Home remedies for glowing complextiong of dry skin and Combination Skin

For dry skin

Mash half a ripe banana, add a teaspoon of honey and make a paste. Apply on your face. Once it dries, wash with cold water and pat dry. This acts as a moisturizer and helps in tighten your skin.


Soak poppy seeds overnight. Grind it with just enough milk to make a paste. Apply on your face. Once it dries, wash with cold water. The natural oil present in Soak poppy seeds helps to moisturize your skin.



Just before boiling milk, remove two tablespoons. Massage it lightly on your face in an upward motion. Leave to dry, then wash with water and pat dry. This helps to keep your skin supple.

Variation: Add 1 teaspoon of salt to the raw milk and follow the same process. However, avoid doing this if you have pimples on your face.

Make a paste of 2-5 tablespoons of raw peanuts with milk. Add 1 teaspoon of honey to it. Apply on your face leave to dry. Then wash with cold water and pat dry. The natural oils present in the peanuts help moisturize your skin.



Make a paste of one teaspoon of malai, a pinch of turmeric and four to five drops of olive oil. Apply on your face, leave to dry. Wash with cold water and pat dry. Malai acts as a natural moisturizer and turmeric and olive oil helps rejuvenate your skin.

Combination skin

Mix 3-4 tablespoons of Fuller's Earth with 8-10 ground mint leaves. Freeze the pack overnight. Keep outside for 10-15 minutes and then apply on your face. After 10-15 minutes, wash off and pat dry. It helps in cooling and cleansing your skin.

Boil a handful of lemon grass leaves in one liter of water, until you get the aroma. Then, place in an ice tray and freeze. After returning home from work or an outing, rub a lemon grass ice cube all over your face. It cleanses the dirt and grime accumulated in your skin's pores and shuts them.


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