Exfoliating has always been an important step in all skin-care treatments - be it a simple facial or a complete spa experience. Exfoliating helps to rejuvenate the skin by exposing the smoother and supple layer of skin after removal of the dead skin layer. While there exists a range if facial scrubs which are suited to exfoliate the facial skin, there is a wide variety of body scrubs for exfoliating the dead skin of the body.
What Exactly is a Body Scrub?
A body scrub is a suspension of coarse granules (apricot, walnut, oatmeal, sea salt) in a semi-liquid medium or gel (often resembling the consistency of body butter or a moisturizing lotion).
What are the benefits of a Body Scrub?
A body scrub will actually help to remove all the dead skin off your body and expose a supple layer of younger skin, making you feel fresh and rejuvenated. A body scrub is the best way to remove a skin tan. If your skin had become rough and has darkened due to pollution or exposure to dust, you can use a body scrub to remove the rough skin layer leaving you with a soft and supple skin.
What are the Applications of a Body Scrub?
A body scrub is generally used in a complete spa treatment, which involves the use of an exfoliating body scrub and is followed by a hydrating body wrap to nourish the skin and keep it fresh and supple. In case you are not going for the beauty treatment at a spa, you can use a body scrub while having your bath and exfoliate your skin.
How Often Can I Use a Body Scrub?
Do not use the body scrub too often because frequent scrubbing can damage the young skin layer once the dead skin is off the body surface. You can use a body scrub once in a week or two. Also remember to use a very gentle body scrub in case you have a dry skin. Also be very careful during winters when too much of scrubbing can damage the already dry skin.
What are the Options Available While Choosing a Body Scrub?
The established brands have their standardized versions of body scrubs ranging from sea salt, cranberry, strawberry, oat and sugar scrubs to the more premium almond, walnut, apricot chocolate and coffee scrubs. You can either buy a body scrub or make one for yourself at home. Easy Home-made Body Scrubs Here are some easy ideas to create refreshing and nourishing body scrubs at home. Most of these scrubs contain ingredients that are easily available in your kitchen, be it honey, yogurt or sea salt. Try out any of these five innovative body scrubs for soft glowing skin.
1. Basic Sea Salt Scrub: Combine one cup of basic sea salt to half a cup of almond oil. Make sure that the sea salt is finely ground, since coarse grains can cause harm to the skin. Gently rub the body scrub over the hands and the legs and massage gently in circular motion to exfoliate the dead skin. Take a dip in the tub for a while and rinse with a hydrating shower gel.
2. Walnut and Honey Scrub: Ground a cup of walnuts and add to it three tablespoon of honey and three tablespoon of fresh milk. Gently scrub over the body to exfoliate the dead skin with walnuts and nourish the skin with the goodness of milk and honey. This body scrub is works great in winters as well since it cleanses and moisturizes the body without being too harsh on the skin.
3. Exotic Coffee Scrub: Take 1 cup of finely ground coffee and add half a cup of fresh yogurt to it. Gently rub the paste onto your body and massage in circular motion. This body scrub will not require a moisturizing treatment afterwards since the yogurt makes the skin soft and supple. After the exfoliation have a warm water shower or a dip in the tub to discover the goodness of this body scrub.
4. Refreshing Mint Scrub: Take a cup of fresh mint leaves and a cup of yogurt and blend it using a mixer or a blender. Add ½ cup of finely ground chickpeas and form a uniform paste. Gently scrub the mixture over your body and rinse off with a hot water bath. The chickpea flour helps exfoliate your skin, the yogurt nourishes it and the mint refreshes it. This is a truly refreshing and vitalizing body scrub.
5. Sweet Chocolate Scrub: Mix one cup of cocoa butter and ½ cup fine sugar to form a chocolate scrub. Gently scrub it over the hands, legs and the entire body to exfoliate with the sugar. The sugar exfoliates the skin as the cocoa butter nourishes it and makes you feel good with the aroma of cocoa. This is a perfectly pampering body scrub that you can try over the weekend!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Naani Ke Nuskhe - Pair (Feet) !!!
The feet are one of the most active parts of one's body. Your feet bear the brunt of your activities throughout the day, from the time you wore those high heeled stilettos for that party or the time when you spent the entire day shopping, no matter how hard your feet hurt! The foot is therefore often neglected as far as foot care is concerned. When was the last time you had that very important pedicure done?
