Home Remedies To Clear Skin

To lighten dark spots and acne marks, dab on fresh squeezed lemon juice, or apply organic grass-fed yogurt to your entire face and neck (leave on for 10 min­utes) to lighten and brighten your skin.



Pre­vent and elim­i­nate black­heads, dry skin, and give your skin a dewy look just by drink­ing at least 2 liters (1/2 gal­lon) of fil­tered water per day – sounds like a lot, but it will do the trick!



Use a lotion mask nightly (or in the morn­ing before apply­ing makeup), for a beau­ti­fully mois­tur­ized and glow­ing com­plex­ion.


Eat 1 cup of leafy greens daily (prefer­ably steamed, juiced, or blended for best diges­tion) to keep your com­plex­ion clear and under-eye cir­cles at bay.


You can use sugar exter­nally, but avoid eat­ing it since it can cause break­outs (not to men­tion headaches and mood swings) – use raw honey, ste­via, or xyl­i­tol instead.




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1. MINT

Native to the Mediterranean and Western Asia, the mint plant contains menthol (which gives it that characteristic cooling, cleansing feeling). 

Apply fresh mint juice over the face every night for the treatment of pimples. 

For a soothing body pack, prepare a paste of mint leaves and add the juice of a lemon. 

Mix it with warm water and apply all over your body. 

Leave it till it dries and rinse with warm water. -

in summer, drink lemonade with crushed mint leaves to look and feel cool. 

A mint-based face pack (applied once a week) is useful in treating eczema, insect stings, scabies and other skin infections. 





. PAPAYA 

Most people are clueless about the skin care properties of papaya. 

This tropical fruit contains the enzyme papain, which has great antibacterial and wound healing abilities. 

The enzyme also aids in removing dead, damaged skin. 

Papaya is extensively used in wound care, and regular facial application of papaya juice helps reduce freckles or brown spots due to sunlight exposure. 

Here is a papaya-based mask for all skin types: 

Take ¼ cup of cocoa, 2 teaspoons of cream, ¼ cup ripe papaya, ¼ cup honey and 2 teaspoons of oatmeal powder. Mix and apply to your face. 

After 10 minutes, wash your face with warm water. 




WALNUT 

The most common walnut is the English walnut, which originated the regions surrounding the Caspian Sea (it is therefore also known as the Persian walnut). 

They are considered as a great skin care ingredient and are widely used in the cosmetic industry. 

In traditional Chinese medicine, walnuts are used in preparing kidney tonics. 

Finely ground walnut powder gently exfoliates dead skin to remove impurities that ordinary cleansing cannot tackle. 

Mix 2 tablespoons plain yogurt with 2 teaspoons of finely ground walnuts. 

Wet your face and gently work the scrub into the skin. 

Avoid scrubbing under the eyes. 

Rinse after 20 minutes with warm water. 

Tips

• Stress dries out the skin and can cause break­outs, so try yoga, deep breath­ing, lis­ten­ing to relax­ing music, and read­ing good books.
• Do weekly hot oil treat­ments on your scalp and hair to help it grow long and strong with­out break­age – olive and coconut oil work great.
• Fix cel­lulite quick by doing a cof­fee scrub – mas­sage cof­fee grinds into your cellulite-prone areas to tem­porar­ily smooth them out (be sure to wash off well).
• Red or itchy skin? Grind up some organic oat­meal into a fine flour and add it to your bath water for a sooth­ing, anti-inflammatory soak (you can also dunk a wash­cloth in oat­meal water and apply it to your face)