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pumpkin face mask for acne

As Halloween season fall, pumpkins pops-up everywhere. But most of you aren’t aware of its beauty benefits. Homemade pumpkin face mask for acne is an effective remedy, which can improve overall healthy functioning of the skin.

Moisturizing and nourishing activity of this face mask can hydrate the skin and clear dead cells piled over it.

Benefits of Pumpkin Face Mask

Nutrients like vitamin A, C, E, antioxidants, beta-carotene, potassium, zinc, alpha-carotene, antioxidants and lutein are housed in pumpkin.

Retinoic acid residing in this innate ingredient helps to exfoliate dead cells and impurities accumulated over the skin.
Anti-inflammatory property helps to treat acne inflammation and fastens the healing process.
Vitamin C enhances collagen production and fade ageing spots.
Antioxidants activity thwarts free radicals that damage cell membrane.
Hydrating property of this face mask helps to get rid of dry itchy patches.
Vitamin E renews the damaged skin and increase blood circulation.
Alpha hydroxy acids make your skin bright and supple.

On the whole, nutrients in pumpkin face mask can treat acne, make your skin supple and lighten dark spots.

How to Use Pumpkin Face Mask for Acne?

Unlike cosmetic creams you can mix other natural home ingredients with pumpkin mask to make it more effective.

Or simply wash your face and start massaging with pumpkin paste. Either way your skin will be benefited.

Pumpkin and Honey Face Mask

Raw honey is prominent for healing and anti-inflammatory properties. Its benefits are documented in many renowned books.

Antibacterial property of pumpkin face mask will thwart P.acnes bacteria. Regular application of the mask will clear blocked skin pores and enhances skin texture.

Take a tablespoon of cooked pumpkin (canned pumpkin will work)
Raw honey – 1 teaspoon
Apple cider vinegar – 1 teaspoon

Wash your acne prone skin with lukewarm water or expose it to steam. Pat dry with soft cloth and apply the mixed mask evenly.

Leave the face mask to dry naturally for about 15-20 minutes and then rinse it off.

You can increase the quantity and freeze the remaining face mask for future use. (Source)

Pumpkin Face Mask for Oily Skin (acne prone skin)

Excess oil production, dead cells and hormonal imbalance are main culprits of acne blemishes. With regular application of this face mask you can get rid of oily skin.

Take 1 tablespoon of pumpkin paste in a bowl
Add 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to it
Alternatively, you can add lemon juice to the paste
To remove dead skin cells, add 2 teaspoon of white sugar to above mask

Mix the paste thoroughly and apply the mask over prewashed face. Leave it to dry naturally and then rinse it off with water.

Pumpkin and Egg White Face Mask for Acne

Add 1 egg white with 1 tablespoon of pumpkin paste
Leave it for 20 minutes
Wash the face with lukewarm water and use soft cloth to pat dry
Apply the mask evenly and rinse it off with water after 20 minutes

Other innate ingredients like yogurt, honey, milk, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar and egg can be included in pumpkin face mask for acne.

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Borage Oil for Acne

ByMoin Nex

borage oil for acne

You’ll find bunch of products claiming to treat acne. But have you ever considered natural remedies? Borage oil for acne is one the innate remedy that you must try.

Approximately 50 million Americans are affected by acne every year and 80 percent of people between the age group of 11 to 30 will have acne breakout at some point of their life.

Facts are astonishing, isn’t it?

Literally there are hundreds of ways to reduce acne. Cosmetic products and natural remedies are two major ways. I love my skin and hope you too care it. So I don’t want to expose it to chemical filled creams. This is the reason why I’ll opt for natural remedies.

However, it’s recommended to patch test before using borage oil to treat acne blemishes.

Benefits of Borage Oil for Acne

Exceptional properties like anti-inflammatory, gamma-linoleic acid and antioxidant are housed in this innate oil.

This oil is extracted from the seeds of borage plant native to Syria, but grows in other countries. 1500 years back Europeans cultivated borage plant for its healing benefits and it has been used for culinary purposes.

