20 Home Remedies to Remove Sun Tan, Dark Skin Naturally

Winters or summers, whatever the season is, tanning has always been a big skin problem for our healthy and sensitive skin, especially in summer. Our skin contains melanin, which increases due to UV ultra violet) sun rays, when our skin is overexposed to sunlight. 

Most of the people care for face but completely ignore hands, neck; legs etc, and pay equal attention to all skin areas. Tanning is generally caused when our skin is overexposed to sunlight. 

Coconut

Coconut water has lots of qualities, and it is also very outstanding in reducing sun tan. It lessens the darkness of the skin due to overexposure in sunlight. Coconut works magic for our skin from inside and outside. You can drink coconut water regularly; add coconut oil in your diet, add coconut water, pulp and oil in facial masks.

1. Coconut water with turmeric

Mix 2 tablespoon of coconut water with pinch of turmeric and gently massage tanned skin in upward and circular direction for 10 minutes. Repeat this once or twice a day or 3-4 times a week.

2. Coconut milk with honey

Grate some coconut and squeeze 2 tablespoon of coconut milk, add 1 teaspoon of honey in it. Apply this mixture on affected areas for 30 minutes, rinse off with cool water. Follow this regularly for 2-3 weeks for visible result.

3. Coconut milk with lentil powder

Add 2 tablespoon of fresh coconut milk or water in 1 tablespoon of lentil powder, also add 5-6 drops of glycerin in it. Apply for 15-20 minutes on tanned skin, wash before it gets dry. This will also remove black heads and white heads. 

Almonds

4. Almond with milk, lemon juice

Blend 2-4 almonds with 5 tablespoon of raw milk to make smooth paste of it, also add 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice in it. Apply this paste on tanned skin for 20-30 minutes. Before washing it off gently scrub the skin with using few drops of water. This lightens your skin tone, increases the blood circulation and removes white heads, black heads. 

5. Almond oil, lemon juice

Mix ½ teaspoon of almond oil with 1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice. Apply this mixture before going to bed, wash off in the next morning with warm water and apply 1 teaspoon of honey as a moisturizers.

6. Glycerin with almond

Add 5 drops of glycerin in 1 teaspoon of almond paste and apply on the tanned skin, leave it for overnight, rinse off in the next morning.

7. Orange juice with almond

Take 1-2 tablespoon of almond paste, add 1 teaspoon of orange peel powder or fresh orange juice in it. Apply this paste over affected areas and wash off with normal water.

Cucumber

Cucumber gives cooling effect and also helps in healing sunburn. It lightens the tanned skin in few days. Cucumber has lots of vitamin c which develops our skin tone and naturally moisturizes the skin. Cucumber juice also helps reduce a sun tan. Cucumbers have a cooling effect that soothes the skin and helps eliminate a suntan. The vitamin C in cucumbers also will help keep the skin well moisturized.

8. Cucumber juice with lemon

Mix 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice with 2 tablespoon of fresh cucumber juice, also add pinch of turmeric powder in it, mix them well and apply this mixture on tanned skin for 30 minutes. Wash of with normal water.

9. Cucumber juice with milk powder

Take 1 cup cucumber pieces and blend them in mixer grinder. Add 2 tablespoon of raw milk or milk powder and 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice or tomato juice. Apply on affected areas for 30 minutes, then wash off with normal water.

10. Rub Cucumber slices

Gently rub your tanned skin with slices of cucumber for 10 minutes in circular and upward direction. Repeat this once or twice a day.

11. Cucumber paste with honey

Add 2 tablespoon of cucumber paste in 1 tablespoon of honey, apply this paste on tanned skin for 30 minutes. Repeat this daily for few weeks. This mixture reduces the redness and pain caused by sunburn.

12. Strawberry with Milk Cream

This delicious berry has skin lightening properties that can improve your skin complexion and reduce dark spots, skin pigmentation and freckles. 

