Amazing ways to use green tea!!

Wanna be a beau-tea? ;-) We all know drinking green tea has multiple benefits for health and beauty. Don't throw those green tea leftover in the dust bin. Use them in the following ways to enhance your beauty.

Reduce puffiness to eyes: Keep those used tea bags in freezer for an hour and put them on your eyes to reduce the puffiness.

Sprinkle a little: Sprinkle a little cold green tea on your face to give it a fresh look. This suits excellently for those having dry skin.

Inhale the steam: Add some green tea leaves to boiling water and inhale the steam for five minutes. It relaxes you a lot.

Instant glow:  Dip green tea bag in hot water for a minute. Squeeze out some water and massage your face with the bag to give your face an instant glow.

Exfoliate: Add honey to green tea left over and massage on to your face to exfoliate those dead cells.

Cure those cracked feet using these home tips

Fantastic dress and accessories for a party, got facial done, put all those makeup and nail colors. Okay, matching foot wear too, but are your feet really smooth and crack less?? Then congrats, if not its the time you read this post. Most of the women neglect caring their feet as they do their face and dress. Little care is sufficient for that part of our body which bears our weight. See what it is all about!!

Cracked feet are caused due to over weight and not caring them enough. Being over weight puts all that extra burden on feet and stresses them. Opt for comfort rather then style while choosing your footwear. While going to bed, wash them with mild soap and water, apply moisturizer and go to bed. Instead of spending lots of money on creams, you can choose any of the following home tips if you want to heal your cracked feet.

• Mash a ripe banana and apply on the cracked part. Leave it for 20 min and wash off with plain water.
• If the cracks are severe, apply a mix of glycerin and rose water at night times.
• Fill a bucket till half with warm water. Add five slices of lemon, hand full of salt and little glycerin. Soak your feet for 15 min and massage slowly. This is an excellent foot mask.
• Mix turmeric, aloe vera gel and camphor. Appy this to cracked feet. Wash off after 20 min.
• Walk for some time in open grass without foot wear. This improves blood circulation to your feet.
• Before going to bed, soak your feet in dettol water and rub them gently to free them from any fungal infections.
• Walk in red soil if possible for 20 min to remove fungal infections and dead cells.
• Put coffee decoction in a half bucket of water. Soak your feet for 15 min to get smoother skin.
• Mix fuller's earth and rose water and apply at night time for 15 min. Wash off and apply moisturizer or petroleum jelly.
• Pumic stone may be harsh on your foot. Soak your foot in warm water and gently remove those dead cells using an old tooth brush.
• Mix a cup of gram flour and two spoons  of turmeric with water. Apply this mix thrice a week.
• Put your feet under the shower and let that water fall on them. Do this for ten min to improve blood circulation to your feet.

Follow any of these regularly and show off your smooth heels!!

8 Do's and Don'ts for a better sleep

How many of us are following a correct sleep schedule? How quality is our sleep? As we grow older, our sleep gets shorter and shorter because of stress, tensions, unhealthy lifestyle habits, not caring about health and various other reasons. Sleep is also an important factor in determining one's health and beauty. Sleep is the God's gift for us to relax ourselves after a hectic day. Imagine two days and nights, full of joy, shopping, outing, eating and all other tasks, but, without sleep?? How would your third day be?? Food, clothing, shelter and sleep are the basic requirements for a human. Our modern life is depriving us from quality sleep leading to many metabolic disorders. Let's see what are those do's and don'ts for a better sleep.

1. Eat moderately:

Never go to bed without eating anything or immediately after having heavy meal. Both of these hinder your sleep. Always have a light dinner one hour before you sleep or a moderate dinner two hours before you sleep.

     2. Napping in the noon:

A nap of half an hour after lunch is suggested but sleeping beyond that may trouble you from sleeping at night. Also don't sleep after 4 P.M to get that nice sleep by 10 P.M

     3. Moderate exercise:

 Don't over do the workouts and never do exercise just before sleeping. Maintain at least a 4 hour gap between your exercise routine and sleep timings. Also don't sit idle without doing exercise at all. Do simple workouts to get that deep sleep.

      4. Make your bedroom a no gadget zone:

 No gadgets in your bedroom please!! Put all your electronic gadgets out of your bedroom. Check all your social networking updates next morning and watch those soap repeats the next day. No tv, no mobile, no gadgets. Just dim your bedlights if possible put it off and sleep in dark.