Acne is mainly triggered due to inflammation. Excess sebum, dead cells and bacteria are notable reasons by which acne worsens. Assorted properties residing in this golden-yellow oil can effectively treat acne.

Reduce inflammation: Anti-inflammatory activity packed in this yellow oil can relieve from acne inflammation and fasten the healing process.
Moisturizes the skin: Omega-3 and 6 fatty acids of borage oil hydrates the skin and also maintain hormonal balance when ingested internally.
Relieves stress: Stress triggers itching, acne and other skin ailments. Researchers after various studies conclude that topical application of borage oil can reduce blood pressure and stress.
Improves blood flow: Gamma-linoleic acid promotes blood flow, which removes toxins and nourishes cell regeneration.
Stimulate skin growth: Fatty acids in borage oil remove dead cells from the skin and promotes new skin cells.
Antioxidant and other assorted nutrients residing in this golden-yellow oil can restrain free radicals, fade wrinkles, relieve itching, improves skin tone, hydrates dry skin and relieves you from chronic skin ailments.

Unlike cosmetic creams, natural remedies aren’t associated with serious side-effects. However, proteins in these ingredients may irritate hypersensitive people. One must patch test by applying it over elbow before using it over the face.

How to Use Borage Oil for Acne?

Beauty experts recommend only pure and organic borage oil, because processed oil may not show effective results.

Wash your skin with lukewarm water or expose it to steam to unclog blocked pores.
Alternatively, cleanse with rosewater and cotton ball.
Pat dry with soft cloth and apply borage oil using cotton swab.
Leave it to dry naturally and rinse it off.

Ingesting borage oil to treat acne and other health ailments is recommended, but must consult physician for dosage. Anecdotal reports say that ingesting borage oil can treat health and skin ailment, but may take some time to show positive results.

Pregnant women must consult doctor before using borage oil internally or topically.

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Lemongrass Oil for Acne

ByMoin Nex

lemongrass oil for acne

Treating acne isn’t same for everyone. For few luckily person it’s just a matter of time and for some people home remedies are the ultimate solution. Here I’ll discuss about how to use lemongrass oil for acne.

Lemongrass oil with its citrus aroma is prominently used in cosmetic and aromatherapy. This essential oil is extracted from lemongrass herb through steam distillation process.

Benefits of Lemongrass Oil to Treat Acne

Exceptional properties like antibacterial, anti-microbial, antiseptic and astringent housed in this yellow colored oil can effectively restrain acne causing bacteria. I personal love its cleansing ability, because I spend lots of time around pollutants and impurities. Apart from this, my skin sheds dead cells that accumulate to blocking skin pores.

And am sure there is hardly anyone who isn’t exposed to pollution. So, everyone needs this natural cleansing remedy. Have a glance over its uses.

Skin toning and cleansing activity– With lemongrass oil you can cleanse impurities, dead cells and moisturize the skin.
Antiseptic property – Germs and bacteria invade acne to increase the infection. Antiseptic ability fastens the healing of acne, minor injuries and wounds.
Hydrates your skin – Natural moisturizer surrounding your skin can heal minor wounds and protect it from infectious germs. But, few external and internal factors strip the natural moisture resulting in dry skin. Topical application of lemongrass will bring the moisture.
Antibacterial property restrains acne causing bacteria.
Astringent property – Assorted nutrients in lemongrass essential oil tones your skin and shrinks the large skin pores. Regular application of this natural oil will make your skin firm and wrinkle free.
Relives from stress – Unlike other remedies, it not only treat acne but reduce stress. According to some researchers stress also increases acne.

Before we dwell deep into the topic, let me write few lines about acne for them who unaware of this common skin ailment.

5 common skin disorders affecting people around the world includes acne, eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, skin cancer and psoriasis. Though acne is the most common ailment, when compared to other ailments its severity is low.

