Pimples: These are one of the most common skin disorders which primarily affects the adolescents.

Causes:

• Increase of sex hormones which takes place during puberty

• Secretion of more sebum by the sebaceous glands

• Enlargement of pores of the skin & its blockage with hardened sebum

• Excessive intake of alcohol, tea, coffee, spicy, oily and fried foods

Remedy for getting rid off Pimples

The best thing to do is to keep your skin clean.

• Wash your face with water in every 3 hours.

• Use a water based or oil free face wash twice a day.

• Always use water-based or oil-free cosmetics.

• Drink 12-15 glasses of water daily.

• Avoid oily & fried food. Also avoid junk foods.

Pimples Home Remedies

• Apply a paste made from one teaspoon each of sandalwood powder and turmeric powder mixed with milk. Wash it with normal water after 15 minutes.

• Grind nutmeg with unboiled milk & apply it on pimples. Wash it with normal water after 15 minutes.

• Before going to bed, wash the face thoroughly and then apply a paste of 1 tsp. coriander juice mixed with a pinch of turmeric powder. Wash it with normal water after 15 minutes.

• Apply a paste of fresh fenugreek (methi, menthe) leaves at night before going to bed & wash it with warm water after 15 minutes.

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Blackheads: When the pores of skin are open and clogged sebum is exposed to the air, oxidation takes place turning it black in color.

Blackheads Home Remedies

• Apply a paste of fresh fenugreek (methi, menthe) leaves at night before going to bed & wash it with warm water after 15 minutes.

• Apply a paste of ground radish seeds with water.

• Apply a decoction made by boiling 1tsp fenugreek seeds in 1 litre water for few minutes.

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Whiteheads: These are caused by pores getting clogged with hardened oil. Here the pores are not open. They therefore show up as tiny white pearly lumps beneath the surface of the skin.

Whiteheads Home Remedies

• Apply a paste of fresh fenugreek (methi, menthe) leaves at night before going to bed & wash it with warm water after 15 minutes.

• Make a paste of roasted & powdered pomegranate peels with lime juice & apply it.

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Dark Circles

Who doesn’t want bright eyes, after all the beauty of your face is first recognized by your sparkling eyes. The most common beauty problem related to eyes are dark circles.

Home Remedies of Dark Circles

• Splash the eyes with cold water. Then lie down in a comfortable position. Dip wads of cotton in a chilled mixture of cucumber and potato juice. Keep this on your eyelids for 15 to 20 minutes and gently wash it off. Apply a little baby oil.

• Lie down in a comfortable position. Dip wads of cotton in cold milk & keep it on your eyelids for 15 to 20 minutes and gently wash it off.

• Crush a cucumber and take the juice. Add a little rose water and apply around the eyes and wash it after 30 minutes.

• Mix tomato juice and lemon juice in equal quantity and apply around the eyes. After 30 minutes, wash it off with cold and hot water alternatively.

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Asthma is a chronic lung disease in which the person’s ability to breathe easily gets badly affected. It is a health ailment in which the flow of air that takes place in and out of lungs gets obstructed, thus making respiration difficult. An asthma patient gets frequent attacks of breathlessness, in between which he may even be completely normal.

Home Remedies for Curing Asthma

• Mix 1-2 tsp of honey in a cup of milk or water and take it daily once or twice. Honey thins out accumulated mucus and helps its elimination from the respiratory passages. It also tones up the pulmonary lining and thereby prevents the production of mucus in future. Take 1 tsp honey and ½ tsp cinnamon powder and mix them well and consume them.

• The juice of one lemon, diluted in a glass of water and taken with meals, will bring good results.

• For people who are in their early stages of asthma, a perfect home remedy is to boil 8-10 cloves of garlic in ½ cup of milk and consume it during nighttime.

• Drumstick leaves soup is very beneficial in curing asthma. Take handful drumstick leaves and add them to 180 ml of water and boil it for 6 minutes. Remove it from flame and leave it to cool. Then, add a little salt, pepper and lime juice to this soup. Drink it daily.

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Hair is the reflection of our diet & life style. There can be many causes of hair fall like improper diet & blood circulation, dandruff, stress, depression, etc.

Remedies for Hair fall

1) Oil

Do anyone of the following that suits you:

• Massage your scalp with warm coconut oil weekly once/twice. Shampoo it out after 3 hours or next morning.

• Mix coconut oil, almond oil & castor oil in equal quantities (like 1tsp each) & massage your scalp with it weekly once/twice.

• Apply Arnica hair oil. You can get it from any homeopathy medical store.

2) Shampoo

• Use mild or herbal shampoo that suits your hair.

• ‘Pantene for smooth & silky hair’ & Himalayan herbal shampoos are good. • Don’t use any strong/chemical based shampoos like anti-dandruff shampoos because they are harsh on hair many time.

