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Beauty Tips-Fruit recipes
Fruits not only add physical strength to life but also fresh fruit make perfect face masks because they contain a large quantity of fruit acids, vitamins and enzymes and when applied to the skin have a powerful exfoliating cause that leaves the skin feeling soft, smooth and gleaming
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Fruit Facial Mask Recipes
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Cosmetic company are now using fruit acids (AHAI’s), vitamins (antioxidants) and enzymes in many beauty products but also include a large amount of synthetics which can actually be injurious to the skin. In organic beauty, only fresh ingredients are used and therefore a highly active and most effective cure can be given. You will be amazed at how something as simple as dabbing some fresh lemon juice on your face every morning can make an vast difference in how soft your skin feels.
Try any of the following fruit acids, but always take care to avoid your eyes.
→ Lemon juice
→ Strawberries
→ Grapes
→ Malic acid (apples, vinegar, applesauce, cider)
→ Lactic acid (buttermilk, yogurt, powdered skim milk, sour cream, blackberries, tomatoes)
→ Tartaric acid (grapes, grape juice, wine, cream of tartar)
→ Citric acid (citrus fruits such as lemons, limes, grapefruit, and orange)
→ Glycolic acid (sugar cane)
We all are aware of the fact that fresh fruits are good for health and the core vitamin and the mineral lies in the pulp and the skin of any fruit. And just as they are useful to the body, these nutrients can provide excellent rejuvenating factor for our skin too. If you know the properties of each fruit, you can pamper yourself with an all-natural fruit mask, without spending too much time or money.
Here are few fruits that can keep your skin smooth and healthy.
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| Pear facial mask |
| 1 ripe pear
½ teaspoon of honey
1 tablespoon of heavy cream
Start by peeling and coring the pear. Cut the pear into small pieces and place them in a small dish. Using a fork, mash the pear fruit into a smooth paste. Next, add the honey and heavy cream. Spread the mixture evenly over the skin on the face and neck. Let it sit on the skin for 15 minutes and then rinse the pear facial mask off with warm water. Follow up with a splash of cool water and pat dry with a clean towel.
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| Papaya facial mask |
¼ of a ripe papaya
4 teaspoons of green cosmetic clay
1 ½ teaspoons of aloe vera gel
Purée the papaya fruit, clay, and aloe vera gel together. Smooth the mixture over the face and neck regions and leave it on the skin for approximately 20 minutes. Rinse off with cool water.
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| Peach Facial mask |
1 medium peach
1 tablespoon of honey
oatmeal (as needed)
Cook the peach until it becomes soft . Mash the cooked peach using a fork. Next, add the honey and enough oatmeal until the mixture is thick. Apply the mask to the skin and let it sit on the skin for about ten minutes. Rinse off the peach facial masque with cool clean water.
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Apple Facial mask |
1 cored apple cut into quarters
2 tablespoons of honey
½ teaspoon of sage
Chop up the apple quarters in a food processor. Add the honey and sage and then refrigerate for about 10 minutes. Lightly pat the mixture onto the face until the honey feels tacky. Leave it on the skin for 30 minutes and then rinse the face mask off with cool water.
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| Banana Surprise Mask |
1 banana
1 teaspoon honey
2 teaspoons yogurt
Mash a banana well with honey and yogurt, then apply the paste onto your face. Leave the paste to dry and get absorbed by your skin and let it dry completely. Wash your face with cold water to see the results.
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| Tomato for Natural bleach |
1 tomato
1 tsp of honey
Make pulp of a tomato and mix it with honey to make a paste.
Apply the face pack on your face avoiding eyes and the area around. Rinse it off after 15 min. This serves as a natural bleach for your face and brightens up your face.. |
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