The use of bay leaf need not be restricted to the kitchen.
It is effective in cleaning teeth also.
Rub your teeth twice a week with a dried bay leaf and you will have sparkling teeth.
WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY & SAFE NEW YEAR.
Archive for December, 2008
Lemon leaves
Leaves of the sour lime or lemon can be sprinkled in bath water for added freshness.
Make a paste of the tender leaves of the lime tree and mix with a pinch of turmeric.
Apply on the face and allow it to remain for a while.
Wash off with warm water.
It softens and lightens the skin and gets rid of stubborn blemishes.
For more, stay tuned over the next few days……
Lettuce leaves
I hope everyone had a lovely Xmas and is looking forward to a happy and healthy New Year……
Lettuce leaves:
Apart from its use in salads, lettuce leaves can be used as a beauty aid.
If you have greasy skin, grind a lettuce leaf with a small rose and mix a few drops of lemon juice.
Apply the paste to your face for half an hour, then rinse with water.
The greasiness will disappear for the day.
Yet another fantastic natural beauty tip…….
Basil leaves:
Basil leaves are widely known for their curative and healing properties, right from ancient times. Check these out:
It’s believed that if you smear a paste made of Basil leaves on your body once in a while, you will keep skin diseases at bay and it is also believed that Lice flee at the sight and smell of basil leaves. Apply Basil leaf juice liberally on the head at night, and wash it with warm water the next morning to get rid of lice. Do this a few times.
Next time…… lettuce leaves!
Another fantastic natural beauty tip…….
Neem leaves:
Neem leaves are terrific in treating skin disorders. Neem, has strong antiseptic properties and should be put in bath water to help with any skin infection’s. Those recovering from chicken pox, eczema or other skin ailments will also benefit by the above method.
To lighten unsightly blemishes and scars on your body, boil a handful of fresh neem leaves in a bucket of water till the water is reduced to three-quarters of its original quantity. Cool and strain it and use it for your bath. In a week the scars will not only become lighter, but there will be considerable improvement in your skin condition.
Neem as an astringent
Neem is also an excellent astringent and is good for oily skin. Boil one cup of neem leaves for around 15-20 minutes. Cool and strain. Leave in the fridge and dab on the face after washing it.
Leaves as beauty aid
Nature provides us with the means to beautify ourselves, we just have to look for them. While fruits, flowers and vegetables are often used in different beauty recipes, leaves are also invaluable as beauty aids. These include mostly leaves of mint, lemon, tulsi, henna, neem etc:
Mint leaves:
This is a very well-known remedy. If you have pimples and blemishes, grind a few mint leaves to a smooth paste and smear it on your face a few hours before going to bed. Then rinse it off; the marks left by pimples will fade away gradually.
Over the next few days I’ll be popping more of these little tips on the site for you to use. Hope you enjoy them….
Junk Mail!
While having a look around some blogs today I found an entry that really interested me.
It was all about reducing the effect of junk mail on the environment and as a committed “No Junk Mail” sign owner for many years I wanted to know more…… you see, I don’t want to receive the junk mail as it always without exceptions ends up in the recycling bin or rubbish bin but sometimes I have no idea when sales are on because I refuse to accept the junk mail!
So you see my fustration at missing out on a bargain has been saved by Kathie from My New Shiny Shoes.
Thanks again Kathie, what a great site.
