Tips for hot humid weather

You always want to look your best. So what if it’s sweltering, sweaty hot weather.
We’ll help you with that. Here are some natural home remedies that will help your skin when its humid and hot.





* - Cleanse skin often
* - Use this exfoliating scrub three times a week
* - Mix together multani mitti (fuller's earth), channa ka atta (gram flour) and sandalwood powder in equal quantities. Store in an air tight container. Use a teaspoon of this scrub mixed to a paste with water. This rids the skin of flakes and dirt.
* - Use seasonal fruits as facial masks because they are economical and highly moisturising. Always crush the pulp or squeeze in a blender and apply as quickly as possible before vitamins lose their potency.
* - Grapes are abundant in sugar, vitamins and mineral salts. Use on wrinkles around eyes and mouth. It moisturizes, detoxifies and nourishes the skin.
* - Papayas are useful on blackheads and blotchy or sallow skin.
* - Cucumber is cooling and improves a dull and greasy complexion.
* - Mix the juice of one small cucumber with one teaspoon of rose water.
* - Make refreshing eye pads from thick slices of cucumber or cotton pads soaked in milk (iced).
* - Watermelon juice applied to the face and neck freshens up the skin.
* - Coconut water rubbed on the skin not only lightens and brightens the skin but also gets rid of heat rash. All these lotions should be left on the skin for 15 minutes and then rinsed off with cool water.
* - Drink a lot of water to replace the liquid lost through perspiration. It is important to nourish the skin from within.
* - To relieve itchy, reddened eyes, use chilled raw potato slices. Place over eyelids and rest for 10 minutes.
* - A drop of rose water in each eye at bedtime also brightens the eyes.
* - You could add this to your bath and feel a lot more comfortable in the summer Add a cup of buttermilk (lassie) to your bath to tighten pores.
* - Nourish and soothe skin with this bath formula.
* - Mix 2 teaspoons salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons almond oil and 1/2 teaspoon malt vinegar and apply to the body before a bath.
* - Rub the back of your neck and hairline with cologne fresh from the refrigerator.