Fruit Beauty and Health

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12 Apple Face Packs For All Skin Types Not only when taken internally, but also when applied externally apple offers amazing benefits for skin. Try these apple face packs for an improved & whitened skin

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Healthy Weight Management - Fruits & Veggies More Matters Whether you’re trying to lose weight or prevent weight gain, a diet rich in fruits & veggies and low in saturated fats and sugar, combined with physical activity … is the key. In fact, studies have shown that those who … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Reasons to Eat MORE Fruits & Vegetables - Fruits & Veggies More Matters Why eat MORE fruits and veggies? Color & Texture. Fruits and veggies add color, texture … and appeal … to your plate. Convenience. Fruits and veggies are nutritious in any form – fresh, frozen, canned, dried and 100% juice, … Continue reading →

Get Fair Skin Complexion During Summer

You have learnt many posts about organic natural treatment of your skin disorders like acne, pimple, wrinkles, blemishes, dry skin, oily skin and much more. Continuing to home treatment in this post I am giving you a very fine recipe to make a facial mask to get fair complexion and lighter skin tone in summer season. This facial mask also removes skin tan from your face, caused by over exposure of ultraviolet rays of sun. We will use some easily available fruits of this summer.

As I recommended before in my many posts that seasonal fruit face packs and facial masks are very useful to maintain your face beauty and nice glow on your face. You can easily nourish your skin using these seasonal fruit face pack and fruit facial mask. These facial mask also protects your face beauty with harmful effects of ultraviolet rays.

Now follow the steps below to make this very effective facial mask.

First of all take some pieces of well ripe papaya in a blender and blend it properly.
Now take 2 tablespoon of blended fresh pulp of papaya in a glass bowl.
Add 2 tablespoon of pomegranate juice in it.
Add 1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice it it.
Now mix all the ingredients well to become a fine and smooth paste. Now you are done and your very effective seasonal fruit facial mask is ready to use. Use it at bed time for better result.

Wash your face with lukewarm water and apply this facial mask on your face with your finger tips, giving a gentle massage and leaving your eyes area. Leave it on your face for 15 minutes and wash your face with lukewarm water and moisturize.

Use this facial mask during summer season minimum 3 days in a week to maintain your face beauty. It will improve your skin complexion and it will also remove your tanned skin from your face. You will get a nice glow on your face. It cleans your skin, opens the skin pores and prevent your skin from blockage that causes acne or pimple problem. So you can also get a pimple free skin by using this nice facial mask.

Top 10 home remedies for skin whitening
By Jasmeet Kaur

Do you always search for skin whitening products in the market? Have you spent thousands of bucks on expensive skin whitening creams and lotions, but fed up of their fake promises? Why don’t you look for natural remedies? These natural remedies are really effective if you use them on a regular basis.

Dried Orange Peel and Curd

Orange peel and curd pack is easy to make at home. You just need to dry orange peels under sunlight and store in an airlock box. Now, mix a spoon of dried orange peel with curd and make a paste. Apply it on your face for 20 minutes and let it dry. Then, rinse with cold water. This pack will help in lightening spots and other marks of your face..

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Say goodbye to cellulite naturally with Coconut Magic coconut oil and pure essential oils...

By Jenni Madison

Cellulite is one of the hardest types of fats to dissolve in the body. Cellulite is an accumulation of old fat cell clusters that solidify and harden as the surrounding tissue loses its elasticity.

Tangerine, orange and lemon essential oils actually help reduce fat cells. Grapefruit essential oil is fat-dissolving and also detoxifies.

• All you have to do is add a 1 - 2 drops of your favourite citrus blend of essential oil to a small amount of coconut oil and massage into the affected areas.

I like to prepare a separate jar or container, say a 20ml or 150ml jar of coconut oil, add my essential oils to this and use it daily.

Another great benefit of using coconut oil and essential oils is that they not only help dissolve fat and cellulite but they help prevent stretch marks!

Warning. Please note that although citrus oils are great to dissolve cellulite and tone the skin, they also enhance the photosynthesizing effect of the sun.
Avoid applying citrus oils to skin that will be exposed to direct sunlight or UV light within 24 hours or make sure to keep those parts under wraps.

Be patient. You should begin to see results in 4 to 6 weeks. You can also support this detox by including citrus fruits such as grapefruit and lemon in your diet. In particular juicing.

Homemade Face Scrubs for Every Skin Type By Misty Spinney

Yes, we know there are a ton of face scrubs out there, but it’s hard to find exactly the right one to fit your skin type. Which means that making a custom one to fit your skin’s needs is the way to go. Plus, you’ll already have half of the ingredients in your kitchen. It’s a win-win situation!

We’ll walk you through the basic ingredients, and what they do. Then we’ve come up with five of our favorite versions that we’ll show you how to make step-by-step. Let’s get started!

First, you’ll need to choose your exfoliant. It comes down to sugar or salt, but as you know there are several varieties of each. We recommend four different types: plain white sugar, brown sugar, iodized table salt, and black lava sea salt. Sugar is less abrasive than salt because it dissolves more easily. Brown sugar is the best for sensitive skin, because it’s the softest. Salt exfoliates well and can help remove impurities and dead skin. And the black lava sea salt also removes dead skin along with helping increase cell activity.

he next ingredient you select is your oil. We chose five different oils that are great for your skin—olive oil, safflower oil, almond oil, avocado oil, and extra virgin coconut oil (our favorite!). To start off, all of these oils, except the avocado oil, are naturally antibacterial, which will help prevent any problems. Olive oil is good for really dry skin, and it won’t clog your pores. Safflower oil is a fatty oil that can help calm irritated skin and prevent clogged pores. Almond oil is fantastic because it can reduce the effects of UVB rays, and it can help improve skin tone. Avocado oil is actually extracted from the pulp of the fruit—not the seed—so it’s incredibly rich and will help your skin retain moisture. Finally, extra virgin coconut oil is packed with antioxidants and free radicals which help prevent aging. It’s one of our favorite multitaskers.

While you could make a scrub with just an exfoliant and an oil, we recommend adding in one of these five fruits and vegetables. They each have properties that will help your skin even more. Be forewarned that adding in a fresh fruit will reduce the shelf life of your scrub, and you’ll want to keep it in the refrigerator—not your shower. Keep that in mind before whipping up a big batch. Kiwis can help brighten your complexion, and the seeds in the fruit pulp can act as mini exfoliants on their own. Strawberries are best for evening and brightening your skin tone, and they are packed with vitamin C. Pineapple is best for acne prone skin; it has an enzyme that helps dissolve dead skin cells. Tomato contains lycopene which can help protect skin from UV rays. And finally cucumber can help reduce puffiness by reducing water retention.

To store your face scrub, either thoroughly clean out an old scrub container or buy a plastic container that has a lid insert like these. Believe us, it will help you keep your scrub fresh.

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The same fresh, natural ingredients you use in your recipes can do wonders for your skin. Whole fruits and vegetables—especially those with anti-aging vitamin C—can fight free radicals, prevent wrinkles, and give you firmer, younger-looking skin. | health.com