This is something that often slips the minds of many. Tired and aching feet are neglected once you get back to the daily grind. Need some quick tips for foot care? Read on for some ways to pamper your feet and have them looking supple and soft in no time. Tips for Foot Care: If you have tired and aching feet, the most effective foot care option would be to soak these in a tub of cold water. You can even keep your feet under running water to relieve the ache. Washing your feet regularly, especially when you come from the outdoors, will help to keep them clean and free from infection. Use sun block on your feet just as you would do for the rest of the body, when you are at the beach. Keep a can of foot spray handy. These can give a cooling effect for the feet.
Always ensure that you have enough blood circulation for your feet as well. Follow the points mentioned below for the same: Lie down at a right angle to the wall. You can lie down on the bed as well and rest your feet above your head. Roll your feet over some cans. This will help to improve the blood circulation as well. Have you checked out your footwear? One main important aspect about foot care is wearing the right kind of footwear. Often, wearing footwear that doesn't fit right or are too tight can cause a lot of discomfort to the wearer. If you particularly have tired feet after wearing a certain pair of high-heeled footwear, it's time you switched to a new pair of comfy shoes.
If you have dry and itchy feet, use a mild soap to wash your feet. Follow this with a specific moisturizing lotion and massage it gently into your feet. Remember to exfoliate your feet once a week to get rid of dry skin. This will help to keep the skin smooth as well. Foot care for dry and cracked feet should include the use of a hot and cold-water technique. For this, simply dip your feet in hot water. Follow this by dipping your feet in cold water. Follow this procedure for a period of 20 minutes. This would help to improve the blood circulation. Open toed footwear or sexy stilettos would always look best on well-maintained feet.
Have a homemade pedicure done with the following steps: Firstly, soak your feet in warm water. Add some salt to the water. Then, with the help of a pumice stone, exfoliate the dead skin by scrubbing gently. Rinse and pat the feet dry. Remove any traces of nail enamel and file you nails gently. Take some quantity of foot cream and massage this gently into the skin. Then, wrap your feet in plastic bags and leave the cover on for at least 15 minutes. Once done, apply 2- coats of nail enamel and let it dry. Use these foot care tips to have great looking feet anytime! All it needs is a little care and time from your side.
This is something that often slips the minds of many. Tired and aching feet are neglected once you get back to the daily grind. Need some quick tips for foot care? Read on for some ways to pamper your feet and have them looking supple and soft in no time. Tips for Foot Care: If you have tired and aching feet, the most effective foot care option would be to soak these in a tub of cold water. You can even keep your feet under running water to relieve the ache. Washing your feet regularly, especially when you come from the outdoors, will help to keep them clean and free from infection. Use sun block on your feet just as you would do for the rest of the body, when you are at the beach. Keep a can of foot spray handy. These can give a cooling effect for the feet.
Always ensure that you have enough blood circulation for your feet as well. Follow the points mentioned below for the same: Lie down at a right angle to the wall. You can lie down on the bed as well and rest your feet above your head. Roll your feet over some cans. This will help to improve the blood circulation as well. Have you checked out your footwear? One main important aspect about foot care is wearing the right kind of footwear. Often, wearing footwear that doesn't fit right or are too tight can cause a lot of discomfort to the wearer. If you particularly have tired feet after wearing a certain pair of high-heeled footwear, it's time you switched to a new pair of comfy shoes.
If you have dry and itchy feet, use a mild soap to wash your feet. Follow this with a specific moisturizing lotion and massage it gently into your feet. Remember to exfoliate your feet once a week to get rid of dry skin. This will help to keep the skin smooth as well. Foot care for dry and cracked feet should include the use of a hot and cold-water technique. For this, simply dip your feet in hot water. Follow this by dipping your feet in cold water. Follow this procedure for a period of 20 minutes. This would help to improve the blood circulation. Open toed footwear or sexy stilettos would always look best on well-maintained feet.
