The major kinds of facial skin types can be categorized as follows:

Skin Type - Oily Skin

skin have a tendency to look dull and greasy thus they attract a lot of dirt and impurities which then clogs the skin pores.The pores of the skin are generally large and visible with a coarse or thick texture. The skin feels oily to the touch and tends to be more prone to acne.
These type of skin needs thorough cleansing routine to unclog blocked pores. You must use beauty products made from vitamin C to have a sparkling skin.

Skin Type - Dry Skin

Dry skin are usually flaky and dull looking around the eyes and checks. The pores are generally fine with a papery thin texture that feels dry to the touch.
They needs constant moisturising. You must avoid use of soaps as it will further dries your skin.

Skin Type - Normal Skin

The pores are visible but not large. The texture is neither fine or thick and it neither feels dry or oily to the touch.

This type of skin is very rare. It is one of the best types which retains freshness, attraction and flush for long. It requires very light make-up. Face should be washed with soft water. If the usual tap water in your area is hard, soften it by adding a little 'borax powder' to it. In order to keep up the glow of your skin, it is imperative to wipe off your make-up before going to bed with a good cleansing cream. Do not use makeup at least once a. week so as to let your skin breathe fresh air.

Skin Type - combination skin Many persons have combination skin type. This means most areas are normal while some areas are oily This type of skin is usually oily on the nose and forehead and dry around the eyes and cheeks.

Face packs for different skin types:

A face pack not only cleanses your skin and pores but it also helps to maintain the tautness of your skin and its balance. Here are some face packs for different skin types. Choose the pack that's just right for you.

Oily skin pack:

Mash six strawberries with a teaspoon of Brandy, two spoons of breadcrumbs, two spoons of fuller's earth and a few drops of rose water. Mix well and apply a thick layer on the face and neck and leave on for 20 minutes. Since strawberries have Vitamin C and a certain acidic properties they leave the skin sparkling clean. Breadcrumbs help to exfoliate dead skin while fuller's earth will tighten the pores and brandy would help to add some glow.

Dry skin pack:

Wash your face with milk and oatmeal instead of soap as milk nourishes the skin while oatmeal acts like an exfoliater while soap dries of the skin further. For extra moisturizing, make a pack with a mixture of 10 almonds, two spoons oatmeal, four tablespoons of full cream milk, two spoons china clay, juice of half a lemon, and one mashed avocado. Apply on face and leave it for 20 minutes. Dampen cotton wool with cold milk and wipe it off. Splash your face with cold water and apply a light moisturizer.

Combination pack:.

Cleanse the center zone with an astringent while dab the rest of the face with cold milk. Apply a pack made of half a cup of powered, dry peas, mixed with three spoons of curd, juice of one lemon and half a cup of papaya pulp. Apply it for 20 minutes and wash your face with ice- cold water. Better still rub an ice cube dipped in rose water over the T-Zone. It prevents enlarged pores and blackheads.

What to do about oily skin

If you have oily skin and you'd like to do something about this condition, here are some good tips for you:

Cleanse only two or three times at the very most with a product made for your skin type. Washing more often will only strip the skin of oil which simply stimulates the oil glands to replace it. Rinse thoroughly and then finish off with a toner/astringent on the oily areas of your skin. The astringent can be used throughout the day to help control the excess oil that appears.

FACE PACKS FOR OILY SKIN

Pack #1. You will need:
1 egg white
6 drops witch hazel
6 drops lemon juice
Whisk the egg white until it's stiff, and then add the remaining ingredients. Gently apply the mixture to your face, avoiding your eyes. Leave to dry for 15 minutes or so. Rinse well with warm water.

Pack #2. Mash six strawberries with a teaspoon of Brandy, two spoons of breadcrumbs, two spoons of fuller's earth and a few drops of rose water. Mix well and apply a thick layer on the face and neck and leave on for 20 minutes.

Pack #3. Tomato Mask: For oily skin, mash up a ripe tomato and leave it on for 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse with warm (not hot) water.

Face Masks and Recipe for DULL COMPLEXTION?

Mix yeast and 1/2 tsp each tomato puree and honey. Apply on the face for a glowing look. Rinse well with warm water.

FACE PACKS FOR DRY SKIN

Pack #1. make a mixture of 10 almonds, two spoons oatmeal, four tablespoons of full cream milk, two spoons china clay, juice of half a lemon, and one mashed avocado. Apply on face and leave it for 20 minutes. Dampen cotton wool with cold milk and wipe it off. Splash your face with cold water and apply a light moisturizer.

