They say the face is the mirror of you, an actual mirror that can speak volumes about your lifestyle and well-being.. Now we aren’t talking about face reading here. We are in fact talking about the facial skin texture. How the facial skin texture talks about your health and overall well-being.
Let’s take a look on knowing how to improve the facial skin texture and use surprising home remedies for the same.
Home Remedies To Improve Skin Texture:
We promise, no more spending a bomb on facials and other skin aesthetics, when the kitchen at home can give you what you want- GLOWING YOUTHFUL FACE! Please read on and be well-informed.
Lemon Juice
What you need:
- Half a lime
- Baking soda
Directions:
- Wash the face with water
- Don’t use a facewash or soap at this moment, just plain water
- Dab the half lime into baking soda powder
- Gently rub on the skin for a couple of minutes
- Wait for ten minutes so that this concoction dries on the face
- Wipe with a wet cotton
- Wash off with clear running water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
- Relax
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
The lemon content has vitamin C and is a natural bleaching agent. This helps nourish the skin and feed it the nutrients it needs to stay alive and bubbly.
Baking soda acts as an exfoliating agent, which helps cleanse the pores of the skin, removes dead skin cells and clears the skin of dirt, grime and pollutants.
Tip:
This is an excellent remedy for people with very oily to combination skin types, people with large pores too.
Do not use this on acne prone skin, skin that has just had facials or galvanizing therapies since the epidermal layer of the skin is thin. Use this method once or twice a week.
Tomatoes
What you need:
- Half a lime
- Half a tomato
- Cotton dipped in water
Directions:
- Wash your face normally with cold water
- Dab dry
- In a blender, paste the tomato
- Add to this the juice of half a lime
- Make a liquid formula of the same
- Dip wet cotton in this mix
- Rub the face gently with the mix
- Wait for ten minutes
- Wash off with running cold water
- Pat dry and moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Tomatoes have anti tanning effects which help bring back the youthful glow on the skin. In addition to that, the antioxidants in tomatoes help fight the onslaught of free radicals attacking the skin, preventing premature signs of ageing.
Lemon is a natural bleacher that helps bring a glow to the skin, and the vitamin C in it helps nourish the skin too.
Tip:
This is a pack best for all skin types. Do not use this pack for couperouse and acne prone skin. Should be used once a week
Honey
What you need:
- A tbsp of honey
- A tbsp of oatmeal
Directions:
- Wash the face with normal cold water
- Pat dry
- Mix the two ingredients to form a gooey paste
- Apply the pack on the face, the neck and the forehead
- Wait for half an hour
- Wash off under cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Oatmeal is a natural binding agent and helps boost collagen and elastin, both of which help firm up the skin and bring a youthful look. Plus, oatmeal helps exfoliate the dirt and grime, and the dead skin cells from the face as well.
Honey on the other hand is a natural moistening agent, which enters the pores and helps moisturize the skin.
Tip:
For normal to dry skin, and not for couperose skin. Should be used once a week.
Cucumber
What you need:
- A large cucumber, pasted
- A tbsp of honey
Directions:
- Wash the face with normal water
- Pat dry
- Mix the two into a gooey paste
- Apply the pack on the face, the neck and the forehead
- Wait for ten minutes
- Wipe off with a wet cotton ball
- Wash with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Cucumber is an astringent and a coolant that helps tone the skin and cool it too.
Honey is a natural at moisturizing the skin and moistening it to help make it supple and gorgeous.
Tip:
This is an amazing pack for all skin types, especially normal to dry skin. Use this pack once a week for acne prone skin, and twice or thrice a week for other skin types. Do not use this on sensitive skin!
Papaya
What you need:
- Half a papaya chopped and pasted
- Half a lime juiced up
Directions:
- Wash your face with normal water
- Pat dry
- Make a paste of the two ingredients
- Wipe the paste on your face with your fingers
- Use circular motions for circulation enhancement
- Wait for ten minutes
- Wash off with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize your skin
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Papayas powerful enzymes and antioxidants, along with minerals and vitamins are cleansers, nourishes and moisturizers for the skin.
Lime on the other hand with vitamin C helps nourish the skin and also provide the skin with a natural glow, because it is a natural bleaching agent.