In brief, acne is triggered when excess sebum and dead cells clump at skin pores forming a bump. P.acnes bacteria plug increasing the infection and leads to breakouts. According to few researches hormonal imbalance is the main culprit for causing acne blemishes. (More about acne)

Also read: Geranium Oil for Acne

How to Use Lemongrass Oil for Acne?

lemongrass tea for acne

Cosmetic manufacturing companies all the way started making acne treating products to cash the huge demand. But, as they include chemical preservatives experts don’t recommend them. (1)

Average women spend about $26566 on cosmetic creams in her lifetime. (2) On the other hand, you just need to take some natural home available remedy and apply it over the skin.

Blend few drops of lemongrass essential oil in lukewarm water. Dip cotton ball into the solution and gently apply it over the skin to remove impurities.

Cleanse the skin using natural cleanser, lukewarm water or expose to steam.
Pat dry using clean and soft cloth.
Mix lemongrass essential oil with few drops of jojoba oil and apply it over acne affected skin.
Leave it to dry naturally.

Other ingredients, which you can mix with lemongrass essential oil includes raw honey, tea tree oil, aloe gel, jojoba oil and witch hazel.

For moisturizing your skin, take fresh aloe vera gel, 1 teaspoon of witch hazel and 2 drops of lemongrass oil in a bowl and apply it over prewashed face.

Note: Lemongrass essential oil may trigger allergic reaction in sensitive people. So, you must patch test before using it on the face.

Regular application of lemongrass oil will reduce appearance of acne scars and make your skin supple.

Apart from using lemongrass oil for acne, drink enough water, include vitamin rich food and stay away from irritants.

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Hemp Seed Oil for Acne and Acne Scars

ByMoin Nex

hemp seed oil for acne

Acne is the most common cosmetic problem faced by many teenagers. Most of them ignore, while others turn to chemical incorporated creams that can irritate the skin.

Fortunately, there are many natural oils that can help to treat acne. In this article I’ll discuss on how you can use hemp seed oil for acne and acne scars.

Inflammation, hormonal imbalance and dead cells are main causes of acne breakouts. Excess production of sebum gets clogged at skin pores, where dead cells and bacteria accumulated.

Squeezing pimples will leave large dark scar on the face. There are many cases where regular application of cosmetic creams resulted in allergic reaction. Though most cosmetic manufacturing industries claim to include natural ingredients, they often refine them to increase the shelf life of the product.

Why Hemp Seed Oil for Acne?

Let me first burst this myth that dry skin will reduce acne. Experts say that sebum is not our enemy. Hemp seed oil has 57% of linoleic acid, which is also found in sebum. So, topical application of hemp seed oil will make the sebum much smoother and softer.

Unlike beauty creams, this innate oil will unblock your skin pores. It has comedogenic rating “0”, which means that it will not result in acne break-outs.
Experts say that when linoleic acid isn’t available, your skin produces oleic acid for sebum. The resulted sebum is drier and firm, which gets blocked at skin pores to form blackheads. Hemp seed oil provides needed linoleic acid to skin and makes the sebum smoother, so it doesn’t clog.
Anti-inflammatory property residing in this oil reduces redness and pain around acne bumps.
Moisturizing ability of this oil helps to get rid of dry itchy patches.
Non-comedogenic activity of hemp seed oil helps to cleanse impurities and oil, blocked in skin pores.
Omega – 3 and 6 fatty acids helps to enhance healthy functioning of the skin.
Vitamin A, E, potassium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, calcium and magnesium housed in the oil increases blood flow, lighten acne scars and thwart free radicals preventing wrinkles.

How to Use Hemp Seed Oil for Acne Scars and Acne?

Using hemp seed oil on face for treating acne is the easiest thing in the world. To reap all these nutritional benefits listed above, you must go for organic hemp seed oil.

Initially, you must remove impurities and dead cells piled on the face. You can either use lukewarm water so that blocked pores open up or cleanse with gram flour mask.
Use a soft cloth to pat dry.
Take generous amount of hemp seed oil in your left palm and start applying it over the face.
Leave the oil to dry for about 20 minutes.
Rinse it off with water. Exfoliate to remove traces of oil on the skin.

Depending on your skin type and weather, apply natural moisturizer after this face mask treatment. Use it twice or thrice in a week.

Consuming hemp seed oil will increase linoleic acid levels in sebum and helps to treat acne. Take 1-2 tablespoons of oil every day.