       5.  Relax yourself:

Postpone all those thoughts about next days work or financial matters or any other issues. Relax yourself for five minutes by simple breathing exercises and empty your mind and go to bed.

       6. Compensations won't work:

Don't be in an idea to compensate all your lost sleep on weekdays that coming weekend. You can't compensate your daily sleep in that manner. This will not work!! Daily dose is the daily dose that's it.

      7. Foods that better sleep:

Bananas, warm milk with honey, almonds, cereals,rice, potatoes, oats and mush rooms help in getting better sleep. Avoid foods rich in sugar and oil content and junk and deep fries at night. Plan your dinner appropriately.

      8. Natural sleeping pill:

If you are married, don't miss your natural sleeping pill !! Yes, sex relaxes all your muscles and brings sleep very easily. So enjoy sex for a better sleep!!

5 home made masks to fix split ends

Split ends are a very common hair problem every lady faces, no matter how much care is taken. They are caused due to various factors like excessive hair treatments, lack of proper diet, excessive shampooing and frequent exposure to pollution and sun. Any type of hair, be it short or long, or dry,oily or normal can be affected with split ends. Once a hair splits, its growth becomes stunted and it grows no longer. Trimming them is the only solution.

Try these 5 home made masks at least once a week to provide enough nutrients to your hair from outside too and regular use of these will prevent split ends for sure.

Mask 1:

Blend a ripe banana,egg white,2 spoons olive oil, 2 spoons curd and a spoon of lemon juice. Apply this paste to your hair from the roots. Wait for 45 mins and wash off with very mild shampoo.

Mask 2:

Paste fresh hibiscus leaves and flowers and apply it to your hair roots. Wash off after 45 mins and see your hair glow !!

Mask 3: (If fresh leaves are not available)

Mix in a bowl 5 spoons hibiscus powder, 2 spoons fenugreek powder, 2 spoons aloevera powder, 2 spoons amla (gooseberry) powder, 2 spoons olive oil and a handful of curd. Let it soak for an hour, and apply to your hair. Wash off after half an hour.

All these powders are readily available in super markets.

Mask 4:

Mix castor oil 2 spoons, olive oil 1 spoon, coconut oil 1 spoon and almond oil 1 spoon thoroughly. Massage your hair very gently from roots to the tip. Apply on the tips too. Wait for two hours and wash with a herbal shampoo. For best results, you can also massage at night, wear a shower cap and go to bed. Wash off in the morning.

Mask 5:

Blend ripe papaya pieces a cup, half cup curd and two spoons olive oil. Apply this mix to your hair and wash off after half an hour.

Tip:

After applying all these packs, wait till they dry and wash off with warm water and herbal shampoos. Avoid chemical shampoos for best results. A hair pack can be applied once a week for best results.

Mudras for health and beauty

Mudras are a gift of Ayurveda. They have been very prominent since the vedic times in India. Simply stating, a mudra comprises of touching two or more fingers with a relaxed mind. This creates and increases the positive energy of one's body and soul. Various mudras are in prominence for problems relating to spine, memory loss, stress relief, blood pressure, urinary problems, ear problems, eye sight, insomnia, beauty and a lot others. Infact, more than thousand mudras are presented in ancient ayurveda. However, only a hundred and above are in practice now a days.

The benefit of practicing mudras can be experienced when one believes them and practices them daily. they can be easily practiced any time any where, the only requisite is concentrate on your breathe for better and faster results. No specific time duration or time in the day or seating rules are prescribed. While practicing them, sit straight if you are in sitting posture either at office or in car or anywhere. If you can, cross your both legs one on the other and keep your spine straight for best results. The time you can allot for mudras is all up to your convenience and depends on the intensity of your health problem. It is suggested to stay away from drinking and consuming non veg foods to attain best results.

Few important mudras are presented here. For an exhaustive list of mudras, consult a certified yoga trainer or multiple sites and books offer you the mudras. You can practice them on your own too.  I found the book "Mudras: Yoga in your hand" by Gertrud Hirschi useful.

Gyan Mudra- Removes all negative thoughts, keeps anger and stress at a bay

Prithvi Mudra- Removes vitamin deficiencies from the body

Shunya Mudra- Relieves ear aches and cures deafness (not by birth)

Surya mudra- Controls obesity and reduces heaviness of the body

Vayu mudra- Relieves joint pains and helps fight paralytic condition

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Beauty routine to glow naturally !!

