Home remedies for Large Pores

Home remedies for Large Pores
The enlarged pores result due to over activity of the sebaceous glands in the skin. Pores are tiny openings in the skin-the points of entry of hair follicles, sweat glands and oil glands, from which oil flows to the surface of your skin. The pores are clogged due to excessive secretion of oil, the pores may also become thick making the skin coarse. Pores enlarge during puberty, when oil glands in your skin begin to increase the amount of oil that they pump through your pores. Try these home remdies for large pores -

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Home-Made Body Lotions

Body lotions are used to make skin soft and smooth. People feel younger after using body lotions. There are large numbers of body lotions available in the market. But, a homemade lotion is the best method of saving money. There are various methods to make body lotions at home for maintaining the skin healthy.

Homemade Body Lotions:

Blue Satin Body Lotion

Ingredients:

• Soap flakes – 3 full tablespoons
• Witch – hazel about one teaspoon
• A few drops—perfume and blue coloring
• Water about four full tablespoons
• Glycerin one full teaspoon
• Olive oil – four teaspoons

Procedure:

Take the soap flakes and amount of water into a fry pan and low heat. Remove soap flakes after dissolving and then add olive oil, witch-hazel and glycerin in the mixture. Leave it for few minutes to cool. At last add a few drops of blue coloring. The body lotion is ready to use, it is become as a thin, lovely and cream blue mixture. Use it after taking shower.

Rose and Lime Body Lotion

Ingredients:

• One tablespoon of glycerin
• Three full tablespoons of rose water
• Two full tablespoons of limejuice

Procedure:

Mix all ingredients well. And make a paste. People, who have dry skin, use this body lotion, as it is very effective for them and make the skin soft and smooth. One should store this body lotion in a cool place.

Almond Body Lotion

Ingredients:

• One teaspoon of almond oil
• About 10-12 full tablespoon of water
• Three full teaspoons of lanolin
• One teaspoon of vegetable lard
• One teaspoon of petroleum jelly
• Two full teaspoons of glycerin
• One full teaspoon of perfume and cornflower

Procedure:

Heat all the essential oils and boiled water separately. Mix both of them after removing from heat. One should pour this mixture of body lotion into an airtight bottle. Always shake well before using this body lotion.

Lavender Body Lotion

Ingredients:

• One full teaspoon of borax
• One full cup of rosewater
• Two tablespoons of warm olive oil
• A few drops of lavender water

Procedure:

Mix borax in rose water and after this add olive oil in the mixture and beat gently. Leave it for 60 minutes and strain well. Shake well before using this body lotion.

Moisturizing

Skin’s softness and elasticity is decided by the moisture content of the skin. Skin gets rough, dry, flaky and fragile due to cold or windy, low humidity and air conditioning weather conditions. Over exposure to direct sunlight makes the skin dry and dehydrated.

Moisturizers provide moisture to the skin. Lanolin, avocado oil, vitamin E oil, jojoba oil are the natural ingredients of it. Lanolin has good water absorbing properties. Avocado oil has skin penetration properties and is rich in vitamin A and B. Milk protein helps to soften dry and wrinkled skin. Honey is a natural moisturizer.

After cleaning, toning and firming the skin moisturizer is applied to the skin.

Function of moisturizer

Its main function is to prevent loss of moisturizer and dehydration of the skin. It also helps speed up the process of cell renewal. It must have the ingredients that supply vitamins, minerals to the skin. There are creams that boosts the natural waterproofing barrier of the skin and soothe the skin by its natural surface oils.

Important points

• After cleansing and toning moisturizer should be applied.
• A nourishing cream should be applied upwards over the face and downwards from the chin to relax light muscle and accelerate circulation every night.
• Finger tips should be used for applying moisturizer.
• For normal and oily skin, a light liquid moisturizer should be applied.

Home made moisturizers

Water melon moisturizer:

• Take one slice of water melon.
• Take one table spoon of lemon juice.

Squeeze the juice of lemon over the watermelon slice and refrigerate it for twenty minutes. Take out the slice and cut it into bits and place it over your face. This will reduce body temperature and moisturizes it. This will also tighten your skin.

Avocado moisturizer:

• Take one teaspoon honey
• Take 200 gm curd
• One teaspoon of lemon juice.
• Take a medium size avocado.

Mix honey and the pulp of avocado and make a thick paste of it. Add lemon juice and curd to make stiff cream. Refrigerate this mixture for half an hour. Massage it on face and neck till the cream is totally absorbed by the skin. Leave it on for one night and you will see a luster to your skin.

Lanolin moisturizer

• Take one tablespoon of lanolin.
• One vitamin E capsule.
• Two teaspoons of cold water.
• One an half tablespoon of almond oil.

In warm water warm the almond oil and lanolin in a dish. Add vitamin capsule and cold water and mix well. Apply this mixture on your face and neck.

Lemon moisturizer

• Take one cup of distilled water.
• Hundred grams of gelatine.
• Two teaspoons of lemon juice.

Mix gelatine in water and add lemon juice to it and then refrigerate this mixture for twenty minutes. Apply this mixture on face and neck for 20 minutes. Wash it off with lukewarm water.

Natural moisturizer for men:

• Take two teaspoons of bee wax.
• Twelve drops of sandal oil.
• Take two tablespoons of olive oil.
• Take six tablespoon of infusion of thyme.
• Take two teaspoons of lanolin.

Melt the wax and combine all ingredients. Apply it over face to have the change on your skin.

Herbal Homemade Face Masks from Kitchen

A facemask of egg white and honey gently removes the tan from your face.

Mix oats with honey, yogurt and ground almonds. Apply this in your face, leave it for five minutes and wash with lukewarm water.

