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Herbal Face Packs For Different Skin Types

Herbal Face Packs

Herbal or ayurvedic face packs are natural and doesn't have any side effect on the skin. You can make and apply herbal or ayurvedic face packs at home itself. All you need to know is your skin type and the ingredients. Ayurveda has been used as natural skin care medicine to cure skin problems and brighten the skin.

Herbal face masks are available in the market and are expensive too. Even parlors give ayurveda or herbal facial as they are natural and beneficial. Here are ayurvedic face packs for different skin types:

Herbal face pack for normal skin type: Normal skin is neither too dry nor too oily so it looks vibrant and moist. Skin care can be cleansing, toning and moisturizing. However, herbs like lemon and tulsi rejuvenates the skin protects it from tanning and allergies. Peach and oatmeal can make a nice herbal face mask. Cook peach till it is soft and mash it with a fork to make a smooth paste. Add honey and oatmeal and make a thick paste. Apply it on the face and neck and keep it for 15 minutes. Rinse it with cold water and experience a clear skin.

Herbal face pack for oily skin type: Oily skin is prone to pimple, tanning and acne due to excessive secretion of sebum by the oil glands. Mix fuller's earth and sandalwood powder or paste with rose water and add some tulsi leaves and apply it on the face. This homemade natural face mask normalizes oil secretion, removes dead skin, cleanses clogged pore and tightens the skin.

Herbal face pack for dry skin type: Dry skin is due to very less or no secretion of sebum which makes it prone to getting dehydrated and get wrinkles at an early age. Take orange extracts like juice or juicy skin and mix it with papaya juice and yogurt to make a thick paste. Add few drops of akhrot oil and olive oil. Even few drops of glycerin is good to moisturize the dry skin. Apply this natural face mask on dry skin and increase skin glow whilst preventing the formation of wrinkles.

Herbal face pack to cure acne and pimple: Boil neem and tulsi leaves in water and make a paste of it. Add turmeric, sandalwood powder and rose water and apply this face pack. Keep it for 15 minutes and wash it with cold water.

Herbal face pack to get glowing skin: Make a paste by mixing orange lentils (Masoor dal) flour, ghee and milk. Apply this herbal homemade face mask to get a glowing skin.

So, make and apply the natural face mask according to your skin type and see the change in your skin and complexion.

Story first published: Monday, August 29, 2011, 10:43 [IST]
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