Summer is the time to have fun under the sun and plan exciting beach holidays. The scorching summer heat, pollution, and humidity can also take a toll on your skin and cause many skin issues. Tanning, dry patches, overactive sebaceous glands, sunburn, pigmentation, blemishes, and acne – these are just a few issues that you may face during summer. Hence, it is also the time to alter your skincare routine, making it important to protect, nourish, and hydrate your skin to keep it glowing. While there are scores of skin and beauty care products available in the market, nothing beats the goodness and wholesomeness of natural products. So, stop wondering how to get glowing skin in summer, as we are here to help you set your summer skincare routine.
Natural Remedies For A Glowing Skin
Walk into your kitchen today and create some of these handy and easy-to-implement home remedies that promise to give you a natural glow!
1. Banana+Lemon+Yogurt
Fruit masks are a delight and if you love these then we are sure that this mask will become your favorite. For this mask, you need to take mashed bananas in a bowl, add one tablespoon of yogurt to it and then add half a tablespoon of lemon juice to the mixture. Mix the ingredients well and then apply the mask for about 20-30 minutes and wash it off. Make sure you use sunscreen when you step out after using this mask.
2. Aloe Vera
Aloe vera is loaded with antioxidant and antibacterial properties and helps in giving a soothing sensation to the skin. It gives a boost of natural hydration and locks the moisture. For this remedy take pulp of fresh aloe vera and directly apply it to your skin. Massage the pulp gently for about 15-20 minutes and then after 10 minutes wash it off.
3. Coffee+Lemon
Lemon is known for its rich Vitamin C content which helps in brightening the skin, while coffee is a great exfoliator. For this remedy, you need to add one tablespoon of coffee in a bowl and then add one tablespoon of lemon juice to it. Mix them well without forming lumps and then apply the mixture to your face. Leave it on for 15 minutes and then rinse it off with water. Repeat this remedy twice or thrice a week for better results.
4. Turmeric Mask
Turmeric has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and anti-aging properties, which helps in reducing inflammation on the skin. It helps in brightening the skin and gives a natural glow. Add one teaspoon of turmeric into a bowl and add three tablespoons of lemon juice or orange juice to it, mix it well and apply the content on your skin. Leave the mask on for about 20 minutes and then wash it off. It will give you naturally glowing skin afterward.
5. Papaya
Papaya acts as a mild exfoliator and hence helps in getting rid of dead skin cells and dirt from the skin, giving you naturally glowing and supple skin. For this remedy, you need to add some fuller earth and sandalwood to freshly mashed papaya and then mix it well in a bowl. Apply the mask to your face and leave it on for about 20 minutes before washing it off with cold water.
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6. Honey+Oatmeal
Add a teaspoon of milk to two spoons of oatmeal. Then add two tablespoons of tomato juice and some orange pulp. Blend the mixture together so that it forms a thick density like a face-pack. Apply it all over your face and neck, leave it on till it dries, and scrub it off while rinsing. The tomato and orange extracts will brighten your skin tone, while the milk will add the much-needed glow.
