The Japanese and the Chinese knew it – did you know it? —- Rice water has a cosmetic healing power on your skin. If not, read on, EHC would like to share this secret with you.
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Rice water is rich in antioxidants and is known to enrich your skin texture and tone. Applying rice water, which is rich in linoleic acids, squalene, and vitamin E, to your skin makes it smoother, eliminates dark spots, wrinkles, and fine lines.
EHC would like to share different skin care recipes which can give you a youthful, glowing, and smoother skin.
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1) Rice water face pack
Ingredients
- 2-3 tablespoons rice water
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon honey
Preparation
After boiling the rice, don’t throw away the strained rice water. Rice water is a non-expensive way to pamper your skin. To 3 tablespoons of rice water, add milk and honey, one tablespoon each. Stir it well to blend the mixture completely. Apply the mixture to your clean skin and leave it to dry. Once it is dry, peel off the mask, and wash your face with clean cold water. It leaves behind a healthy, glowing, smoother, and young looking skin.
Do this once or twice a week for better results.
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2) Another inexpensive skin rejuvenator is a face pack made from cucumber and curd.
Ingredients
- 1-2 tablespoons of shredded cucumber
- One small cup of curd
Preparation
Mix 1-2 tablespoons of pulverized or shredded cucumber to a small cup of curd, apply this as a face mask, leave it for 30 minutes, and rinse with lukewarm water. Cucumber along with the lactic acid present in the curd removes the dead cells from your skin and leaves behind a smoother and younger looking skin.
Do this once or twice a week for better results.
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3) Revitalize your skin with egg white
Ingredients
- Egg white
- Lemon juice
Preparation
Take an egg, separate the white from the yolk, add a few drops of lemon juice to the extracted egg white, mix it well, and apply the mixture to your face. Leave it to dry for 10-15 minutes, rinse with clean water. You will see a visible new you with a radiant and glowing face.
Do this once or twice a week for better results.
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4) Honey and oatmeal face pack
Ingredients
- 2- 3 tablespoons of powdered oats
- 2 tablespoons of Honey
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
Preparation
Mix powdered oats, honey, and lemons juice and blend it well. Apply the mixture to your face, leave it on for 30 minutes, and rinse with cold water. You will see a glowing and younger looking face with reduced wrinkles and fine lines. It will also reduce dark spots.
Do this twice a week to get a youthful looking skin.
[See Also : The Glowing Skin Diet ]
5) Apple face pack
Ingredients
- 1-2 tablespoon of pure apple juice.
- 1 teaspoon of honey
- 2 tablespoons of lukewarm milk.
Preparation
Take 1-2 tablespoon of pure apple juice, mix 1 teaspoon honey and 2 tablespoons of milk to it. Blend this thoroughly. Apply the mixture to your face and neck, leave it for 5-10 minutes, rinse with clean water. You will find a soft and smoother skin with reduced dark spots.
Do this twice or thrice a week for better results.
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