Banana mask for hair fall - Natural beauty tips

Hair fall is a problem faced by many people, thick and shiny hair add to your beauty more than anything. Are you struggling with hair fall? Try this banana mask to prevent hair loss and to get shiny, smooth hair.

Why banana is used for hair loss?

Banana is enriched with essential nutrients that are good for your hair that is why it is a chief ingredient in home made remedy for hair growth.

Banana is rich in

1. Potassium 

2. Powerhouse of vitamins A, E, and C.

3. It is a rich source of  natural oils. 

What are the hair benefits of banana hair mask? 

1. Nutrients in banana helps to keep your hair hydrated and healthy, if you use it regularly this will increase the moisture content of hair and thus smoothen the hair and give it natural shine.

2. Banana controls dandruff and it will reduce the itching of the dry scalp.

3. Soften your hair, helps to protect the natural elasticity of hair.

4. Banana is useful in preventing split ends and breakage. 

5. Encourages hair growth. 

6. Vitamins in Banana will helps to regain the strength of your hair.

7. Banana is a natural volumizer of hair so adds volume to your hair.

8. Hair is protected from sun and wind damage.

How often it should be used ? 

To get best results use it once weekly.

1. Banana hair mask for rapidly growing and long hair

a) Simple banana recipe - Take a ripe banana, make it into paste, apply this on your hair and cover with a plastic bag. Then wrap a hot towel around the head, this step will help to lock the nutrients. Remove the cap after 15 to 20 minutes. Wash hair with a mild shampoo. If you make the content into smooth paste there wont be any difficulty in washing it off. For better results add almond or olive oil to the banana mask. 

b) Mix ripe banana pulp and yogurt apply it on hair leave it there for 20 minute and rinse it off.

2. How to make hair fall mask with banana

Mix the ingredients.

Two ripe banana, a tablespoon of honey few drops of olive oil, or coconut oil apply it on scalp and leave for 20 minutes rinse well.

3. Banana pack for soft hair

Mix the following

Ripe banana.

Avocado or cocoa.

Coconut milk.

Apply the mask on your hair leave  for 15-20 minutes.

This pack helps to make the hair soft ,if cocoa is added instead of avocado it improves the natural colour of your hair.

4. Pack For Shine And Health:

Mix banana with 1/4 cup of olive oil and one egg white in a blender then puree for 1 to 2 minutes. Leave this  on your hair for 10 to 15 minutes after that wash hair with shampoo and conditioner.

5. Banana hair pack for dry damaged hair

a) Make a hair mask mixing pulp of banana and  few drops of almond oil, apply it on scalp and hair, keep it there for 10 to 15 minute  .then wash it off.

b) Blend ripe banana with three spoons of honey apply this mask on your hair. Let the hair pack sit on your hair for 15-20 minutes, then wash the hair.

Benefit of above mask.

Banana contains  vitamin A and C and Vitamin E of the almond oil make your hair shiny and silky. It also hydrate your skin make it soft. Honey helps to keep the hair hydrated.

6. Deep conditioning mask with banana

Mix banana and melted shea butter, apply it over the hair leave it there overnight and rinse with mild shampoo. To get much better result add avocado oil or hemp oil. This increases the moisture content of hair and give extra nutrients to hair This mask will work as a deep conditioner for your dry hair. 

Take care of the following 

a) After hair wash there should not be any chunks of banana in your hair, so while making mask  use banana in pulp form without chunks, blend all contents well

a) You should not let  the mask dry on hair, wash it when it is wet, so hair can be easily cleaned. 

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How to get glowing radiant skin with Honey

Glowing skin is a dream of every women and it is a sign of beauty. Honey is the delicious golden liquid that will help you to get a glowing awesome skin with minimum efforts. This is why it is a content of many skincare products.

Contents of Honey

A rich source of fructose and glucose. 

Essential vitamins. 

Minerals.

Antioxidants.

Honey can produce wonders to your skin why?

1. Moisturizing effect honey can absorb water from air and retain it in the skin layers so skin become soft and supple which help to give better appearance to dry skin.

2. Help to fight acne due to its antibacterial effect.

3. Honey is a great anti ageing that reduces the fine lines and age spots which give young and radiant  appearance to skin.

4. Honey protect skin from harmful UV rays.

5. Help the skin to rejuvenate.

6. It act as a facial cleanser, Honey can unplug the skin pores.

7. Because of the anti-inflammatory action it helps to treat sunburn.

8. Honey has skin lightening effect that help to reduce the skin pigmentation.

9. Honey reduces the scars.

Honey is cheap and easily available, preparation of honey mask doesn't require much time

Lemon honey facial mask for glowing youthful skin 

1 teaspoon honey.

1 teaspoon fuller’s earth (multanimitti).

1 teaspoon lemon juice.

Mix the above contents and make a paste apply it to the face wash after 20 minute with lukewarm water.