FACE PACKS FOR COMBINATION SKIN

Pack #1. Lettuce leaves are best home remedies for normal skin. Dip two large lettuce leaves in olive oil and sprinkle on them a few drops of lemon juice. Place them on both sides of your face, and then cover them with a paper towel dipped in mineral water. Wipe your face with a cotton ball soaked in warm milk, then rinse with boiled warm water.

Homemade RECIPIES FOR ACNE REMOVAL

#1. Apply a paste of fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves over the face every night for 10-15 minutes and washed with warm water. This will prevent acne, pimples, blackheads, and wrinkles.

#2. Place strawberry leaves on the acne, the alkalinity helps to reduce the swelling.

#3. Extract juice of one lemon and mix with equal quantity of rose water. Apply this mixture on the face and let it stay for about half an hour. Wash the face with fresh water. About 15 days application helps cure acne, pimples and reduces blemishes and scars.

FIRMING FACE MASKS and Recipes

#1. Whisk together 1 tablespoon honey, 1 egg white, 1 teaspoon glycerin and enough flour to form a paste. (Approximately ¼ cup). Smooth over face and throat. Leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.

#2. BANANA MASK. Mash up a very ripe banana. Add just enough honey to make a soft pulp. Apply over face and hair. This is such a great firming mask that aging movie stars have been known to put it in the cups of their bras to make their breasts "perky."

Skin sensitivity can also be developed with age.

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1) the use of soap may aggravate the condition and it may become necessary to discontinue soap. Instead use a pre-wash cream.

2) Cleanse your skin with rehydrant cleansers containing aloe vera and lemon. Use moist cotton wool to wipe off creams.

3) Apply a moisturizing cream, rather than a liquid moisturizer. A honey-based cream, would help to hold moisture to the skin.

4) When goining out of doors, use a sunscreen mixed with moisturizer., to give you adequate protection against further moisture loss.

5) At night, after cleansing, massage the skin gently with a nourishing cream that is rich in Vitamins A and E.

The skin responds to the right kind of care. But it is necessary to understand the needs of your skin and give it appropriate and regular care.

Vitamin A: Vitamin A is known to be a remarkable anti-wrinkling agent. It helps in making the skin smooth and silky and also protects your skin from various types of skin infection and diseases. You can get vitamin A from foods like vegetables - in particular, in carrots, tomato, cabbage, fruits, vegetable oil, cord liver oil, egg, liver, butter and milk. Benifits:

1. strengthens the protective tissue of the skin and prevents acnes. Recommended dosage to fight acne: 10,000 IU.
2. helps reduce sebum production.
3. essential for the maintenance and repair of the tissue which the skin and mucous membranes are made of.
4. powerful antioxidant to flush out free radicals and toxins from your body which improves wrinkling and fine lines.
   

Vitamin B complex: are important for good circulation. If you ensure that you have enough vitamin B and C, you’ll have a pimpled free, oil-free beautiful skin. You can get these vitamins from eating foods like fruit, vegetables, cereals, eggs, milk and bread. Yeast, green vegetables, Banana, wheat germ and milk, egg, fish, mutton, pork are main source of Vitamin B.

1. help to maintain healthy skin tone - also helpful in relieving anxiety and stress.
2. Fights acne.
3. vital for healthy skin by improving circulation and metabolism. important in the functioning of your immune system and your antibody production.

Vitamin C: Helps to fight bacteria and virus. Orange, lemon, mango, apples, guava, carrot, cabbage, are the rich source of Vitamin C. Benifits

1. acts as an antioxidant and is considered vital in wound healing because it aids in stabilizing collagen.
2. essential to maintain your good look and prevents the appearance of "broken blood vessels".
3. When applied topically, vitamin C can reduce fine lines and wrinkles and may lessen the severity of sunburns.

Vitamin E:Benifits

1. another antioxidant that may have anti-inflammatory effects on the skin.
2. When applied topically, vitamin E has been known to improve moisturization, softness and smoothness and also provide modest photoprotection.

