In most of the Asian countries, summer season is a bit long and severe. Many of us who go out to work, shop or any other task, direct exposure to the sun damages our skin. In order to avoid doing so, one needs to adopt some specific methods to protect their skin from heat and tan.
Despite that, a whole range of co
smetics and commercially produced products are readily available in the market. They are good but in order to avoid side effects of such products, people usually prefer home based remedies. They are mostly prepared from usual household ingredients that are easily found in kitchen. Following are some of the best summer face packs to protect your skin from heat and tan.
Summer face packs for your skin
Gram flour with curd:
People have a tendency of consuming curd during summer whenever they feel hot. Curd is good in summers since it helps not to feel thirsty. You can make a wonderful summer face pack for your skin to beat the heat of summer once it is combined with gram flour. If you are going through skin tan, gram flour works really well in removing tan from your skin. Just take a spoon of gram flour along with same quantity of curd, mix well and apply it over your face. Allow it to dry on your face and wash it with water, pat dry.
Rose water with sandalwood powder:
You must know the positive effects of sandalwood powder during the summer season. Your skin will naturally get a cool and soothing effect after application of sandalwood powder. You can make a wonderful face pack with a spoon of sandalwood powder and rose water. Mix well to make a paste. Apply it over your face where you wish to feel the soothing effect.
Aloe Vera with lemon:
Today with the awareness of natural products and their utility people have known about the benefits of Aloe Vera. Along with Aloe Vera, lemon is a citrus fruit, which might not harm your skin but will naturally change your skin color from dark to light because of its natural bleaching properties. You can extract Aloe Vera gel from the leaf and combine it with few drops of lemon to make a wonderful face pack. One can use it in summer. If you can apply it over your skin, this can help you avoid the harmful bacteria and fungal infection from your skin.
Honey and turmeric face pack:
Honey and turmeric powder are some of the easily available ingredients in your kitchen as it adds color to curries and also helps you to heal very fast if you have wound. In most of the Asian dishes, turmeric powder is one of the basic ingredients. Now, you can make a wonderful face pack with a combination of 2 spoons of honey and a pinch of turmeric powder. This will bring a natural glow to your skin and even keep your skin very well moisturized during summer.
Cucumber face pack:
Cucumber is a watery fruit that can be consumed as salad or just like a fruit. You can now make a wonderful face pack to get relief from the scorching sunrays of summer. All you need to do is just slice a cucumber and rub it slowly over your face to get a soothing effect. You can also make a pulp out of cucumber with a grinder and apply the pulp on your face. Keep this for a period of 10 minutes or so and then remove. You will feel fresh as cucumber will leave cooling effect on your skin.