Cucumber is a natural cleanser. Mix cucumber juice with milk and use it instead of a cleanser.

Take 1/3-cup cocoa, three teaspoons of heavy cream, 1/3-cup ripe papaya, 1/4-cup honey and three teaspoons of oatmeal powder. Mix it all together. Apply on your face. After 10 minutes, wash your face with warm water. This is best for oily skin

For oily skin, apply a mixture of grapes, lemon and egg white. Leave it for 20 minutes and rinse with warm water. While lemon acts as a natural cleanser, grapes will soften your skin and egg whites will tighten it. Don't be alarmed if your skin tingles.

Cut the lemon and rub the wedge all over your face. Leave it for about 20 minutes, then rinse off with cold water. This will refresh your face. Avoid doing this if you have dry skin. Mix honey, lemon and vegetable oil .This mixture is a good moisturiser for dry skin. Apply this mask for 10 minutes.

Apply the mixture of honey and milk on the face . This will make your skin glow. Prepare a mask by mixing a slice of pumpkin with egg yolk and milk. Let this mask set on your face for 30 minutes for a glowing skin.

Mix half-a-cup honey to your bath water for soft and smooth skin.

For a soothing body pack, prepare a paste of mint leaves and almonds. Mix it with warm water and apply all over your body. Leave it till it dries and rinse with warm water.

Buttermilk dabbed on skin for 15 minutes will soak up oil from your skin without drying it. Carrot juice applied daily fades blemishes.

For dark underarms and neck apply lemon juice mixed with cucumber juice and a pinch of turmeric daily. Leave this on for 20 minutes.

For removing facial hair...Apply a sticky paste of egg white blended with sugar and corn flour. When it dries, gently peel it off. Repeat this three to four times a week.

Thin apple slices rubbed onto oily skin will help in controlling oily shine.

For supple skin, apply a ripe smashed banana on your face for 20 minutes daily.

Cauliflower juice applied on warts regularly will make them fall.

For a fair skin, try this natural bleach. Mix orange peels [sun dried and powdered] with milk. Apply this paste for 25 minutes and wash off.

Mix half teaspoon dried curry leaf powder with multani mitti [fullers earth]and apply on the face. Wash it after it gets dry.

Apply the mixture of tomato juice and honey on the face and neck , wash it after 15 minutes.

Apply the mixture of carrot juice and basin. Leave it till it dries and wash the face.

Add two teaspoon of tomato juice with 4 teaspoon of curd and apply on the face.

Add a pinch of yeast with 2 teaspoon of cabbage juice and apply.

Mix 1 table spoon of barley powder with half teaspoon of lime juice and 1 teaspoon of honey. Apply it on the face and wash after 20 minutes.

Mix pineapple juice and carrot juice together and apply it on the face and wash it after 15 minutes.

Mix vinegar and rose water in equal quantities and apply.

Mix curd and cucumber juice and apply it on the face.

Apply the mixture of coconut water and thick pineapple juice.

Make a paste with 1/2 teaspoon of milk powder, 1/4 teaspoon of egg white and 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice and apply on the face.

For dry skin, Make a paste with egg yolk, olive oil and lemon juice. Apply it on the neck and face, wash it out after 10 minutes.

For oily skin, take a mixture of oatmeal and egg white and apply it on the neck and face For glowing skin, use basin or green gram powder mixed with milk instead of soap.

Apply the mixture of raw turmeric and cream of milk on the face and wash it after 20 minutes. It will make your skin fair.

Apply the mixture of honey, basin, cream of milk and olive oil as a face pack.

Apply the paste of fenugreek with milk on the face and let it dry. Wash off with luke warm water.

Make a paste of red sandal wood and apply it on the face every day for glowing skin.

Make a paste with red sandal powder and coconut milk and apply on the face for soft skin.

Home Remedies for Glowing Skin and Smooth Skin

You can transform your dry skin into a super smooth, soft, supple, and glowing skin by using these home remedies.

Mash a banana with milk and apply on face and leave it for 20 minutes. Wash it with cold water.

Apply honey on your face and neck for 20 minutes. Wash it with cold water. Your skin will glow and become soft and smooth.

Mix egg white with honey and apply on the face for 20 minutes. Wash it with cold water.

Make a paste of one teaspoon of walnut powder, honey and lemon juice. Scrub your face with this paste and leave it for 20 minutes. Wash it with cold water.

Rub a piece of papaya on your face and neck for 15 minutes.

Make a paste by mixing 2 tablespoon turmeric [haldi] powder in orange juice. Scrub it on your face and neck and leave it for 20 minutes. Wash it with cold water.

Make a paste by mixing mashed banana, honey, lemon juice and margarine. Apply on face for overnight. Smear on hands and feet, and wash off in the morning [wear gloves in hands and socks in feet].

Boil cabbage in water. Wash your face with this water.

Powder mango peels and mix 1 teaspoon milk powder and rub on face, neck, and hands. Wash it off after 15 minutes.

Mix one cup of sugar with 1 tablespoon fresh lemon/lime juice. While taking bath, lather your body and face heavily with a soft soap like Dove. Scrub the whole body and face with the sugar mixture on the lather.

After a shower apply vaseline over your entire body. Shower again after one hour. Repeat twice a month.

Mix corn[polenta] flour with egg white and apply on your face. When your face is dried completely in about 1/2 an hour, put your fingers in warm water and massage your face. Repeat daily for 10-15 days.

Soft and smooth hands for life Mix 3 teaspoons of baby oil and 2 teaspoons of sugar together. Rub your hands, feet or any part and leave it on for 10-15 minutes. Rince it off with warm water.