Homemade Mud Pack

Mud Face Pack/Mud Mask

Discovering the magical benefits of mud (multani mitti/Fuller's Earth) face pack. Yes it has got the cleansing property and it rejuvenates the skin with its mineral rich formula. It is natural. Using mud for several skin treatments started from the olden era. You can make mud face pack at home.

Here I suggests the mud face mask/pack for oily and dry skin with separate formula. For oily skin it absorbs excess sebum from the skin and cleanse the dirt. Finally you will have a new look. The ingredients for dry skin cleanse the face without making it more dry.

Mud Face Pack for Dry Skin
ingredients:
Multani mitti(Fuller's earth) - 3 tsp.
Yogurt (curd) - 1 to 2 tsp.
Almond oil 1/2 tsp.
Rose water - 3 drops

Take the curd in bowl and add fullers earth gradually and stir with a spoon. Pour almond oil and rose water. Mix all the ingredients to make a loose paste. Apply this mud face pack and wait for 20 min. Then wash it off with fresh cold water.

Mud Face Pack for oily Skin
ingredients:
Multani mitti - 3 tsp.
Lime juice - few drops
Rose water - 3 drops

Mix all the ingredients to get a loose paste. Clean your face and apply this mud pack on the face. Wait for 30 min. and then wash it off. Applying homemade mud pack twice in a month can give good result.

Hair Care-rejuvenating mask

Now hair care is very easy through using hair masks or hair packs. It will help us to escape from hair damages and it will regain the lost healthy condition of hair. Here I am suggesting a hair rejuvenating mask. Sometimes you have lost your hair's natural look using harsh hair dyes-no problem. Hair care products bought from store created any hair damage? No problem!

Do the hair care by the rejuvenating mask shown below.

To prepare this mask you need:

green gram flour - 3 to 5 tsp.
chickpea flour - 3 to 5 tsp.
fenugreek powder - 1 tsp.
beetroot - 1/2 of a small piece.
cucumber - small piece.
orange - 1 or 2 pieces.
egg white - 1

Green gram flour is a main item for good hair care. It is used in India to clean or wash hair instead of shampoo. It is also used for cleaning body instead of body soap. (not for dry skin). Some may complain the powder of green gram is difficult to rinse away from hair - don't worry, use any hot oil before using green gram. It is always good to do oil massage on hair before using any homemade, natural packs.
Chickpea flour is also a natural cleanser.
Fenugreek powder is very good for dry hair and will avoid dandruff condition.
Beetroot has cleansing, nourishing and detoxifying effects on scalp and skin. It can be used to draw toxins from infected sores and wounds. You all know it is used as natural colorant on hair mixing with henna etc.
Cucumber we are using here to rejuvenate hair from any chlorine damages. It can be used as a good anti-chlorine mask.
Orange is used as a hair toner. The acidic property of orange improves scalp condition.
Egg white acts as conditioner.

How to prepare this hair care pack
Mix all the ingredients in a mixer/grinder. Make it a paste. Add water if needed.

How to apply hair care pack
No need to wash hair prior to this. If your hair is too dirty, give a mild wash. Towel dry and then apply oil on hair. Use warm olive oil or coconut oil according to your choice. Massage scalp for few min. Now apply the above pack into scalp and hair. Leave the pack for about 20 min. Then wash it off with water. If you feel like shampooing, use mild shampoo only.

Try to use this hair care pack once in a week till your hair becomes gorgeous.

Apple Strawberry Juice recipe

Apple Strawberry Juice recipe

Today I am here, again with a juice recipe, a power drink recipe. Yes it gives energy to you. If taken in the mornings good to keep you with great powder. So the high power energizer, apple strawberry juice for you.

Apple-2
Strawberry fruit- 150 g.
Yogurt/curd- 1/2 cup
Almond ground-1 tsp.
Honey-2 tbsp.
Wheat germ-4 tbsp.
Cinnamon powder-1/2 tsp.
Water-2 cups

Using a blender prepare the juice. It is for two servings. Apple, strawberry, wheat germ and cinnamon becomes the special ingredient here to make this juice an energy drink.

Homemade Body Wrap

Herbal Body Wrap/Homemade Body Mask

Herbal body wrap is highly beneficial to rejuvenate the body tissues as a topical application.It draws out the toxins from the skin and peripheral tissues. It helps body to extract fat tissues and reduce fat. After removing fat and toxin, this herbal body mask supplies minerals that body needed. Today the herbal body wrap/mask I explain here is for oily skin type. I will come up with homemade body wraps for all other skin types and skin problems latter.

Herbal Body Wrap/Mask for Oily Skin
This body wrap removes extra oil, absorbs toxin, removes peripheral fats, ease joint pain and improve blood circulation.

Ingredients to make homemade body mask
1.Fuller's earth (multani mitti)-2 cups
2.Sea salt-1 cup
3.Neem powder or leaves-1/2 cup
4.Aloe vera powder-1/2 cup
5.Coconut milk powder-2 tbsp.

6.Fruit juice-1 cup
7.Lemon juice-1/2 cup
8.Glycerin-1/2 cup
9.Sandalwood oil-6 ml.
10.Tea tree oil-6 ml.
11.Lavender oil-6 ml.

How to prepare the homemade mask to wrap the body
Boil 1.4 ltrs.(1400 ml) of water in a big steel pot. When the water reaches to boil add the above ingredient 1 to 5 and remove flame. Then add ingredients 6 to 11 one by one. Then allow it to cool.

Things to remember before doing the herbal body wrap
For the last one week before doing body wrap try to drink enough water.You can apply any clay cleansing mask. Eat healthy food. Avoid shaving or waxing on these days.

Here the GO!
Take a hot bath. Now we need long enough medical bandage cloths or thick cottons to wrap body. Cut it into required lengths.Keep the mask in the pot warm, heat it if required. Dip the bandage in the mask one by one.Then wrap the body with the bandages. Start from ankles and move above. Or apply the mask on the body using a brush, then wrap the body using hot bandage.Wait for 60 min. Then wash body with warm water.

If you do this homemade body wrap/mask monthly you can avoid excess fat, get good looking smooth and supple skin.

related topic: Homemade Body Wrap for Dry Skin

Homemade Hair Straightening Pack

Homemade Hair Straightening Technique

Today I thought to write a post about hair straightening using natural homemade ingredients. This also from my experience with my clients. There was one girl who preferred homemade or natural things for her skin and hair. She visited me once in a week to apply natural henna powder in hair. Actually she liked it and the result was amazing. Other friends asked her about the new healthy hair growth. For that I actually mixed some other herbs with henna which actually helped her.

Latter she expressed her wish to get her hair straight, but she prefers herbal methods. Her hair is between wavy and straight. Not wavy or not pin straight. And the texture is soft and have black hair. I thought her hair actually had a chance to become straight but because of some slight deviation it became wavy at the time of birth. I was kidding.

At that time when she allowed me to do something, I did not give a second thought. I prepared the homemade hair straightening pack. For that I took 0ne cup multani mitti(fuller's earth), 5tsp. rice flour and one egg white. By adding water I made a loose paste. Before applying this, I gave a light oil massage on hair. Then applied this hair straightening pack. First using a wide toothed comb I combed hair down and applied this pack. Again combing few times in between pack is fine. Keep the hair as straight as possible by combing. Keep it like this till the pack dries well. After 30 min. approx wash it or rinse it off.
If you want you can add amla and shikakai powder. This will act as a nourishment to hair.
Apply this homemade hair straightening pack once in a week for about few months.