Skin tonic can be c.ither bought from the market or prepared at home. For homemade tonic-take fifty gm of marigold petals, soak them in a half litre water in a stainless steel pot and wami it on heater. Keep the flame low. Keep lid on the pot so that the steam does not escape. Now take pure wax, melt it and mix it with the mixture of marigold and heat it on a medium flame for half anhour. When the cream gets cold, fill it in a bottle. This is your skin-tonic. Cold cream is much in use during wimer. For homemade cold cream-peel a cucumber and cut it into small pieces. Take four parts of almond oil, one part pure wax and put it on low heat. Whenthe two get mixed completely then add pieces of cucumber and heat on a low flame for forty-five minutes. The cucumber pieces should be one-fourth of the mixture. Stir slowly while heating. You may add a little perfume for fragrance.

Most of us are well aware of what damage the summer sun can do to our skin, but forget the toll winter can take on our face, arms and legs. So don't let winter get under your skin.

During winter, dry skin regains its glow by massaging. Massage hands, anns and other exposed pans of the body with 'hand lotion'. It prevents skin from chapping while working in kitchen. 'Hand lotion' can be prepared by mixinglemon juice in rose water. 'Milk cream' (malaz) should be applied on wrist and fingers to keep them soft. Dryness of skin can be removed by a massage with olive oil, or mustard oil or almond oil followed by a sun bath. A little after sun bath water bath withluke-wann water should be taken which helps in removing tiredness; and it also increases blood circulation in the veins. To preventthe lips from chapping, alight application of cold cream or vaseline on the lips is essential before going to bed. Using chapstick also helps.

No Red Noses

If your latest cold has done a number on your nose, get out that tube of concealer and apply a little to the tip of your finger. Dot it carefully until the glow has lessened and then set it with a bit of translucent powder. No one will ever know.

Satiny Smooth Winter Skin

If you want your skin smooth this winter, here is a recipe that should help. All it involves is mixing equal parts of olive, mustard oil and sesame oil and then massage it all over the body. This oil is very good for the skin and leaves it smooth and free from blemishes.

Winter Hair Care

Before the cold winds do their damage, get out the deep conditioning and mud packs and give your hair a treat. Will make a world of difference.

Winter Lip Care

Lips tend to dry out the fastest at this time of year. Cover them with a good lip balm. Avoid licking your lips and don't bite the skin on the surface of your lips.Lip balms are nowadays commonly available and some with a SPF factor as well to protect them from the harmful rays.

Get rid of those dry patches by rubbing the lips with an anti-wrinkle cream.

Winter Nail Care

Nails take quite a beating all winter long so here is a little tip for keeping them at their best. Every few days, brush them with cuticle/ nail oil and if you can’t seem to find any then petroleum jelly will do just fine. If your nails are weak, splitting, fragile etc, the problem could be traced back to an inadequate water intake. Most people don't drink nearly enough.

Dry Dry Legs

Just remember, after each shower be sure to leave your legs just a little damp and slather on the moisturizer. Your legs will thank you! To keep feet soft in the winter, look for a lotion that contains petroleum or glycerin to soften the feet.

Baths during winters

Taking a hot bath during the winter is not a good habit to get into as they rob your skin of natural oils so try to limit the time spent in the bath and don't use hot water. And don't forget a good body lotion and slather it on.

Sunscreen and Winter Use

It is just as important to wear a sunscreen during the winter as it is in the summer. Heat causes you to sweat, which means that the sunscreen needs to be applied more often. In winter, it is still important to use the sunscreen and don't forget your ears.

Baby Your Hands This Winter

Stop using harsh soaps on them, as they strip the moisture from your hands and since the hands have very few oil glands. They can easily develop cracks. Try creamy bath gels as an alternative.

Winter Eye Care

During the winter months...use a good eye cream to protect the delicate eye area day and night. Don’t forget to keep a pair of sunglasses handy to protect the eyes from wind and glare from the sun which will quickly contribute to tiny wrinkles.

complexion becomes sallow. Moreover, the pores get clogged due to perspiration and the skin cannot breathe.

If you have a greasy skin, steaming once a week is advisable, if you have a dry skin steamit once a fortnight. For steaming, a special electrical gadget is used. But if you are trying it at home,
the procedure to follow is simple - boil water in a pot and place your face on it so that the rising steam comes on your face. Spread a towel on your head to save the steam from escaping and going waste. Four to five minutes of steamingis sufficient. Afterthis, sprinkle your face withicecold water so as to close the open pores. Regular steaming keeps the skin glowing.

Some hints to follow to protect your skinduring summer: .

• Use soap at least once in a day
• Clean your face and neck with a good cleansing-milk
• lfse a good astringent for oily skin. .
• After cleaning your face, take a piece of ice and massage your face slowly with it
• Wash your face with cold water at least thrice a day
• A light massage, with cream, on facial skin before going to bed is useful, but the quantity of cream required is to be less because in summers you do not need much grease.