Have a homemade pedicure done with the following steps: Firstly, soak your feet in warm water. Add some salt to the water. Then, with the help of a pumice stone, exfoliate the dead skin by scrubbing gently. Rinse and pat the feet dry. Remove any traces of nail enamel and file you nails gently. Take some quantity of foot cream and massage this gently into the skin. Then, wrap your feet in plastic bags and leave the cover on for at least 15 minutes. Once done, apply 2- coats of nail enamel and let it dry. Use these foot care tips to have great looking feet anytime! All it needs is a little care and time from your side.
SOME IMPORTANT USE OF SALT
1. If you drop a whole egg on the floor, pour salt all over the egg, let it sit for awhile, then use dustpan, the egg will come right up, without all that mess.
2. Soak stained hankies in salt water before washing.
3. Sprinkle salt on your shelves to keep ants away.
4. Soak fish in salt water before descaling; the scales will come off easier..
5. Put a few grains of rice in your saltshaker for easier pouring.
6. Add salt to green salads to prevent wilting.
7. Test the freshness of eggs in a cup of salt water; fresh eggs sink; bad ones float.
8. Add a little salt to your boiling water when cooking eggs; a cracked egg will stay in its shell this way.
9. A tiny pinch of salt with egg whites makes them beat up fluffier.
10. Soak wrinkled apples in a mildly salted water solution to perk them up.
11. Rub salt on your pancake griddle and your flapjacks won't stick.
12. Soak toothbrushes in salt water before you first use them; they will last longer.
13. Use salt to clean your discolored coffee pot.
14. Mix salt with turpentine to whiten you bathtub and toilet bowl...
15. Soak your nuts in salt brine overnight and they will crack out of their shells whole. Just tap the end of the shell with a hammer to break it open easily..
16. Boil clothes pins in salt water before using them and they will last longer.
17. Clean brass, copper and pewter with paste made of salt and vinegar, thickened with flour
18. Add a little salt to the water your cut flowers will stand in for a longer life.
19. Pour a mound of salt on an ink spot on your carpet; let the salt soak up the stain.
20. Clean your iron by rubbing some salt on the damp cloth on the ironing surface.
21. Adding a little salt to the water when cooking foods in a double boiler will make the food cook faster.
22. Use a mixture of salt and lemon juice to clean piano keys.
23. To fill plaster holes in your walls, use equal parts of salt and starch, with just enough water to make stiff putty.
24. Rinse a sore eye with a little salt water.
25. Mildly salted water makes an effective mouthwash. Use it hot for a sore throat gargle.
26. Dry salt sprinkled on your toothbrush makes a good tooth polisher..
27. Use salt for killing weeds in your lawn.
28. Eliminate excess suds with a sprinkle of salt.
29. A dash of salt in warm milk makes a more relaxing beverage.
30. Before using new glasses, soak them in warm salty water for a while..
31. A dash of salt enhances the taste of tea.
32. Salt improves the taste of cooking apples.
33. Soak your clothesline in salt water to prevent your clothes from freezing to the line; likewise, use salt in your final rinse to prevent the clothes from freezing.
34. Rub any wicker furniture you may have with salt water to prevent yellowing.
35. Freshen sponges by soaking them in salt water.
36. Add raw potatoes to stews and soups that are too salty.
37. Soak enamel pans in salt water overnight and boil salt water in them next day to remove burned-on stains.
38. Clean your greens in salt water for easier removal of dirt.
39. Gelatin sets more quickly when a dash of salt is added.
40. Fruits put in mildly salted water after peeling will not discolor..
41. Fabric colors hold fast in salty water wash.
42. Milk stays fresh longer when a little salt is added.
43. Use equal parts of salt and soda for brushing your teeth.
44. Sprinkle salt in your oven before scrubbing clean.
45. Soaked discolored glass in a salt and vinegar solution to remove stains...
46. Clean greasy pans with a paper towel and salt.
47. Salty water boils faster when cooking eggs..
48. Add a pinch of salt to whipping cream to make it whip more quickly.
49. Sprinkle salt in milk-scorched pans to remove odour.
50. A dash of salt improves the taste of coffee.
51. Boil mismatched hose in salty water and they will come out matched.
52. Salt and soda will sweeten the odor of your refrigerator.
53. Cover wine-stained fabric with salt; rinse in cool water later..
54. Remove offensive odours from stove with salt and cinnamon.
55. A pinch of salt improves the flavor of cocoa.
56. To remove grease stains in clothing, mix one part salt to four parts alcohol.
57. Salt and lemon juice removes mildew.
58. Sprinkle salt between sidewalk bricks where you don't want grass growing.
59. Polish your old kerosene lamp with salt for a brighter look.
60. Remove odors from sink drainpipes with a strong, hot solution of salt water.
61. If a pie bubbles over in your oven, put a handful of salt on top of the spilled juice.. The mess won't smell and will bake into a dry, light crust which will wipe off easily when the oven has cooled.
