EYE CARE WITH ROSEWATER

 ROSEWATER is an extract of rose flower petals.  It is available in different grades over the counter. It can be prepared at home.

 The rosewater is made through three different processes.

Simmer

Distillation

Rose oil

What are the uses of rosewater?

Rosewater cleanses the eyes. 

It will remove dust.

It soothes the eyes.

It prevents allergies to the eyes.

It reduces inflammation of the eyes. 

It nonmedicated treatment of the eyes.

Acute dacryocystitis 

It is caused by an infectious tear gland. Rosewater cleanses dirt and allergens from the eyes and thus prevents infection in the tear glands.

Pinguecula and pterygium

PingueculaYellow bump at the side of the nose. It is made of protein, fats, and calcium.

pterygium is fleshy tissue growth that covers the cornea.

Both of these conditions require medical treatment. But these are caused by infections of the eye. These are prevented by the use of rosewater.

Conjunctival xerosis 

Dry eye. It is an infective dry eye membrane. Rosewater prevents conjunctival xerosis.

Cataracts 

It is the cloudiness of the eye. It causes blurry vision. The symptoms increase with time. It causes impaired vision. Rosewater prevents infection of the eye. It soothes inflammation of the eye.

Eyecare slows down the progression of the disease.

How to use rosewater for the eye?

There are multiple ways to use water for eyecare. Rosewater is used as an eyewash, eyedrop, or stress-removing ball. 

Eyewash

Rosewater is used in multiple ways in eye care treatment. It is used to wash the eyes.

Eyedrop

The rosewater is used as an eye drop. Rosewater eyedrop cleanses the eye. It acts as a preventive measure against a number of eye infections in the eye.

Rosewater soothes the inflammation.

It removes the stress caused to eye muscles caused by onscreen presence.

Stress-reducing cotton balls

Rosewater dipped cotton balls are placed on eyeballs.

It reduces stress on the eyes.

It reduces dark circles around the eyes.

It removes dirt from the eyes. 

Precautions for using rosewater

It is a preventive measure for eyecare.

It should not be used as medication.

If you have an infection visit your doctor. 

Test allergic reaction to rosewater before use.

Do not replace your medicine with rosewater.

How to clean your skin without soap?

 Cleaning skin without soap is always fun and healthy. Soaps, creams, and face washes are hard to skin and expensive to your pocket. They give us false assurance. Most of the products are harmful to the skin. These products are not customized for the skin type of a person. This can do more harm to the skin than cure. 

Home remedies are cheap, natural, and more effective. You can design your own customized remedy for your skin type, season, and pocket.

The natural items that clean skin without soap include

Honey

Ice cubes

Oat flour

Rosewater

Tea tree oil

Apple cider vinegar

Turmeric

Aloe vera

Lemon juice

Gram flour

The aim of using home remedies is to clean, cure, and tone the skin. 

Honey

It cleans the skin. Honey is directly on the skin. Leave it for some time. Wash with water. Honey removes extra oil from the skin and cleans bacteria. 

Rosewater

It cleans the skin. It acts as astringent. It tones the skin. It can be applied directly to the skin with the help of cotton. It is used to remove makeup.

Tea tree oil

It cleans the skin without soap. It has vitamins that nourish the skin. It cures damaged skin. It may have some burning effect on the skin. It cures skin naturally.

Ice cubes

If your skin is fluffy. It reduces inflammation. It can be used daily. It cleans skin without damaging it.

Oat flour

It is wondering flour for the skin. Oat flour is used with lemon juice and essential oil. It removes blackheads.

It removes extra hair. It removes dead skin and cleanses the skin.

Aloe vera

Aloe vera cleans the skin from microorganisms. It nourishes the skin. It binds water with the skin. It tones the skin.

It has soapy components. So, aloe vera can be used as natural soap.

Turmeric 

It cleans the skin. It removes facial hair. Turmeric heals skin.