Tip:
This is best for normal to dry skin. Not for oily to combination skin, and couperouse skin.
Turmeric
What you need:
- Half a tspof turmeric
- Half a cup of thick milk cream or malai
Directions:
- Wash your face with normal cold water
- Pat dry
- Blend the milk cream and turmeric with a spoon
- Apply with fingers all over the skin and the face
- Wait for half an hour
- Wash off with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
The lactic and mallic acid along with the essential fats in the milk cream helps nourish the skin, naturally cleanse the pores and also helps with lightening the skin. This helps bring a natural glow to the skin and nourishes it too.
The turmeric content in the pack helps fight infection and the free radicals that play havoc on the skin.
Tip:
This is a perfect remedy for sensitive skin and acne prone skin. To be used once a week to avoid acne and skin issues.
Mint
What you need:
- Half a cup of mint paste
- A pinch of camphor
- A tbsp of multani mitti
Directions:
- Wash your face with normal cold water
- Pat dry
- Mix all the ingredients to form a paste
- Apply the paste on the face, the neck and the forehead
- Wait for ten to twenty minutes
- Wash off with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Multani mitti helps vacuum the dirt, grime and dead skin cells off the epidermal layer of the skin.
Camphor is an exfoliating agent
Mint paste is an astringent and a coolant that evens out the texture and the tone of the skin.
Tip:
This is a pack that works wonders for oily to combination skin types. Use it thrice a week
Milk Or Milk Cream
What you need:
- Half a cup of strawberry paste
- Half a cup of thick milk cream or malai
Directions:
- Wash your face with normal cold water
- Pat dry
- Blend the milk cream and strawberry paste with a spoon
- Apply with fingers all over the skin and the face
- Wait for half an hour
- Wash off with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
The strawberry content brings to the skin antioxidants which help fight the signs of ageing and free radicals that cause the same.
Tip:
This is a remedy for all skin types. To be used once every two days
Multani Mitti
What you need:
- Half a cup of multani mitti
- Quart cup curd
- Pinch of turmeric
Directions:
- Wash your face with normal cold water
- Pat dry
- Mix all the ingredients into paste
- Apply on the face, the neck and the forehead
- Wait for half an hour
- Wash off with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
The curd with its acids helps lighten the skin
Turmeric helps fight off the infection and brings brightness to the face.
Tip:
This is a pack which is best for oily to combination skin types. To be used just twice a week.
Neem
What you need:
- Half a cup of neem leaves
- Half a cup of multani mitti
- A pinch of turmeric
Directions:
- Wash your face with normal cold water
- Rinse the neem leaves and paste them in a blender
- Add to the paste the multani mitti and turmeric
- Make a paste
- Apply the paste as a face pack
- Wait for ten minutes
- Wash off with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
- Relax
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Neem is an antifungal and an antimicrobial agent, which kills the infection and heals the skin.
Tip:
This is an amazing pack to use for sensitive and acne prone skin. Use it only once a week.
Aloe Vera
What you need:
- A cup of aloe vera paste
- Lemon juice
Directions:
- Wash your face with normal cold water
- Pat dry
- Mix aloe vera paste and lemon juice
- Wipe on the face with fingers
- Wait for ten minutes
- Wipe off with a wet cotton ball
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Aloe vera is a natural moisturizing agent and an antimicrobial agent that helps moisten and fight off the infections on the skin. It also helps plump up the skin since it is a hydrant by nature.
Tip:
This is a perfect remedy for normal to dry skin only. To be used thrice a week
Yogurt
What you need:
- A cup of yogurt
- A pinch of turmeric
Directions:
- Wash and dry your face normally with cold water
- Pat dry
- Mix the two ingredients
- Wipe the paste on your face
- Wait for ten minutes
- Wash off with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
- Relax
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Turmeric is a natural fighter and defeats free radicals and the infections since it has antioxidants and is an antimicrobial herb by nature. Yogurt with its natural acids helps naturally bleach the skin and brings a supple glow.
