Ancient Indian Beauty Secrets

ANCIENT INDIAN NATURAL SKIN AND HAIR CARE

Are you some one who is suffering from skin and hair problems, do you know your problem has a solution even before its existence?

Our mother earth has solution for every problem we face, in fact the whole nature what we see is full of medicinal values for each and every problem in our day to day life. If you are hungry tree's will give you fruits and vegetables. Similarly if you have any skin and hair problem the nature will give what you need.

In ancient times people don't even know what are skin and hair problems are, also never experienced, because they don't use chemical based soaps, face wash, moisturizers, shampoos, conditioners etc.. Instead they used herbal bath powders, natural hair and skin cleansers, specific oils [popular as Thailams] etc.. Have you noticed your grannies or other old age people who used to have strong hair and healthy skin which started aging very late than that of our generation of people? 
In ancient times people don't even know the name of the problem and know only after started using the chemical based skin and hair care products.

In case, If you are using natural products, how natural your natural hair and skin care products are? Soaps and shampoos are something you rub on your skin and hair daily, so it should be chemical free as these will leach into the skin in long term.
In this world of competition people are selling the product saying it to be natural even if it contains 10% of the natural ingredients. If you have noticed the ingredients of the product, do you find other ingredients not been chemicals, if yes, then you already got your answer, just by switching to natural ingredients which are effective, inexpensive  compared to your daily products, every one can achieve healthy skin and hair, and yes, also your eating habits show a lot of impact.

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The natural herbs have no side effects and they give you no false promises. All they do is give you more than what you want, faster than you would have ever expected. 

How much it costs to get few neem leaves from a tree nearby your house? 
If you are someone who are very much willing in using everything natural but lack of time have to use all market bought products, then you should get a product which contains 90 to 100% of natural ingredients as a product can't contain 100% natural ingredients because it should be added minimum preservatives. There are few lesser known brands which are providing complete natural herbs, and are better than other market bought products who hide all harmful chemicals of their product under one or two natural herbs, 
Find them bottom to this page.

And, here is the Ancient Indians Skin and Hair care. 

SKIN CARE

Natural ingredients can be used in any form for example bath powders, cleansers, face and body scrubs, packs moisturizers etc.. and for Hair as cleanser, conditioners, packs, and they are alternatives to this.

 Even if used in any one form consistently gives a healthy skin and hair. One particular ingredient can be used for multiple purposes, and you should just know what type is your skin and hair is, either oily or dry and give what it needs accordingly.

You can make your bath powder by mixing Gram flour, Rice flour, Neem leaf powder, Orange peel powder, Licorice [Mulethi] powder, Sandal wood powder, Kasthuri Turmeric powder.  Rice and gram flour in equal quantity and rest half to them, storing these powders in an air tight container by mixing in smaller quantity will help you speed up. This can be used by making paste like consistency with water, milk or rose water as per your preference. Use this by scrubbing the paste slowly on the skin in circular motions in alteration to soap, leave it for five minutes then wash with plain water. Don't use soap again on skin after that. If your unable to switch suddenly from soap to this bath powder even if you wanted to then start introducing this to your skin slowly, first use soap as you daily do, then use this, scrub whole body then leave for at least two minutes like that then wash. Each of these ingredients will do wonders to your skin.

• Neem has anti-fungal properties also helps lighten scars and pigmentation that are caused by acne.
• Gram flour plays as tan remover, gives oil balanced skin, helps exfoliate, It makes your skin smoother, softer and tighter [and also this is my face wash powder sometimes be added with] Multani mitti to control excess oil which is great to deep clean your skin.
• Rice flour is also a good exfoliate and brightens and whitens skin, 
• Orange peel powder help to bleach and brighten the skin.
• Licorice or Mulethi helps to reduce signs of aging, gives oil-free skin, help cure dry patches, flakiness, and sensitive skin and also consumed orally it helps find relief in almost all types of respiratory disorders like cough, cold, pneumonia, asthma and bronchitis etc.,
• Sandal wood helps to detoxify the skin and prevents the formation of free radicals that cause wrinkles, it smoothens and brightens by giving glow to the skin.
• Kasturi turmeric powder gives a blemish-free, naturally glowing skin, reduces acne and its scars effectively. and also reduces hair growth on face.

 There is no need to use these many powders, you can only use Gram flour, Rice flour in equal parts and little Turmeric [either normal or Kasthuri] making paste with water, milk, rose water, which can be considered as basic soap substitute, and don't take this lightly it's enough to give your skin what it needs and rest ingredients will give extra benefits and fight towards particular skin problems and can used according to your skin, for example, if your having acne problems then adding neem will benefit you, In the same manner you can use accordingly. if can't use these ingredients in form of bath powder then use it in form of pack. If your skin is extremely dry use Honey, Aloevera, Coconut oil, Ghee, Milk which are again a great moisturizers to moisturize your skin, and add a little because more of these may leave your skin oily. It means you can play with these all ingredients as you like.

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HAIR CARE

For Hair, Hair cleanser, conditioners, packs etc., Wash your hair by mixing Soapnut, Amla, and Shikakai powders making paste with water instead of chemical based shampoos, If you cant use in form of  shampoo then use like hair pack to give your hair all the benefits.

• Soapnut or Reetha is a good source of Vitamins A, D, E and K, and so it provides nutrition to the hair, making them silky with regular use. It also helps in hair growth. These nutrients help in creating new hair follicles and provide strength to the roots of the hair.
• Amla promotes hair growth, the surplus of vitamin C in Amla helps in stopping premature greying. 
• Shikakai  gives your scalp a collagen boost. It is also a great source of antioxidants that help prevent free-radical damage.

 I started using these natural ingredients since 2 years and use soaps and shampoos rarely, now I am habituated to this regime and very much satisfied with the results. Now, Its your turn.

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