All the beauty conscious ladies very well know that their daily beauty routine must contain four important steps: Cleaning, Toning, Exfoliating and Moisturizing. Well, tons of products are available in the beauty stores which help in these process. However, that natural glow can also be brought to one's body using these simple, easy, ready home made ingredients. That too with absolutely no side effects!!!

Cleansing:

Nothing beats raw milk when it comes to cleansing. Dip a ball of cotton and gently cleanse your face and neck with it. Wait for 3 min and wash off with plain water.

Toning:

Use a mixture of cucumber juice and rose water to tone your skin.

Exfoliating:

Use these home made scrub to solve this purpose. Mix a tbsp of orange peel powder with curd or milk. Add few drops of lemon juice if desired. Apply this pack in upward movements on to face and neck. Wash gently after drying.

Moisturizing:

Apply a mix of curd or milk cream, a tbsp of orange juice and a tbsp of lemon juice. Massage gently in circular motion and wash after 15 mins.

Follow this routine twice a week and enjoy that natural glow in your skin!!

6 tips to soothe dry skin

Tried moisturizers to get relief from dry skin? Whenever possible, follow these easy home tips too, which are efficient and cost effective and without any side effects.

Aloevera :

Slice an aloevera leaf at its side and massage that fresh pulp on to the dry skin. Leave it overnight or atleast one hour before bath. Easy and absolutely no side effects.

Milk:

Add a cup of milk to your bath water. You can also massage your body with milk cream half an hour before bath. You can also add oats powder to milk or curd and massage with it. Very widely followed tip and effective too!!

Egg white:

Mix egg white and honey apply on desired areas. Wash off with warm water after it dries. Your skin breathes with this mask.

Banana:

Mash a ripe banana  and add honey if desired. Massage your body and bathe after half an hour. Your skin turns simply smooth!!

Oil:

Massage your body with sesame oil or coconut oil or olive oil an hour before bath. Bathe with warm water. Enjoy that smooth and glowing skin!!

6 essentials for hair growth

Most of us worry about our hair for different reasons, let it be dandruff, premature greying, thinning or heavy loss of hair, split ends etc. If one has a knowledge of the various nutrients which are essential for hair, these worries can be reduced. Let's have a quick snap of all those nutrients our hair is made of and the diet which provides them to us.

1. Chromium:

Deficiency of Chromium causes loss of hair. Have onions, tomatoes, potatoes, beans, bananas and apples to supply this element to your hair.

2. Protein :

Proteins helps in rebuilding of new cells in our body and hair. Chicken, fish, eggs, milk and milk products like paneer, cheese, ghee, curd etc.,, soya, nuts, cereals and pulses provide adequate essential amino acids required for hair.

3. Iron:

 Foods like meat, eggs, green leafy vegetables, ragi, jowar, oats, wheat, apricot etc. reduces anemia and improves hair growth.

4. Vitamin C:

 Iron absorption in the body is enhanced with the intake of vitamin C. Eat more citrus fruits like lemon, oranges, berries, curd, chillies, guavas, apples to obtain this vitamin.

5. Biotin:

Biotin generates keratin which helps avoiding premature graying and controls hair fall.  Unpolished rice, egg yolk, cereals, milk, curd and liver are rich in Biotin.

6. Copper:

Prevents premature graying and avoids hair fall. Beans , eggs, fresh green leafy vegetables, pulses and cereals, meat and fish are rich in copper.


Also drink water in plenty to keep your hair hydrated and shining!!!

Beauty tips for the Bride to be!!

Is your marriage on the cards? Is the big day approaching soon? Congratulations for the bride to be!!!
But now its the time to focus more on enhancing your beauty and glow on your big day. It is every woman's dream to look more and more beautiful on her wedding day. Those moments are cherished forever and ever.
Let's have a quick view of all the extra care needed to be taken by any bride to be.

Diet:

Ditch all the oily curries, masalas, pickles , junk food and all those fioods high in salt and oil content. They may cause acne or pimples. Keep them at a bay and have plenty of fruits and raw vegetables. Consume more fresh vegetable juices and fruit juices, coconut water, butter milk, green tea and water to keep your skin and hair glowing. 

Juices made from carrot, beetroot, cucumber,tomato,cabbage etc. are a good and effective remedy for dark circles and they improve your complexion too. Eat food at regular intervals in small quantities. Have a light dinner and drink milk half an hour before you sleep.