Tip:
This is best for dull and dry skin. To be used twice a week
Banana
What you need:
- One large ripe banana
- Half a tsp of honey
- A pinch of turmeric
Directions:
- Wash your face with normal cold water
- Pat dry
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl to form a paste
- Apply the pack on the face
- Wait for half an hour
- Wipe off with a wet cotton ball
- Wash off with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
- Relax
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Bananas have minerals in them that nourish the skin and protect it too.
Tip:
To be used only for dry skin that lacks luster and shine. To be used once a week
Peppermint
What you need:
- A few drops of peppermint oil
- Half a cup of curd
- A pinch of turmeric
Directions:
- Wash your face normally with cold water
- Pat dry
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl
- Apply the paste on the face with a brush
- Wait for ten minutes
- Wipe off with a wet cotton ball
- Wash off with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
- Relax
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Peppermint oil has antimicrobial properties that helps heal the skin, fights infections and free radicals too.
Tip:
To be used on normal to dry skin only. To be used thrice a week!
Gram Flour
What you need:
- A cup of gramflour
- Half a cup of curd
- A pinch of turmeric
Directions:
- Wash your face with normal cold water
- Pat dry
- Make a paste with all the ingredients
- Apply the paste on the face
- Wait for ten minutes
- Wash off with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Gram flour is a natural exfoliating agent which sucks out the dirt, grime and the pollutants from the skin, and also helps remove dead skin cells too.
Tip:
Use this for oily to combination skin types only. To be used twice a week
Apple Cider Vinegar
What you need:
- Quart cup water
- Three tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Directions:
- Wash your face with normal cold water
- Pat dry
- Mix the apple cider vinegar and water
- Dip cotton balls into this
- Wipe the face for a minute with the cotton balls
- Wait for a minute
- Wash the face with normal water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
- Relax
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Apple cider vinegar is a natural toner and an astringent, which helps shrink the pores and even out the skin tone.
Water helps hydrate the skin.
Tip:
This is an amazing pack to help control oil production on oily to combination skin types, where the production of sebum is very high.
Not for dry and couperouse or sensitive skin types.
Now that we have shared with you plenty of home remedies on how to make your own skin rejuvenation treatments at home, let’s show you more remedies on how to improve skin texture. Please read on and be well-informed.
Face Packs To Improve Skin Texture:
Honey, Beaten Egg White, Glycerin And Oats – For Dry Skin
What you need:
- A tbsp of honey
- Quart cup oats
- 1 egg white
- Three drops glycerine
Directions:
- Wash your face normally with cold water
- Pat dry
- Mix all the ingredients in a blender to form a paste
- Apply the mask
- Wait for half an hour
- Wash off with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Glycerine is a natural hydrant for the skin. Oats helps with binding the skin, boosts collagen and elastin, egg white helps with collagen formation and elastin boost, and honey is a natural moisturizer for DRY SKIN!
Tip:
To be used once a week!
Tomato Puree, Beaten Egg White, Lemon Juice – For Oily Skin
What all you need:
- Half a cup tomato puree
- One egg white beaten
- One half lime juiced up
Directions:
- Wash your face with normal cold water
- Pat dry
- Mix all the ingredients in a blender
- Apply the pack on the face
- Wait for ten minutes
- Gently wash off with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
The antioxidants in tomatoes help fight free radicals and prevents early signs of ageing from setting in.
Egg white helps with firming the skin, helps with collagen and elastin boost too.
Lime has vitamin C that nourishes the skin and helps bring a glow to the skin, since it is a natural bleaching agent.
Perfect for oily skin and combination skin types.
Tip:
To be used twice a week!
Honey And Peach – For Oily Skin
What you need:
- A tbsp of honey
- Half a cup of peaches- chopped and pasted
Directions:
- Wash your face with cold water
- Pat dry
- Mix the two ingredients in a blender
- Form a paste
- Apply paste on the face
- Wait for ten minutes
- Wash off with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
- Relax
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Peaches have vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that nourish and protect the skin, and the water content in peaches help plump the skin up.
Honey is a natural hydrant which helps the skin stay moist, soft and supple.
Best for oily to combination skin.
Tip:
To be used once a week!
