Beauty and Personal Grooming

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A roundup of best posts of 2011 -  some articles with high pageviews, some useful, some informative and some which did not become so popular but nonetheless are worth a dekko . Hope y'all enjoy reading them! Homemade / DIY Beauty Aids & Home-Remedies How to Make Homemade Teeth Whitener Homemade Summer Facial to rejuvenate your skin DIY Cleanser & Toner with Lemon Grass Home Remedies for chickenpox marks Beauty Tips from around the world Ancient Beauty Remedies From Around The World Beauty Tips & Secrets from Zimbabwe Beauty Tips & Secrets from Thailand Mexican Beauty Tip for hair growth Celebrity Beauty Tips Asin's Beauty Tips & Secrets Pooja Chopra's Homemade Beauty Tips Anjana Sukhani's tips for glowing skin Shriya Saran's Homemade Beauty Secrets Rhea Pillai's Beauty & Health Tips

It is a strange quirk of human nature that we always try to look younger than our actual ages. At 25 we do our best to look 18. At 35 we are pleased if someone tells us we do not look a day over 25. In our mid-40's, we are thrilled when someone expresses surprise on learning that we have college-going children. Ironically, it is only in our teens that we try to act and dress older than we actually are! Why is it that an average person, especially a woman, tries to look younger? Why cannot we come to terms with this simple fact of life, that we have to and are going older with every passing day, minute and second.

Banana as a home beauty aid is quite popular around the world! In Jamaica, especially, women use both the pulp and peels on their skin for that fantastic glow. After peeling the banana, they rub the inner part of the peels on the face and neck and follow it up with a banana mask made by crushing the banana pulp with a few drops of olive oil added to it. This is allowed to stay for about 15 minutes and then rinsed off with cold water to get fresh, smooth, radiant and rejuvenated facial skin . (Guest Post by Smitha)

Common household ingredients such as Multani Mitti , Jaiphal (nutmeg), sandalwood (chandan ), red sandalwood (Rakta chandan ), Turmeric (Haldi) , Honey along with the wonder herbs such as Aloe   & Tulsi are great for acne-prone skin. Equipped with therapeutic & soothing properties, these heal pimples and also do away with  accompanying blemishes and scars, pretty quickly. Now everyone has heard about the humble condiment Hing (Asafoetida) and its innumerable medicinal uses and how it's used in several home-remedies to provide relief from all sorts of ailments. Particularly it's use as a digestive aid is well-known. But what most folks don't know is that it also helps with pimples . Now, I was quite skeptical of this one, but when I heard an Ayurvedic practitioner recommending it, I decided that I should try this home-remedy .

Wrinkles are an indication that you’re getting older. Not a good sign, is it? After all, most of us want to remain vibrant, youthful and energetic as long as possible, but when a wrinkle appears, it’s undeniable evidence that you just can’t do that. But don’t fret because it is possible to keep your skin as smooth as possible, even without getting BOTOX, as long as you aren’t doing any of these things:

Buying online does require some guesswork. While the unreliability of Internet shopping is nowhere near as bad as it used to be, everyone occasionally has a harrowing online shopping experience . From products arriving damaged, not as advertised or never arriving at all, to dealing with customer service reps and waiting 10-3,000 business days for a refund, you'll want to make sure you do all you can to avoid being sucked into an online purchasing disaster vortex. Pic Credits: renjith krishnan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Check out these few steps to avoid said vortex and secure your Internet finds this holiday season and beyond with ease.

"I want to reduce at least 10 kilos by the New Year's Eve,", told Reva. Tempted to wear that backless figure-hugging evening gown in olive green for the New Year party, Reva joined the gang of fitness freaks (read obsessed). She had never exercised in her life except running after her 2 small children, a compulsory exercise which all mothers do and the occasional walking now and then. She purchased 2 good books on exercise and started vigorous aerobic exercises for 2 hours every day, besides jogging, skipping and, of course, dieting. Everyone complimented her on her determination. After a month, her weighing machine showed a drop of 8 kg in her weight. "Wow! What an achievement!" she couldn't resist complimenting herself. For about a month, it was smooth sailing, as only her body knew the endless hours of physical torture. After that instead of feeling energetic and fresh after exercise, her body started aching. She could not take it any longer. Forg

I came across this interesting Hair-Loss Shampoo Ad . Now I'm not naive enough to believe that a shampoo can prevent hair-loss . But looking at this picture makes me wish for some magical potion that would clasp my hair-roots (on the scalp, of course) in such an octopusy tight grip that  excessive hair-fall would be a thing of the past! Now many swear that rubbing nails helps with hair loss . No harm in trying that!

A hobby is a favourite subject or occupation that is not one's main business. It is an essential part of a person's life - like his career, for it is the hobby that takes away the otherwise monotony of his life. A person without a hobby becomes a bore and gets into a rut. He can only think and talk about his job. A hobby keeps the mind alert and young. It helps to create a proper frame of mind and removes mental fatigue and tiredness. Hobbies vary with individuals and also the enthusiasm with which they are pursued.