3) Conditioners

• Use a good conditioner after shampooing.

4) Perming/coloring/…

• Avoid perming/streghtening your hair right now.

• Avoid coloring your hair.

• Avoid using dryer also on your hair. Let it dry naturally after shampooing.

5) Diet:

• Drink at least 12-15 glasses of water daily. Make it a habit.

• Take a healthy diet especially rich in proteins, vitamins & minerals.

• Increase intake of green vegetables, fresh fruits & salads in your diet.

• Drink 3 glasses of milk daily.

• Daily eat two eggs or two cups of boiled plain dal (you can add salt to it according to taste).

• Avoid dieting.

• Avoid excess intake of coffee & junk foods.

6. Life Style

• Daily sleep for at least 8-10 hours.

• Have a regular sleep.

• Don’t be irregular in sleeping (don’t do like this that one night you sleep very early & next night late).

• Avoid sleeping late at night.

• Keep yourself cool.

• Avoid stress as much as possible.

7 Exercise

Do the following three:

• Sit outside in garden or park & take deep breaths & leave. Do this 18 times daily twice (18 times early in the morning & 18 times in the evening).

• Rub your fingers (don’t involve thumb) of both hands against each other for 10 minutes in the morning & 10 minutes in the evening. Do this daily.

• Take out time & go for 30-45 minutes walking daily in the evening. In the beginning start with 10 minutes of walk & slowly increase the time as well as speed. Go for brisk walk.

8 Home Remedy

Soak fenugreek seeds (methi seeds) in water overnight & next morning grind it into paste. Apply this paste on your scalp & hair. Shampoo it out after half an hour.

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TO IMPROVE COMPLEXION (HOW TO GET FAIR OR CLEAR COMPLEXTION)

• Apply a mixture of equal amounts of lemon juice and honey on the face and whole body. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash off with lukewarm water.

• Apply a mixture of equal amounts of lemon and cucumber juice on the face and whole body. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash off (If your skin is dry, use honey and lemon juice).

• Apply a gram flour (besan) and turmeric (haldi) paste on face and neck. After sometime when it dries, scrub it off gently. This would gradually reduce body hair over a period of time.

• For 15 days, apply a paste of gram flour (besan), milk (2 teaspoon) and lime juice(3-4 drops) on face and neck for 15 minutes and wash with water. You complexion should improve. Repeat every 2 weeks.

• Make a paste of honey, milk, yogurt, and ground sesame seeds in equal proportions and apply on face and whole body.

• Use milk with honey for scar-free skin. Milk has proteins and is a anti-tanner (it will get rid of scars and get you fair skin) and honey is nutritious and is anti-bacterial. Apply it and leave it on for about 15-20 minutes daily.

• You can also grind five almonds and mix with 1 teaspoon of fresh cream and a few drops of lemon juice. Apply this paste to the face and neck. Leave on for about fifteen minutes.

• Mix honey with equal amount of almond oil. Apply on the face every night.

• Apply sunscreen of maximum spf when you go out in sun.

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Common cold is a problem that is faced by almost everyone and not once but many times in a year. It usually lasts for a period between three to ten days.

Common Cold Home Remedies

• Turmeric is an effective remedy for colds and throat infections. Take ½ a tsp of turmeric powder and mix it with 1 glass of warm milk. This should be done and taken twice a day.

• Take one glass of warm water and pour 1 lemon juice and a tsp of honey in it and consume it once or twice on a daily basis. Lemon can be used effectively to treat common cold, as it increases the body resistance, decreases toxicity and reduces the duration of the illness.

• Put 2-3 drops of salt water in your nose in the morning and before going to bed. Salt keeps the nasal passage moist; the saline solution also helps thin the mucous so you can get rid of it at regular intervals.

• Take 1 tbsp of pepper powder and boil it in a cup of milk. Also add on a pinch of turmeric to it. Put some sugar for taste. Drink it once in a day for about three days.

• Boil half a bowl of water, add few drops of eucalyptus oil and inhale the steam.

• Have lots of liquids like tea, soups, etc, daily. This will replace important fluids lost during the cold and help flush out impurities.

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Constipation (Hardening of stools)

Constipation is a health ailment that causes disturbance in the digestive tract. It is a condition in which bowel movements are not appropriate. And the consequence is that it gives rise to toxins that get mixed with the blood and are carried to all parts of the body.

Constipation Home Remedies

• Generally all fruits, except banana and jack fruit, are beneficial in the treatment of constipation. So be away from banana and jack fruit during constipation. But still you can eat one to two ripe bananas to add bulk to your stools.

• You would have heard this saying, “An Apple keeps a doctor away.” Yes, apple is very effective remedy for constipation. Eat apples, along with the skin (peel), daily.