You can use this natural remedy to remove makeup. Apart from treating acne, regular application of hemp seed oil for acne scars is recommended. Even after treating acne blemishes, deep large scars are left behind. Vitamins and minerals residing in hemp seed oil will stimulate collagen production and lighten scars.

Apart from acne, you can reduce eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, inflammation, itchy skin and other chronic skin ailments.

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Thyme for Acne – a Natural Remedy

ByMoin Nex

thyme for acne

About 95% of people in the world will experience acne in some point of their life. It’s very common skin ailment in America with 50 million people suffering from this condition. (1)

Repeated washing, squeezing and high use of beauty creams will make lesions worse. If you’re concerned about your appearance, good news to you there is a natural inexpensive remedy – thyme for acne.

Researchers say that hormonal imbalance stimulate excess production of sebum, which gets blocked at skin pores. It’s a known fact that your skin sheds millions of dead cells that accumulate on the skin. Oil, dead cells and impurities all combine to pop-up blackheads/whiteheads/acne.

As mentioned above, pimples are most common skin issue faced by teenagers. Desire to resemble celebrity drives them to try different cosmetic creams, which normally include chemicals to increase the shelf-life of the product.

You won’t believe, due to excess use of beauty creams your skin can lose its elasticity and premature wrinkles may appear. (2)

On the other hand, natural remedies like thyme leaves or oil go smooth over the skin and have no or less side-effects.

Benefits of Thyme for Acne

This herb belongs to mint family and is extensively found in Europe. Known for its aromatic smell and earthy flavor, thyme leaves can be used to treat skin and health ailments.

Nutrients like vitamin A, B, E, C, K, folic acid, iron, selenium, potassium, calcium and manganese are packed in this herb. Other properties like antibacterial, antiseptic, antiviral and expectorant enhance healing injuries.

Antioxidant activity of this herb will fight free radicals that can damage cell membrane.
Antibacterial agents stop P.acnes bacterial infection and thus reduce acne inflammation.
You can topically apply this natural remedy over minor injuries and burns, its antiseptic property will avoid infection and stimulate fasten healing.
Blend thyme leaves with other innate ingredients to make it effective. Thyme oil extracted from its leaves can moisturize and treat acne.

Seems excellent! Isn’t it?

But, wait. Before you proceed further, let’s see what researchers are saying about this herb.

Team from Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) carried a study by preparing tincture using thyme, marigold and myrrh. Three killed bacteria within 5 minutes, but thyme tincture stood out to be most potent.

When compared to benzoyl peroxide, thyme proved to be the better option. For those who experience irritation while using benzoyl peroxide may use this natural remedy.

However, experts don’t recommend direct use of thyme tincture at home. You must either reach an expert or try blending it with other natural remedies.

Note: I recommend to patch test on elbow or hand before rubbing thyme all over your face.

How to Use Thyme?

thyme oil to treat acne

Excellent thing about natural remedies is that you can blend them with other ingredients to suit your skin type. For those who want to save their skin from chemical ingredients can try this home available recipe to treat acne.

There are different ways to sue thyme leaves or oil. Select the one which goes well with your skin.

Method: 1 (Thyme Leaves and Witch Hazel)

Sterilize a small jar or bottle by placing it in boiling water for about 10 minutes.
When it’s done dry the bottle thoroughly.
Drop 1 tablespoon of dry thyme leaves and 4 tablespoons of witch hazel in the bottle.
Shake well and store the bottle in dark place for few days. You can also use it right away as soon as lotion turns to brown color.
Wash your face or affected part with lukewarm water and pat dry with clean cloth.
Apply this toner evenly using cotton ball or swab.

Regularly use this toner to treat acne.

Method: 2 (Thyme and Clay Mask)

Take 1 table spoon of bentonite clay (or kaolin clay or french green) in a bowl.
Add 1 tablespoon of above mentioned thyme witch hazel toner to it.
After mixing well, apply it over acne blemishes.
Rinse it off after 20 minutes.

Clay removes the moisture from the blemishes and thyme kills bacteria.