Take 4-5 ripe strawberries, crush or grind them to make smooth paste and mix this paste with 1 tablespoon of milk cream or raw milk, also add ½ teaspoon of turmeric in this mixture. Apply the paste on tanned skin and wash off with normal water after 30 minutes.

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26 Natural Home Remedies for Prickly Heat, Sweat Rashes, Heat Rashes, Sunburn

Prickly heat is a common skin problem in adults, children and infants, mostly occurs in the summer and hot days. Prickly heat is also known as miliary, heat rash or sweat rash, it is an itchy rash with small red spots occurs, which cause harshness of the skin. 

Prickly heat is very irritating, painful and cause harsh itching. These rashes can be develop anywhere on the body, but mostly occurs on the neck, in folds of skin, back, face, chest, thighs, shoulders, armpits, and forehead. It happens, when sweat accumulates in specific parts of body and converts in a small red bumps on skin. 

People lives in hot and humid climates, mostly experience the prickly heat. Living in hot conditions leads to too much sweating, this blocks the sweat glands. And when these blocked glands burst out, it irritates our skin and results in itchy rashes called prickly heat.

Causes

Causes of prickly heat are sweating and scorching heat, bacterial infections, blocked pores from sweat glands or underdeveloped sweat glands, overweight, unhealthy lifestyle, bad eating habits, alcohol consumption, excessive smoking, side effects of the medicines, stressful lifestyle, excessive consumption of oily food and junk food.

Symptoms

The common symptoms of prickly heat are harshness or itchiness sensations, mild inflammation, small red round bumps, itchy and scorching rashes.

Do and Don’t

1.      Stay in an air-conditioned or cool environment, have a cool shower or bath to reduce the prickly sensations. Take cool shower two three times a day.

2.      Always wear loose and cotton clothes, avoid synthetic clothing.

3.      Drink plenty of water (at least 9 glasses a day) during hot climate. Consume fruits and vegetables with high water content.

4.      Do not use creams and oils to treat heat rashes, they do not prevent sweat rashes, but they can block the pores.

Here we are giving few tips and natural home remedies to get rid of prickly heat. Try following home remedies, these remedies are natural, very effective and do not have any side effects.

Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera has outstanding healing properties, which reduces and removes the prickly heat and the itchy and scorching rashes; it contains anti-inflammatory, cooling and soothing properties that will give you a cooling effects.

Tip:  Try following aloe Vera remedy immediately (within 4-5 minutes) after bath for fast relief from prickly heat.

1. Apply aloe gel directly

Extract some fresh aloe Vera gel from aloe plant (or use readymade pure aloe gel) and apply the aloe gel properly over the affected skin. Leave the application for 1-2 hours and then rinse off with cool water. Follow this remedy after bath in the morning or in the afternoon and before going to bed at night (leave it overnight and wash off in the morning with cool water)

2. Aloe Vera with turmeric

Mix half or 1 teaspoon turmeric powder in 2-3 tablespoon of fresh or pure aloe Vera gel, mix them well and apply on the affected skin for 1 hour and rinse it off with cool water. Do this once or twice a day.

3. Aloe with apple cider vinegar

Add 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in the 2-3 tablespoon of fresh or pure aloe Vera gel and rub this mixture over affected skin for 1 hour. Wash off with cool water. Repeat this once or twice a day for fast effect.

Margosa /neem leaves

The margosa/neem has antibacterial property which helps in killing the germs and also gives you immediate relief from other skin diseases. Margosa / neem leaf has anti inflammatory and antiseptic properties that prevents and removes the prickly heat symptoms such as harsh itching and inflammation.

4. Neem with rose water

Grind/smash a handful of fresh margosa/neem leaves with 3 tablespoon of rose water to make a smooth paste. Smear this paste on the affected skin areas and Leave it for 1 hour. Then wash it off with cool water. Follow this remedy once a day.

5. Neem with multani mitti

Mix 3 tablespoon of fresh margosa/neem paste with 2 tablespoon of multani mitti and 4 tablespoon of rose water. Apply the mixture over the heat rashes for 1 hour and rinse off with cool water. Follow this once a day. You can also use gram flour instead of multani mitti.