• Bael fruit works wonders in treating constipation. Consume the fruit everyday for about 2-3 months.

• Spinach is a perfect vegetable oriented home remedy for constipation. The best is to eat it raw or else you can go in for 100 ml spinach juice mixed with an equal quantity of water and drink it twice in a day.

• In addition to your regular water intake, have atleast three to four glasses of warm water with honey added to it.

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Boils (Local Inflammation of the Skin)

Boils are localized, tender, inflamed skin (swelled skin) filled with pus and the area surrounding it turns red. They are very painful particularly in the area where the skin is closely attached to the underlying tissues, such as the nose, ears or fingers. The common sites for boils are the face, neck, butts and thighs. More commonly it tends to attack teenagers and young adults.

Home Remedies for Boils

• Apply garlic or onion juice externally on boils to help ripen them, break them and evacuate the pus.

• You can also mix equal quantities of garlic & onion juices and apply it on the boils for beneficial results.

• Eating two to three pods of garlic during meal will also bring a good result.

• Cumin seeds are beneficial in healing the boils. Grind the seeds in water so as to form a paste and then apply on the boil-affected area.

• Take 1 teaspoon of milk cream and add ½ teaspoon vinegar and a pinch of turmeric powder to it. Apply it on the blood filled boils.

• Home Remedy for blood-filled boils: Take one cup fresh juice of bitter gourd and add one teaspoon lime juice to it. Consume this mixture empty stomach in the morning on a daily basis.

Note: Always keep your nails away from boils.

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Alcoholism (Alcohol Addiction) is a chronic disorder in which a person is unable to refrain from frequent and excessive consumption of alcohol.

Alcoholism starts with individual taking an occasional drink. This gradually becomes a habit and leads to a state where the person cannot do without alcohol. Some people drink alcohol to enliven social gatherings under pressure; for others, it is an escape from the responsibilities or stresses of life.

Alcoholics have a puffy face with bloodshot eyes, hoarse voice and a rapid pulse. They are suspicious, irritable and over-emotional. Excessive drinking damages the liver and gradually leads to cirrhosis. It also to disorders related to stomach and bowels. It can cause damage to the brain cells, and also affects the heart, which becomes weak and flabby.

Once a person becomes alcoholic, its very difficult for him to leave it. So here are some remedies for this.

Home Remedies for Alcoholism

Grapes: The most important home remedy for alcoholism is an exclusive diet, for a month or so…of grapes. Since the fruit contains the purest form of alcohol, it is an ideal yet healthy substitute for alcohol. Alcoholics should take three meals a day of fresh grapes at five-hourly intervals. The success of this treatment depends on the determination of the alcoholic to stop drinking.

Bitter Gourd: The juice of the leaves of Bitter Gourd is an antidote for alcohol intoxication. It is also useful for a liver damaged due to alcoholism. Three teaspoons of this juice, mixed with a glass of butter milk, should be taken every morning for a month.

Dates: Dates are considered beneficial in the treatment of alcoholism. The patient should drink half a glass of water in which four or five dates have been rubbed together. This remedy should be taken twice daily for a month. It will bring definite relief.

Celery: The juice of celery exercises a sobering effect on the patient and is an antidote to alcohol. Half a glass of celery juice mixed with an equal quantity of water should be taken once daily for a month.

Apples: Apples are another effective remedy. A generous intake of apples helps in removing intoxication and reduces carving for wines and other intoxicating liquor.

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Dry skin has a low level of sebum and can be prone to sensitivity. The skin has a parched look.


Causes of Dry Skin:

In healthy skin the sebaceous glands release an oily substance called sebum, which keeps the skin moist, supple and waterproof. Sebum, together with other natural oils, known as lipids, and natural moisturising factors (NMFs), form a barrier known as the hydro-lipid system. This barrier acts to keep 'foreign substances' out of our bodies and keeps water inside the body for as long as possible. In dry skin this barrier is no longer intact so the skin suffers from increased moisture loss.

Dry skin becomes particularly prevalent as we get older, as our bodies don't produce these natural oils so effectively. Babies and young children are also often susceptible to dry skin because the oil producing glands haven't developed properly.Whilst some people have an inherited predisposition to dry skin, there are also a number of external factors which can contribute. These are more harmful in skin which is already dry and where the hydro-lipid barrier system is impaired. Dry, cold and windy weather can cause the skin to peel, flake and thicken, as can the sun. Central heating, air conditioning, poor ventilation, chemicals, detergents, soap and solvents can all play a part in causing dry skin. Excessive contact with water also reduces the skin's natural moisturizing factors.

