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Author: Mahak Zafar

Gifts Hidden in all Natural Beauty Products

All natural beauty products come from natural resources. By, ‘Nature’ here we mean that all of them are found in the Flora and Fauna around us. These products are mostly harmless for human use and can be used as part of daily diet or as medicines created by Nature for us.

[quote style=”boxed”]Milk, Honey, Eggs, Vegetable Oils, Fruit Extracts and even some marine species are rich sources of various vitamins and minerals needed for maintaining natural beauty of our body and skin.[/quote]

With more and more complains coming up as a result of using artificial beauty products, world has been coming back to the centuries old concept of treating the beauty with such elegance as it deserves.
[highlight]Beauty conscious people now prefer going with herbal beauty products or re-formulating their diet plan and taking some diet supplements made up of natural extracts.[/highlight] Low cost of natural beauty products, lesser number of side effects associated with them and brand free, quick availability are the major causes for world’s return to natural beauty products.

Almost all natural beauty products are low cost:

Let’s discuss face washes and cleansers alone. Any well branded and reliable face wash would cost atleast dozens of dollars. On the other hand, having a flowering rose plant in the house would cost a few dollars only and will produce as many roses as would be enough to make liters of rose water weekly. Similarly, having a Neem in the house and using its leaves and water boiled in its leaves with a little bit of Aloe Vera serves as the best natural cleanser and Face Wash. Moreover, how much would a one tablespoon paste of milk, honey and gram flour would cost as compared with branded masks? So, it’s basically the lower cost of natural beauty products that has been attracting more and more users.

Almost all natural beauty products have no side effects:

Beauty brands available in the market use synthetic chemicals for the purpose of making beauty products. No doubts, almost all of the important products of a brand are associated with some natural resource like; Rose water, Coconut oil, Goat milk, Moisturizing milk etc. But, they contain traces of the extracts of these resources, only. The rest of the product consists of artificial enhancers and preservatives. This makes them slow in producing results and harmful due to these unnecessary artificial chemicals.

[quote]Recent scientific research has proved that most of the artificial cosmetics are either Carcinogenic or cause other serious life threatening diseases if used for long period of time. [/quote]

Finally, each time, we have a fresh product for use, ensuring best results. Since natural beauty products do not contain any potentially harmful substances, they are becoming the first choice of increasing number of users.

Almost all natural beauty products are readily available:

As said earlier, most of the natural beauty products come from the Flora and Fauna around us. Others are a part of our daily diet and still others are used as tonics and other special purposes. So, every house having plenty of food and a small lawn is actually a Natural Beauty Salon. Animal products are also daily used in the house so; they are also not out of reach most of the times. So, since natural beauty products are readily available all the times, they are a better choice than artificial products.

Natural beauty products are readily available, cause no harmful side effects and are cheap than branded alternatives. So, they are becoming first choice of modern beauty conscious generation.

December 20, 2012
How to Get Rid of Whiteheads
Whiteheads are very common and can be on any skin at any age. Mostly found at nose, cheeks, chin and forehead. They are small white bumps form by collection of dirt, dead skin and sebum blockage in skin pores.
It has a thin layer on its top making it blocked, that’s why the pore is white in appearance. The blackheads have some space for air to contact the dirt with pore, that turns the black appearance of pore unlike whiteheads.

Reasons

It happens due to following reasons;
- Dirt
- Pollution
- Unhygienic habits
- Sebum blockage
- Oil blockage
- Skin problems
Easy tips

There are natural cures to solve this problem; as follow:
1. Steaming is best home remedy. It is easy and effective. It unclogs the pore and the dirt and oil gets off from your skin pores quite easily.
2. Honey when mixed with egg white is very effective cure for this problem.
3. Cornstarch and vinegar paste is also very helpful remedy.
4. Rub your skin with a lemon it will get off the whiteheads quickly as lemon is enriched with vitamin C and antibacterial in nature. It will cause severe itchiness but solves the problem.
5. Drink a lot of water.
6. Drink fresh juices of fruits that are enriched with Vitamin C, as Vitamin C is very antibacterial in nature and kills the germs and makes skin fresh.
7. A paste of sandalwood and rose water is very effective.
8. Add pinch of salt in some milk and then add 1tsp of lemon juice. Apply this paste on your skin. It is best cleansing lotion for skin.
[quote style=”boxed”]The Vitamin C intake is very effective and best cure. Hygienic habits will help you a lot in avoiding skin problems.[/quote]

Natural and effective treatments

Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera gel is very effective as it is anti- bacterial and astringent in nature. You will feel itchiness when apply this gel on your skin but it will kill the germs and bacteria and make the pore clean. It is very natural cure to get rid of whiteheads.

