20 Awesome Beauty DIY Recipes

Guest Post by Iswarya
Weekend Fun Giveaway July Week 2 Giveaway Entry #17

Hi MABH friends,
Now I am going to share with you 20 great tips and ideas about DIY recipes. These are completely home-made. I am incorporating these recipes in my beauty routine too. I thought it will be helpful to all of you as well. So friends, let’s get beautiful without feeling to beauty parlours for expensive treatments. Ditch those chemical products and say bye to all your skin problems.

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•     Petroleum jelly and sugar mixture makes a wonderful lip scrub. You can also add a few drops of your favourite essential oil for flavour.    Olive oil and sugar mixture makes an amazing skin exfoliator

•     Honey and aloe Vera mixture is good for sensitive skin. It soothes redness and swollen skin.

•     Mix rose petals and coconut milk and add to a tub of water. It makes a relaxing bath recipe.

•     A mixture of green tea ,cucumber juice and camphor is a natural skin toner.

•     A pinch of Salt added to lemon juice and water is a nice hair spray.

•     Mayonnaise mixed with baby oil is good for dry skin.

•     Castor oil combined with salt acts as a natural nail strengthener

•     Brown sugar mixed with olive oil is a quick and effective hand softener

•     Peach fruit added to egg white makes a firming facial mask

•     Mixture of carrot and papaya juice is a great remedy for sunburn

•     Paste of marigold flowers is the treatment for acne and chapped skin. Marigold contains salicylic acid

•     Ginger piece or juice intake is excellent for morning sickness

•     Sunflower, ginger & lemon roots, mustard paste/powder, 1 green chili, black pepper - Combine all this and use as a remedy for cold feet. It improves blood circulation on feet in minutes.

•     Honey mixed with cocoa ,vanilla essential oil,butter,wax and heated  in a pan and stored makes a natural lip balm

•     Beetroot juice acts as natural blush and hair colour

•     Guava paste/juice is a detoxifier as well as a natural astringent. It reduces wrinkles and aging. It contains potassium, iron, phosphorus, folic and nicotinic acid.

•     Green tea bags are good for dark puffy eyes

•     Mixture of lemon juice, cucumber juice and sandal wood oil acts as a natural bleach. It helps to lighten the complexion.

•     Milk and rose water acts as a natural cleanser

•    Vitamin E oil works as a great natural moisturizer for winter dry skin.

 

Hope you these really quick DIY recipes. Share your experiences and tips below!

DIY Milk Foot Spa at Home

Guest Post by Iswarya
Weekend Fun Giveaway July Week 2 Giveaway Entry #13
 
We are all on our feet all day and by the end of the day it becomes exhausted. Boost your spirits and relax with a simple foot spa and your feet will thank you. Here is a tutorial on how to do a foot spa at home without spending big bucks. I will be giving you the foot soak recipe, steps and how to do a foot massage. Keep Reading!

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Things you will need:

•     Milk -1 cup
•     Hydrogen peroxide- 2 caps
•     Olive oil- 3 tbsp.
•     Essential oil like lavender or rosemary- 1 tbsp.
•     Honey – 1 tbsp.
•     Baking soda-2 tbsp.
•     Epsom salt- 1 cup
•     Lemon juice- 4-5 drops
•     Liquid soap/shampoo

Steps:

•     Fill a tub with Luke warm water and add all the ingredients mentioned in the foot soak recipe.
•     Slice a lemon into half and put it into the tub
•     Add rose petals to it and a few fresh mint leaves if available
•     Add a few pebbles to the bottom of the tub ( I took some marble stones from the river and painted it)
•     Now dip your feet into the tub. Soak for 15-30minutes. If you are doing it regularly 15 min is enough.
•     Cleanse your feet with rose water and Glycerin.
•     Take a pumice stone or a foot file and work on the rough skin
•     Use a scrub. Sugar and olive oil will work good
•     Rinse the feet with cold water
•     Trim and shape your nails
•     Give a nice massage to the feet. You can use a massager too
•     Remove any old nail polish and paint your toes
•     Apply moisturizing foot cream
•     Wear socks or flip flops