Egg White And Gram Flour
What all you need:
- The white of one egg beaten to froth
- Half a cup of gramflour
Directions:
- Wash your face normally with cold water
- Pat dry
- Mix the two ingredients in a bowl with a spoon
- Apply the pack on your face
- Wait for half an hour
- Wash off with cold water
- Gently pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Egg white boosts collagen development and elastin development.
Gramflour acts as an exfoliant and removes all the dirt, grime and dead skin cells.
This is a pack best used for oily to combination skin, which is acne prone.
Tip:
To be used once a week
Papaya, Avocado And Cucumber Face Pack
What all you need:
- A quart cup papaya paste
- A quart cup avocado paste
- A couple of cucumber slices
Directions:
- Wash your face with cold water
- Pat dry
- Mix the papaya and avocado paste together
- Apply it on the face as a mask
- Place cucumber slices on the eyelids and on various zones of the face
- Wait for half an hour
- Remove slices
- Wash face with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Cucumber is a natural astringent and a coolant which evens out the skin texture and tones the skin.
Avocado has essential fatty acids that help nourish the dry cracked skin.
Papaya with its powerful enzymes and antioxidants defeats the onslaught of free radicals. This is a pack best for normal to dry skin.
Tip:
To be used twice a week!
Walnut And Rose Water Face Pack
What all you need:
- Half a cup of walnut powder
- Quart cup rosewater
Directions:
- Wash your face with normal cold water
- Pat dry
- Make a paste of the two ingredients
- Apply the pack on the face
- Wait for ten minutes
- Wash off with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
The walnut powder exfoliates sebum from the pores and adds essential fatty acids and antioxidants into the skin to keep the skin nourished and protected.
Rosewater has a toning effect and smoothens out the skin texture.
This pack works amazingly for oily to combination skin.
Tip:
To be used once a week
Now that you know more about facial skin texture improvement recipes, how about learning of some useful face scrubs that you can make at home?
Useful Face Scrubs:
Honey, Oatmeal And Sugar – For Dry Skin
What all you need:
- A tbsp of honey
- A tbsp of oatmeal
- Half a tablespoon of sugar
Directions:
- Wash your face with normal cold water
- Pat dry
- Add sugar to the oatmeal and run it in the dry grinder
- Remove and add honey to the powder mix
- Make a paste
- Apply paste on the face
- Wait for half an hour
- Wash with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Works best for dry skin.
Sugar is a natural binder and helps with collagen boost.
Honey is a natural moisturizing agent and helps the skin stay soft and supple.
Oatmeal helps with exfoliation and removal of dead skin cells, dirt and grime.
Tip:
To be used once a week
Honey, Sugar And Lemon Juice – For Oily Skin
What all you need:
- A tbsp of honey
- A tbsp of lime juice
- A tsp of sugar
Directions:
- Wash the face normally with cold water
- Pat dry
- Mix all the ingredients with a spoon in a bowl
- Apply the pack on the face
- Gently massage the skin
- Wash with cold water after ten minutes
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Works best for oily to combination skin types, where the pores are large and gather dirt, grime and dead skin cells.
The sugar granules exfoliate the skin and bind the skin to stay firm.
Lime juice with vitamin C in it nourishes the skin and balances the pH levels of the skin. Honey is a natural hydrant and a moisturizing agent.
Tip:
Use this remedy once a week
Turmeric Powder, Milk And Gram Flour Scrub
What all you need:
- A pinch of turmeric powder
- Half a cup of milk
- Half a cup of gram flour
Directions:
- Wash your face normally with cold water
- Pat dry
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl
- Apply the paste on the face
- Gently massage into the skin
- Wash off with warm water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
This is an excellent scrub for acne skin.
The milk has acids which can lighten the skin and tone the texture.
Turmeric is a natural fighter and defeats free radicals and the infections since it has antioxidants and is an antimicrobial herb by nature.
Gram flour exfoliates the skin and helps suck out all the dirt and grime, and the dead skin cells.
Tip:
Use this remedy twice a week
Oatmeal And Cinnamon Scrub – Smooth Skin
What all you need:
- A pinch of cinnamon
- A cup of oatmeal
- Half a cup milk
Directions:
- Wash the face normally with cold water
- Pat dry
- Mix the two ingredients in the blender
- Add milk to form a paste
- Apply the pack on the face
- Gently massage into the skin
- Wait for ten minutes
- Wash off with cold water
- Pat dry
- Moisturize
How it works and for Which Skin Type:
Cinnamon helps plump up the skin and milk has lactic and mallic acids in it which naturally bleach the skin.