Citrus Fruits

Apply lemon juice on your skin or rub your skin with a lemon, it will cause the severe itchiness but remove the whiteheads because of its antibacterial properties.

Apple-Honey Mask

Make a paste of mashed apples and honey, apply this paste on your skin. Let it dry and wash your face with warm water. The alpha hydroxyl found in apple will dissolve the dead skin and make the pore clean and dirt free. Honey is antibacterial it will kill all the germs that causes skin problems.

Steaming

It is easy and best home cure. Steaming will unclog the pore and make it dirt and oil free. Boil some water and take steam with your head covered with towel. It will give you wonderful results.

Orange peel Mask

Orange peel paste with water is very effective. Apply this paste on your skin, let the face dry and then wash your face with warm water. The vitamin C of orange peel will make the pore oil free.

Must avoid
- Avoid touching, squeezing or picking them.
- Don’t use oil base make up.
- Avoid excess intake of chocolates, pastries and fried foods.
December 14, 2012
Teena Collection 2012 (Formal Wear) by Hina Butt
Hina Butt is a famous & renowned fashion designer of Pakistan. She opened a different path in fashion industry with the label of “Teena”. She provides stunning outfits like Eastern Formals, Semi-formals, Casual tops, Lawn kurtas , Embroidery shirts for females since 2010. Mostly she works on chiffon, chantilly, lawn, satin and silk with a variety of ruffles, laces, sequins, stones, embroidery and fancy beaded work. [highlight]She provides exclusive, stylish and best quality dresses in affordable price. [/highlight]We can see her creativity in her work. While she has achieved a lot of success and fame in such a little time period. She is modest about her work and says;

I don’t call myself a full-fledged designer as yet, as I continue to learn, But what I do is appreciated by my clients, and that’s what it matters.

She launched number of successful collections, like Silk Kurta Line, Teena Summer Collection 2011, Latest Collection by Teena 2011 and etc, and soon going to be an International designer. You can access her designed outfits at the following outlets in Lahore:
1. PFDC Mall 1, Main Boulevard.
2. Portfolio, Lahore.
3. Fashion District Lahore, next to Liberty Alfatah.
4. Texheeb, Gulber II near Mini Market.
5. Fashion Pakistan Lounge, Gulberg II Near Mini Market.
But today we share “Teena Collection 2012 (Formal Wear)” by Hina Butt, with all of you. Hope you will like this post and enjoy the new designs. 🙂
December 12, 2012
How to Prevent Hair Loss – Natural Tips & Treatments
Hair loss is a common problem faced by many men and women. The situation is very worst as young girls and boys are also facing it. Everyone wants beautiful and healthy hair but a few of us know the real problem that our scalp is facing during hair loss. Many of us go for painful expensive surgical treatments. It is very important to know the reasons behind hair loss.

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Reasons of Hair Loss

The reasons of are stated below;
- Poor diet
- Pollution
- Hormonal imbalance
- Stress
- Genetic problem
- Sebum blockage
- Lack of sleep
- Age
- Pregnancy
- Illness and many other factors are involved.
Easy Tips to get healthy hair
1. Daily massage your scalp. It will stimulate the blood circulation and make hair follicles active.
2. Rub your hairs with henna, it seals the hair cuticle, which strengthen hair shaft at root.
3. Some sort of physical activity or game will help relaxing and lowering your stress level. So involve yourself in any physical activity for avoiding hair loss.
4. Practice meditation to relax your scalp and preventing hormonal imbalance.
5. Apply henna and amla as they are very effective cure.
6. Eat healthy and nutritious food. The food enriched with vitamins and proteins are suggested.
7. Use soft hair ties to reduce hair stress.
8. Cover your head before going outside as dirt particles and pollution makes your hair follicles weak.
[quote style=”boxed”]To enlarge your hair volume and to prevent hair loss, one has to be very careful about diet and other factors which we discuss here. Hope you will find these tips & treatments very friendly with your scalp.[/quote]