2. Soak stained hankies in salt water before washing.
3. Sprinkle salt on your shelves to keep ants away.
4. Soak fish in salt water before descaling; the scales will come off easier..
5. Put a few grains of rice in your saltshaker for easier pouring.
6. Add salt to green salads to prevent wilting.
7. Test the freshness of eggs in a cup of salt water; fresh eggs sink; bad ones float.
8. Add a little salt to your boiling water when cooking eggs; a cracked egg will stay in its shell this way.
9. A tiny pinch of salt with egg whites makes them beat up fluffier.
10. Soak wrinkled apples in a mildly salted water solution to perk them up.
11. Rub salt on your pancake griddle and your flapjacks won't stick.
12. Soak toothbrushes in salt water before you first use them; they will last longer.
13. Use salt to clean your discolored coffee pot.
14. Mix salt with turpentine to whiten you bathtub and toilet bowl...
15. Soak your nuts in salt brine overnight and they will crack out of their shells whole. Just tap the end of the shell with a hammer to break it open easily..
16. Boil clothes pins in salt water before using them and they will last longer.
17. Clean brass, copper and pewter with paste made of salt and vinegar, thickened with flour
18. Add a little salt to the water your cut flowers will stand in for a longer life.
19. Pour a mound of salt on an ink spot on your carpet; let the salt soak up the stain.
20. Clean your iron by rubbing some salt on the damp cloth on the ironing surface.
21. Adding a little salt to the water when cooking foods in a double boiler will make the food cook faster.
22. Use a mixture of salt and lemon juice to clean piano keys.
23. To fill plaster holes in your walls, use equal parts of salt and starch, with just enough water to make stiff putty.
24. Rinse a sore eye with a little salt water.
25. Mildly salted water makes an effective mouthwash. Use it hot for a sore throat gargle.
26. Dry salt sprinkled on your toothbrush makes a good tooth polisher..
27. Use salt for killing weeds in your lawn.
28. Eliminate excess suds with a sprinkle of salt.
29. A dash of salt in warm milk makes a more relaxing beverage.
30. Before using new glasses, soak them in warm salty water for a while..
31. A dash of salt enhances the taste of tea.
32. Salt improves the taste of cooking apples.
33. Soak your clothesline in salt water to prevent your clothes from freezing to the line; likewise, use salt in your final rinse to prevent the clothes from freezing.
34. Rub any wicker furniture you may have with salt water to prevent yellowing.
35. Freshen sponges by soaking them in salt water.
36. Add raw potatoes to stews and soups that are too salty.
37. Soak enamel pans in salt water overnight and boil salt water in them next day to remove burned-on stains.
38. Clean your greens in salt water for easier removal of dirt.
39. Gelatin sets more quickly when a dash of salt is added.
40. Fruits put in mildly salted water after peeling will not discolor..
41. Fabric colors hold fast in salty water wash.
42. Milk stays fresh longer when a little salt is added.
43. Use equal parts of salt and soda for brushing your teeth.
44. Sprinkle salt in your oven before scrubbing clean.
45. Soaked discolored glass in a salt and vinegar solution to remove stains...
46. Clean greasy pans with a paper towel and salt.
47. Salty water boils faster when cooking eggs..
48. Add a pinch of salt to whipping cream to make it whip more quickly.
49. Sprinkle salt in milk-scorched pans to remove odour.
50. A dash of salt improves the taste of coffee.
51. Boil mismatched hose in salty water and they will come out matched.
52. Salt and soda will sweeten the odor of your refrigerator.
53. Cover wine-stained fabric with salt; rinse in cool water later..
54. Remove offensive odours from stove with salt and cinnamon.
55. A pinch of salt improves the flavor of cocoa.
56. To remove grease stains in clothing, mix one part salt to four parts alcohol.
57. Salt and lemon juice removes mildew.
58. Sprinkle salt between sidewalk bricks where you don't want grass growing.
59. Polish your old kerosene lamp with salt for a brighter look.
60. Remove odors from sink drainpipes with a strong, hot solution of salt water.
61. If a pie bubbles over in your oven, put a handful of salt on top of the spilled juice.. The mess won't smell and will bake into a dry, light crust which will wipe off easily when the oven has cooled.