If you are suffering from hair loss or thinner hair, consume more green leafy vegetables, nuts, dryfruits, cereals, pulses and all other foods rich in protein and iron. Have an oil massage two hours before bath and apply a pack made of egg white+olive oil to your hair and wait for an hour. Rinse with mild shampoo for that lustrous hair. Follow twice a week.

Workout:

Do simple exercises for at least an hour a day to sweat out and remove toxins from your body. It keeps your skin glowing and fills your minds with positive thoughts. Skipping, spot jogging, climbing stairs, sit ups, push ups, simple dumbbell exercises, gardening, dancing, yoga helps a lot in bringing significant changes in your look.

Lifestyle:

Maintain regular timings for sleep and meals. Have a whole eight hour relaxed sleep to bring glow to your face and avoid dark circles. Don't wake up too late in night.  While on shopping or any outing, don't forget to wear sunscreen. Protect your body from being exposed to sun using scarfs, hat or by wearing light colored cotton clothes. Carry a bottle of water and keep yourself hydrated throughout the day by drinking water at regular intervals. Pray and meditate to relax your tensions. Stay mentally positive and strong. 

Beauty:

Place cucumber or raw potato slices on eyes to relax and make your eyes glow. Have oil massages and body packs suited to your skin type. Concentrate on your back and neck too because your blouse grabs everybody's attention. Apply scrubs, packs and make it glow. Lighten your underarms, elbows and ankles using some home remedies. Don't forget to apply moisturizer through out your body after bath and before going to bed. If you have planned for any bridal packages, have a trial two days before your wedding day and see if the products and the style suits you. Try your hair style two days before to check your look.Get manicure and pedicure done three days before marriage. Get the mehendi done a day before marriage.

Remember, it is all those positive thoughts and a beautiful smile that enhances your look on your big day. So stay positive and keep smiling!! All the best.

Hair is the crowning glory for any body's look

Hair is the crowning glory for any body's look. The recent changes in lifestyle, pollution , food habits and stress is causing hair loss irrespective of age at an alarming levels. Every year millions of business runs around hair products in the beauty market, which shows the severity of the problem. Having an awareness of causes and preventive measures for hair loss and the care to be taken means a lot of help to us.


Causes of hair loss in women:

1. Deliveries, operations, chemotherapy and contraceptives are known for their side effect of hair loss.
2. Wrong dieting without proper medical guidance for a long stretch is very bad to hair.
3.Protein and iron deficiency, thyroid disorders, typhoid conditions triggers hair loss.
4. Stress, depression and severe psychological issues negatively effect hair growth.
5.Fungal infections and dandruff are direct causes for hair loss.
6. Wearing hair too tightly with pins, bands, clips; not drying hair properly and combing wet hair in a hurry; wearing tight caps; combing too much; using hair colors, unwanted hair styling treatments; too frequent head baths; not oiling or  not oiling at allare all causes of hair fall.

Tips to prevent hair loss:

1. Use contraceptives or any high power drugs on doctor's advise only.
2. Improper dieting or fad diets are strict no nos. Take proper guidance if you want to go on a diet.
3. Consume food rich in protein like green leafy vegetables, veggies and fruits, eggs, cheese, milk, curd, soy, tofu, panneer, cereals as a part of balanced diet to strengthen your hair.
4.Use wide mouthed combs and plait your hair loose. Allow your hair to breathe.
5. Drink enough water to prevent split ends and to let your hair shine.
6.Let your hair dry naturally to air. Avoid using hair driers very frequently.
7. Massage your hair with lukewarm coconut oil twice a week in circular motion. It improves blood circulation to hair roots and strengthens them.
8. Use lukewarm water for hair bath. Hot water can weaken hair follicles. Head bath twice a week is sufficient, overly doing it may remove all natural oils required for hair growth.
9. Do certain yoga poses specially designed to improve blood circulation to hair.
10. Avoid sharing combs with others to prevent any unwanted infections from spreading.

My mom is always 20!!!

Open your photo album and compare your photos while you were in college, during your engagement, marriage, before and after your child is born. Thought the outcome is slightly disappointing, but that's the fact of life!! A woman's body undergoes many changes after delivering children. Household tasks, taking care of kids, working at office meeting deadlines, fulfilling family's requirements etc., takes away ladies time leaving no single moment to care about her body.

