Almost all of us dream of flawless,clear and healthy skin. Taking care of skin in best possible manner is what we need to do to achieve. You needn’t shell out extra money from your expenses for it.
Knowing which ingredients works how is of utmost importance. Also you need to check if the ingredient suits your skin. Just because there is a home remedy available you cannot go try everything on your skin.
Your skin is not a laboratory to conduct experiments. Make sure you do patch tests before applying anything over the face.
Let’s take a look at the U ingredients.
Urad dhall
The humble urad dhall not only helps in making fluffy idlis or crispy vadais, it also has benefits for skin.
Urad dhall helps in exfoliation. Helps to remove dirt, impurities and dead skin cells from the outer layer of skin.
The naturally present antiseptic properties helps urad dhall to fight against acne causing bacteria. It helps in controlling excess oil secretion and thereby reduces acne occurrence.
The nutrients help maintaining your skin. It is also a natural bleaching agent that upon continuous usage will yield radiant skin.
Urad dhall has cooling properties that helps in healing sunburn. It also helps in DETAN.
Urad dhall helps in skin regeneration and is a good ingredient for youthful skin. The anti ageing properties present in urad dhall helps in reducing age spots and fine lines.
DIYs
To reduce age spots and fine lines : Grind 1/4 cup overnight soaked urad dhall and mix in 1/2 rice flour and some lemon juice. Apply on to face and wash off after 15 minutes.
Glow pack : Grind 1/4 cup overnight soaked urad dhall and 6-7 soaked almonds. Apply the paste on to face and wash off after 15 minutes.
Exfoliate : Grind 1/4 cup overnight soaked urad dhall . Add in two teaspoons each of milk and ghee. Apply on to face and wash off after 15 minutes.
Remove tan : Grind 1/4 cup overnight soaked urad dhall . Add in two teaspoons of yogurt. Apply on to face and wash off after 15 minutes.
For acne prone skin : Grind 1/4 cup overnight soaked urad dhall. Mix in two teaspoons of rose water and almond oil. Apply on to face and wash off after 15 minutes.
Ubtan for skin
An ancient skincare secret passed down generations and is now being incorporated by skincare brands to their products.
Each family has their own secret recipe. The ubtan is an ancient Ayurvedic mixture of ingredients that help the skin heal, exfoliate, detox and stay clear.
Benefits
Ubtan helps in bringing out the natural glow of skin from within.
It discourages growth of facial hair and ingrown hair.
Ubtan gives you youthful skin. It makes you look younger thanks to the presence of turmeric in ubtan which helps fight signs of ageing.
Ubtan helps in cleansing the skin deeply.
How to use
Oily skin : mix the powder with lemon juice and curd. This helps in controlling excess oil secretion.
Dry skin : mix the powder with milk to cream. This helps in moisturizing and hydrating the skin.
Ubtan recipes
Face: Mix one tablespoon each of sandal powder oats, half a tablespoon of fennel powder neem powder, three tablespoon of besan , a pinch of TURMERIC. Add overnight soaked and peeled grounded almond. Use rose water to make paste for oily skin and milk or cream for dry skin.
Body : mix in overnight soaked and peeled grounded almond powder to a teaspoon of neem powder , half a teaspoon of fennel powder, a cup of besan and half a cup of oats and a pinch of TURMERIC.
Ubtan is easy to make at home and ingredient are readily available doesn’t burn a hole in your pocket. You could add more or reduce ingredients as per your convenience.
This post is written as part of Blogchatter’s A2Z challenge.
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