Works best for oily to combination skin types
Tip:
Use this remedy twice a week!
Here we come to an end on the amazing homemade scrubs for facial rejuvenation that you can use at home. We now would like to share tips on foods to consume so that your skin texture improves naturally. Take a look.
Diet To Enhance And Improve Skin Texture Naturally
You are what you eat, and that is so true as the old adage goes.
Keeping that in mind, we are here to discuss a few tips on what diet plans and food habits you should follow, so that you don’t have skin which you don’t want- foods that help with glowing skin here revealed.
1. Nuts
- Nuts should be consumed everyday almost, since it has selenium and zinc which can combat breakouts and eruptions on the skin.
- Moreover, nuts have a lot of mineral content in them, which helps increase the WBC count in the body.
- In addition to that, nuts have vitamin E and copper, magnesium and calcium, potassium too. All of them help with better nourishment your skin needs.
2. Tomatoes
- Tomatoes are high in vitamin C and can help with collagen production in the skin cells too. This helps the skin stay nice and firm.
- The lycopene or the red pigment in the tomatoes helps protect the skin from sunburns and helps with blood circulation in the body. In turn, you get glowing beautiful skin.
3. Veggies
- Leafy green veggies help you lose weight no doubt, but also have a great effect on the skin texture too.
- Leafy greens are rich in vitamins and lutein, zeaxanthin too which help make the blood vessels strong. This doesn’t allow varicose veins to happen.
- Some leafy greens have antioxidants in them and carotene along with minerals which help fight free radicals and flush the toxins out of the body too.
4. Tofu
- Tofu is an amazing addition to the diet you need to have for glowing healthy skin.
- It is full of iron and copper, calcium and protein too, along with manganese as well.
- People with skin problems should have enough tofu to help them with the same
5. Avocadoes
- To have beautiful skin, you need the right amounts of vitamin E in the body. This leads to luminous and healthy skin, and avocado has a lot of it.
- Along with that, avocado has vitamin C in it which helps defeat inflammations of the skin.
- The oil of avocado too is good to consume, since it helps boost collagen and elastin, which helps keep the skin firmer and nice.
6. Alfalfa Sprouts
- Alfalfa sprouts may seem tiny and stringy, but they are powerful skin health boosters.
- They are filled with folic acid, calcium and minerals such as manganese, magnesium, sodium, zinc, silicon, phosphorus etc, all of which helps the skin rejuvenate.
- The sprouts are rich in vitamins, which help nourish the skin from the inside.
7. Omegas Please
- Omega 3 is very important for the skin, and to reduce cholesterol levels in the body.
- Fish for example has plenty of it, and even the nutrients in fish leave the skin soft and radiant, smooth too.
- The EPA and DHA acids in it help boost the complexion of the skin.
- Proteins in the fish along with omegas help the skin regenerate cells and heal too.
Other Tips
- Remove makeup after party and before you sleep. Your skin needs to breathe at night whilst you snooze. If you don’t have makeup removers at home, you can use coconut or olive oil to remove the same.
- Exfoliation is a must, and must be done once a week. You can use a toamtoe to rub on the face and then exfoliate. The antioxidants in tomatoes can help remove tan and clean the pores at the same time
- You need to use SPF moisturizers 30 minutes before you leave home.
- Choose creams that are non-comodegenic which doesn’t clog the pores.
- Skip or avoid as much as possible foods that are oily and spicy, fermented or too acidic or alkaline.
- Exercise regularly, so that you can sweat the toxins out of the body.
- Catch up on eight hours of sleep every night. Power naps during the day- even if it is for ten minutes can be very rejuvenating for the skin.
We hope this mini guide on how to improve the facial skin texture and how to get it comes in handy.
Disclaimer: The information given here is from pure research only. If you have major skin issues or have a set diet plan in place, we would ask you to consult with an expert before following any advice given here. Their words would take precedence over what is written here and anywhere online.
Source: Victoria’s Glamour