Method: 3 (Thyme and Lemon Juice Mask)

Blend 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme leaves with 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of sour cream in a food processor.
Optionally add 1 teaspoon of raw honey.
Cleanse your face with lukewarm water or expose it steam to open blocked pores.
Apply the mask evenly all over the face and leave it to dry naturally for 15 minutes.

Excess use of lemon juice can make your skin sensitive. Use natural moisturizer like olive oil or jojoba oil regularly before going to bed.

You can replace dried thyme leaves with thyme oil to treat acne. Along with topical application, internally you must take vitamin rich diet and drink enough water.

Did you ever use thyme for acne? Please share your views about the herb.

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Turmeric and Yogurt Face Mask Benefits

ByMoin Nex

Are you among those who love their skin?

You might think it’s a weird question, but most of them including few among you love to have chemical ingredient creams over their face instead of natural remedies that has rich nutritional value.

Your skin loves natural ingredients, as they provide vitamins and minerals needed for its healthy functioning. Whereas, you’re cosmetic products strip natural oil surrounding the skin. Apparently your skin likes to have home available natural ingredients, but you serve them pricey refined creams.

Natural ingredients like turmeric and yogurt can make your skin free from impurities and guard it from harmful UV rays. Excellent thing is, it’s inexpensive and you don’t have to rush to a beauty spa. Regular use of these affordable ingredients will make you look young and attractive all the time.

Benefits of Turmeric and Yogurt for Skin

Turmeric has got vital role for minor injuries and burns in India. It is renowned for its anti-inflammatory and antiseptic activity that can soothe your skin and reduce acne inflammation. Curcumin is the compound that exhibits antioxidant and other assorted properties in turmeric.

Indians topically apply turmeric powder as a ritual. Below are some benefits of turmeric for skin.

Fade acne scars
Remove wrinkles
Treat acne
Fade stretch marks
Enhance healing of minor burns and injuries
Helps to remove unwanted facial hair
Soothes your cracked heels

Also read: Turmeric face mask for acne

Take it as a breakfast or apply it over your skin, either way yogurt can benefit you. Lactic acid and alpha hydroxy acid in yogurt can remove dead cells over your skin. Without ado let’s check the benefits of yogurt for skin.

Antibacterial and anti-fungal properties residing in yogurt can restrain acne causing bacteria and effectively treat acne blemishes.
As mentioned above, acids in yogurt can hydrate your dry and dull skin. When your skin becomes dry, it can’t fight to restrict bacterial invasion. Natural moisturizers can successfully bring back the lost moisture to your skin.
Zinc in yogurt helps to soothe minor sunburns.
Bleaching power housed in this innate remedy can help you to get rid of hyperpigmentation.
Assorted properties in yogurt can effectively reduce aging wrinkles and make your skin supple.

Also read: Honey and Yogurt face mask

How to Use Yogurt and Turmeric Face Mask?

turmeric and honey face pack for glowing skin

You don’t have to blend them to reap their benefits for skin. But, to make the face mask more effective beauty experts recommend mixing innate ingredients with each other.

Both turmeric and yogurt can make your skin glow and keep skin ailments at bay.

Take 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder in a clean bowl.
Mix 2-3 teaspoons of plain yogurt to it thoroughly.
Mean while wash your face and pat dry with soft cloth.
You can add 1 tbsp of yogurt if needed to form thick paste like consistency.
Apply the mask evenly all over the face and leave it to dry naturally.
Rinse it off after 15-20 minutes.

I’d like to add my favorite home remedy honey to it.

Extolling benefits of honey are documented in religious scriptures. It bagged exceptional varied properties like anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiseptic activity. These agents will thwart bacteria and enhance cell regeneration to bring back your skin to life.

Add 1 tbsp of raw honey to above mask and it will turn into an effective acne remedy. While applying the mask, make sure you avoid sensitive areas like eyes and inside nostrils.

Though the mask looks delicious, don’t lick it.

Must read: Turmeric and honey for glowing skin

Yes, you’re busy and can’t apply this face mask daily. Try this weekly or biweekly to see positive results.

