Fresh tomatoes are a good source of vitamin C. Tomatoes also provide beta carotene, and their red color is due to another carotenoid called lycopene. Lycopene acts as an antioxidant and like betacarotene, offers protection against the damaging effects of free radicals, highly reactive molecules that can attack healthy cells.
Tomatoes are low in calories, just 29 in 2 small tomatoes. They are rich in fiber; vitamin C, B, vitamin E and potassium. They are useful addition to weight reducing diet. Zycopene becomes available to the body only from cooked tomatoes products like ketchup, puree not from raw tomatoes.
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Grind a couple of cabbage leaves and extract juice. Dissolve one-fourth teaspoon of yeast in it and stir in one teaspoon of honey. Mix well and apply thickly over face and neck. Remove with cotton-wool soaked in water 15 minutes after application. This mask will counteract any tendency towards wrinkles and dryness and give your skin a flower like bloom.
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You have probably noticed that your skin has a tendency to be blotchy whenever you suffer from cold or any other sickness. Over a film of foundation cream dust on pure white talcum powder. This will impart an all-over radiance to your skin. Apply creamy rouge and a vibrant shade of lipstick because this will add color to your face and give you a healthier look.
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Tired of your foundation disappearing on you? Had it with shiny breakthroughs just minutes into your day? Don’t blame your skin, blame the foundation. The culprit just might be a tad too much oil in your base. But don’t toss it. Apply your foundation as always, and maybe just a tad bit more. Then with a clean kleenex folded into squares, lightly press into your skin. You’ll see oil on your kleenex from the foundation, leaving behind just pure pigment on your skin. Results? Perfect coverage foundation that lasts a lot longer. Blotting is not just for lipstick you know.
Also see: How to apply foundation?
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If you have oily skin and you’d like to do something about this condition, here are some good tips for you:
Cleanse only two or three times at the very most with a product made for your skin type. Washing more often will only strip the skin of oil which simply stimulates the oil glands to replace it.
Rinse thoroughly and then finish off with a toner/astringent on the oily areas of your skin. The astringent can be used throughout the day to help control the excess oil that appears.
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Ingredients:
Apple 500 gm
Vegetable lard 500 gm
Tincture of benzoin 1 tbsp
Rose water 1 cup
Put the apples through the blender and add the juice and pulp to vegetable lard. Warm the mixture in a pan over a low flame. Simmer and stir until they get well mixed. Remove from the flame and add tincture of benzoin and rose water. Keep stirring all the time. Strain into a screw-top jar and use as night cream massaging it well into the face and neck. It works well for all types of skin.
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Dip cotton pads in a mixture of cucumber and potato juice. and keep the cotton pads on your eyelids. After 15 to 20 minutes wash your eyes will cold water.
To reduce puffiness of your eyes, grate a potato, tie in a cloth and place the cloth over your eyes for about 15 minutes.
For bright and sparkling eyes ,add a small pinch of salt in water and wash your eyes.
Crush a cucumber and take the juice. Add a little rose water and apply around the eyes and wash it after 20 minutes.
Place cotton wool swabs dipped in cold milk on closed eyes for removing dark circles for 10-15 minutes daily before sleeping.
Crush a cucumber and take out the juice. Add a little rose water and apply around the eyes and wash it after 30 minutes.
You can also put cucumber slices on youe eye lids for 10 minutes to soothen your eyes.
Coconut oil massage daily for 5 minutes before sleeping will help will help you a lot in removing your dark circles.
Slice one small piece of a potato, and cut the slice in half. Put each slice under your eyes and leave them under your eyes for 20 minutes.
You can place slightly warm tea bags over your eyes 10-15 minutes to lessen dark circles.
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When excessive sweating irritates the skin, rash develops. It can occur at any age but it is most common in young children. This uncomfortable rash often looks like a cluster of small red pimples or blisters, which appear on the neck, upper chest, groin, under the breast and in elbow creases.
How to beat heat rash?
Stay in a cool and dry environment as far as possible.
Keep the affected area dry and avoid using ointments or creams, which can make the rash worse.
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