Thursday, November 21, 2013

Smooth & Clear Face With Egg White And Lemon



Whiteheads are dead skin cells, which usually causes by pore. It is when a skin surface on a face opens up and is exposed to air, liquid, dust, and dirt. As a result, those dirt and other substances get clogged up in the pore. Whiteheads often spreads out in the oily area on the face, especially, forehead, nose, and chin. However, there is a way that we can simply get rid of this annoying whiteheads by ourself with the help of basic tool and ingredients that most of us have in ours kitchens.
The Tool & Ingredients:
- Napkin paper
- Boiling water
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 cup of lemon juice



Step 1 :  Make your facial mask by mixing together 1/4 cup of lemon juice and 2 egg whites in a bowl.
Step 2 : Wash your face thoroughly with water. Pour boiling water into a large bowl. Low your head down to the hot steam to let the pores open, which helps masking in the next step becomes more effective.
Step 3 :  Gently apply and mask a light mixture onto the area(s) that affected with whiteheads.
Step 4 : Cover the masking area(s) with the napkin paper and leave it on for 30 minutes or until you feel tight on your skin and that the paper becomes stiff.
Step 5 : Gently peel off the napkin paper. It will pull out whiteheads from your skin, which you will notice that it will be stuck onto the paper. Then, wash out your face with cold water to close those pores.
Tips: Lemon contains Alpha Hydroxy acid, which helps removing acne from the skin. To manage acne effectively. The egg white helps fortifying elastin in the skin, tightening the skin surface, and absorbing excess oil in the skin. Besides, it nourishes the skin and prevent it from aging.





Sunday, November 3, 2013

Food for your skin


Dry Skin Lack of skin fatty acids that keep skin nourish and smooth.

Recommend: Good fatty acids(Omega 3 and Omega 6)
- Fish with high levels of fish oil (Omega-3) like salmon, mackerel, and anchovies.
  • Whole grains 
  • Nuts of various kinds, especially those with hardshell.

Reduce & Avoid: Margarine fat content
  • Fast food and processed foods
  • French fries, biscuits, and white sugar

Oily Skin 

Recommend: 
  • Fresh fruits and vegetables to keep skin moist, particularly papaya, avocado , pineapple and nuts. 
  • Whole grains 

Reduce & Avoid: 
  • Food rich in saturated fats
  • Dairy products
  • Red meat 
  • Anything that fried or deep-fried. 
It disturbs the balance of fats in the sensitive cell membranes of your skin. It will stimulate the skin to produce too much fat, which causes your skin to be too oily.


Sensitive Skin 

Recommend: Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and Zinc
  • Carrots, mango, and  kiwi
  • Meat
  • Oats and hardshell nuts 

Reduce & Avoid: Spicy foods such as chili.       
Spicy foods can easily irritate digestive system in your body. It can cause Lining inflammation in your stomach. The result is that the immune system is active, which causes red rash on your face and body. Other types of food allergies can cause similar problems and lead to skin allergy, too.



Believe it or not...yogurt can help enhancing your skin.


Even when you are at home you can mask yourself in a simple and natural way, without harming your skin.

It's not hard to do at all. You can simply look for any yogurt in your fridge, the most effective would be the plain one, and use it as face mask to improve your skin.

Regular and/or oily skin

Ingredients:
1 cup of Yogurt
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
1 teaspoon of orange juice
1 teaspoon of carrot juice

How to:
  1. Mix and stir all the ingredients together until smoothly blended. 
  2. Mask onto your face and leave it on for 10-15 minutes 
  3. Rinse with warm water and followed by cold water. 

Dry skin and/or sensitive skin. 

Ingredients:

1/2 avocado
1/2 banana
2 table spoon of yogurt

How to:
  1. Mix all the ingredients together until well blended 
  2. Mask it onto your face and leave it on for 10 to 15 minutes.
  3. Rinse the mask with warm water and followed by cold water.



It will be most effective when you repeat this regularly, at least 2-3 times per month, along with keeping your facial skin nourish and healthy. I assure you will have a smoother and glowing skin, as well as, it will help slowing down aging skin that causes wrinkles.