Treatments to get rid of Hair Loss

Oil Treatment
1. Massage the mixture of natural oil, olive oil, coconut and canola oil when it is warm (not too much hot) is very effective remedy for avoiding hair loss.
2. Massage of few drops of lavender or bay essential oil in an almond or sesame oil base is suggested to get good results.
3. Massage your scalp with juice of onion, garlic, or ginger. Leave it overnight. Then go for rinse in morning. It will definitely help in preventing hair fall.
4. Daily massage of your scalp, it stimulate the blood circulation in your scalp that will make your hair follicle active.
Green Tea Treatment
1. Apply warm green tea (two bags of green tea brewed in one cup of water) and leave it in your scalp for an hour and then rinse off your hairs. Green tea is enriched with antioxidants that help in preventing hair loss.
Meditation
1. Stress also causes the root to hair fall. It is common problem faced by many of us. It is major reason of hair loss. Meditation is suggested for lowering stress level.
2. Meditation also help in restoring hormonal imbalance.
Vitamin Intake

Vitamins are essential cure of hair loss.
1. Vitamin A: It contains an antioxidant that promote healthy production of sebum in scalp to avoid hair loss.
2. Vitamin E: It helps in stimulating blood circulation in scalp and makes hair follicles productive.
3. B vitamins: It help in producing melanin which gives hairs a healthy color and stimulate blood circulation.
Diet
1. Wheat germ, almonds, avocado, coconut, are enriched with vitamin E, which stimulates blood circulation in scalp and makes hair follicles productive.
2. One should have right nutrients in diet for preventing hair loss. Poor diet makes hair fall. Pumpkins, mango and carrots are enriched with vitamin A, which promotes sebum in scalp.
3. Walnuts and fish are enriched with omega 3 fatty acids, these fats are very essential for absorbing vitamins.
4. Amla, guava, citrus fruit and lemon are also suggested for good growth of hair.
Avoid
- Avoid chemicals products for having strong and healthy hairs.
- Do not brush wet hair. It will damage your hairs and leads to hair breakage which promotes hair fall.
- Avoid hair piece and wigs, they speed up the hair loss by damaging your scalp and hair follicles.
December 11, 2012
Get Natural Beauty Through Fairness Treatments
Fairness is considered as an essential attribute of beauty from ancient times. The recent situation hasn’t considerably modified. There is still a charm of fair complexion. A fair person is considered beautiful even he/she is healthy or has a symmetrical face, while dark tone is considered as an unattractive. The people are crazy after fair complexion. A fair complexion is a symbol of beauty. Everyone especially women and teenagers want a fair complexion. There are creams and fairness treatments, which are costly and are not affordable by everyone. There is no magic which can change your skin color in few hours or few days. All such claims are fake and don’t have real grounds.

[quote style=”boxed”]The use of good face wash, cleansing milk and sunblock is very necessary for getting good results. Use sunblock before getting outside, as it is very helpful in curing damages caused by UV rays and sun rays, also avoid too much makeup on daily basis.[/quote]

Fairness treatments

The tips & treatments, given below, are very easy and will help you to get a fair skin tone gradually;
1. Drinking milk daily is very helpful to gain a good fair complexion naturally, as milk is a complete diet besides stringing teeth and bones; it is also helpful in brightening skin tone.
2. Saffron paste with milk (raw milk) is helpful in lightening dark skin tone. Saffron is famous for its magical results in fairing skin tone. This tip is recommended for its amazing and effective results.
3. Similarly, saffron paste with milk cream (malai) also helps in getting a fair complexion.
4. Lemon is an effective bleaching agent. Scrubbing face daily with a lemon will help in lighting your skin tone.
5. Yogurt/curd contains zinc and lactic acid; both are helpful in lightening dark skin tone. Applying plain curd on your face will make a difference.
6. Egg white is also known for lightening dark skin tone. Applying egg white on your face twice or thrice a week.
7. Apply raw milk on your face. It is very helpful in getting a good fair skin.
8. Tomatoes are highly rich in antioxidants and gives a good protection against sun damage. Its use is also good to get fairness. Apply tomato pulp on your skin as it is very effective in bleaching skin and also helps in closing pores of skin.
9. Juice of potato is very good in bleaching your skin, apply it get fair skin.
10. Orange peel mixture with milk is also very effective to get fairness.
11. Coconut oil is very helpful, apply coconut oil on your skin it works amazingly in getting fair skin tone.
12. Apply lemon and honey mixture on your skin as it is very effective in brightening up dark skin.
13. Multani mitti mixed with rose water is a good remedy for brightening up dark skin tone.
14. Spray rose water on your skin for getting a good fair complexion.
15. Apply juice of ripe pineapple on your skin for getting a good complexion.
The above said tips will help in getting fair skin tone as all remedies are natural. A good and balanced diet promises a good skin, so take very care of your diet as it will take care of your skin. Spinach, egg, milk, walnut, cheese, yogurt, apple and fresh juices are suggested in diet for fair complexion.
November 28, 2012
Treatments for Dark Lips
Everybody wants to look natural because natural beauty keeps them healthy and active. Among this beauty the most significant is lips beauty that evokes originality on your face and keeps you attractive! But the lack of improper care causes to spoil its beauty so to get back this beauty you need to take some precautionary measures.