Massaging your feet:

Take any massaging cream or oil and rub it in your both palms. Apply to your feet with both hands. Work to and fro with light strokes in the direction of toes. Gently pull your fingers. Rotate clock wise and anti-clock wise. Push thumbs to and fro in the sole. Apply sight pressure to the heels and ankles with a firm motion. You can use a massager as wekk. You can use a marble pebble and using it do circular motions in feet. You are done! Soft, silky feet are all yours!

Hope you liked this Milk Foot Spa Recipe. Share your comments and love below

How to Change a Dress into an Ethnic Wear?

Guest Post by Vandana Choudhary

Weekend Fun Giveaway July Week 2 Giveaway Entry #5

Sounds interesting isn't it???

Friends.. I am sure at some point of life you have also faced the type of confusion I faced two days ago. Two days ago I got a call from my aunt that she is organizing a puja in her home on Thursday and the dress code is anything in pink color. I was happy for get-together but to follow the dress code was quite difficult on such a short notice :D But I managed. I had a pink dress which I converted into  an ethnic wear with my creative skills. So today  I am going to tell you how you can easily make your one-piece dress into a nice pair of Kurtis-churidar.

Follow these Simple Steps and Get Ready for any Family Function

STEP 1:

Take out dress from cupboard which you want to change into a kurti.

STEP 2:

Go to market and buy a small cloth of the same color as your dress or of white color.

STEP 3:

Now if you have purchased the same color cloth then its well and good but because of any reason you are unable to get that particular color,and you have bought white color then you can get that cloth dyed of the same color of your dress,(for eg: I asked the person to dye it with pink color).

STEP 4:

After getting the dye work done,go to any boutique or tailor you know. Ask him/her to cut sleeves from that cloth and attach those sleeves to your dress.

STEP 5:

Now your dress ohhh... sorry your kurti is ready  and you can wear it whenever you have to attend any puja or any family occasion where you have to wear only traditional clothes. To complete the look you can select any color of leggings available in your wardrobe (for e.g.,with this pink kurti I did choose black legging,navy blue will also make a nice combination). I really loved experimenting with my dress. I hope you will also like to try this type of dress designing and use your creativity.  

                                                                            Thank you lovely friends for reading it.

                                                    Please do leave your comments on whether you liked my idea or not?

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How to Cure Eyebrow Dandruff Fast?

Dandruff is known as dry skin flakes found mostly on the scalp of a person. There are several manufacturers producing dandruff clearing shampoos, lotions and creams today due to the increases dandruff problem among people around the world. Scalp dandruff is something familiar with me but I never heard about 'dandruff in eye brows' until I met my cousin experiencing this problem. She was 16 year old that time and was suffering from eyebrow dandruff severely. Eyebrow dandruff might be embarrassing and difficult to handle. How uneasy it would be to maintain a itchy eyebrow skin and dandruff flakes falling into our eye causing irritation? Today, we are going to check the causes, natural home treatments and some preventing ideas of this eyebrow dandruff problem among men, women and children.

Causes and Symptoms of Eyebrow Dandruff

Dandruff in eyebrows is caused for a no new reason, it is all because of dry skin first of all like how scalp dandruff occurs. If you have extremely dry skin, it gets itchy, dry and produces the flaky dead skin cells. These are called 'Eyebrow dandruff'. On the other hand, a condition called Seborrheic dermatitis could also cause eyebrow dandruff. In that case, the skin below your eyebrows look greasy with yellow dandruff flakes, and also with a red itchy skin. If you experience itchiness in eyebrows and see flakes around them, you can confirm that you have eyebrow dandruff. Before preferring any medicinal treatments, you can try some nautral home remedies to treat them. If your eyebrow dandruff is just at the starting stage or caused just by excess dryness or sebum production, it can be cured at home easily. For severe conditions, do consult your dermatologist in time.

