To lighten and brighten the skin and improve blood circulation, fry 1 tsp of masoor dal in 1 tbsp of olive oil to red colour. Grind to paste in milk. Apply on face and leave till skin feels taut. Wash off and see your face glow.
To lighten your complexion, grind a couple of almonds in milk and apply on face at bedtime.
you must increase your fibre consumption to at least 30grammes a day, and drink at least two litres of water, et voila, clear skin in a fortnight. Far more effective than silly epidermal applications. Perseverance needed though.
To clean your elbows and knees and soften your skin rub then regularly with a mixture of dalia (broken wheat) or wheat husk, milk cream and lime juice.
To make your skin soft, mix 2 tbsp of milk in 1 tsp of salt and apply on the face at bed time. This makes skin petal soft.
To get a glow on face, a weekly face mask of banana mixed with honey can be applied.
To get rid of darkened elbows and knees, lemon juice can be rubbed n them. Lemon juice with salt can also be used.
Grate some cucumber and freeze in an ice tray. Massage frozen cucumber cubes onto eyes to reduce puffiness and dark circles.
To cleanse skin apply 1 tsp of milk with 3 drops of glycerin and 6 drops of rose water and leave for 20 minutes.
To clear dark circles around the eyes, apply cotton soaked in strained tea liquid for 10 minutes.