Diet and Care for Dark Lips

If you want to make your lips beautiful quickly then start caring from today. First avoid all those things that are responsible to demolish your beauty. Follow some constructive dietetic instructions that are useful in restoring the shade of your lips. This easy treatment for dark lips will surely give back your beauty. Daily drink almost 8-9 glass of water. Make an appropriate diet chart that’s enriched with vitamins like vegetables carrots, fruits and spinach. Moreover add some eggs and whole grains in your diet for quick recovery. Have sufficient ingestion of Vitamin C take fruit juices, citrus fruits and utilize all great sources of vitamins. Such specific treatment for dark lips will glow your face by reducing the dark freckles of lips.

Things you should Avoid To get Pink Lips
1. Pass up your smoking habit.
2. Avoid drinking excessive tea and coffee.
3. Don’t use cheap lipsticks must prefer a renown brand.
4. Don’t consume caffeinated drinks.
Major Reasons of Dark Lips
- Poor health
- Bad habits
- Medication
- Atmosphere
- Allergy
- Dryness
- Excessive use of lipstick
- The sun rays
Treatments for dark Lips
- Use fresh milk cream on your lips this treatment for dark lips will soft lips and reduce your freckles .
- Use of jelly Vaseline is the best treatment for dark lips! It reduces your lip dryness.
- Apply ghee or butter on lips. It will clarify patches of lips. This cure is tested and 100% guaranteed.
- Apply antibacterial products like honey. To get best results you can add lemon juice. After that use this balm on your lips surely this black lip treatment will cure you!
- Another treatment for dark lips is Aloe Vera! It’s used for miscellaneous health treatments. If you want to soften your lips then rub a coat of Aloe Vera!
- Make a mixture of milk and coconut oil and use this balm on your lips. For more specific treatment of dark lips you can add olive and castor! This remedy makes your lips smooth, silky and soft.
- To turn your lip beauty back and to get rid of dryness use mustard oil.
- Use sun recovers before going outside.
- Use cosmetics after consulting your skin specialists! Usage of specific lipsticks is helpful for treatment of dark lips.
November 27, 2012
Apply different hairstyles to look different
Now a days, every single person is too much busy, especially women. They have hardly some time to give themselves. Obviously they want to look perfect and for this, different hairstyles or haircuts plays an important role to change the overall appearance.

How to make easy hairstyles

Today, I am going to share few videos of new hair styles which are easy to make with in few minutes and looks very beautiful. These are for long and medium hair. Hope you will like these hairstyle video tutorials and these will be helpful for you to make your beautiful and gorgeous hair styles.

List of hairstyles

Here are the videos of beautiful and easy to make hair styles;
- Spring Braided Flower Hair
- Summer Fishtail Braid
- Side-up Slide up Hair
- Chinese Staircase Stitch Ponytail and etc.
Here are video tutorials of these hair styles;
September 16, 2012
Elegant Hair Styles # 05
Every woman wants to look different, and beautiful hair styles plays a vital role in changing our look. Such styling adds an extra touch to our personality by making us more attractive. Now, the question arises that how can we make our own elegant hair styles quickly & easily?

How to make elegant hairstyles

Don’t worry all of you, I’ll let you know that how can you make adorable hairstyles by your own. Today I bring some more videos of new hairstyles, for long hairs, all of you. These are easy to make in almost 10 to 15 minutes, hope it will be helpful for you.

List of hair styles

Here I attach some video tutorials of adorable styles;
- Romantic party hairstyle
- Braided flower bun for events
- French fishtail braid
- Cute rope braid tutorial with a side swept twist
- Half updo with curls
- Twisted half updo
- Perfect braided half updo with curls
- Half updo with curls and bump/poof
Here are the hair styles video tutorials;
September 11, 2012
How to Lose Belly Fat Naturally
Everyone wants that his/her body looked shaped, beautiful, graceful and attractive. But many of them have fatness problem especially fat belly. Fat belly looks very odd and disgraceful, that’s why people do anything to get rid of this. They do lots of exercises, dieting and much more. Like men, women have much more charm to look gorgeous and attractive. To get a shaped, slim, smart and attractive body; well-balanced nutritious diet & daily exercise is necessary for good health and fitness. Before going to discuss anything I would like to let you know that:

[quote style=”boxed”]Belly fat is an excessive abdominal fat around the stomach and abdomen. There is a strong correlation between central obesity and cardiovascular disease. Scientifically or clinically belly fat is known as central obesity.[/quote]

Tips to lose Belly Fat:

You may read many ways to lose belly fat, but they are timely. As we know that “a single pound of fats contain approximately 3500 calories.” So, the best prevention and treatment to reduce such unbearable fats is as follow;
- Permanent routine of exercise
- Eat healthy fruits & vegetables
- Jogging in fresh air
- Drink lots of water & fresh juices
- Avoid junk food
- Reduce intake of calories
I am sure that these things will be helpful for you to fight obesity (belly fat).

