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Skin and Hair Treatments with Lemon

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Natural skin and hair care recipes with lemon and lemon juice, including homemade hair masks, homemade face masks.
Face Skin Care
The natural ingredients of lemon and it's rind has made it a wonderful natural facial and body cleanser, whitening agent and skin rejuvenater.

Lemon is one of the most familiar vegetable all around the world. These are found abundantly in each and every part of the world, with only small variation in size and color. Don't care about its small size; it is a real beauty aid. It can be used in multiple ways and for numerous purposes to give you a beautiful glowing skin and fair complexion. All you have to do is to spend a little time in your kitchen, preparing fast and easy natural recipes and that's it, your homemade beauty kit is ready.
  • Lemon juice contains alpha hydroxyl acid (AHA) that help to exfoliate dead cells from skin thus giving it a rejuvenated fresh look.
  • Its acidic element is a natural cure for a number of body ailments.
  • It has a natural bleaching components that help to improve complexion.
  • Lemon rind is rich in essential oil called lemon essential oil. This oil is known to rejuvenate and restore the skin. It is extremely effective as a whitening agent or as a clarifier and astringent in skincare products.
Here are few easy natural skin care recipes using lemon juice as an essential component.

LEMON AS NATURAL FACIAL CLEANSER

Cleansing your facial skin is an important and initial part of daily skin care regimen, why not start your regimens with lemon. Lemon removes any dirt, excessive oil or air borne impurities, leaving your skin smooth and fresh.

Lemon Cleanser for Oily Skin

Lemon is a very good cleanser for oily skin due to its acidic contents. Simply soak a cotton ball with fresh lemon juice and gently rub your facial skin avoiding eye contact. For better skin care, repeat the procedure and rinse with cold water. This makes the skin soft and smooth.
Read more on Oily Skin Care.

Natural Cleanser for Normal Skin

Milk and lemon make an effective and cheap homemade facial cleanser for normal skin. Every one has milk in the kitchen at all the times, also make a habit to always keep lemons as well. Take about half a cup of boiled milk and squeeze a lemon in it. Strain and start your homemade facial treatment.

Lemon and Oat Cleanser

Oatmeal is a well recognized skin cleanser and has been used for this purpose for a very long period. Just add some lemon juice to oat flour and make a thick paste. Rub gently over your face and rinse well.
Read more on Homemade Facial Cleansers.

LEMON FACIAL AND BODY SCRUB

The natural acids of citrus fruits are well known for their exfoliating properties, while sugar is awesome due to its granular consistency. You can make this scrub only for hands or for the entire body. These are gentle exfoliating body scrubs that slough away dead skin cells without affecting the skin's natural pH balance.
 natural skin care with lemon

Recipe # 1

Ingredients ;
  • 1 tablespoon sugar (more if you want to make it for entire body)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil (you can also use any other oil like almond or sesame oil)
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • Drops of essential oil (optional)
Mix all ingredients to get a grainy paste. Massage your hands and body gently and thoroughly.
Let it work for some time, now wash with soap and water. End with a good moisturizer.

Recipe # 2

Lemon rind is the source of lemon essential oil that is nowadays used extensively in many beauty products. You can directly use lemon rind on your skin to get the benefits.
Ingredients ;
  • 1 tablespoon lemon rind (grinded)
  • Dab of lemon juice
  • 1 table spoon brown sugar
  • l egg yolk
Mix all well and use as a scrub for face and neck. Let it stay there for sometime and rinse well.

HOME MADE PACKS FOR SHINER SKIN

Lemon and Honey Pack

Ingredients;
  • Lemon juice 3 teaspoons
  • Honey ½ teaspoon
  • Boiled cabbage ½ teaspoon
Mix all these ingredients to make a paste and apply on your face and neck. Leave for ten minutes and wash with cold water.

Lemon and Almond Pack

This is a good home made facial treatment for melasma or brown spots on skin. Ingredients;
  • Grinded almonds 1 teaspoon
  • Lemon juice ½ teaspoon
  • 1 Egg white
Mix them well and apply on affected areas for twenty minutes and get ready for a clear beautiful complexion.

Lemon and Honey Pack

 lemon for homemade facial treatmentsIngredients;
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons of honey
  • 1 Egg white
  • Few drops olive oil or almond oil
Mix them well and apply over face and neck. Rest for fifteen minutes, then wash with cold water and pat dry. This homemade facial mask is easy to make and helps to soothe your skin.

LEMON FOR ELBOWS AND KNEES

The exfoliating and rejuvenating properties of essential lemon oil has made it perfect natural cleanser for the whole body. As lemon oil is obtained from lemon rind you can use these rinds to benefit your skin. The inner side of lemon rind is particularly used to cleanse and whiten dark elbows, knees and other black spots.



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