GARLIC'S HEALING POWER
GARLIC'S HEALING POWER:-
Traditionally, garlic has been used in herbal medicine for asthma, deafness, leprosy, bronchial, congestion, hardening of arteries, fevers, worms and liver and gall bladder trouble. Garlic is useful in Leucoderma, leprosy, piles, worms, catarrhal disorders and cough. Garlic is good for the heart, a food for the hair, an appetite stimulant, a strength-giving tonic. Several ancient beliefs about the healing virtues of garlic have been confirmed by clinical experiments in recent times. These tests and experiments have in fact proven much greater power of garlic than known previously. Garlic unpleasant odour is due to its sulpher content. This mineral is contained to a greater degree in its volatile oil, which has remarkable medicinal virtues.
Juice of garlic has a most beneficial effect on the entire system the ethers in garlic juice are so potent and penetrating, that they help dissolve accumulation of mucus in the sinus cavities, bronchial tubes and the lunges. They help in the expulsion of poisons from body through pores of the skin.
ASTHMA :-
Garlic juice taken with hot water twice a day
Three cloves of garlic boiled with milk taken every day at night
10 drops of garlic juice with 2 teaspoon of honey cures asthma. It can be administered at the time of attack also.
HEART PROBLEMS:-
As diluting agent for blood regular eating of garlic and also having milk with garlic boiled in it controls assimilation of cholesterol.
Chewing 4 or 5 cloves of garlic given at the time of heart attack prevents heart failure, till medical aid is procured.
WHOPPING COUGH :-
8 to 10 of garlic juice mixed with 4 gms of honey four times a day cures whopping cough.
Making the children wear a garland of garlic glove, helps in curing whooping cough
Regular in take of 3-5 gloves of garlic cures all kinds of cold & cough.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE:
. Taking 6 drops of garlic juice with fresh water regularly reduces high blood pressure (hypertension).
BRONCHITIS: -
Paste of garlic with onion applied on the chest as poultice cures bronchitis.
TUBERCULOSIS: -
Pulmonary infection including T.B is controlled by garlic in take. Because its rich contends of sulphuric acid destroys T.B germs. Chewing 10 cloves of garlic in 250 gms milk and then having that milk helps in curing T .B.
PARALYSIS: -
25 gms ground garlic boiled in milk till it becomes thick to be taken when cooled in the morning for at least a month.
Eating 7 to 8 cloves of garlic with one teaspoon of fresh butter also helps in curing paralysis
BLOOD DISORDERS:-
The herbs are regarded as a rejuvenator. It has been found to help remove toxins, revitalise the blood, stimulate circulation and promote intestinal flora, or colony of bacteria that prevent infection by harmful bacteria. Garlic is used in many medicines that cures impotency night-discharge, arthritis, malaria, jaundice, gastric ulcer, Diarrhea, polio, diarrhea and baldness. Even the bites of venomous reptiles, dogs & other noxious strung, can be cured by applying the paste of garlic. Because it counter acts their poison garlic has a pronounced aphrodisiac effect. It is a tonic for the loss of sexual power from any cause. It also treats sexual debility and impotency caused by over indulgence in sex and nervous exhaustion from dissipating habit. It is said to be especially useful to old men with nervous tension and failing libido.
Benefits of Walking Exercise
Benefits of Walking Exercise
Itis said that every person has two doctors with him... his right leg
& his left leg. A vigorous 5 mile walk can do more good for an
unhappy but otherwise healthy man than any medicine or psychology. it
is the easiest exercise for most individuals, one that can done without
equipment except good shoes, in most terrains & weather & also
in very old age.
What we are talking about is not just walking but brisk walking. Here are the benefits of the same--
Why walking ?
Walking is the most natural exercise known to man.
