Insta-Care

There are days, sometimes, when you’re so terribly rushed that you barely have enough time to get through your entire skin-care routine. And so, the need for easier, faster and all-around beauty products becomes paramount. We’ve learned, during our research, that more often than not everything you need might already be sitting in your kitchen, ingredients for the best home remedies, the sort you’d never find on expensive beauty product shelves.

So, we asked for recommendations from five women from different walks of life, to learn which beauty remedy they swore by, and trust us, they’re seriously good. So, without further ado here’s the list.

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Sonalika Sahay

Model, Sonalika Sahay, shares her beauty remedies which give her that timeless look and instructions on how to apply them.

DIY 1.

Homemade Rose Water

“Rose is my favourite fragrance. I love to spray some chilled rose water on my face and truly, it’s incredibly simple to make. Just boil some spring water in a clean pot and throw in a few washed rose petals. The petals must boil till they lose colour. Strain and chill the water in a spritzer bottle and use it as many times as you like to refresh the skin. I learnt this awesome trick on a Facebook interactive group "Beauty Buzz India" and have been using this hack very diligently ever since,” shares Sonalika.

DIY 2.

Hair Pack.

“I think healthy hair is as important to have as healthy skin. I soak henna powder and amla powder overnight in an iron bowl. Add one egg and some almond oil in it and apply it the next morning. Leave it on for two hours and shampoo it off,” says Sonalika as she shows off her beautiful tresses.

Anuja Chauhan

Author Anuja Chauhan shared a couple of her glowing skin recipes which are so easy to prepare.

DIY1.

Her first remedy involves glycerin, rose water and limejuice. All mixed together - one portion of limejuice, two of glycerin and three of rose water.

She advises, “shake well and slap on your face and whole body after a bath and before going to bed. It's a bit icky, but very-effective. You will glow! Even the little blackheads on your face will just disappear,” Anuja elaborates.

DIY2.

“If you are in a rush to shower and have no time to moisturise afterwards, squeeze a large dollop of coconut oil into a bucket with three to four mugs of water to rinse your body with, in the end.”

Anushka Nadia Menon

A talented photographer with incredibly youthful and firm skin divulges two of her favourite remedies.

DIY1.

Multani mitti face pack

DIY2.

“I take apple cider vinegar in water every day and drink that.” Truly works wonders.

Kavya Trehan

Delhi based, singer/songwriter Kavya Trehan tells us a couple so we can always be ready to get our groove on.

DIY1.

“Apply fresh aloe vera from the plant on your face right before turning in. For people who travel a lot, like myself, we suffer from dehydration of the skin and this truly helps rejuvenate and bring back the skin's moisture,”

DIY2.

“A sandalwood and rose water mask, this is my mother's secret to looking gorgeous always. Rub fresh sandalwood with the help of a mortar and pestle by wetting the surface with rose water. Apply the fine paste to your skin for fifteen minutes. Then wash it off with warm water and apply any good moisturizer to seal all the goodness in,” reveals Anuja.

Nida Mahmood

Design guru who preaches the gospel of well-designed clothes, shares her sure way of keeping skin healthy and radiant.

“I never use chemicals on my skin. No fancy branded face packs or treatments. My mother always said that natural is the best and most sustainable way to go,” recollects Nida.

DIY1.

To remove suntan, Nida uses a pack of ripe banana and curd.

“All you need is a banana, well mashed to avoid any lumps and a few spoons of curd to mix into it. This is great for removing a tan. Apply generously on the face, neck and arms. Leave on for fifteen to twenty minutes and wash off with cold water.”

DIY2.

“I have very dry skin. After a whole day at work my skin tends to look dull and feel ‘listless’. I usually revitalize my skin, at the end of the day, with any fruit in my fridge. Perhaps fresh orange juice, honey, curd and a tiny sprinkle of turmeric. Just mix it all up maintaining a thick consistency. Apply generously on the face and neck; leave for fifteen to twenty minutes, wash off with cold water, and your skin feels fresh and brand new.”