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Defy Dandruff:
Message hair with warm coconut oil and apply the juice of one lemon to the scalp. Next
grind 550g of fenugreek seeds, 45 minutes. Shampoo off. For a final rinse, take warm water
and add the juice of one lemon to it. Do this twice a week and you will be rid of dandruff
in no time at all.
Lemon pore protection:
1 egg white (whipped to peaks), juice of one lemon, half a grated tomato. Freeze the
whipped egg white for 20 minutes. Remove and add grated tomato and lime juice. Apply all
over the face and neck and leave on till try. Wash off with ice-cold water.
Dark Secret:
The rind of six green oranges, 1 cup sunflower or maize oil, 1 cup 'amla' powder
that has been burnt until ashen in an iron vessel. Cover peels and 'amla' powder with oil
and steep for three months. After which, strain and comb oil through hair, cover with a
shower cap and leave on for an hour. Do this once a week and watch your hair darken.
Lentil pack (wonderful cure for blemished skin):
2 tbsp 'masoor dal', powdered; 2 tsp rice flour, 1 egg white, 2 tsp oatmeal, milk to mix.
Mix all the ingredients and refrigerate for 10 minutes. If too thick, add a little milk.
Apply paste all over the face and leave on for 20 minutes. Dab face with milk and scrub
using fingertips in a circular motion before washing off with cold water.
Rescue falling hair:
2 tsp castor oil, 2 tsp each of amla, shikakai and areetha powder, 2 eggs, 2 tsp powdered
fenugreek, 2 tsp neem paste.
Apply mix to the scalp and hair and leave on for 45 minutes. Wash hair with a mild
shampoo.
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