For your easiness, I am sharing a very helpful and important video about losing fat by exercising and dancing.

Related articles:
1. How to Lose Belly Fat
2. 6 Ways to Burn Your Belly Fat Fast
Hope you like it,,,,, please leave your comments. 🙂
September 9, 2012
How to Get Rid of Acne & Acne Scars
Natural ways to get rid of Acne and Acne Scars

Are you looking for natural ways to get rid of acne? Congratulation! You have stopped by the right place then!

Obviously, all of us have to suffer from acne in our lives. Acne does not only destroy your skin but also your confidence. Acne make you beautiful skin look ugly and dirty. Acne attacks almost 80% of teens and 5% adults worldwide. After you get rid of acne, you may be left with red acne scars that look even uglier. Before you look for a treatment for acne scar removal, you must learn about the causes of acne.

Causes of acne and acne scars?

Obviously, the exact causes of pimples are unknown. The process of development of acne is extremely intricate. There is not a single reason behind getting acne, rather multiple reasons for it. Acne tends to develop when your skin pores clogs the opening to sebaceous glands. The clogging results in the build up sebum under your skin. The oil multiplies and stimulates the bacteria present on your skin resulting in inflammation.

Basic factors of acne

Several factors that may cause pimples and acne are:
- Hormonal changes
- Heredity
- Clogging of hair follicle
- Extra production of sebum
- Depression and stress
If you get acne, always consult your skin specialist to suggest you some anti-biotic. People have a misconception that acne is caused by dirt or dust; however, this is just a myth. Some people start washing and scrubbing their face after getting acne as a cure. However, this action just irritates the skin and worsens the situation. When acne disappears, you might be left with acne scars. Than a new problem arises that how we can get rid of acne scars?
There are various types of acne scars depending upon the types of acne lesions. There are various ways to treat acne scars. Most people like to use acne scar creams; however, these creams do have lots of chemical that may produce fast but temporary results. That is why the best way to get rid of acne scars is to treat them naturally.

Natural tips for getting rid of Acne

Obviously, there are various ways to get rid of acne such as laser, surgery, cosmetics etc. the best way; however is to treat acne and acne scars naturally. Natural ways are best because they are cheap and have least or no side effects. There are several cheap ingredients that are available in your kitchen and can remove acne scars permanently. Some of the most common remedies are as follow:

Rubbing Ice to get rid of Acne Scars

Rubbing ice cubes on acne scars for 15 minutes is a great and inexpensive idea. Ice has a cooling and soothing effect on skin and it helps reduce inflammation and redness. For fast results follow this 3-4 times a day. Many people have found is most effective remedy for acne scars.

Fresh Raw Milk is best to get rid of Acne Scars

Fresh raw milk is also effective in getting rid of acne scars. You may dip cotton ball in fresh raw milk and apply on acne scars for 20 minutes daily.

Cucumber for Acne Scars treatment

Cucumber has a soothing effect on skin. It draws the heat from the skin and leaves cool skin behind. It helps reducing inflammation and redness. It also helps lightening your skin and that is why it is used in many lightening creams and cleansers. You may use the juice of cucumber on your skin for half hour a day.

Lemon juice to remove Acne Scars

Lemon is a rich source of vitamin C. Lemon juice is very effective in lightening the dark spots and acne scars. It does not only help remove your acne scars but also gives you a fair and glowing skin. You should apply the juice of lemon on skin for 15-20 minutes daily.

Baking Soda is best for Acne Scars

Baking soda is a natural cleanser that helps relieve several skin conditions such as acne scars. A small amount of baking soda mixed with water to make a thick paste acts as a great exfoliating cream and helps remove the dead skin cells. You may use this mixture on acne scars and massage in circular motions for 15 minutes.

Most natural remedies are not only safe but effective; however, consulting a skin care professional is always a better option!

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- How To Ge Rid of Acne Scars at Home
April 3, 2012