daily tips

by **chandni** Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:18 am

Daily Tips

Pour some white vinegar on a cotton ball and dab your underarms with it. While the vinegar smell would fade in some time, you would remain smell-free for the rest of the day

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Face Wash

Instead of Soap: Use gram flour mixed with a little coconut or olive oil instead of soap. Make a paste by adding water. The consistency should be of that of cream. Use it on your body, rub dry and rinse. It cleans beautifully and leaves your skin feeling really soft and supple. This is an age old Indian custom.
Face Wash : Add a little bit of turmeric powder in the above paste and use this on your face. But be careful when using as the turmeric stains are hard to clean. In India, turmeric is valued as an antiseptic and an ingredient in many "fairness creams

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or puffy eyes :

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The puffiness of the eyes can be reduced with a glass of ice water and four stainless steel spoons. Chill the spoons in the water and then place one over each eye. When the spoons become warm, switch them with the others chilling in the glass of water. Keep switching until you see improvement.
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Settle down for two to five minutes with a chilled, steeped chamomile or green tea bag over each eye. The natural properties of these herbal teas helps to bring puffy eyes back down to size.
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Cucumber contains anti-inflammatory properties to reduce redness and puffiness of eyes. Slice a large cucumber, reserve two slices to place over eyes. Peel and puree the remaining cucumber. This can be applied as a pack onto your face. Remove after fifteen minutes. Apply moisturiser thickly to seal in water