Gram flour

Ubtan is prepared from gram flour. It removes dead skin. It removes blackheads. It can be used with oil, lemon, and turmeric.

It can be used water only for washing the face.

Turmeric, the wonder spice for skin

 Turmeric ( Curcuma longa)  is a super Spice used in South Asia. It is a medicine used in Ayurvedic preparation. It is used for skin treatment and skin whitening. Curcumin is the active agent of turmeric. It is used in food preparation as well as a skincare treatment.

 Turmeric is a remedy against acne dark circles, vitiligo, and a bacterial infection in the skin. Turmeric has antibacterial and antimicrobial activity. Thus it helps reduction of infection in the skin. It has antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents. So, it reduces swelling of the skin.

 In Ayurveda turmeric is used to balance vaat, Pitt, and Kapha. A number of Ayurvedic preparations are available for skin treatment, which have turmeric as their main component. These include over-the-counter soaps, lotions, and serum.

 HOW EFFECTIVE IS TURMERIC AGAINST SKIN PROBLEMS?

It is a treatment against psoriasis.

 Curcumin is used in face packs to reduce facial hairs. 

It is the treatment for Eczema Acne, scars, and dark circles.

 It heals the wounds very fast.

 It reduces the effect of pollution on the skin.

 Curcumin oil is used to reduce facial hair. 

FACIAL HAIR

Milk, flour, turmeric powder, and sea salt are used in the areas where you want to reduce hair growth. Regularly applying these face masks reduces facial hair.

 Psoriasis

It is an autoimmune disease caused by inflammation in the skin. This causes itchy skin and scaly patches of skin, which crack and bleed. The anti-inflammatory effect of turmeric reduces psoriasis. Topical turmeric paste is used in the area of Psoriasis. A simple paste that includes turmeric and water. The mixture is cooked to make a thick paste. Overnight application of this paste reduces inflammation in this area. Turmeric tea is also used against psoriasis.

 Acne

Cutibacterium acnes (Propionibacterium acnes) cause acne on the skin anti-inflammatory activity and bacterial activity of turmeric reduce acne on the skin. These bacteria convert sebum into fatty acids that result in inflammation in the area and cause the formation of pimples. Turmeric reduces inflammation and kills bacteria.

 Turmeric night serum

Turmeric night serum is made using Aloe vera gel and turmeric Essential oil. This serum improves the tone of the skin. It lightens the skin and overnight repairs the skin.

SCABIES

Turmeric is used against scabies. Turmeric along with water and neem is used against scabies. It cleanses the skin. Both turmeric and neem kill the parasite when the paste is applied to the body. Turmeric reduces inflammation, reduce swelling of the skin. It has antibacterial activity, so it reduces infection and cures the skin.

Turmeric tea

Boil a 1/4 spoonful of turmeric in a cup of water. Regularly taking this tea reduces infection. It has inflammatory activity. Turmeric has low bioavailability.

Turmeric, lemon, and Multani mitti face pack

Lemon bleaches the skin. It lightens the skin. It removes the pigmentation of the skin. This face pack removes blackheads. 

Haldi, curd, and Multani mitti can be used for the same purpose.

Anti-aging face pack using turmeric, sandalwood, Multani mitti

 This mask is used to reduce oils in the skin. It lightens the skin and treats acne.

 Skin whitening face pack

 Skin whitening face pack using turmeric, gram flour, and almond oil, this is needed to make a thick paste. This paste is rubbed on the skin. It removes dead skin. It bleaches the skin. It removes extra hair from the skin. This pack lightens the skin.

Vitiligo

Vitiligo is depigmentation of the skin. Turmeric and mustard oil paste is used to treat vitiligo. This paste induces pigment formation in white patches.

 The turmeric masks cause staining of the skin, thus skin appears yellow.  This can be removed by using Apple Cider vinegar. or instead of using turmeric powder, you can use raw turmeric in your face pack that will not cause staining of the skin.

