USING ACTIVATED CHARCOAL FOR FACE

 

Activated charcoal acts like a magnet for dirt, oil and other impurities and stick to it. Please note, this charcoal is very different than the charcoal you normally get and grill with. This is only available in pharmacies and on some online portals.

Activated charcoal when used in a mask or a face wash helps pull out the excess oil from your skin, leaving it clean and smooth. Make sure you do this not more than once or twice in a week, as you may over-dry your skin.


Benefits 

• Make pores appear smaller
• Takes care of oily skin
• Treats acne

How to use activated charcoal?
• Cleansing facial scrub with charcoal and sea salt
½ tbsp. activated charcoal powder
½ tbsp. fine grain sea salt
½ tbsp. rose water




Combine the above ingredients till you get a smooth paste. The salt will help fight bacteria and acne, the charcoal will get rid of impurities and the rose water will provide hydration and soothe inflammation. Gently massage your face with the scrub and rinse with warm water. This is an effective scrub for oily and acne prone skin.

• Mattifying mask with charcoal and clay
½ tbsp. activated charcoal
½ tbsp. multani mitti or Bentonite Clay
Rose water as required
Combine the above ingredients to form a smooth paste. The clay will help to re move excess oils from your skin and the charcoal will pull impurities out form your pores. Apply it on your face evenly and let it stay until it is almost dry. Do not let it dry completely as it may then be difficult to wash off.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

SKIN FASTING

Image
What is ‘Skin Fasting’? Skin fasting is the practice of minimising or eliminating the various number/amount of products and treatments you use on your face for a particular period of time. This helps the skin to rest and reinitialise. How to do Skin Fasting? The process can be simply to stop using your favourite moisturizer to a heavy duty skin care regime. It is preferred to begin skin fasting at night. Wash your face thoroughly and sleep without applying any skin care products. The next morning, wash your face gently with lukewarm water.  Skin Fasting should be continued as per it's effect on individual skin. Benefits of Skin Fasting Experts believe that regular usage of skin care products can decrease the self protection tendency of skin membrane. It is extremely important to give your skin some time to detox and rejuvenate on its own.  For Acne-prone skin If your skin is Acne-prone or has breakouts, you must avoid Skin Fasting as it may create excess oil/sebum, eventually ...
Read more

8 HOMEMADE FACE MASKS FOR CLEAR AND BRIGHT SKIN

Image
1. Baking soda, lemon and honey face mask  . 1 tablespoon baking soda 1 tablespoon honey   1/2 tablespoon lemon juice Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and apply it to cleansed face. Keep it for 20-30 minutes and wipe it off with a damp and clean cloth. Apply moisturizer. Repeat it 2-3 times a week.  Baking soda  is a powerful ingredient which can definitely help make your skin pores smaller. It has the properties that help clear out the dirt and oil in your pores and skin exfoliation is the main property to get rid of that excess oil and sebum from the skin. Honey   clarifies, hydrates and nourishes skin and keep pores clear and clean. The antibacterial and anti-fungal properties of honey prevent bacterial buildup that can lead to skin imbalances and breakouts. Lemon juice  acts as a natural exfoliate because it contains citric acid that works as a gentle peel to remove top layers of the dead skin cells. The citric acid of lemon juice also acts as an...
Read more

HAIR CARE DO'S AND DONT'S!!!

Image
  Avoid making these hair mistakes before and after bathing As we all know that due to wrong lifestyle and pollution our hair loses nourishment. But do you know that every day you make many mistakes due to which your hair is constantly damaged and you need to correct those mistakes. Apart from this, today women also use many hair products and electric items to make their hair look stylish which affects their hair tremendously. If you also want to take proper care of your hair, then you should stop repeating some common mistakes that affect your hair every day. So let us know which such mistakes you make every day due to which your hair is constantly getting damaged. Hair brushing: Usually you use a plastic knob brush to b rush hair, which can damage your hair. Instead you should use a paddle brush or a bore bristle brush . Also a few strokes are required to style the hair and spread the natural oil from the roots to the ends. Therefore, while combing the hair, do not run the comb ...
Read more