Turmeric may leave yellow stains over your face. Don’t worry, apply moisturizer or wash it twice to fade the yellow stain.

Turmeric yogurt and avocado face mask

Antioxidants in avocado thwart free radicals and its vitamin C improves elasticity of the skin. Fatty acids residing in this fruit can hydrate your dry skin.

Blend 1 table spoon of mashed avocado with 1 teaspoon of yogurt and 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder.
Wash your face thoroughly and apply the face mask evenly.
You can apply it around the neck and over forehead.

Lemon juice yogurt and turmeric face mask

If you’ve oily skin add few lemon drops to the face mask. Acidic nature of lemon lightens dark spots and treats acne. Regular use can lighten the appearance of acne scars.

Optionally, apply natural moisturizer after using this face mask.

turmeric and yogurt face mask

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Neem Face Pack for Acne

ByMoin Nex

Neem taste bitter but it has got significant role in Ayurvedic medicines. Renowned as ‘One tree Pharmacy’, its leaves, bark and seeds exhibit abundant benefits for your skin and health. Indians use this herbal remedy to treat various skin aliments including chicken pox and measles. Hindu scriptures documented importance of neem and is scared in Hindu culture.

Momentous role of neem face pack in treating various skin ailments enticed cosmetic market to incorporate neem oil into their creams. However, they include processed and refined material which lacks nutritional value.

Prefer homemade neem face pack for acne blemishes. Pimples are common in teenagers and adults. Due to increasing pollution and unplanned diet, your skin is paying the price. Excess sebum gets produced due to hormonal imbalance and on the other hand your skin sheds millions of dead cells every day. With these impurities, your skin pores are blocked leading to blackheads.

Experts say that inflammation is the main cause of acne. Anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and antibacterial properties residing in neem restrains bacterial infection and reduces acne inflammation. Not just acne, topical application of neem face pack will rejuvenate your skin and thwarts infectious bacteria.

Benefits of Neem for Acne

neem and turmeric face pack

Dead cells and other impurities are exfoliated with nutrients residing in neem. It also tightens the skin pores making your skin firm.
Free radicals in your body damage cell membrane resulting in wrinkles and fine lines over your skin. Antioxidant activity of neem fights these free radicals and halts them from corrupting the membrane.
Anti-inflammatory agents housed in neem face pack can effectively reduce inflammation caused by acne.
Bacteria invade your skin to feed over excess sebum and dead cells over your skin. Antibacterial agents thwart these infectious bacteria and restrain them from multiplying.
Vitamin C helps to reduce aging wrinkles and enhance collagen production which improves elasticity of your skin.
Along with acne, topical application of neem face mask will treat chronic skin diseases like eczema and psoriasis.

How to Use Neem Face Pack for Acne?

One of the easiest ways to use neem leaves is, to boil 10-20 leaves in half liter of water till the leaves lose their color. Strain the leaves and collect water in a bottle. Using cotton ball apply the neem water over skin regularly.

As nutritional value of neem leaves are transferred to water it can soothe your skin, treat acne and reduce wrinkles.

I know you’re looking for something more effective and complex. Below are different face mask recipes using neem.

1. Neem and gram flour for acne

Grab some neem leaves from nearby garden and wash them. Mash neem leaves to form smooth paste. Alternatively, you can use neem powder available in market.
Mix 1 table spoon of gram flour and 1 table spoon of curd to the paste.
Wash your face and apply the face mask over pimples.
Leave it for 15-20 minutes and then rinse it off.

Gram flour has cleansing properties, which can remove impurities accumulated over your skin. Whereas curd regulate excess production of sebum.

Also read: 3 DIY Gram flour Face Pack Recipes

2. Turmeric and neem for Dry Skin

turmeric for stretch marks

Both ingredients in this recipe are renowned for antiseptic and antibacterial properties. Add some whipped cream to make it a moisturizing face pack.

Take dry neem leaves and ground them into fine powder. Add 1 table spoon of whipped cream and 1/2 tea spoon of turmeric powder to it.
Wash your face with lukewarm water to open blocked skin pores. Topically apply the neem face mask over the face evenly.
Let the nutrients starting working over acne. After 20 minutes rinse it off.

