Here’s how to get rid of sweat stains on your clothes: These DIY solutions really work, and use items you probably have around the house. For delicate fabrics, you can test these solutions on a hidden corner first if you want. Meat tenderizer Tenderize away hard-to-remove perspiration stains. Before you wash that sweat-stained sweatshirt, dampen the [...]

Lemon is a gentle whitener, brightener and a great exfoliating agent with antibacterial properties. If your skin can tolerate it, you can use fine sea sale instead of almond meal. Ingredients: 2 tablespoons honey Juice of 1/4 lemon 1 tablespoon fine sea salt or fine brown sugar Method: Combine ingredients in a non-metal bowl and [...]

Whitening products often contain hydroquinone, a potential carcinogen. In this mask, the antibacterial properties of honey are boosted with the anti fungal and whitening properties of lemon. Both lemon and yogurt work as excellent natural peels, helping fade post-acne marks. Egg white adds proteins that help strengthen the skin’s own defenses, while lemon and vanilla [...]

We all do it. In fact, overindulgence seems to be the word of the day during the holiday season, especially when that day is Thanksgiving. Even if we try to restrain ourselves, temptation strikes. When else during the year do we have a half dozen desserts and at least that many side dishes, just waiting, under a blanket of gravy? [...]

A salt glow (also known as a salt scrub or sea salt scrub) is the most popular body treatmentat the spa. The primary purpose of a salt glow is to exfoliate your skin. A salt glow also hydrates your skin because the salt is combined with oil and usually some aromatic like lemon, lavender, or even figs. [...]

Ingredients ½ tsp Lemon Zest (Finely Grated) ½ cup Sea Salt ½ cup sweet Almond Oil Preparation Combine together all the ingredients, making sure the ingredients don’t come in contact with water to avoid the salt from getting dissolved. Store the mixture in an air tight container in a cool and dry place after combined. [...]

Your hands are a dead giveaway of your age, but this scrub can help. Exfoliating your hands lifts off the top layer of dead skin cells, which contains some of the pigment leaving age spots behind.  The rice exfoliates, the agave hydrates, and the lemon helps lighten skin and lift off dead cells. Ingredients:  1/2 [...]

When you have a blemish that needs to disappear—stat—try this nifty trick, which Ordon picked up in the green room at The Doctors from beauty expert Kym Douglas. The yeast fights bacteria, the lemon helps dry the blemish. Tomatoes and herbs also help in fighting Acne. Ingredients:  Brewer’s Yeast A squeeze of lemon juice Water Directions: Make [...]

Certain home remedies can be used to clear up pimples under the skin and to prevent new pimples from forming. Use Oil to Cleanse the Skin Soaps and cleansers can dry out the skin, which can cause the skin to over-produce oils in order to compensate for the lack of hydration. Instead of using soaps [...]

Print Mint Lime Fizz Author: Niru Gupta Recipe type: Drink Cook time:  15 mins Total time:  15 mins Serves: 4   Nimbu pani gets a makeover with soda and mint Ingredients juice of 6 limes 350 gm sugar 450 ml water ¼ cup mint leaves – chopped soda – to dilute ice-cubes Instructions Blend the lime juice, sugar [...]