Friday, March 9, 2012

Top 5 DIY Ingredients for Brides {Bridal Files}

So, as I said that I would be doing some posts on bridal series, the first and foremost request is always how to brighten the complexion.I am listing down 5 of the ingredients which can help a bride achieve the most wanted glow.
  • Tomato: Rub a slice of tomato on your face and neck. Let the juice dry on the skin and wash off with cold water. Tomato is great for removing the skin tan and also suits all skin types a sit is comparatively less acidic than lemon. And, it also makes hair shiny.
  • Honey: A thick honey mask helps to keep the skin supple and moisturized always. It can be used every day too and helps with all skin types. Honey is also a great cleanser.
  • Almond Oil: As Punam commented on earlier post, dark circles and puffy eyes are a common occurrence when one spends their nights talking to the fiancĂ©es, almond oil comes to rescue. Apply almond oil on the eye area while going to bed. It helps with the dark circles and also with wrinkles which might be developing there.
  • Sugar: Sugar is the most amazing and cheapest scrub you can ever find and this is my most favorite DIY till date. Sugar has glycolic acid in some measure (depending on how much it has been been processed) and thus cleanses and exfoliates the skin thoroughly and makes it glow. And, you can add your favorite ingredients to it.
  • Spices: A mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves did wonders to my skin. It clears the skin and also helps deal with acne and pimples in the long run. It should be used on alternate days for best results.
These are some of my favorite DIY's with outstanding results so hope you will enjoy them :) And, do remember to treat your neck as part of your face otherwise it can betray your age!!

23 comments:

  1. Nice recipes! Might try the last one,!

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    1. would love to hear what you think of it, Taps :)

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  2. A perfect post Swati :) Ll be very useful for brides. Do some diet ideas post and home facial tips too :)

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    1. thanks Lancy :) Yes, have planned some posts ahead!!!

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  3. thanks for sharing..will try it for sure

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  4. wow nice post swati..will try them since i m badly suffering wit acne...

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    1. hey Pavani...oh!!! you should definitely give the last one a try.

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  5. Hi, Swati

    Thanks a lot for the post on my request , expecting still more.

    regards
    Radhika

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    1. hey Radhika, glad you liked it. yes, planning to do more posts :)

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  6. Love the tips swati.Simple yet so beneficial.I can swear by tomato's usefulness in removing tanning,as i have been using it from past month. :)

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  7. Love it! You blog has everything! Which Sugar should be used, that has more glycolic acid?

    love
    http://www.meghasarin.blogspot.com

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    1. hey Megha...thank you so much!!!! you can use any normal sugar but if you use jaggery or raw sugar, it has more glycolic acid as they are less processed. hope this helps :)

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  8. Extremely useful and beneficial advice - many thanx for this - gna start trying this - how long do u leave the honey on?

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    1. sure do and let me know how it goes :)
      you can leave honey for 15-30min.

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  9. Hi... swati really liked ur post!
    Aftr reading so many comments on tomatoes so evn I started appling on face but aftr 2.3 mins it was irritating it was so iching I was not at all ccomfortable as I wanted to use dis for ma black spots!! Plz swati help me out

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    1. hey neha. guess your skin is too sensitive so mix tomato juice with honey. that will be fine and will help with black spots as well :) also, you can use potato juice also instead. both work well :)

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  10. Thnxx for sharing swati. Will try dis out den let u know! :)

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  11. Want to say one thing my personl exp with tomatoes was suprb i applied just for 5 to 6 days and it gav good result at that tim i had a bad and long exposure to sun. I love tomatoes :)....btw like ur info...thanks for sharring

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