Besides this, here are the other benefits of walking
1 ) Walking improves circulation : Calf
muscles are man's second heart. On walking, these muscles pump the
blood to the heart with all force. This leads to greater heart
exercise, increased oxygen requirement & better blood circulation.
2) Walking is good for the heart : The
increased oxygen requirements lead to exercise for the heart. On a long
term basis, it leads to a better circulation for the heart. Thus it
reduces the chances of a heart attack.
3) Walking cuts fatigue : Once
daily brisk walking has become a habit, you start reaping the
benefits. Soon there is no need of any laxatives. No more low back
ache. No more of that catch while bending. Above all, in shape body is
not easily fatigued.
4 ) Walking improves the posture.
5 ) Psychological benefits : Many
studies have shown enormous psychological benefits of walking. It has
been shown that daily walking habit reduces anxiety, tension &
improves mood.
What is "brisk walking"?
It
has been shown that what works best is not walking but "brisk walking".
Scientifically, it correlates with the pulse rate that you should
achieve for the maximum benefit. However, simply speaking, brisk
walking means : a level that's not just strolling; but not out pf
breath either.
How many minutes a day should one walk briskly?
No study has established the exact time for the maximum benefit. However 45minutes to 1 hour is a good guide.
You
can even incorporate it in your daily life style. That way you will
automatically walk briskly to the office & for that matter
anywhere. A short brisk walk is is worth two miles of ambling. That way
you will easily get minimal amount of good exercise every day. And, as
striding becomes a habit, you will soon get more exercise, willingly.
Itis said that every person has two doctors with him... his right leg
& his left leg. A vigorous 5 mile walk can do more good for an
unhappy but otherwise healthy man than any medicine or psychology. it
is the easiest exercise for most individuals, one that can done without
equipment except good shoes, in most terrains & weather & also
in very old age.
What we are talking about is not just walking but brisk walking. Here are the benefits of the same--
Why walking ?
Walking is the most natural exercise known to man.
Besides this, here are the other benefits of walking
1 ) Walking improves circulation : Calf
muscles are man's second heart. On walking, these muscles pump the
blood to the heart with all force. This leads to greater heart
exercise, increased oxygen requirement & better blood circulation.
2) Walking is good for the heart : The
increased oxygen requirements lead to exercise for the heart. On a long
term basis, it leads to a better circulation for the heart. Thus it
reduces the chances of a heart attack.
3) Walking cuts fatigue : Once
daily brisk walking has become a habit, you start reaping the
benefits. Soon there is no need of any laxatives. No more low back
ache. No more of that catch while bending. Above all, in shape body is
not easily fatigued.
4 ) Walking improves the posture.
5 ) Psychological benefits : Many
studies have shown enormous psychological benefits of walking. It has
been shown that daily walking habit reduces anxiety, tension &
improves mood.
What is "brisk walking"?
It
has been shown that what works best is not walking but "brisk walking".
Scientifically, it correlates with the pulse rate that you should
achieve for the maximum benefit. However, simply speaking, brisk
walking means : a level that's not just strolling; but not out pf
breath either.
How many minutes a day should one walk briskly?
No study has established the exact time for the maximum benefit. However 45minutes to 1 hour is a good guide.
You
can even incorporate it in your daily life style. That way you will
automatically walk briskly to the office & for that matter
anywhere. A short brisk walk is is worth two miles of ambling. That way
you will easily get minimal amount of good exercise every day. And, as
striding becomes a habit, you will soon get more exercise, willingly.
Correct timing to take water
Two (02) glasses of water - After waking up - Helps activate internal organs
One (01) glass of water - 30 minutes before meal - Help digestion
One (01) glass of water - Before taking a bath - Helps lower blood pressure
One (01) glass of water - Before sleep - To avoid stroke or heart attack
KEEP WALKING...............
Keep Walking.....
Just check this out......
The Organs of your body have their sensory touches at the bottom of your foot, if you massage these points you will find relief from aches and pains as you can see the organs are on right and left foot, the heart is on the left foot.
s time, it put organs on the feet as they are. Typically they are shown as points and arrows to show which organ it connects to.
It is indeed correct since the nerves connected to these organs terminate here.
This is covered in great details in Acupressure studies or textbooks.
God created our body so well that he thought of even this. He made us walk so that we will always be pressing these pressure points and thus keeping these organs activated at all times.
So, keep walking...
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