3. Rosewater and neem face pack for acne

Crush 2-3 table spoons of dried neem leaves into fine powder.
Add 2 teas spoons of rose water and mix well.
Optionally add few drops of lemon juice to the paste.
Rose water is renowned for antibacterial and antiseptic properties and can effectively reduce pimples.
Apply this face mask over prewashed face evenly and rinse it off after 20 minutes.

Before you add innate ingredients to neem face mask, make sure you aren’t allergic to it. If you see any allergic reactions consult your doctor immediately.

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7 Benefits of Horsetail for Skin

ByMoin Nex

Herbs has got prominent role in healing skin ailments and for medicinal purpose. Horsetail, also known as shave grass or Equisetum arvense is one among the herbal remedies used by ancient people to treat health and skin issues.

It grows in moist and sand soil temperature, like North America, Asia and Europe. It’s named horsetail because of its stems, which resembles like the tail of horse.

Horsetail for skin has abundant benefits because of its assorted nutritional profile. Unlike other plants, this herb has high concentration of silica that can improve your overall health including skin, hair and bones.

The Greek physician Galenus is the first person to recommend horsetail to treat skin inflammation, ulcers, wounds and ruptures. Chinese documented its medicinal properties in their historical medical scriptures. They used it to cure cool fever, eye inflammation, flu, swelling and hemorrhoids.

Benefits of Horsetail for Skin

horsetail for skin

As mentioned above, horsetail is packed with silicon, which has a healthy contribution in strengthening, skin, hair, building connective tissues and bones.

Do you know? Your skin shed millions of dead cells every day, along with other impurities it gets accumulate over your face causing dark spots on various places. Natural remedies like horsetail have antioxidant agents that can thwart free radicals and also wipe impurities off the skin.

Enhances Collagen Production: Collagen is mainly made of silicon. If you’ve enough silicon in your body, then your skin looks much younger. Not just skin, collagen accounts for hair, teeth and bone functioning. It increases elasticity of your skin and locks moisture.
Astringent: This property removes impurities and excess oil left over in the skin pores. Most astringents can stop bacterial infection, so it can effectively reduce acne blemishes. Astringent is renowned for cleansing and shrinking skin pores.
Hydrates the Skin: Most chronic skin diseases are triggered due to dry skin. Topically applying horsetail for skin can promote collagen production, which makes your skin moist.
Reduce Wrinkles: Your skin losses its elasticity as you grow older. Using external source of minerals can increase collagen production. As mentioned above, collagen improves elasticity of the skin and removes wrinkles.
Heal Minor Injuries: Wounds, cuts and eczema flare-ups can be healed by using this herbal remedy. Its antiseptic property stops bacterial and fungal infection around wounds and injuries. (Note: Eczema can’t be treated permanently using this home remedy.)
Antioxidant activity of horsetail will restrain free radicals that can damage cell membrane causing wrinkles.
Anti-inflammatory properties reduce acne inflammation and allergic reaction triggered due to irritants. Also, antibacterial properties can restrain acnes bacteria, which increase acne inflammation.

Other benefits include strengthening bones, regularize menstruation, improve kidney and liver functioning, stimulate hair growth and treat other health issues.

Diuretic housed in horsetail helps to cleansing your body and increase urine output. You can either directly apply horsetail over wounds, injuries and blemishes to heal or consume it as directed by nutritionist. To reap the benefits of horsetail for skin, you can steep herbal tea with (1/2 cup of horsetail and 1 cup of water). Strain and use the water to rinse your skin and hair. (source)

Though this data lack scientific research, you can try after discussing with dermatologist or nutritionist.

Did you ever use horsetail? Share your views in comments.

Important Note

Though natural ingredients have no or very less side-effects, experts recommend to consult nutritionist for dosage.
Pregnant and breast feeding women must stay away from horsetail.
Alcoholic people normally has thiamine deficiency, consuming horsetail can worsen the situation.
Horsetail may decrease blood sugar levels, consult your doctor and check the progress while using this herbal remedy.

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