Dry Skin Remedies

Face Packs

1. Ingredients:

5 teaspoons fresh coconut oil
5 teaspoons olive oil
2 teaspoons glycerine
4 teaspoons beeswax
5 tablespoons cucumber juice
A pinch of borax

Method:

Melt the oil and wax by the double boiling method. Warm cucumber juices, glycerin and borax in a separate bowl until borax is dissolved. Add the cucumber, borax and glycerin mixture to the oil and whisk the mixture till it thickens. Excess may be stored in the fridge.

2. Ingrediesnts:

1 egg

1 teaspoon of honey,

1/2 teaspoon of olive oil and

few drops of rose water

Method:

Mix all the ingredients thoroughly and use as a mask.

Diet:

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  Eat a balanced diet that includes vegetables, fruits, grains, seeds, and nuts. Eat quality protein from vegetable sources. Increase your intake of raw foods.
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  Eat foods such as garlic, onions, eggs, and asparagus that are high in sulfur, which helps to keep the skin smooth and youthful.
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  Consume plenty of yellow and orange vegetables. These are high in beta-carotene, an antioxidant. Carrots are especially good.
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  Unrefined, cold-pressed flax seed oil used daily on salads and baked potatoes, or mixed into any dishes which do not require heating to high temperatures will make dry skin moist and supple. Flax seed oil contains the essential fatty acids omega-3 alpha linolenic acid and omega-6 linoleic acid. These are converted in the body into hormone, like substances called Prostaglandins, which support skin health.
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  Cantaloupes, carrots and apricots are heating foods for dry skin because they are rich in the vitamins A and C, both important for a supple, smooth skin. Eat them whole or take as fresh juices. Eat foods rich in pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), such as quark, raw. milk cheese, natural plain yogurt, kefir, leafy green vegetables, nutritional yeast and wheat germ. Pantothenic acid is need for the synthesis of fats and oils used by the skin.
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  Drink at least 2 quarts of quality water every day to keep the skin well hydrated.
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  Avoid fried foods, animal fats, and heat-processed vegetable oils. Use cold- pressed oils only. Heating oils leads to the production of free radicals, which have a destructive effect on the skin.
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  Do not drink soft drinks or eat sugar, chocolate, potato chips, or other junk foods.
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  Avoid alcohol and caffeine. These substances have a diuretic effect, causing the body and skin cells to lose fluids and essential minerals.

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Acne is a common and chronic skin disease. It is an inflammatory condition of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles. It mostly occurs on the face, neck, chest, upper back or shoulders. Nearly six out of ten young people between the ages of twelve and twenty-four suffer from some degree of acne.

Acne Remedies

Home Remedies

1. Aloe Vera: Aloe vera is found very affective in getting rid off acne. Apply aloe vera pulp on the affected area (acne) twice a day.

2. Orange Peel: Orange peel also has been found very effective in treating acne. Grind orange peel with water into a paste. Apply the paste on affected area & wash it off after 15-20 minutes.

3. Garlic: Garlic has been used successfully in the treatment of acne. Even persistent forms of acne have been healed with this herb. Apply raw garlic juice on affected area. Also eating three pods of raw garlic once daily for a month would make acne disappear.

4. Cucumber: Cucumber is also very useful remedy for treating acne. Apply cucumber paste on your face. Wash it off after 20-30 minutes with lukewarm water.

Do’s and Don’ts To Get Rid Off Acne

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  Constipation is the main reason of acne. Treat it immediately, if you have.

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  When choosing make-up, you should be sure to choose water-based, oil-free cosmetics. So always use water-based, oil-free cosmetics.


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  Keep your skin always clean by washing with very mild soaps and lukewarm water.


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  Wash your face 2 times a day with an oil-free face wash.


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  Change your towel every day. Bacteria can grow on damp cloth.


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  Wash your hands often. It's a good idea not to touch your face.Don't rest your face on your hands while you study, read, or watch TV.


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  Shampoo your hair at least twice a week. Pull your hair away from your face when you sleep. Style it away from your face during the day.


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  Drink lots of water. About 12-15 glasses water daily.


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  Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.


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  Take B-complex and zinc supplements daily. This is really necessary for treating acne affectively.


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  Do not try to prick and peel the acne as this can leave permanent marks on the face.


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  Avoid putting any oily or greasy substances on your face.Oily and greasy substances make acne worse by blocking the glands.If you must use cover-up cosmetics, use water-based cosmetics and wash them off at bedtime.


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  Avoid hair tonics or hair creams(especially greasy ones.When you sweat these substances will spread to your cafe and aggravate the acne.Try to keep your hair clean.


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  If certain foods seem to make your acne worse, do not eat those foods.


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  Avoid working in hot kitchens where greasy foods are cooked.Also, avoid getting sunburn.


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  Avoid stress as much as possible.

It takes max. about 8 weeks to get rid off acne!