Most of us take care while we are at college worrying for those pimples or going to parlor without fail, however busy we are with our studies. No need to mention how we care ourselves once marriage is fixed to look our best on that big day. We junk all oil foods, apply face packs, do little exercises to lose weight, take extra care about looks, take more salads to avoid face look oily and all blah blah blah. Once honeymooning is over and we get back into our daily chores whether at work or at home, slowly we start neglecting our body and looks. And when we become mom, that's the end of our beauty maintenance era. Though all these stages cannot be avoided in a woman's life, there is no rule that one need to stop caring our body once they become a mom.

Looking good is not about looking sexy. Looking good is all about gaining confidence in ourselves and attaining success both at work and at home.

When you believe you look good, you don't think twice to open your mind in any meetings or in any occasion. You deliver whatever you want to without any hesitation and get your things done. When you look good and dress accordingly, respect comes to you.

Follow these simple but effective tips to attain your 20's looks and keep maintaining them to win your children's compliment "my mom always looks 20" .



1. Ditch late nights, get a healthy 7 hour sleep and wake up before sunrise:

Don't watch tv too late or work on computer at nights. Keep all those electronic gadgets out of your bedroom and prepare for your better night sleep two hours after your dinner. Wake up before sunrise, get into balcony and enjoy the beauty of sunrise and fresh air. Stretch your body and let your muscles get enough fresh air to keep you active and healthy. Let the sun rays give you enough activeness for the day throughout.

 2. Drink milk or any juice to break your fast within half an hour of rising from bed:

As soon as you wake up, rinse your mouth with water, drink two glasses of water. If you have time, drink a glass of warm water with lemon juice and a tbsp of honey. Honey when mixed with warm water has a property of fighting with bad fat in our body while lemon cleanses our digestive system. After brushing your teeth, make sure you eat or drink something healthy because studies show that those women who don't consume within half an hour of waking up are more prone to anemia. Better options here are tea, coffee, milk or any fresh juice or fruit.

3. Have a healthy and wholesome breakfast, don't skip breakfast for God's sake:

Ensure you get enough protein, fiber and carbohydrates from your breakfast. Opt for traditional menu as it suits your genetic structure and climate. Those who want to reduce weight, have break fast in a reduced quantity, but never skip it. Skipping breakfast is dangerous in the long run. It could lead to diabetes, obesity, anemia and other problems. If you have very small kids whom you need to feed, then first you have your breakfast and then you will have enough energy and patience to feed them. Else it becomes too late by the time you have your breakfast which is not good to your body.

4. Get enough physical exercise:

Since I am talking about moms, I know exercising in the early morning is not possible, especially in the Indian scenario, where moms are flooded with lot of household tasks right from giving bed coffee to husband to packing lunch boxes. If you can wake up around 4.30 or so you can grip some time for exercise but if you can't, never mind. There are alternatives for everything because something is better than nothing.

Break your exercising time into two half an hour intervals or 15 mins intervals in a day and go for simple tasks like spot jogging, skipping without thread,push ups, weight training using dumbbell or a water bottle, do sit ups, climb stairs twice or thrice, walk to the market, walk wherever you can, sit down while cutting vegetables, do house hold work by yourselves (if you are in a small family), sit down while having meals in Indian way or sit down when reading newspaper or watching tv because it gives you enough exercise. In simple words, try what all you can follow from your grandmother's days because those daily tasks only kept them very active. (I am not asking you to cook on a firewood, please be practical!!!)

5. Healthy Snacking:

As a mid meal snack or an evening snack, don't go for samosas and other deep fried items. They may taste well for that moment, but when you look at long run they contribute nothing to your beauty and health. Go for healthier options like a plate of fruits or veg salads with green tea as a mid meal snack. Have a bowl of unsalted popcorn or sweet corn or a brown bread sandwich or a home made veg roll with evening tea.Avoid junk food like noodles, puffs, deep fries, pizzas, burgars, sweets etc. and opt for fruits and veggies instead.

6. Have a wholesome lunch at correct time:

If you are a home maker and you have kids coming home at lunch, have it before they are at home. If at office, ensure you have lunch around 1-2 PM, because our digestive system is most active at that time. Opt for home made lunch, if you are at office because it protects your health and beauty in the long run. Your lunch should comprise rice/rotis with enough veggies, cereals, curd. Don't skip curd or milk to lose weight. Milk and curd helps in weight loss and provides enough calcium which is quite essential to a woman. 