 

Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) for Hair

 Fenugreek seed/ methi dana is a green herb grown in Asia, Europe, and the Mediterranean region. It is used as Spices in Indian dishes. Green Leaves are used as vegetables.

 Fenugreek is rich in iron, protein, soluble fiber, saponins, flavonoids, magnesium, and manganese.

Fenugreek seeds as ayurvedic medicine

Fenugreek is used in ayurvedic medicine to

 Induces labor

 Increase breast milk

 Increase level of testosterone

Anti-inflammatory, and

Antifungal activities

Soothing the skin and reducing inflammation

 It has antifungal activity

 Fenugreek increase appetite

 It increases good gut bacteria so, it keeps your gut healthy

 Fenugreek is also used for the reduction of sugar in the blood

 It is also used for weight loss therapies.

Benefits of fenugreek seeds

Fenugreek has flavanoids and saponins so, it is widely used in soaps and shampoo. This property of fenugreek makes it useful for hair fenugreek as it cleans naturally. It is used for thin hair. It is a treatment for itchy and dry scalp.

 It soothes the irritated scalp. The bacterial infection to the scalp temporarily causes hair loss. Fenugreek seeds have antibacterial and antifungal activity and thus treat the infection on the scalp and reduce hair loss.

 The anti-inflammatory property of fenugreek also prevents aging of hair and stress damage to the hair.

 Pollution and the environment damage hair and cause the breaking down of hair strands. Fenugreek seeds have antioxidants that reduce stress.

 Saponins clean the hair without damaging them. Antifungal activity of fenugreek reduces damage due to dandruff and itchy scalp.

 How do we use fenugreek seeds?

It is widely used as tea. Where spoonfuls of Fenugreek seeds are boiled in water. This tea is taken to boost the health of a person.

Powder of fenugreek seed is eaten. Fenugreek seeds have iron, magnesium, and flavonoids that increase hemoglobin production in the body. As hemoglobin increases oxygen supply to the hair and promotes hair growth.

 Fenugreek seeds have soluble fiber that is glucomannan which increases appetite and slows down the sugar absorption of the food. It also promotes good bacterial growth in the gut.

 Hair mask based on fenugreek seeds

 A number of hair masks are prepared using Fenugreek seed. You can categorize the hair masks into two categories based on hair types. Hair mask for dry hair and hair mask for oily hair.

 Mask for dry hair including Fenugreek seeds and coconut oil, yogurt, honey, or milk. Fenugreek seeds and honey hair mask.

 Soak two spoonfuls of fenugreek seeds in water overnight. It activates the component present in fenugreek. Make a paste of it. Add a spoonful of Honey into it apply to the hair. Keep it for 10 minutes and wash with a mild shampoo.

 Mask milk and Fenugreek seed can also be prepared for this soak Fenugreek seed in milk for overnight. Make a paste in the morning. Apply it on hair. Keep it for 20 minutes. Wash with a mild shampoo. This hair mask can be used for all types of hair.

 Fenugreek and Heena hair mask

Soak Fenugreek seeds in water overnight.

 Make a paste of it.

 Mix this paste in Heena.

 Apply on hair, and keep it for an hour or two.

 Wash with water.

 This will condition your hair.

 Reduce the itchiness of hair and dandruff.

 This will also give a good color to hair.  This mixture is a good Natural dye.

 This mask can be used once a week for good and shiny hair.

Homemade fenugreek seed oil

Anti-inflammatory and anti-infection oil can be prepared using fenugreek seeds.

Soak a cup of fenugreek seeds in the oil of your choice, coconut oil, castor oil, almond oil, or sesame oil. Keep in a dark bottle under the sun for 15 days.

Oils of fenugreek will be diffuse in the oil.

Store this oil for future use.

Massage this oil gently on the scalp before washing hair.

This is a treatment against dandruff.

It treats an itchy scalp.

It soothes the scalp.

Helps in hair growth.

