Beauty From Vegetable And Fruits

by **ANJANI TETLI** Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:50 am

Highly effective face packs and lotions can be prepared from fruits
and vegetables which will give your skin a soft, lovely radiance.

Astringent lotion
- Blanch a small peach, remove its stone and grind and squeeze out its
juice. Add to it onefourth teaspoon each of lime and tomato juice. Mix
well and spread on your face and neck and leave on for 15 minutes.
Cucumber tonic
- Grate and squeeze out juice from a small cucumber and mix in
one-fourth teaspoon each of lime juice and rose water. Apply on face
and leave on for 15 minutes. This tonic improves a dull and greasy
complexion.
Cleansing lotion - To
one-fourth teaspoon of lime juice stir in one teaspoon each of milk and
cucumber juice. Apply on the face and neck and wash off after 14
minutes. This lotion cleanses and purifies the pores of the skin.
Cabbage mask
- Grind a couple of cabbage leaves and extract juice. Dissolve
one-fourth teaspoon of yeast in it and stir in one teaspoon of honey.
Mix well and apply thickly over face and neck. Remove with cotton-wool
soaked in water 15 minutes after application. This mask will Counteract
any tendency towards wrinkles and dry ness and give your skin a
flower-like bloom.
Orange tonic -
Blanch and grind a couple of almonds to a paste and mix in two
tablespoons of milk and one tablespoon each of carrot and orange juice.
Apply thickly on face and neck and leave on for half an hour. Removes
scars and blemishes from the face and makes it soft and smooth.
Tomato lotion
- To one tablespoon of tomato juice add a couple of drops of lime
juice. Apply on face and remove after 15 minutes. It is very effective
for shrinking enlarged pores.
Watermelon lotion
- Grate and squeeze out juice from a small piece of watermelon. Apply
on face and neck and leave on for 15 minutes. This lotion freshens up
the skin.
Whitening lotion - To one
tablespoon of cucumber juice stir in a few drops of lime juice and a
dash of turmeric powder. Apply on face and neck and wash off after half
an hour. Makes an excellent whitener for all types of skins.
Potato tonic
- Grind and squeeze juice of potatoes. Apply on face and neck and leave
on whole night. Next morning, wash with water to which a little witch
hazel has been added. This tonic whitens and brightens the skin.
Carrot lotion
- To one-fourth teaspoon of carrot juice add one teaspoon of melted
honey. Remove with cotton wool soaked in water to which a little soda
bicarbonate has been added after 15 minutes. It removes roughness from
the skin and makes it smooth as silk.
Tomato tonic
- To two teaspoons of tomato juice add four tablespoons of buttermilk.
Remove after half an hour. It is excellent for removing sunburns
Cucumber lotion
- One tablespoon each of cucumber juice and milk and a few drops of
rose water should be mixed together and applied on the face and neck
and removed after 15 minutes. Makes excellent whitener for delicate
skins.
Grape lotion - One tablespoon
grape juice should be applied on the face and neck and left on for 15
minutes. Makes the skin soft and smooth, bright and fair.
Papaya cream
- Apply one tablespoon finely ground raw papaya to the face and leave
on for 15 minutes. Removes pimples and other embarrassing blemishes.
Apple tonic
- Mix one tablespoon of apple juice with one-fourth teaspoon of lime
juice. Leave on for 20 minutes. Makes excellent tonic for combating
greasiness.
Coconut lotion - Water of coconut, if rubbed on the skin and left on for 15 minutes, lightens and brightens the skin.