Tuesday, April 08, 2014

Using lemon for natural skin care and beauty treatments

Lemon juice is widely used in cooking, as added to foods and beverages gives a tasty and healthy results. Also, multiple profits in the natural skin care and beauty treatments. Here you will find some ways to use it as a natural part of your beauty regimen.


lemon for natural skin care


Instructions

For acne scars

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Use lemon for beautiful skin. Apply fresh lemon juice on any part of your body (including knees, elbows and face) if you want a brighter and smoother skin. Lemon juice also fade freckles and age spots caused by if you apply it on the affected area before bedtime. You will see in the course of a week or two, you cleanse your skin and brighten your color. You can also add half a cup of fresh lemon juice to your bath water and stay in about 20 minutes if you just want to treat all your skin. You may want to dilute the juice with a little water, instead of using it to its maximum concentration, in case your skin is sensitive to citric acid of lemons. I apply myself putting on a cotton ball moistened. Since lemon juice increases the sensitivity of the skin to sunlight is not advisable that you apply it before sun exposure. If what you want is to get rid of blackheads, rub the affected area with lemon juice before bed area and in the morning, rinse your face with cold water. Repeat the procedure every night until blackheads disappear. If your skin is dry, you can develop a moisturizing mask by mixing equal amounts of honey, lemon and olive oil. Apply the mixture on the dry areas of the skin, let it dry for ten minutes and rinse with warm water. If what you need is a tonic for oily skin, mix two tablespoons of lemon juice, two of vodka, one of distilled water and a teaspoon of witch hazel. Use cotton balls to apply this toner on your skin and then rinse. You can keep it in the fridge for roughly a week. If what you want is to exfoliate dead skin cells, cut lemon, impregnating it with half teaspoon of sugar and scrub your face with it for a few minutes.Another option is to make a smooth mixture with lemon juice, sugar and a small amount of water. Repeat this every night to remove accumulated dead skin cells and refresh your skin. If you want to develop an anti-wrinkle mask, mix a teaspoon of honey, a few drops of lemon juice and a drop of sweet almond oil. Apply this mixture on the face, let it dry for 20 minutes and then remove it by washing your face.

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Use lemon to treat hair. If you want to develop a conditioner for damaged hair off and mix ¾ cup olive oil with ½ cup raw honey and 3 tablespoons lemon juice. With the help of a comb, apply the mixture evenly throughout the hair previously wet. Cover the hair with a cap or a plastic bag for half an hour and then shampoo and apply conditioner rinse to remove. If you want to add some natural highlights to your hair, use ¼ cup lemon juice and ¾ cup of water and apply the mixture on it. I prefer to use a spray bottle, then spray the mixture on my hair and comb it. Sit in the sun for 25 minutes or use the heat from a hair dryer to that aspect of acquiring sun-bleached. Keep in mind that each use slightly lighten hair. If you want to get a rinse with lemon, mix the juice of two lemons (about 3 fluid ounces or 90 cm ³) with a quart (about 1 liter) of water. This rinse will achieve reduce fat from your hair. If what you want is to treat your loss, mix lemon juice with four tablespoons of coconut milk and apply on the scalp once a week leather. If your problem is dandruff and itching, take an egg and beat it with the juice of one lemon (about 3 tablespoons). Apply this mixture on the scalp, rub, leave on for an hour and then wash the hair. Repeat the treatment for a month.

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Use lemon for nail care. To get strong, bright and shiny nails, dip them in lemon juice for about ten minutes. Go through them brush you have previously soaked in a mixture of white vinegar and warm water in equal parts, and then rinse with warm water.

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Use lemon to treat teeth and breath naturally. Being a natural oral flavoring, citric acid of lemons destroys odor-causing bacteria. Put a few drops of lemon in your mouth, rinse with them for about 15 seconds before swallowing quickly and you will get rid of bad breath. Another option is to drink lemon water throughout the day; If you do, you'll have fresh breath at all times! Do you want to whiten your teeth naturally? Rub half a lemon teeth impregnated with table salt and a pinch of baking soda or brush them with a mixture of lemon juice, salt and baking.

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Use the lemon detox body treatment. Water with lemon is also a great remedy to detoxify your body. Mix in a glass of lemon juice with warm water and sweetened with a teaspoon of honey. Lemon juice will help your liver eliminate unwanted toxins, stimulate blood circulation, reduce blood pressure and activates bile and intestinal secretions. Therefore, it is good practice drinking lemon water every day.

Tips and Warnings

  • A lemon contains approximately 3 tablespoons or 1.5 fluid ounces (45 cm ³) of juice.
  • If your skin is sensitive to citric acid containing lemons, perhaps better than dilute juice with a little water instead of using it to its maximum concentration.
  • Lemon juice increases the sensitivity of your skin to sunlight; is not advisable to apply it on it if you are exposed to the sun.

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