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How To Make Homemade Chemical Peels

Homemade Chemical Peels And Its Benefits AHA(Alpha-Hydroxy Acids) and BHA(Beta-Hydroxy Acids) are chemical exfoliants which removes upper layers of the skin. It improves the texture of the skin. Scarred skin can be improved. Skin could be brightened and rejuvenated. It exfoliates dead skin cells. Smoothens sun damaged and acne prone skin. Dermatologists do these peeling treaments to reveal a smoother and clearer skin for you but at a high cost. You could do this(a milder version of chemical peel) at home at a lesser price! AHA Chemical Peel Ingredients needed: Curd/Yoghurt and cane sugar(primary sources of glycolic and lactic acids) Procedure: You could pour yoghurt and cane sugar into a bowl. Stir properly to get a granulated paste. Use your fingertips to apply over your face avoiding your eyes. Wait for 15 minutes and wipe it off with water. BHA Chemical Peel Ingredients needed: Baking Soda, Aspirin(source of salicylic acid), Lemon juice, Water Procedure: ...

Review of MSM Cream

Hi readers, Today I am going to review a special miracle cream called MSM cream. Why do I call it as a 'Miracle' cream? Read on you will get to know why. Acne problem is a skin problem everyone go through atleast once in their lives. Some have very bad experiences with it, some who are lucky do not have much issues with it. When a pimple gets dry and leaves, it does not leave without leaving a mark unless a precaution is taken to make sure no marks are left behind. Some marks also knows as scars are so very noticeable which makes one feel low, guilty and lose confidence. In such times, thoughts that strike their minds are- 'I wish I had not popped the pimple that day! I should have left it as it is!'. Even if you did not pop the pimples while you were awake, you might pop them while you were asleep. How long can you instruct your brain not to pop pimples?  how can you instruct your brain not to pop during sleep? Next morning you will find a reddish spot in the p...

Tomato Gojju

Time: 15 minutes Servings: For 4 Things needed: Oil Mustard seeds Curry leaves Urad dal Channa Dal Onion 3 tomatoes Coriander powder turmeric powder Chilly powder ginger garic paste Salt Pre-requisites: Tomatoes must be thoroughly washed and cut into small pieces. If ground version is required then put these cut tomatoes into a mixer grinder. Steps: 1)Heat oil. Add mustard seeds to it.  2)When mustard seeds start to flutter , add curry leaves, channa dal and urad dal. 3)Add the nicely slit green chilies and onions then gradually tomatoes after onions become little brownish. 4)Stir the mixture and add ginger garlic paste.  5)Close the lid for few minutes. 6)Add salt, turmeric, dhanya, and chilly powders. 7)Check the tomato gojju's consistency. Make sure its thick. Turn off stove. Transfer to a blender and grind till it becomes smooth. Now the dish is ready. Serve as a side dish for chapatis or dosas!

Onions to clear Acne

Hi everyone, I had been suggesting Acnestar soap ( read its review here ) to clear acne. Some people who have mild acne want to clear zits in a natural way. Acnestar soap is very safe to be used but still if you want to go for a natural method to clear up your stubborn acne then here is a solution! ONIONS! Things needed: Onion(1) Oil(Olive, coconut or Bio oil) Procedure: 1)Cut an onion into two halves. 2)Pour few drops of oil of your choice. I prefer olive oil. 3)Rub softly all over your face avoiding areas near eyes. 4)Wait for 20 minutes and then rinse your facial skin with cold water. 5)Repeat everyday till your face clears up. It could take few weeks. 6)Drink lot of water. Best to do this procedure 20 minutes before taking bath. Once you try it, let me know about your views on it! Take care!

Tomato Pajji

Time: 5 minutes   Servings: For 4 Things needed: Tomato(1 or 2) Curd Garlic   Green chillies(2 if using 2 tomatoes else one is enough) Salt Sugar(optional) Steps: 1)Slice a tomato into medium sized pieces and put them into the mixer. 2)Pour curd as required. 3)Add little garlic, green chillies and salt to taste. 4)Grind the mixture. 5)You could add little of sugar to make the dish taste better. That's it! Enjoy your just prepared dish along with rice! :)

Avalakki Uppit

Time: 15 minutes Servings: For 4 Things needed: Avalakki Mustard seeds Urad Dal (Uddina bele) Bengal Gram (Kadle bele) Curry Leaves 2 onions 4 chillies 2 Tomatoes Turmeric Salt Prequisites: Want to try a easy breakfast recipe? Read on..! Its always best to have ingredients ready before we actually start cooking. Wash the onions, green chillies, curry leaves , coriander and lemon. 1)Slice onion into long thin strands. 2)Cut the green chillies. Make sure not to slice these into very small pieces because you may end up eating them. Chillies are meant to give a spicy taste to the dish not to your tongue. 3)Coriander also need to be sliced.1 strand is more than enough. 1 strand will have many small strands in it. 4)You need to transfer Avalakki to a bowl and pour water into it. Drain excess water. Keep it aside for it to absorb the water. Steps: 1)Pour a tsp of cooking oil to the vessel , turn on the stove. There is one thing that is very co...

Excel shortcuts!

I will let you guys know some tips to save time while using excel spreadsheet. 1) Use ALT and = to give sum of the rows. You need to keep the cursor in the highlighted cell as shown below. Press ALT and =. The system shows up the formula '=Sum(B2:B3)'. That is the formula for calculating the sum so press 'Enter' to get the answer. 2) Use CTRL and Spacebar to get any particular column selected. You need to keep the cursor in the highlighted cell as shown below. Press CTRL and Spacebar to get the entire column selected. 3) Use Shift and Spacebar to get any particular row selected. You need to keep the cursor in the highlighted cell as shown below. Now press CTRL and Spacebar to get the entire row selected. 4) Use CTRL and ;(semicolon) to insert Date in the cell. You need to keep the cursor in the highlighted cell as shown below. Press CTRL and ; and then you will see the date inserted in the cell. 5) Use C...