Skin brightening home recipe

 A Natural skin brightening recipe

With orange peel powder 

Photo: Anju 

As we age our skin looses it's brightness, skin looks dull, dry and in most cases we turn to beauty creams containing harmful chemicals without even knowing their side effects. 

 The traditional Indian skin care always included 100% pure face packs made from sandalwood, nagarmotha, multani mitti, neem, tulsi, turmeric, mulethi, herbs, besan, rice flour, moong dal etc. I'm going to share one such simple skin brightening face pack recipe made of 100% natural ingredients. 

Ingredients required:

•  Orange peel powder 

•  Unadulterated raw milk

•  Rose water

•  Aloevera gel 

Orange peel powder (I use nature tattva orange peel powder) 

You can make orange peel powder at home too. 

All you need to do is collect the peels when you eat oranges. 

Sun dry them, make sure all the moisture is lost and orange peel becomes too brittle that you can easily break it. 

If peel does not become brittle, it means you have to sun dry it for few more days otherwise fungus may grow on it.

Benefits of orange peel powder on skin:

1. It brightens the skin.

2. It is a good source of vitamin c. vitamin c reduces age spots.

3. It tones and lightens the skin.

4. Effective against acnes.

5. It unclogs pores, drains excess oil, good for oily skin.

6. It contains antioxidants therefore, it is beneficial against age spots etc.

Rose water 

Buy 100% pure steam distilled chemical- preservatives free rose water. 

Benefits of rose water:

It has antibacterial properties, it has antioxidants.

1. Reduces dark spots. 

2. Works on acne. 

3. Drains excess oil.

4. Acts as a natural toner.

 Raw milk(kachcha doodh)

Make sure it is unadulterated. 

Benefits of raw milk: 

1. It tones the skin

2. An excellent cleanser.

3. It has lactic acid. Lactic acid is a kind of alpha hydroxy acid. Lactic acid works on age related issues like age spots.etc.

Aloevera gel

Aloevera gel can cure many skin problems. 

If you have aloevera plant, just cut a little piece and use the fresh gel inside the leaf.

If you don't have aloevera plant, buy online or from market and remember the following points while purchasing:

• Always purchase 99% aloevera gel.

• Alovera gel should have xanthan gum as thickening agent. It is safe.

• maelic acid or potassium sorbate as preservatives. Both are safe.

I use Wow Aloevera gel. It has all the above mentioned qualities. 

Benefits of aloevera gel:

1. A good moisturizer. 

2. Works on dark spots, sun tan.

3. Effective on acnes, redness, dryness, itchiness etc.

4. It has anti inflammatory properties. 

Skin Brightening recipe:

1. Take a tea spoon orange peel powder. 

2.  Mix appropriate amount of raw milk.

3.  Add 10 drops of rose water.

4.  Add half tea spoon aloevera gel.    

5.  Mix, form paste.

6.  Apply evenly.

7.  Avoid cracks while drying face pack.                 

8.  Wash face pack when it is slightly wet.  

9.  Pat dry.

10. Don't forget to moisturize.

It can be used daily or on alternate days. 

It brightens skin, clears acne, tones uneven skin tone, acts against dark spots, imparts glow.

The skin care recipe mentioned above is the one I use mostly in winters. Always be careful before applying anything on your skin what suits other people skin may not suit your skin, so be careful.  Do a patch test before using anything on your skin and face.