 

Everyday Uses of Aloe vera Gel for Skin

Aloe vera has water, minerals, mucopolysaccharides, amino acids, fatty acids, and enzymes. These components are very useful for skin. Aloe vera hydrates the skin. It tightens, brightens, and heals the skin. We can use aloe vera in face washes, night creams, day creams, moisturizers, or face packs. These can be prepared at home using simple components. Over-the-counter variants of these products are also available. 

 Three types of damage of the skin

Skin is the sensitive part of the body. The face, neck, and arms are exposed to the environment. So, it is prone to three types of damage.

 Environmental damage

 Infection and

 Damage due to aging

 

 Environmental damage

The environmental damage causes hyperpigmentation. It is caused by UV light.

The environment also results in the production of oxidative stress in skin cells.

 Both of these environmental damages are managed by vitamin E present in aloe vera gel.

 Chemical damages

The use of soap and soap-based face wash increases dryness in the skin and the sulfur component of soap damage the skin.

Infection

 The skin exposed to the environment is prone to bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. The antiseptics present in aloe vera reduce the possibility of infection. Fatty acids present in aloe vera protect the skin from infection.

 Damage due to injury or bruise can be cured with the help of aloe vera gel. 

Different strategies of using aloe vera gel

 Aloe vera is used as a face wash. Soapy components present in aloe vera help in cleaning the skin without damaging it.

 Aloe vera can also be used as a moisturizer as it has 90% water, minerals, and vitamins. It has monosaccharides and mucopolysaccharides that bind water with the skin.

With some modification, it can be used in creams, face packs, and other cosmetics.

Using Aloe Vera Gel in face wash. 

Fresh aloe vera gel can be used as a face wash. Apply pure aloe vera gel on the skin.

 Leave it for 10 to 20 minutes.

 Wash with lukewarm water.

 An over-the-counter face wash that has aloe vera gel is also available on the market.

It cleans the skin naturally.

 Increase water content without making it too dry.

 

 Night cream

 A nourishing night cream can be prepared using aloe vera gel.

 Add 2-3 capsules of Vitamin E into aloe vera gel.

 Whisk the mixture.

 Apply it after washing the face. 

Keep it overnight.

 Wash with water in the morning.

This cream will rejuvenate the skin overnight. The skin will be tightened, brighten, and nourished by this cream.

 

Face packs of aloe vera

Face packs are used for hydration, nourishment, and rejuvenation of the skin.  Aloe vera face packs have a host of natural components and can be used for all types of skin. These can be modified for dry and oily skin. These face packs can be used daily.

Aloe vera and honey face packs: Dry skin face pack

This pack is prepared for dry skin.

 Add a spoonful of honey to aloe vera gel. 

Whisk the mixture.

 Apply the mask on the face and neck.

 Keep it for 20 minutes.

 Wash with lukewarm water.

Aloe vera and vitamin E face pack: Face pack for hyperpigmented skin

Aloe vera and vitamin E face packs are used as an antiaging treatment.

This helps in regenerating the collagen and reducing the oxidative stress of the skin. 

 Aloe vera and Tea-tree oil face packs 

A number of companies offer this face pack/ face creams.

These improve pigmentation and nourish the skin.

Aloe vera and cucumber face pack: Face pack For Oily skin

This pack is rich in water, minerals, enzymes, vitamins, and mucopolysaccharides. These hydrate the skin. Minerals (zinc) tighten the skin.  It removes excess oil from the skin.

Benefits of Aloe vera

Aloe vera has vitamins, fatty acids, minerals, and water. All these components are required for healthy skin.

 So, you can get healthy skin by only topical application of aloe vera.

It can be used as an antiseptic to reduce bacterial, fungal, or even viral infection of the skin

The enzymes present in aloe vera reduce hyperpigmentation, increase the elasticity of the skin and reduce aging of the skin.

 Aloe vera also reduces the oxidative stress of the skin.

 Vitamins nourish the skin and improve its pigmentation

 Help in the synthesis of new collagen and the repair of skin.