Home Treatments to Cure Eyebrow Dandruff

• Get a good branded exfoliating facial cleanser. It is much more better if it is mild and herbal. Cleanse your eyebrows with this before starting any other treatment because using a exfoliator in eyebrow skin removes the dry flaky dead skin which causes dandruff. Follow up with a natural leaf serum treatment.

• Add half a cup of cleaned Neem leaves and basil leaves to one cup of distilled water. Bring this mixture to a boil and simmer the stove. After 10-15 minutes switch off the stove, close the lid and allow the mixture to cool down. Now strain the leaf extract using a strainer and fill it up in a clean sterilized bottle. After cleansing your eyebrow skin with a mild face wash, apply there this leaf serum over your eyebrows using a cotton pad. Leave on for 20-30 minutes before washing off. This treatment naturally prevents eyebrow dandruff by calming down the skin and controlling any bacterial infection. Store the remaining serum in refrigerator and use it within a week.

• Keep your scalp clean and free from dandruff and always use a good dandruff clearing shampoo. Scalp dandruff might also be the reason for causing dandruff in eyebrows.  Dry skin in eyebrows doesn't mean we shouldn't moisturize it. A weekly hot oil massage in eyebrows followed by a warm water wash helps controlling eyebrow dandruff up to a great extent. You can use castor, coconut or almond oils for this.

Preventing Eyebrow Dandruff after Curing

• Wash your eyebrows twice with clean cold water and a mild herbal face wash everyday. 
• Exfoliate your eyebrows once a week with a mild exfoliating face wash to get rid of dry dead skin flakes.
• Apply water based baby lotion or a soothing gel on your eyebrow skin before going to bed every night.
• Follow hot oil eyebrow massage every weekend.
• Eat healthy fats and avoid junk foods to control excess sebum production on the skin.

Hope these natural eyebrow dandruff treatment ideas help. Share your comments below!

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Top Two Acne Scar Removal Treatments at Home

At Home Acne Scar Removal - Does it Really Work?

Does acne scar removal home remedies really work? This would be the popping question in your mind right now. Acne scars usually develop after the occurrence of acne bumps. When we suffer from acne, the acne bump irritates us a lot both physically and mentally. It develops irritation in the acne developed area and of course it lowers our self esteem and confidence if we are about to step out of our home for a party or an occasion. Moreover, these acne leave UGLY marks on face which are called the acne scars. Practically speaking, we cannot remove these acne scars overnight with home remedies, like the laser acne scar removal treatments do, but yes we can actually speed up the FADING PROCESS. You got it? Acne scars naturally fades day by day and using these at home acne scar removal treatments speeds up the process.

Facial Acne Scar Removal - Why is our face affected by acne often?

Our facial skin is the main area which is affected by acne and leftover acne scars, hence we need to take extra attention to our face if we want to get rid of these ugly looking acne scars. One may also experience body acne and back acne, which can be cured by regular exfoliation and other natural remedies. Our facial skin is delicate, sensitive and usually oilier than our body skin and this becomes the main reason for the appearance of acne. Maintaining our facial skin clean, clear and dirt free is very essential when it comes to preventing acne scars.

Top Two Acne Scar Removal Treatments at Home

Lemon Juice Acne Scar Removal Treatment:

• Cut a lemon and squeeze the juice from this. Dilute this raw lemon extract with 1/2 parts of pure rose water.
• After cleansing your face, dip a cotton pad in the lemon juice and dab your acne spots with this cotton pad. 
• You can either dab this juice overall your face for an instant brightening effect or just dab your acne scars with it to fade them. This is one of the most heard popular acne scar removal treatment at home, but hence it helps a lot in clearing out those ugly acne scars. 
• The citrus extracts helps bleaching the dark brown or red acne scars naturally while the rose water balances the acidity of the lemon juice to protect our skin from any harm. After leaving the juice in your facial skin for 15-20 minutes, wash off face with clean cold water. Pat dry and moisturize. Do this everyday for a faster fading of acne scars.
  
