For making your body look at its beautiful best, top priority should be given to your health and well being. Care for your body skin, enough sleep and exercise, relaxation - all make you body beautiful.
QUICK BODY CARE GUIDE
- Mix six-teaspoon petroleum jelly, two-teaspoon glycerin and two-teaspoon lemon juice. Apply this moisturizing lotion at least twice a week if you have dry and flaky, arms and legs.
- Peel and grate a cucumber. Squeeze the juice to this, mix half-a-teaspoon glycerin and half-a-teaspoon rose water. Apply this on sunburns, leave it for some time.
- If you have cracked heels, melt paraffin wax; mix it with little mustard oil and apply on the affected area. Leave it overnight. After 10 or 15 days, your heels will become smooth.
- Massage your body with a mixture of coconut oil and any of your favourite scented oils like lavender or rosemary.
- For rough palms, use a mixture of glycerin and limejuice in equal proportion.
- For cracked heals, massage the foot with coconut oil and keep the foot in warm water for some time. Wipe the water off the feet and apply a mixture of hibiscus flower(10), Henna (1 handful) and juice of half a lemon. when dry wash it off.
- Remove scars on your hands and feet by rubbing them with lemon peel.
After an exhausting day your body needs to be relaxed and pampered in order to get a good night's sleep. You must take care of your body not only in the day but in the night as well. While you sleep at the night, the body is resting and replenishing itself. There are a few things that you can do to relax the body to help in the replenishing process. Here are a few ideas for bath and body care in the night :
- Take a warm, soothing bath. Fill your bathtub with warm water and some lavender that helps in calming and relaxing the body and reduces muscle tension. You can add chamomile, which is a skin soother and helps in reducing swelling and pain in the skin. Lie in the bath for some time and let these herbs relax your body and mind.
- If you want to wake up with a tan you can use a self-tanning lotion overnight. Exfoliate your skin with a scrub and moisturize. Once the moisturizer is fully absorbed spread the self-tanning lotion evenly all over your body, working on one portion of the body at a time. Use wipes to wipe the tanner off your palm and fingers as you apply the lotion. Today there are many self-tanning lotions that dry in five minutes.
- Your hands are the first to show signs of aging and often neglected as well. Give your hands a new lease of life. Apply a generous amount of rich hand cream to restore lost moisture. This is an important part of night body care.
- While sleeping in your bed, ensure that your neck is properly supported through the night. Buy a good quality pillow to help keep the stress off your neck.
- Ingrown hairs block pores and can cause bacteria to develop, resulting in redness & swelling. Use a cream that has glycolic & salicylic acid to remove bacteria. Do it for a few nights and you will get rid of ingrown hairs.
- Your feet support the weight of your entire body. Find time to take care of them. If they are callused and cracked moisturize them well. If they are cracked use a foot cream that has glycolic acid. Apply this cream before you sleep and slip on a pair of clean cotton socks. This should be another important part of your body care routine every night.
- Light aromatic candles in your bedroom. These candles will provide a soothing atmosphere and relax your senses. Just remember to blow them out before you sleep.
- Run the humidifier in the bedroom to keep air moist. You skin will glow and be replenished by moist air through the night.
- Use a "hot stone massage" to heat your heart. This treatment that is common in spas can be done at home too. You need a smooth flat stone as large as the human hand. You can find one on the beach or buy one in a skin care boutique. Follow the instructions given below:
- Boil water in a pot. Add rosemary, clove and peppermint into the water.
- Put the rock into the water and let it stay there till it is heated.
- Put off the heat and allow the rock to turn nice and warm. Lie down in a dark or softly
lit bedroom and place the warm rock between your breasts,on your chest. Allow the
warmth and aroma of the stone to relax you and soothe you into a deep peaceful sleep.