Wet, Set, Go…
This summer promise yourself that you will look fresh and gorgeous.
You may be surprised that your summer skin, which looked radiant throughout winter, suddenly looks dull, blemished and oily. "This is because, in winter your skin’s natural oils solidifies, whereas in summer it flows freely," explains Kristina McHugh, South African beauty specialist. Because of this, most people need a lighter moisturizer in hot weather."

Don't step outside without your sunblock on! And apply the sunscreen at least 20 minutes before you go outside, because it takes time before it starts working.Water can be your beauty Aid No 1, whenever, whenever you are – holidaying, sweating it out at your office or unwinding on a leisurely Sunday at home.

Besides this, make a habit of splashing your face gently with water for instant freshness (try and use mineral water). You can splash as many as 20 times as long as you don’t use very hot or cold water on your skin (which can cause fine vein to appear on your face). Steam face regularly to release dirt (five minutes for dry skin and 10 minutes if it is oily). Pat dry with tissue and moisturize. Moisturizers should be used damp on the skin. This seals in the water and helps skin to hold the moisture better.

summer- hair care
In the summer months, hair collects more dirt and washing it regularly is necessary. Especially in cities where chemical and pollutants to cling to the scalp. In summer, hair should be washed three times a week or more, if needed. But use a small quantity of shampoo and choose a mild, herbal one.

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Give your hair a cold rinse prior to turning off the shower-it closes follicles so locks in shine.

summer care for hair and legs.
Soaking feet and hands helps to get rid of fatigue, more so if you add a pinch of salt to the water you use. This softens the dry, dead skin around the your soles, easing its removal. Soak feet for 15-20 minutes. It is recomended that hot and cold contrast soaks for the feet to help boost circulation. Soak your feet first in hot water and then in cold water for two minutes each. Do this for about 15 minutes, once a week.

The drink of life
You know you should, but do you do it? Drink at least 15 glasses of water a day.
Mix the fruit juice of your choice with mineral water for a healthy soda.
Is there a waterfall you can get under, or a brook to swim in? Don’t pass up the opportunity. Great for blood circulation.

Whether you have oily skin, dry skin, or normal skin, it's very important that you choose the right type of skin cleansers for your skin type to obtain maximum results.

There is a dazzling array of skin cleansers on the market including: Oil facial cleansers, lemon facial cleanser, low foaming facial cleansers, acne facial cleansers, and even facial cleansers for men. Looking at facial cleanser reviews online may help you find the best facial cleansers for you. However, you may just decide to make your own homemade facial cleansers.

Whether your facial skin cleansers are homemade or store bought, washing your skin helps it shed old skin cells and stimulates the new ones. If you're in your teens and twenties, your skin cells renew themselves very quickly. The older you get, the longer the cells take to renew. This can lead to buildup of oil and dirt, which can make skin look dull and flaky.

By gently scrubbing your skin's surface, you can speed up the release of new cells, which will leave skin looking fresh and young. Mildness and rinsing ability are important factors when choosing a cleansing soap.

Skin Cleansers for different skin types

Dry skin types should use super fatty cleansing soaps with lots of moisture added.

Oily skin types should use a non-greasy, milky skin cleanser that leaves no sticky film on the skin.

Sensitive skin types should only use mild soaps with no fragrance or fancy ingredients.

Normal skin types can use any type of facial skin cleansers, homemade or store bought. However, you should make sure your cleanser rinses off easily with water.

Anti Aging Skin Care - Anti Aging products, treatment and cream

The skin is one of the first parts of the body which gives you the aging indication. The skin sags and becomes wrinkled as we grow. The skin ages for a mumerous reasons. It will naturally age with increasing loss of flexibilityas collagen and elastin within the epidermis slowly becomes less elastic. Also it has been proven that sun light speeds up the aging process of the skin caused by UVA and UVB wavelengths from the sun. The other external factors such as the free radical produced in the vehicle exhaust gases, dirty industrial processes and smoking can further speed the aging process of otherwise healthy skin.

But one need not worry as plants and fruits that are available in abundance play a major role in the protection of the skin. Plant oils may be used to form a protective moisturizing layer that reduces water loss from the epidermis of the skin and hence increases the hydration of the skin. This increases the 'plumping' of the tissues, contributing to a smoothing of the wrinkles.

