, know that it leaves the skin dry. So how this be an innate remedy for dry skin? Surely it’s going to dry your skin if you don’t add other natural ingredients to it. Other natural moisturizing ingredients like honey, rosewater, orange peels, almond paste and papaya helps to moisturize your skin.

How to Use Multani Mitti for Dry Skin

Weather conditions and skin diseases are mere cause of dry skin, which leaves the skin with sliver flakes. Assorted properties in multani mitti help to cleanse dead cells and dirt from the skin. Along with this it helps to solve the most annoying problems like whiteheads, blackheads, hyperpigmentation and irritation. (1)

Excellent Scrubber- Multani mitti for dry skin

Like mentioned above you must add innate moisturizing elements like raw honey or papaya paste with this clay to make it an effective remedy for dry skin.

If you’re from India, then easily you can get it from local store. Else, try online.

Multani mitti – 1 tbsp
Raw honey – 1 tbsp
Rosewater – 2 tbsp

Take a clean bowl and mix all the three ingredients in it. While you or your partner mixes it thoroughly, parallely wash your face with water or cleanse it and pat dry. While the skin is still damp massage multani mitti face pack over your face using fingers in circular motion.

Let the exceptional properties in multani mitti start affecting your skin. Yes, you can keep sliced cuke over eye lids. When the face pack becomes dry then rinse it off with water. When the skin is still damp apply moisturizer.

This face pack will help you to shed dead cells, remove blackheads, whiteheads and makes your skin smooth. Repeat it once or twice in a week.

Alternatively you can use papaya, almond paste, sandalwood powder, turmeric powder or milk (or curd) with multani mitti.

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Multani Mitti for Acne/pimples

Magnesium chloride in this clay helps to reduce acne blemishes or pimples. Mix it with 1 tbsp of curd, required amount of milk, 1 tbsp of graded cucumber and 1 tbsp of tomato juice. After apply over the face and the neck, leave it for few minutes and rinse it off.

Multani mitti is an excellent remedy for dry skin only when you add moisturizing elements to it. Else it may make your skin worse. Post using it; apply moisturizer of your choice over your skin.

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Uses of Multani Mitti for Oily Skin

ByMoin Nex

People with oily skin are gifted with well hydrated skin, it hardly dries. And you’re free to use harsh chemicals or remedies that reap moisture. However, you must check at regular intervals to confirm that your face is not too oily. Cons of oily skin are out ranking its pros in most cases; anyhow, it may differ from person to person.

Multani mitti for oily skin is nature’s excellent medicine to control excess oil production. Pimples or acne are most common issue with oily skin. Assorted nutritional property in fuller’s earth helps to make your skin supple and radiant. Its exceptional benefits for skin and hair enticed cosmetic industries to include it to their beauty products.

Is Multani Mitti Good for Oily Skin and Why?

multani mitti for oily skin

Unlike pricey facial creams Fuller’s earth has been packed with exceptional nutrients. As it’s derived directly from the nature (clay), you don’t see any serious side-effects associated. Resource like zinc, iron, mica and magnesium are housed in this clay.
Multani mitti works as an excellent drying agent. Excess oil produce by sebaceous glands because of hormonal imbalance can be absorbed by this clay. Post usage your skin doesn’t stretch or dry. You can also mix it with talcum powder and apply over feat to absorb sweat.
Acne blemishes pops-out over oily skin. Try multani mitti face pack mixing 2 tbsp of this clay, 1 tbsp of lemon juice and 1 tbsp of sandalwood powder for acne. Mix it thoroughly and apply over prewashed face. Properties in this clay affect oil producing glands and prevent further oil production. Reduce redness of pimples and inflammation with its cooling properties.
Dark spots and scars can be effectively treated by Fuller’s earth.
Excess sun exposure results in sun tan, hyperpigmentation or freckles. Multani mitti treatment mixed with sandalwood helps to obtain radiant skin.
Skin whitening and skin complexion can be achieved with regular use of this natural clay.
Also known as Fuller’s earth, multani mitti (mud from Multan) has been used by Romans for removing stains from laundry.

[Related post: Multani mitti face pack for pimples]

How to use Multani Mitti on Face for Oily Skin?

After buying it from local store, mix it with rosewater or distilled water and apply it over prewashed face. Regular topical application is recommended for best results. Along with this clay you can mix other natural ingredients (as long as you’re aware of what you’re doing).

Multani mitti face pack for oily skin:

Take required quantity of multani mitti (2-3 tbsp) and mix tomato juice, lemon juice, oatmeal powder and rosewater with it. You can replace rosewater with distilled water.

Before applying face pack, cleanse your face and then use your hands to apply this paste over face avoiding eye area. Yes, you can place sliced cucumbers over eye lids. Just lay down for few minutes and wipe it off using water. Post face pack application; apply jojoba oil or coconut oil.

If you’re from India or Pakistan, then you’d have tried it. Share your experience about multani mitti for oily skin with us.

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