 Antiseptics specially anthraquinone and lupeol acid help in keeping the skin infection-free.

 Aloe vera is used as a face wash. Soapy components present in aloe vera help in cleaning the skin without damaging it.

 Aloe vera can also be used as a moisturizer as it has 90% water, minerals, and vitamins. It has monosaccharides and mucopolysaccharides that bind water with the skin.

 So, it hydrates the skin

WHY DO WE USE ALOE VERA FOR SKIN?

Aloe vera is a succulent, xerophytic perennial plant known to greeks as a panacea of health for 2000 years.

 Aloe vera is found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. In India, it is found in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tamilnadu.

 Aloe vera has succulent leaves. The leaves when cut show three different layers- the inner layer of clear gel, the middle thick layer that has latex and yellow sap, and the Outer layer.

The outer layer is protective and synthetic in function.

 The different components aloe vera

  The succulent leaf of aloe vera has 90% water and other components that have topical skin application, and oral application.

 The components include Vitamins, enzymes, minerals, sugar, amino acids, fatty acids,  hormones, and gluco-protein.

 The function of different components of aloe vera

 Vitamins

  Many vitamins are found in aloe vera, for example, vitamin A Vitamin C and Vitamin E.These three vitamins have antioxidant properties.

 Vitamin B12 and Folic acid are also found in aloe vera, these help in the synthesis of hemoglobin that increases oxygen supply in the blood.

 Enzymes

 Eight known enzymes are found in aloe vera and they are known for anti-inflammatory action. 

Minerals

Many minerals are found in aloe vera that including calcium, chromium, selenium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium, and zinc. These minerals have antioxidant properties, and they regulate enzyme activity

 Sugars

 The monosaccharides (glucose and fructose), and polysaccharides are found in aloe vera, mainly polymannose, which helps in the hydration of the skin.

 Amino acid

 Overall 20 types of amino acids are found in aloe vera, of these eight are essential amino acids.

 Fatty acids

 Cholesterol, plant sterols, lupeol are found in aloe vera gel. These fatty acids especially lupeol has antiseptic activity.

 Hormone

 Gibberellic acid and auxin, these have healing properties.

Gluco protein

Glycoproteins are found in aloe vera. These have anti-allergic activity.

Uses of aloe vera

 Aloe Vera Gel is used as a topical skin application or as an oral supplement application

 TOPICAL APPLICATION OF ALOE VERA

 The topical application of aloe vera has different uses.

 It increases collagen synthesis increases the elasticity of the skin

It has anti-aging properties as Zn act as a tightening agent for skin

 Aloe vera is known to reduce UV hypersensitivity by suppressing keratinocyte-induced interleukin 10 syntheses.

 Anti-inflammatory activity

Aloe vera is anti-inflammatory. It reduces inflammation in the skin.

 It has healing properties as it increases the production of collagen fibers and increases their binding this will heal wound very fast.

Anti-septic activity

Antiseptic lupeol has antiseptic activity. Aloe vera has along with lupeol, salicylic acid, urea nitrogen, cinnamonic acid,  phenol, and sulfur. These components have antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal activities. they reduce pimples and topical skin infections.

 Hydration

 Mucopolysaccharides help in binding water with the skin. This increases the hydration of the skin. It increases elasticity and softens the skin.

 Anti-aging activity

 Vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, as well as some minerals such as zinc have anti-aging properties. They increase the activity of anti-aging enzymes, as well as reduce free radicals and remove hydroxyl species present in cells thus reducing oxidative stress of the cell, and slowing their aging.

 Oral application of aloe vera

 Aloe Vera Gel or juice provides antioxidants it has laxative properties that help in clearing the alimentary canal.

 It has analgesic properties.

 It acts as an immunosuppressant for keratinocytes-based interleukin 10 syntheses, which increase allergic activity on the skin.

 Drawbacks

 Aloe vera, in some people, may show skin sensitivity, which may happen due to the presence of anthraquinone in aloe vera juice.