6. Apply neem water

Crush 2 handfuls of margosa/neem leaves and boil them in 2 glasses of water for 20-30 minutes. Strain the water and keep it in the freezer for 5-10 minutes. Then soak clean cotton clothe in this cold water and place it over the affected skin area for 10 minutes. Repeat this 2-3 times a day for fast relief.

Oatmeal

Oatmeal is a healthy and nutritious food; it has amazing healing properties for both inside and outside our body. It has anti inflammatory and calming properties. It has been proven to protect our skin and it also gives relief from prickly heat symptoms. Oatmeal helps in healing itchy and scorching heat rashes and insect bites also.

Tip: Try following oatmeal remedy immediately (within 4-5 minutes) after bath for fast relief from prickly heat.

7. Oatmeal with turmeric

Take 3 tablespoon of oatmeal powder and add half teaspoon of turmeric powder in it, mix them well to make smooth paste. Apply this paste on the heat rashes for 1 hour and wash it off with cool water. Do this twice a day.

8. Oatmeal with lemon juice

Add 2 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice or apple cider vinegar in the 3 tablespoon of oatmeal powder. Mix the ingredients properly and make smooth paste. Apply this mixture over affected skin area for 1 hour and wash off with cool water. Repeat this once or twice a day.

9. Oatmeal with curd

Mix 3 tablespoon of oatmeal powder with cup of curd, also add half teaspoon of turmeric in it. Apply the mixture over the hear rashes. Rinse the application off after 1 hour. Follow this once or twice a day to get rid of prickly heat symptoms.

10. Oatmeal water

Add cup of oatmeal powder to your bathtub filled with cool water. Stir the water, until the water gets a creamy color. Soak yourself in this bath water for 20-30 minutes to relieve and soothe the skin. Pat dry the body with a soft towel. Repeat this 2 times a day for fast relief.

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Soothe Sunburn with Potato – 6 Ways to Relieve Sunburn Naturally

Why Potato?

Potato skin contains vitamin B, vitamin C, calcium, iron, potassium, fiber and other essential nutrients that can heal the skin injuries. Potato plays an important role in skincare, as they are very rich in vitamin C, which is very beneficial for maintaining skin health. Potato is very use for removal of dead skin cells, eye puffiness, facial blemishes, dark spots, dark circles, wrinkles and works magically as natural cleanser.

Sunburn can occur at any time of the year, as it is the expose to the sun’s harmful ultra-violet rays that which cause it. When you are over exposed with harmful UV rays, your skin increases its production of melanin. Prevention is the best thing to do with sunburn. UV rays exposure can cause premature aging, dark pigmentation, wrinkles and skin cancer. Potato has been used traditionally to cure various skin problems and hair loss, grey hair, split hair, dandruff and baldness.

To avoid painful, swelling, stinging, red and itching sunburn, try these natural home remedies. Following natural home solutions are fats healing, very simple and very effective.

1. Potato, Rose water, Honey

If you’ve found yourself with searing hot red skin, root up a few potatoes. Potatoes have pain relieving properties. It can heal skin irritations, sunburn, scratches, bites etc. It also reduces inflammation cause by sunburn. 

Ingredients

2 raw potatoes

Half cup rose water

2 tablespoon honey

Direction

       1.      Take 1-2 medium size potatoes, grate them or make small pieces of it. Do not peel them. Grind these potato pieces with half cup of rose water in grinder or blender to make smooth paste of it. Add 2 tablespoon of honey to it and mix them properly. Paste should be smooth not thick; you can use more rose water to make it smooth.

       2.      Clean your affected skin with cool water, pat dry and then immediately apply this paste on the affected skin. Leave it for 30-40 minutes and rinse off with cool water. Do this once or twice a day.

2. Potatoes, Lemon juice 

1.      Grate or chop 1-2 raw potatoes with skin and grind them to make paste. Squeeze this paste and extract juice of it. Add 2 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice to it and apply this mixture on affected area for 30-40 minutes, wash it off with cool water. Repeat this once or twice a day for fast relief from sunburn.

