All the mixtures, pastes and scrubs should be prepared freshly as they do not kkep for a long time.

• Apply a mixture of equal amounts of lemon juice and honey on the face and whole body. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash off.
• Apply a mixture of equal amounts of lemon and cucumber juice on the face and whole body. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash off. If your skin is dry, use heoney and lemon juice.
• First scrub your face with cucumber slices and then apply cucumber juice (with skin on cucumber) to your face, leave it there overnight and wash in the morning.
• Apply a gram flour (besan) and turmeric (haldi) paste. After sometime when it dries, scrub it off gently. This would gradually reduce body hair over a period of time.
• Apply yogurt to the face.
• Apply grated white radish or its juice for fairer complexion.
• For Babies: Massage the body with almond oil or any other oil once a week. Give baby a bath after 15 minutes.
• Make a paste of honey, milk, yogurt, and ground sesame seeds in equal proportions and apply on face and whole body.
• Mix honey with equal amount of almond oil. Apply on the face every night.
• Mix oatmeal with yogurt and tomato juice and apply on the face. Wash it with cold water after 15 minutes.
• Make a paste of turmeric (haldi) powder with fresh lime juice and apply.
• Make a scrub of sandalwood powder mixed with almond powder or almond oil and milk. Massage gently on the darker areas like neck, around lips, below eyes, etc.
• Cut lime in slices and rub on the face slowly 2 - 3 times. Leave for about 5 minutes, then wash with cool water. Repeat 3-4 times a week.
• Make a paste by mixing a pinch of cinnamon powder to ½ teaspoon honey. Apply on the face every night.
• Protein mask:
  Make a paste of 1 tablespoon urad dal and 4 almonds soaked in water overnight. Apply it your face and neck and and wash it off after half an hour. It will nourish your skin and also bleach it.
• Fair look, oily skin:
  Apply a mixture of equal amounts of lemon and cucumber juice on the face and whole body. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash off.
  Make a paste by mixing papaya, honey, milk, and milk powder. Apply on face and leave for a few minutes and wash, your face will look fairer.
  Apply egg white to your face.
• Fair look, dry skin:
  Apply a mixture of equal amounts of cucumber juice and honey on the face and whole body. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash off.
• Dark underarms and neck:Apply a mixture of lemon and cucumber juice (equal amount) with 1/8 teaspoon of turmeric powder. Leave for 20 minutes and rinse with lukewarm water.
• Complexion of unborn child
  Some people believe that the complexion of an unborn child can be improved if the pregnant mother eats certain foods during pregnancy. According to Chinese, a woman can influence the colour (complexion) of her baby's skin by the type of food she eats. If one want to have the baby with fair complexion (light color), one should eat light coloured food during pregnancy. Some Indians believe that if you drink milk with a few strands of saffron add to it during pregnancy, then the child will be of fair complexion. However, there is no study available on these sayings.

Cleansing
Clean your skin every evening - The skin pores get blocked dust to exposure to air pollution, wind, sun, air conditioning, dirt and grime from our fingers.

It is really important to remove stale make-up, perspiration, dirt, dust, excess oil etc. Use a good, natural cleanser that removes only the impurities without stripping the skin of nutrients and moisture.

 

Exfoliating
It is important to help the skin renewal process by removing dead skin cells. Exfoliate at least twice a week to get rid of dead skin cells. Care should be taken if you have broken capillaries/surface veins.

Clay Masks
Clay helps to deep cleanse and draw out impurities and to soften and condition the skin.

Moisturizing
Monitoring helps to protect your skin from daily pollutants. Moisturizing morning and evening with a natural moisturizer hydrates, moisturizes and protects the skin.
 

Body Care
Before Shower: Body brushing helps exfoliate, tone and stimulate the skin as well as helping the natural drainage of our lymph glands. Dry body brushing before a shower with a natural bristle brush. Always brush upwards to the heart in quick, rhythmic strokes and brush down to the heart when you reach the shoulder/neck area.

After Shower: Apply body lotion. Water is a natural hydration for the skin.