^^ true!! I think before trying on anything, we should be very careful because some ingredients bring unwanted results ranging from darkening of skin to allergic reaction..
Will go through the entire thread later, but would like to suggest ones that I use(must be pretty common) :p
SKIN --
1 -- gram flour, whole milk, honey, pinch of turmeric = make it into paste, apply, leave for 40 minutes before scrubbing it off and washing your face
2 -- apply musk-melon juice raw from the fruit - this one is my favorite :p - leave it for 40 minutes before washing it off.
3 -- apply tomato - fresh juice as you cut vegetables, take a minute off, apply it leave it for 20-40 minutes.
4 --- STEAM, steam your face once a week or as per your desire - best remedy
5 --- My grandma makes a flour "sunni pindi" ..I use that for body once a week, you can add turmeric to it if you wish..
HAIR
1 --- Olive oil + curry leaves - boil the mixture, apply to hair, leave it for as long as you want before washing it.
2 --- Coconut milk - extract it from a coconut, apply it, leave it for 40 minutes before washing your hair
3 --- Grind Fenugreek seeds into a fine powder, mix it with curd/yoghurt the night before you are to apply it on your hair. Leave it overnight. Just before applying it on your hair, put it in a mixer(you'd want to do that because it hardens when left overnight).
Also, you might put it in a mixer immediately before applying to your hair because fenugreek will makes the mixture hard with time. So, apply the paste to you hair, you can leave it any long you want, depending on your tolerance level or time at hand... Washing it off can be a bit of a hassle, but, the results are soo good - I consider it a go-to for all kinds of hair problems or scalp problems or even a remedy that will make your already healthy hair better. 😃 And, it doesn't smell bad like egg/henna. ;)
4 --- Kunkudkai...(IDK what it's called in hindi), so what is done is, kunkudkai is ground to separate it's covering from the seed, and the cover(seed coat? IDK what to call it ) is boiled, and let to cool. Use the water in which the seed soats were boiled for washing your hair. You might want to be careful with the number of seeds you use, because it can make hair dry if used beyond what is necessary :-) ...You don't need shampoo when you use it - it's a natural shampoo :D
Edited by Angel-likeDevil - 8 years ago
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