2.      You can also use potato paste instead of juice, but then add 4-5 tablespoon of rose water to make smooth paste, as smooth paste is easy to apply on the skin.

3. Potato Slices

Take 2 thick slices of raw potato with skin and gently rub on your skin for 5-10 minutes, let the potato juice do its work. Rinse off with cool water. Follow this 3-4 times a day.

4. Potato with Turmeric

Mix fresh potato juice or paste with half teaspoon of turmeric powder and apply the paste on the sunburn for 30-40 minutes.

(Do not peel the potato, use its skin also) Wash it off with cool water and pat dry. Repeat this once or twice a day for fast relief from sunburn.

5. Potato with Curd

Mix 3 tablespoon of fresh potato juice or paste with half cup of curd, also add 1 tablespoon of honey in it, and mix them well. Apply this mixture on the affected sunburn skin for 30-40 minutes, and then wash it off with cool water and pat dry. Repeat this remedy once or twice a day to get rid of sunburn symptoms. 

6. Potato with Cucumber

Grate 1-2 raw potatoes and extract fresh juice from it, then grate 1 small cucumber to extract juice of it. Mix both juices with 2 pinches of turmeric and rub this mixture on the sunburn skin. Leave the application for 40-45 minutes and then rinse off with cool water. You can also use potato and cucumber paste, but make smooth paste. Try this remedy once or twice a day for fast relief from sunburn symptoms. 

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12 Mango magic for Anti aging, Acne, Sun tan, Dark spots, Soft & Glowing skin

Mangoes are rich in Vitamin A-beta-carotene, it contains great anti-oxidants, and therefore, it gives you soft glowing and younger looking skin. Consumption of mangoes and regular application of mango face masks helps in regeneration of skin cells. 

Mango face masks are very useful in restoring the elasticity of skin. It moisturizes your skin and stops skin aging by preventing wrinkle formation ant sun tanning. Mangoes also protect our skin from clogged pores and sun damages.

1. Acne pimples

Congested pores are the main cause of acne. Mango clears clogged pores and removes pimples. Mango intake & mango face pack brings glow on your face; it also helps to lighten skin color. You can simply improve your beauty by including this delicious fruit in your summer diet. 

Mangoes treat acne efficiently since they unlock the clogged pores of the skin. Once these pores are opened, acne development ultimately stops. Unclogging the pores of the skin is very effective way to get rid of acne.

1.      To have this benefit, there is no need to eat mangoes frequently, but all you need to do is take out the mango pulp and apply it on the skin for at least 20-30 minutes and then wash it off with warm water.

2.      Cut a raw mango and boil these pieces in 2-3 cup of water, also add 1 tablespoon of lime juice. Apply this cool water on your face with the help of cotton ball for 20 minutes, wash with normal water. This water will remove your pimples in few days. This water works as natural astringent.

2. Anti aging

Mango contains high amounts of vitamins A, vitamin C, vitamin E & zinc, which helps to generate more collagen protein in the body. Collagen helps in preservation of the blood vessels and body connective tissues, thus slowing down the skin aging process. Therefore, mangoes are known as anti aging food. You can now restore your youth in a natural, tasty and delicious way. 

Mango is an outstanding natural fruit which can be used to treat blemishes and to lessen wrinkles and fine lines. It exfoliates amazingly and can be used as wonderful facial cleanser. 

The mango pulp moisturizes the skin and guard the skin from harsh weather in winter and particularly in summer’s sunny days. It is also useful against dry skin conditions like eczema. 

Mango for instant Fairness, Anti aging, Acne pimples, Dark spots

3. Mango Sugar Scrub

Take 2 tablespoon of fresh mango pulp, add 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of lime juice, 1 teaspoon of honey and gently scrub this mixture over your face in circular & upward movement. It will remove dead skin cells and acne, pimples thus it brings glow on your face.

