For Healthy and Shiny hair

1. It is better to apply castor oil for a healthy growth of hair.

2. Wash hair with tea once a week.

3. Soak a handful of gooseberry in a cup of milk for two hours. Make it as a paste and apply in the hair.

4. Apply the mixture of an egg white, 2 spoon of castor oil, 1 spoon glycerin, in the scalp and hair. Wash it after some time.

5. Massage hair with warm coconut oil an hour before washing. Let it soak. Cover your head with a hot towel and wash your hair after an hour or so.

6. Boil a few hibiscus flowers in coconut oil. Filter and use this hair oil to control hair loss and thinning.

7. Do a 'steam-towel-wrap' once in a while, if your cuticles are damaged, as this steaming opens out the pores and absorbs the oil.

8. Deep condition with curd, beer and egg.

9. Mix a little vinegar in warm water and rinse your hair with this solution. This will add bounce to dull and lifeless hair.

10. Soak 1 teaspoon fenugreek in curd and keep it for a night. Have it in the next morning.

11. Boil coconut oil with the juices of curry leaves, basil, hibiscus flower and gooseberry. Apply on hair, keep it for sometime and rinse.

12. Egg white and curd is a good conditioner for hair.

13. Take a cup of coconut and mustard oils. Soak half a cup of curry leaves in the oil mixture and keep it for a night. Next morning, heat on a slow fire till the curry leaves turn crisp. Remove from heat and add two to three camphor balls. Allow oil to cool and then strain. Apply oil to hair roots using cotton wool along the parting and massage in circular movements. Leave the oil overnight and shampoo the next morning. Repeat twice a week.

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@ Home Exfoliators

Some of the best exfoliators can be made by yourself using ingredients you might already have in the house. Try these natural and homemade exfoliators to keep your skin looking healthy.

•A paste of oatmeal and water makes a good facial scrub.
•Sea salt can be rubbing on skin.
•Make up a mixture of baking soda and water, using the same amount of each. Rub into your skin.
•Mix some sugar into some olive oil.

If making your own exfoliators seems too messy or difficult, you can find ready-made natural and organic exfoliators at cosmetic counters, pharmacists and health food stores. Look for products that say exfoliator or face scrub. For something special, try RX products. Some RX face creams exfoliate as well as moisturize.

Natural Face Masks
Many facemasks can be made at home. Natural ingredients you may have in your fridge can be used to make some of the best facemasks. Fruit masks are particularly good for oily skin. Try some of these to keep your skin nourished.

•Mash banana with honey and apply to your skin. Leave for ten minutes.
•Combine cucumber and yoghurt. Add some honey if you wish. Leave for twenty minutes.
•Mash avocado and apply to your face. Leave for twenty minutes. This is a good facemask for dry skin. You can also add honey.
•Mix strawberries with honey. Leave on your skin for fifteen minutes.
•Mash some grapes and apply to your skin. Add some oatmeal or almond meal for more texture.

Haldi facemasks combine turmeric with rose water or milk. It is also supposed to reduce the appearance of fine hair. A haldi facemask is not suitable for people with sensitive skin.

It is easy to create your own recipes, using some of the ingredients that make good facemasks. Use fruits, yoghurt, honey and oatmeal.

The Benefits of Using Natural Face Masks and Exfoliators
Facial exfoliators and facemasks are generally very easy to make and use. They can be made using ingredients that are in the fridge or cupboard. As an added bonus, they are less expensive that the products that can be bought at stores. Some of these facemasks and exfoliators (like haldi facemasks) have been used for centuries and their positive effects on the skin are well known. Be creative when making your own facial exfoliators and facemasks. Try different ingredients and see which ones work best.

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