7.Eat variety of foods at regular intervals.

Eating rotis for weight loss is ok but if you keep on eating rotis daily you may get bored of them. Eat variety of food items like cereals, white rice, brown rice, rotis, tiffins,with different combinations so that you don't feel bored and also your body receives  all types of nutrients.Maintain regular timings for meals and don't confuse your biological clock. Consume enough water and liquids to keep your skin glowing.

8. Include raw diet in small portions and gradually increase it.

Raw food like carrot, beetroot, cucumber keeps the level of visceral fat i.e, fat around belly under control. Carry these in your lunch packs and snack at office or include them as a mid noon snack at home. But make sure you eat them at some time. They can also be consumed as juice but don't add sugar in the juice. They keep your skin and body healthy and glowing. Make sure you drink at least a glass of raw veggie juice a day.

9. Spend some time for your beauty:

Find some time to yourself. Get a relaxed oil massage with olive oil or coconut oil once or twice a week followed by a nice head bath. It relaxes you from top to toe. Maintain a daily beauty regime. Check from various options available in your own kitchen. Don't hide or feel shy about taking care of your beauty. Your beauty is your right.

10.Stay Active, Plan ahead and Be positive:

Plan anything in advance, either it is what to cook the next day or the task to be completed at office or what dress you wear at work for next day's meeting- to avoid unnecessary stress. Get enough physical movements at office and don't stick to your chair, take breaks, drink water, have a walk in the lawn to get enough sun exposure. be positive in your thoughts and don't take unnecessary comments to heart. Learn to say NO when you can't do it, heavens are not going to fall down.

11. Open your heart and make some own space:

Share all your emotions with your life partner. Happy married life ensures healthier and longer life for both sexes. Make some space for you and continue your hobbies or learn something new like stitching, painting, dancing, learning new language or write a diary.  Spare some time in a day for your own self.

12. Healthy mom means a healthier family:

Don't ignore your health. Never postpone health checkups or ignore minor ailments. Get regular checkups and meet your doctor to get advice on your health and nutrition. A healthy mom means a healthier family.

Lemony beauty !!

All of us know the age old secret of using lemon for speedy fat loss...drinking a glass of lukewarm water with lemon juice and honey mixed in it. Well, lemon offers multiple benefits in other ways too!!!

• Slice a lemon, dip in sugar and massage on face smoothly. Wash off after 15 mins. This is an excellent tip for removing dead cells.
• Dip a cotton ball in lemon juice and rub on area affected with black heads. It removes bacteria and acne on face. Do this weekly thrice and check the result after two weeks.
• Bleaching property of lemon makes it an effective aid for improving skin tone. Make a paste of juice of half lemon and half tablespoon honey. Apply this mixture on face and wash off after 15 minutes. Repeat this twice a week.
• Mix juice of half slice of lemon in a mug of water. Pour this water on your hair as the last mug of water during head bath. It excellently conditions your hair.
• To lighten dark underarms, thighs, knees and elbows follow this tip. Mix a spoon of coconut oil or olive oil with a spoon of lemon juice and massage slowly on required area. Wash off after one hour with warm water. Repeat for a month for persistent result.

Tip:

It is not suggested to use lemon juice alone as a pack, since it is very concentrated. Mix it with other ingredients suited to your skin type and give a minimum gap of one day between two applications to avoid any unwanted results, especially if you are using it on face.

Amazing beauty benefits of Curd !!

Curd forms an integral part of a typical Indian meal. Besides aiding good health, it offers amazing beauty benefits too!!!

• Instead of spending on costly hair conditioners, opt for this simple yet effective tip. Mix curd with lemon juice or paste of fenugreek seeds (soak them overnight and make a paste) and apply to hair. Rinse after an hour with warm water. See the charm curd does on your hair!!!
• A mixture of honey and curd when applied over body while bathing effectively removes dead skin cells.
• To reduce appearance of aging lines and wrinkles, apply a paste of curd, oat meal and a little olive oil. Just when this starts drying, wash off with lukewarm water.
• A mixture of lemon juice, gram flour(besan) and curd works as an effective de-tanning treatment.

Tip:

To get correct benefit of any face/body pack, remember to wash off just when it has dried. Allowing the pack to dry too much increases wrinkles and causes unwanted damage to skin.