Best Tips on getting Anti Aging Skin

The rejuvenation of the skin has also become an important aspect of modern cosmetic care. Many professional techniques are used. These range from plastic surgery for total or partial face lifts, chemical peeling, collagen implants, and laser therapies and so on.

We have been working with natural substances for skin rejuvenation, as we found that natural extracts, used in specialized treatment, help to minimize the signs that we associate with aging.

You can use a clinical procedure consisting of specialized cleansing and toning, followed by use of the some good mask, which has been endowed by modern techniques and perfected by the substitution of herbal extracts. It should have the extracts that are known to stimulate the regeneration of new cells.

Among these are Malkangni and Padmaka (Himalayan Wild Cherry), Saffron, Aloe Vera, Rose, Bael, Mint and so on. The mask ingredients are applied on the skin and allowed to harden. As it hardens, the mask generates heat and creates the ideal temperature at which the skin's capacity to absorb products is enhanced.

The heat increases blood circulation to the surface. As the mask cools down and becomes hard, it tightens the pores and tissues, sculpting the jawline. It also helps to minimize wrinkles, improve muscle tone, skin elasticity and revitalizes the skin.

The mask acts as a complete cosmetic treatment, because it helps to improve the skin's normal functions. It restores balances, improves cell respiration and speeds up the process of cell renewal.

In fact, it is a mini face-lift. When the mask is hard, it comes off in one piece, leaving the skin tighter, rejuvenated and porcelain-like.

Age Defying Tactics

Some simple precautions, which you can easily incorporate into your daily life, immensely help in making your skin successfully fight the aging effects. Protecting and caring for your health for your skin today will, without doubt, benefit you in years to come. The genetic factors play a crucial role in determining how well your skin will age, there are preventive measure you can take to avoid premature aging.

Eye cream: Anti-aging eye cream, Best under Eye cream

A good eye cream must be light weight and glide on easily. If the cream cannot be "tapped" on, avoid the product. A heavy eye cream can also make the skin puff up or even block your pores.

Most women believe that eye creams are specially formulated for the skin around the eye area. Although the eye area does tend to be more prone to allergic or sensitizing reactions and often shows wrinkles before other areas of the face, it turns out that product formulations for eye creams don't differ from those for face products.

You may directly apply high-quality essential oils like jojoba, kalaya or rosa mosqueta to your under eye area. Because oils spread smoothly and absorb easily, you wont have to disturb that delicate skin area by touching it too much.

Eye creams can cost you a lot of money. So before deciding on a specific brand, visit the cosmetic counters and speak to the reps. There are lots of samples available and it is the best way to find the perfect cream for your skin.

For daytime, that makes most eye creams a serious problem for the health of skin. You could believe that you were doing something special for your eyes, but you would actually be putting them at risk of sun damage and wrinkling by using an eye cream without sunscreen.

Homemade eye creams

In order to provide nourishment to your skin around the eyes, prepare the mixture in the following way and then apply it around your eyes.

1 big teaspoonful of Lanoline oil

1/2 big teaspoonful of almond oil

1 big tablespoonful of lecithin powder

2 small teaspoonfuls of cold water

Take a wide-mouthed saucepan, put Lanoline in that, melt and add almond oil. Then remove the saucepan from the fire. Now add lecithin powder and water to it and stir the whole mixture to a homogenous fluid. It will be the best cream for applying around your eyes. Even otherwise, Almond oil is the best solution to keep your skin around the eyes soft and glowing. In this solution each ingredient has a specific job. While almond oil provides smoothness, Lanoline the required amount of moisture, lecithin requisite amount of protein and acts as a preservative.

Homemade Apple Recipe for Skin Care

There is a good old anecdote for a healthy living. This is prevalent even before our grandfather's grandfather was a child. It goes as follows:

An apple a day keep the doctor away.

Face masks are good for a variety of reasons. They can tighten your pores, remove excess oil from the skin, or moisturize and replenish dry skin.

All of the masks used in this article should be applied to the skin, left on for 15-20 minutes then washed off with warm water, followed by a cold rinse.

However if you're prone to allergies or have sensitive skin, it's a good idea to do a patch test before you start slathering.

Apple Face Mask Ingrediants

• 1 ripe apple
• 1/2 tsp Half and Half
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 T oats
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Procedure for making Apple Face Mask

• Peel and grate the apple, then add the remaining ingredients.
• Mash with a fork to reduce the texture or puree in blender, and then apply it to your face.
• Wait 10 minutes and then wash off.