4. Dark spots, dark eye circles & scars

1.      Don’t throw the mango skin away; make a powder with drying them under sun light. Add this powder (1 tablespoon) in the 1 tablespoon of yogurt, also add 1 teaspoon of lime juice & raw honey. Make a fine paste using enough coconut water or raw milk or orange juice. This facial mask will reduce scars, dark spots, dark circles under eyes and gives you a glowing look instantly.

2.      Mix 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil with 1-2 tablespoon of mango pulp and apply it on your dark spots, eye circles, dark neck skin and elbows. Rinse it off after 30-40 minutes. Repeat this once or twice a day for fast lightening result.

5. Mango-Oatmeal face pack

Make a fine paste of mango pulp (2 tablespoon), oatmeal (1 tablespoon), enough raw milk and honey (1 teaspoon). Apply for 20 minutes & wash off with normal water. This is an ideal face pack for dull & dead skin.

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Summer Skincare - 15 Cool Natural tips for Soft, Wrinkle free, Sun-tan free skin

Summer is the season when we have to take special care of the skin. You may be amazed that your summer skin, which looked glowing & radiant throughout winter season, suddenly looks blemished, dull and oily, because, in winter season skin's natural oils solidifies, while in summer it flows freely.

90 percent of wrinkles cause due to excessive sun exposure. The sun's UVA and UVB (long & short wave ultraviolet rays) enters the deepest layers of our skin, it damages the collagen (spongy protein which gives skin its elasticity, structure and firmness. Get prepare for healthy skin, get ready to face the sun rays with these cool Summer Skincare tips.

1. Keep your skin hydrated

Water helps to maintain moisture balance of the body and skin, and assist in detoxification. Our body tends to lose a lot of moisture in the summer, so it is very significant to regularly replenish the H2O. Drink a lot of water and liquids and keep your skin soft and moisturized as well. Drink at least 12-20 glasses of clean water daily to keep yourself hydrated; it also help flush the toxic content from the body.

2. Sun protection

Try to stay indoors between 11am to 3pm. That is when the sun rays are very strong and can have an unpleasant effect on your skin. And never forget to apply sunscreen cream 30 minutes before you step out. If you have been out in the sun for couple of hours, apply sunscreen cream again so you will be well protected.

3. How Chose right sunscreen

Use sunscreen lotion with SPF-30 and non-greasy formula during summer. Use sunscreen which absorbs quickly into skin layers and it should be sweat and water resistant.

There are two main types of sunscreens - chemical and mineral. The difference between these two is that chemical based sunscreens need to be applied 15-20 minutes before sun exposure whereas mineral sunscreens work right away, because mineral based sunscreens forms a protective barrier on top of the skin while chemical based sunscreens contain UV filtering element that need to be absorbed in the skin.

4. Reapply sunscreen regularly

Apply sunscreen lotion generously and evenly every 4 hours and every time you get out of the water. Do not forget to apply it over commonly missed areas such as under your chin, ears and the soles of feet. 

5. Use toner

It is very important to keep your pores closed and skin cool by using a toner. Try rose water. Rose water has natural cooling properties which make it an outstanding toner for the hot season.

6. Moisturizer 

Don’t make the mistake of skipping the moisturizing your skin because it is very necessary for your skin to stay hydrated. However, if you find your daily moisturizer too sticky & oily, go for water based/non sticky moisturizers. 

7. Exfoliation

Exfoliation removes dead, dull skin dirt to prevent skin blocking and improve hydration from toners and moisturizers. Perform Exfoliate in the mornings before toner, moisturizer. After exfoliation, apply hydrating body cream to seal in moisture, and always protect freshly exfoliated skin with an SPF.

8. Avoid unhealthy food & drinks

It is very important to keep in mind that many cold & soft drinks contains lots of sugar this is not good for our skin & figure. Instead of such unhygienic drinks, drink clean normal water, fresh orange, lime, fresh fruit juices, aam panna (green mango drink) or coconut water to avoid dehydration. Also avoid or minimize the consumption of caffeine & alcohol because they shrink the water from our body.

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