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Sunday 15 November 2015

Winter's coming and don’t let it rob your glow! Try using sandalwood for soft, moisturised skin

Winter is soon approaching and your skin probably hates the weather. Dry and flaky skin accompanied by itching is quite a common complaint during winter. Skin lotions contain a host of harmful chemical, with a natural ingredient or two thrown in. While it may moisturise the skin to some extent, the chemicals may cause harm too. This is why using all natural remedies for tackling skin issues is beneficial. Sandalwood — one ingredient that can help solve your problems of dry skin and prevent wrinkles. It is a popular beauty ingredient used liberally in soaps, face packs and for several other medicinal purposes.
Here’s how sandalwood helps?
Sandalwood is amazing for treating dry skin caused due to harsh weather or chemicals. In fact, sandalwood also helps in dealing with flaky skin caused due to skin conditions like seborrheic dermatitis or psoriasis. Its emollient properties provide the skin with the necessary moisture and keep the natural oils of the skin intact by preventing dryness. The active ingredients of sandalwood is santanol, which helps in shrinking the pores and acts as a natural toner, reducing the signs of ageing.
How to use it?
Sandalwood oil mixed with olive or coconut can be applied on the skin directly to keep it moisturised. For the face, sandalwood powder mixed with rose water is the simplest and most effective face pack. Sandalwood paste can also be massaged on the face to make the skin soft and supple. The powder can be added to curd or honey and mixed with egg yolk to prevent wrinkles.

Here are some sandalwood packs to help your cause:

Chandan or sandalwood powder is a one-stop solution for most skin problems, possessing exceptional healing properties. It helps provide a soothing effect in summers. You could use chandan powder or chandan sticks to make face packs for glowing skin.  
Here are a few home remedies with chandan you could use: 
Chandan and milk face pack for radiant skin 
If you want to get rid of the dullness on your face, simply apply a mixture of chandan and raw milk. Leave this for 20 minutes and wash well with water. You will find your skin looking healthier with a glow. It is also suitable for people with dry skin. 
Chandan and almond face pack for clear-looking skin 
If you want to relive your skin from marks,  chandan can come in handy.  Mix some chandan with finely powdered almonds (badam) and add raw milk to the mixture. This pack can be applied daily on the face, arms and legs.
Chandan face mask for flawless and smooth skin 
Chandan as an ingredient is antiseptic and anti inflammatory in nature. Hence, this  face mask is ideal to cleanse your skin from the dirt accumulated over time. You need to mix together some rose oil, chandan, turmeric, malai, honey and besan. Apply it on your face and neck and leave it to dry. Peel this mask off your face in sometime and wash thoroughly. This will make your skin soft. Apply this only once a week. A face scrub with chandan also helps get rid of dead skin cells. 

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