You will get glowing  radiant skin 

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Use turmeric to get fair and beautiful skin

Natural treatment for skin gives long lasting effect, turmeric is a herb known as curcuma longa. It has many beauty benefits.
How turmeric will help you to get a fair beautiful skin?
1. Turmeric  lightens your facial hair.
2. Enhances your skin tone.
3. Turmeric has anti inflammatory action  that reduces skin pigmentation and tanning.
4. It has anti bacterial action so cure pimples and skin breakouts thus help you to get a glowing skin.
5. Turmeric can lighten stretch mark.
6. It has moisturizing effect that is good for dry skin.
7. It can reduce the wrinkles and fine lines.
8. Turmeric has exfoliating effect that remove dead cells and gives glow to skin.
9. Turmeric remove the facial hair.

How to make turmeric fairness face pack for oily skin?
Make a paste mixing the following.
1. ½ tablespoons of sandalwood powder (Act as astringent).
2. A pinch of ground turmeric (Controls the sebum oily substance in the face).
3. Tablespoons of orange juice (ource of vitamin C ,reduces blemishes).
Apply this paste on the face, wash with warm water after 15 minutes.

How to make turmeric fairness face pack for dry skin?
If you have dry skin make a face pack with
1. Egg white.
2. Drops of olive oil.
3. Fresh lemon juice.
4  Rose water.
5. A pinch of turmeric.
This is applied in the dry areas, allow to dry and wash with lukewarm water.

To reduce pigmentation.
1. Make a paste with turmeric powder and cucumber juice or lemon juice.
2. To use as body scrub make a paste with turmeric powder, gram flour, rose water. 

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Skin manifestations of diabetes

In diabetes various skin manifestations are seen. The altered carbohydrate-lipid metabolism, lesions in the small blood vessels and, neural involvement all these may be associated with skin lesions. The common  skin manifestations are given below.

Infection

Most common skin manifestations in diabetes is delayed woud healing and skin ulceration. Chronic bacterial infection of the skin occur, especially in uncontrolled diabetes. There is increased chance of infection with staphylococcus, coliform, and pseudomonal infection.

Candidal infection (fungal) is more common in diabetic patients. It cause redness and edema in the area below breast, between fingers and in axilla. In uncontrolled diabetes candidal vulvovaginitis is commom. It produce pruritus.

Hypertriglyceridemia can produce Eruptive xanthomas if the glycemic control is poor.

Xerosis (dryness of skin ) and pruritus is common in diabetes, and moisturizers are used to relieve them.

Vitiligo (area of hypopigmentation ) is more common in type 1 diabetes.

Acanthosis nigricans (hyperpigmented velvety lesions seen in the neck, axilla, or extensor

surfaces) is a feature of insulin resistance

Specific skin lesions of diabetes

Diabetic dermopathy

Also called as Shin spots or diabetic skin spots They are seen in the legs over the shin and rarely on the thighs and forearms. More common in elderly men with a sex ratio 2:1, start as red area which later becomes circular hyperpigmented lesion. This  lesions is due to  minor mechanical trauma in the shin region

Granuloma annulare

They are circular raised lesion seen in the hands and feet. Other areas affected are elbow  knee and ankle. They start as raised area later fuse to form the circular lesion may be single or multiple. More common in women below 30 yrs. It may be associated with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. This is a self limiting condition that clears over 2-3 yrs.

Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum

An unusual lesion over the legs or ankle. Shin region is the most common site. It is an oval or irregular plaque with distinct bordes and glistening yellow surface. More common in women. These lesions rarely resolve.

Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum

Diabetic bullae (bullosis diabeticorum seen  in longstanding diabetes  with diabetic neuropathy. They have rapid  origin seen in the toes, foot, and fingers. The blisters are tense, and the content may be serous and sometimes haemorrhagic fluid.

Lipoatrophy and lipohypertrophy may be seen at insulin injection sites but  now a days incidence is low with the use of human insulin. 

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Lemon juice to get fair skin

Lemon juice is a natural skin lightening and exfoliating agent because of the following.
1.Citric acid in lemon has bleaching effect that will help to lighten the skin.
2.Alpha-hydroxy acid in lemon juice is an exfoliating agent that remove dead cells and help to get a  fairer skin.

How it is applied?
1. Lemon juice rinse.
Take juice from half the lemon then add equal amount of water for dilution to avoid irritation to skin.
Apply it to the face ,neck and other desired bodyparts.
Keep it for 20 minutes after that wash with warm water.

2. Lemon honey mask.
Make a mask mixing lemon juice, honey and 1 teaspoon of ground oatmeal,apply it on the face, keep it after 20 minutes .
As you wash it off, with tips of your finger make circular movements.
Oatmeal act as a scrub that remove the dead cells.
Lemon juice has bleaching effect.
Honey offsets drying effect of lemon juice.


How long it is used?
For better results repeat 3 times a week for 4 to 6 weeks.

Precautions.
Apply moisturizer after the treatment with lemon juice.
Do not go in sunlight with lemon juice applied on the face.

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