 Some people may show cramps in the stomach due to the oral intake of aloe vera.

WHY DO WE USE ALOE VERA FOR SKIN?

We should use aloe vera because;

It heals the skin.

It reduces inflammation.

It reduces hypersensitivity.

It slows down aging.

It hydrated the skin. 

It tightens the skin.

It removes oxidative stress from the skin.

It protects the skin from infection of bacteria, fungi, and viruses.

It increases the elasticity of the skin and thus the skin appears young.

It cleanses the skin.

So, use aloe vera for young, clean, healed, radiant and healthy skin.

Multani Mitti Uses for Oily and Dry Skin

 

Multani mitti uses for oily and dry skin

 Multani mitti or the fuller Earth is traditionally used in India in face packs and skincare products. Multani mitti is a home solution for a number of skin-related problems such as acne pimples and damaged skin.

 Multani mitti has absorbent and drying properties, so, it is used to treat pimples and acne for oily skin. With some modifications, it can also be used for dry skin also as a face pack.

 Multani mitti is used to treat pimples as it has antibacterial activity. It is used to balance oil as it dries the extra oil from the skin. Further, it acts as an absorbent for dirt and dead skin and pulls them out from the skin.

 How to use Multani mitti?

Multani mitti is used in a number of ways depending on the type of skin.

 Face packs for oily skin are

Multani mitti and rose water face pack

 Wet Multani mitti in rose water.

 Apply on skin

 Let it dry for 15 to 20 minute

 Rinse with water

Use this simplest face pack twice a week.

This face pack removes the bacteria from the skin.

Absorbs excess oil from skin, pulls up the blackheads from the skin.

 Multani mitti has anti-inflammatory action so, it reduces the inflammation of the skin caused due to Sun radiation or injury.

Anti-inflammatory face pack of Multani mitti for oily skin

Add Multani mitti in rose water add a pinch of turmeric into it

 apply it on face neck areas, let it dry what 20 minutes

 rinse with cold water

 Sandalwood face pack of Multani mitti

Add Multani mitti with an equal amount of sandalwood powder

 Add Rose Water to it.

 Mix them, apply this face pack on face and neck areas.

Allow it to dry for 20 minutes.

 Rinse with cold water.

Use this face pack twice a week for better result

 Anti-inflammation and hyperpigmentation face pack of Multani mitti

 Add Multani mitti powder  in flaxseed gel

 Add two over-the-counter capsules of Vitamin E.

Apply on face and neck area this face pack on face and neck.

It soothes inflammation and reduces hyperpigmentation.

 Face packs for dry skin

 As Multani mitti has absorbent properties, dry skin can become drier if you use Multani mitti. For dry skin following face-packs can be used

 

 

 

Multani mitti and honey

 Wet Multani mitti in rose water

 Add a spoonful of Honey or glycerine to it

 Mix well and apply on face neck and hyperpigmented areas.

 Allow it to dry wash with cold water.

 Multani mitti and curd face pack

 Add Multani mitti in two spoonfuls of curd

Add 2 capsules of vitamin E and mix them well

Apply on face and neck areas

Rinse with cold water

 Cucumber face pack of Multani mitti

Grate a cucumber; squeeze it to extract cucumber water.

 Add Multani mitti in this water,

 add a spoonful of glycerin or Honey to it

apply the mixture on the face neck and arms allow it to dry wash it with cold water

PRECAUTIONS OF USING MULTANI MITTI

 Do not use the Multani mitti face pack daily.

 Limit Multan Mitti use in winter.

 Add honey or glycerin to Multani Mitti if your skin is dry

 Apply moisturizer for dry skin after using Multani mitti face pack

 Do not let the pores open after using Multani mitti

Use only twice a week maximum

Never eat Multani mitti.

Multani mitti is pica, i.e, people eat compulsively non-food items such as Multani mitti, this harm elementary canal. it may even cause bleeding of the intestine.