Hands must always be clean since the chance of penetration of bacteria from hands to face is more likely. Cleansing of skin is the key to skin care. Use a good cleanser first start near the hairline, and then apply it in the face, lip and neck. Then give a gentle massage with fingers. Leave it undisturbed for 2 minutes, after which you can use a cotton ball and gently take it off, this will remove the dirt and cosmetics already present in face. At last wash the face with a good face wash that suits your skin. These steps will help you keep the skin clean.
Tips for flawless complexion:
Skin consists of melanin protein which causes pigmentation and its care includes cleansing, moisturizing, toning. Eat fresh vegetables and dry fruits like almond, walnut, apricot and pista for skin care.
Maintain a healthy balanced diet and adequate sleep in order to keep a youthful and beautiful tone for life long.
• Take milk every morning to maintain beauty.
• Almonds are natural moisturizers since they contain high dosage of vitamin E and oil extracted from almonds is used for treating dark circles and excessively dry skin.
• Apricot - helps to refresh the skin and gives a glow and luster to skin.
• Pista - helps to main cellular protection and hydration to skin.
• Vitamin A - helps to protect against sun damage; sources include broccoli, carrots, mango, papaya, spinach, sweet potato, tomatoes and watermelon.
• Vitamin B - helps to maintain healthy skin tone; sources include banana, fish, eggs, meat, poultry, and whole grains.
• Vitamin C - helps to support structure for the skin; sources include orange, lime, lemon, guava, Indian gooseberry, strawberries and green and red peppers.
• Vitamin E - helps to slow down the ageing process; sources include almonds, leafy vegetables, legumes and salmon fish.
• Selenium and Zinc - Oyster is a very good source of both zinc and selenium, other sources include mushrooms, seafood, soybeans, wheat germ and whole grains.
Besides having a healthy meal it is very important to drink lots of water to keep the skin well hydrated and maintain elasticity and regular exercise helps to supply more oxygen to skin cells, reduce wrinkles, crow's feet and bagginess around eyes.
Skin care: tips to reduce black marks
Black marks on the face are dead cells that result due to improper face care or because of pimples.
To fight against pigmentation one can go for simple and effective home remedies.
• Apply cucumber juices that lighten black marks.
• Apply milk cream to skin, leave for 15 minutes and wash with water.
• Apply mixture of lemon juice and honey, let it dry and wash. It acts as a bleaching agent.
• Apply olive oil that will lighten black marks.
• Eating more fresh fruits and vegetables helps to improve skin tone.
• Apply curd mixed with few drops of lemon juice, let it dry and wash with tap water, during night.
• Apply coconut oil before going to bath and then use a paste made of turmeric powder, green gram and few drops of milk, leave for 10 minutes, let it dry and then scrub it in circular motions with finger tips. Wash it with ordinary water. Just do this two times in a week.
Skin care for oily skin:
• Apply a mixture of equal amounts of lemon and cucumber juice and leave for 15 minutes and wash away.
• Apply a mixture of honey and egg white, leave for 10 minutes and wash with cold water.
• Apply mixture of papaya pulp with lemon juice, leave for 20 minutes and wash with cold water.
