Solution For Sunburn, Right There In Your Pantry!
Better Homes & Gardens India|April 2016

Sun-kissed skin may be every woman's dream, but unfortunately the sun brings with it more tears than kisses. However, the solution to looking 'good enough to eat' is right there in your pantry! 

Prerna Singh Butalia
Solution For Sunburn, Right There In Your Pantry!

Sunburn, patchy, dry skin and summer acne, our woes are endless. This warm season, save your skin all that trouble. We’ve got you some of the best DIY treatments to fix your skin and get your glow back. While home remedies work on most skin types, you need to remember a few rules. Avoid scrubs if your skin is dry, patchy, flaky or sunburnt. You need to calm this angry skin, not flare it up. Hence, a cooling pack is best for you. And, if your skin is oily, stay away from cream, and if it’s dry, stay away from citric acid (read lemon). The former will make your skin oilier and the latter will make your skin drier. Most ingredients work well on their own, too. So should you be running short on time, or missing an ingredient, don’t go into a flap, just use what you have.

Saffron Wash

GOOD FOR Badly tanned, even sunburnt skin.

MAKE IT For normal skin, boil milk with a dash of saffron, and use as a morning cleanser. Make a pack with saffron and a little honey, to use on alternate days. Apply, leave on for about 15 minutes, then wash off

HOW IT WORKS Saffron is a skin lightening agent, as is milk—thanks to the lactic acid in it. “Honey is an antioxidant and antimicrobial, and a very good moisturising agent, suited for all skin types,” says Dr Jaishree Sharad, vice president of the Cosmetic Dermatology Society of India, CEO of Skinfiniti Aesthetic and LASER Clinic, Mumbai, and author of Skin Talks. But make sure you’re not allergic to the lactic acid—a rare instance, but it could cause hives.

GOOD FOR Very oily skin, summer acne and blemishes.

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