   

 

Chickpea Flour Acne Scar Clearing Face Pack Treatment:

• Chickpea powder helps in cleansing skin deeper which actually helps in fading the dark acne scars. Take a small bowl and add 2 teaspoons of chickpea flour, a teaspoon of orange juice, a pinch of turmeric, few drops of glycerin and required rose water to it. 
• Blend this mixture well to make a creamy paste. If required, add few more drops of rose water but make sure not to make the pack too thin.
• After cleansing your face, apply this face pack evenly over your facial skin concentrating on the acne scar affected areas well and leave on for 10-15 minutes.
• After 10-15 minutes, splash cold water and wash off this pack from your facial skin without leaving any residue. This pack can be used up to thrice a week for maximum benefits. If you have dry skin, add milk instead of rose water to this recipe.
  

Follow the below recipes without fail as instructed. Do the lemon juice acne scar removal treatment everyday or every other day and follow the chickpea flour acne scar clearing face pack treatment atleast twice in a week. This will double up the speed of the natural acne fading process and the result is your clearer glowing face!

Also Read:  Natural Ways to Remove Acne

Post Acne Scar Removal - Must Follow Ideas

Removing your acne scars is a just not enough, you need to prevent the future acne bumps from occurring. By now you would have realized the hardness of removing acne scars. It is actually better to remove the acne before it leaves a scar isn't it? It is even more better to PREVENT acne first of all right? Hence, maintain a good eating habit and avoid excess oily snacks. Avoiding junk foods is the first rule when it comes to post acne scar removal tips. Maintain your skin clean, moisturized and healthy to avoid further popping of acne bumps and that is what all you want to say goodbye to acne scars in future!

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Egg Conditioner for Dry Hair

Conditioning hair at home is not a tough task as most of us think. A good conditioning treatment at home strengthens the hair roots, provides hair volume and helps hair grow longer and stronger. Eggs are rich in protein and some other hair essential nutrients and hence used in haircare widely around the world. Preparation of a quick egg conditioner for hair is a fun task and yes it helps your hair in a natural way too! You need to use fresh eggs for this recipe and some more kitchen ingredients along with the egg nutrients will do best to your dry hair. Dry hair looks frizzy, unhealthy and of course lifeless. You can't make your hair shine unless you provide ample nourishment and moisturization to your it. Follow the below instructions, make your own egg hair conditioner recipe and enjoy this weekend with softened hair.

Things you will need:

• A Small bowl
• A Blender or a Fork
  
• 1 or 2 Eggs (Depending on your hair length)
• 2 teaspoons of Olive Oil
• Few drops of Castor Oil
• 3-4 Vitamin E capsules
  
• A tablespoon of Creamy Yogurt

How to Prepare?

• Break your egg(s) in a small bowl and beat them with a blender or fork until smooth and foamy.
• Add the olive oil, castor oil and creamy yogurt to the beaten egg and beat everything once again well.
• Now poke the vitamin E capsules to extract the oil from them. Pour this oil to the prepared mixture and mix well. Vitamin E oil helps todeep nourish your hair.
• That's it, you're done. Your rich nourishing homemade egg hair conditioner recipe is all ready to use now!

Usage Directions:

One hour before shampooing your hair, apply this hair conditioner on your scalp, hair roots and hair body evenly. Make sure to cover the tips of your hair to prevent any split end problem. Now, Cover your head with a shower cap and relax. Let the egg nutrients and other ingredients do magic on your dry hair. After an hour, rinse your hair with plenty of fresh water and a mild shampoo. Blow dry. If needed, use a leave on hair serum. Follow this conditioning treatment every week to see astonishing results on your hair in a month.

Hope you liked this recipe, if you have any DIY hair conditioner recipe, do share below in the comment section. 

Wondering about how does a hair conditioner work? Go HERE to read my post on it. 

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