Coconut oil moisturiser

Instead of using any moisturisers or creams for the skin, try this...
as soon as you finish bath pat yourself with a towel ( do not rub away the water)
then apply coconut oil all over your body on the supple moist skin.
This would do...no need of any moisturiser...
I tried this and found it very good.
the coconut oil does not make the skin sticky...it evaporates after sometime. but the skin does not become dry.
It seems if this is practised continuously, over time the skin texture changes naturally....
I think thats great...one of the easiest remedies to do away with dry skin.

Dark elbows

After squeezing a lemon dont throw away the cup like structure of the lemon peel. Pour a few drops of coconut oil into it and rub it on your elbows, knees and any other portion of skin which is darkened.....it helps lghten and soften the skin.

Mouth ulcers

The other day I was at the clinic and saw this ad there...
If you have any trouble with ulcers in the mouth, then take a fresh cut onion piece and place it on the ulcer for sometime. The ulcer will vanish. Looks like something I should try next time I get an ulcer.

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Some things for darks circles

Dont know how many of these tips really work...and also what I find is,...some of them work for some people and some dont..So I guess it also depends from eprson to person...Here goes...

In order to reduce dark circles under your eyes, Put a warm teabag on them.

Make a paste from a teaspoon of tomato juice, 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, a pinch of turmeric powder and a pinch of gram flour. Apply under eyes for 10 minutes.

Grate some cucumber and freeze in an ice tray. Massage frozen cucumber cubes onto eyes to reduce puffiness and dark circles.

Apply cotton balls soaked in cucumber juice or potato juice around the eyes.

Add some mint leaves, lemon juice, and salt to tomato juice and drink.

Take some vasoline, put it on a metal spoon and freezes it for 15 minutes. Apply it to the eyes for a few minutes.

Increase fibre consumption to at least 30 gms a day, and drink at least two litres of water.

Hair and skin conditioning

1. After washing your hair pour milk all over it. Leave it for 2 minutes and then rinse it out for shiny long hair.

2. Soak a few almonds in milk overnight. Grind them and mix with honey. Use this as a face or body scrub.

3. You could add a little milk to your bath water and bathe normally for soft skin.
Use preboiled unpaturised milk as a liquid pack on your face. Milk is a natural bleaching agent and nourishes the skin. It is also a skin softener.

4. Skin glow mask: soak tamarind in water for sometime. Grind and mix it with little besan. Apply it on your face,body and hands. Keep it for 10 minutes and wash it off. Your skin will have a golden glow.

Tasty storable south Indian curry powder

Take a small cup of dhania, few red chillies, 1 tsp pepper balls, 1 tsp jeera, 1 tsp kadalai paruppu (Tamil) or kadle bele ( kannada).
Fry the above ingredients without oil in a pan for about 3 minutes. Do not allow colour to turn black. Grind it in a mixie and store.
This can be used as a powder with every curry that you make. Goes very well with brinjal and capsicum. You can also fry ladies finger, slit it and stuff this powder and serve.
It is equivalent to the north Indian garam masala.
Additionally, you can grate coconut. Fry that separately without oil till the moisture is gone and the coconut turns brown. And store it separately in a bottle. This can also be used along with the curry powder which will enhance the taste .