We would deal with three issues in skin care section we consider important.

Rules of Skin Care
Dieting
Skin Problems & Remedies


Rules of Skin Care: 

Cleansing: It is necessary to clean skin and the pores to remove dirt, dust, excess oil, salt, and waste coming within and coming from outside the body. Wash your face and other skin of body with plenty of water to get it cleaned.

Toning: Skin toner should be utilized to revitalize the skin and to get it a proper complexion. Toning improves blood circulation in the skin and helps skin tissues to remain tight and firm.

Nourishing: It is very important to maintain the natural oil of the skin to make the skin lively. Different vitamin skin cream could be used to nourish the skin. A lot of nourishing cream could also be used.

Moisturizing: All living things require moisture. Skin gets dry and looses its gloss. To give it the real look moisture should be applied from outside in the form of cream or lotion. It is better to use moisture just after bath. As someone gets older he / she requires more moisturizing.


Dieting:

Vitamin is an essential ingredient of a good skin. So, a person concerned about his or her skin should take adequate vitamins.

Vitamin A: It is the most important for silk smooth skin. It prevents skin infection and diseases. Carrot, tomato, cabbage, fruits, vegetable oil, cord liver oil, egg, liver, butter and milk are the main source of Vitamin A. Vitamin A capsules can also be used if you cannot keep track of your diet.

Vitamin B6: Lack of Vitamin B6 may be the cause of pimpled skin. Yeast, green vegetables, Banana, wheat germ and milk, egg, fish, mutton, pork are main source of Vitamin B6.

Vitamin B12: Lack of this vitamin causes oily skin. Milk, fish, mutton and egg are the source of vitamin B12.

Pantothenic Acid and Niacin: Deficiency causes dry skin and aged skin. Egg and Liver are the source of Pantothenic acid. And niacin is available at chicken, mushroom and brown rice.

Vitamin C: Helps to fight bacteria and virus. Orange, lemon, mango, apples, guava, carrot, cabbage, are the source of Vitamin C.


Skin Problems and Remedies:

There are four types of skin problems:
Acne or Pimples
Blackhead
Large Pores
Sunburn



Remedies Against Acne or Pimples:

Food Intake: 
Sufficient lemon and lemon juice, raw vegetables, vegetable and fruit juice, fruits, salads, whole wheat bread and wheat germ bread, curd, honey
Avoid: Fried foods, cakes, pastries, pies, white bread, sugar, salty foods, jams and marmalades.

Treatment: 
Cut 2-3 onions. Cook with oil until it is transparent. Make it cool and apply on the pimples. Do this 2 -3 times a day for at least 5 days.

Take 30- potency homeopathic 'sulphur' medicine for three to four weeks. Take twice a day, 5 globules morning and night.

Spirit of camphor should be put on pimples. Do this 2-3 times a day till they get cured.

Mix 30 grams (1 oz) soda bicarbonate with 30 grams (1 ounce) spermaceti ointment. Apply the mixture for 10 minutes on pimples twice a day.


For Blackhead Curing: 
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Put pure lemon juice on the blackheads
Ultra violet rays could be applied on blackheads to get it cured for 10 minutes
Steam your face for 5 minutes with the help of sterilized cotton wool and facial tissue to squeeze out blackhead.
Mix 35 grams (5 tea spoon full) of sodium bicarbonate with 8 ounce (1 cup) of boiled water. Put the mixture on the blackheads.
Mix glycerin soap, fuller's earth (multani mutti), almond powder in the ratio of 2:1:4 i.e. for each 20 gram of glycerin soap add 10 grams of fuller's earth with 40 grams of almond powder. Put boiled water and make a paste. Apply on the blackheads. 

Remedies Against Large Pores:

Absorb buttermilk in the cotton wool and put on the large pores for about 10 minutes.
Cut raw tomato in to slices. Put the slices on the faces for 10 minutes.
White portion of a raw egg could be applied on the face to get the large pores cured.
Mix vinegar and boiled water in equal proportion and apply on the large pores.


For curing from Sunburn:

Apply cord liver oil on the Sunburn area
Mix crushed cucumber and milk to make a paste. And apply on the Sunburn area
Calamine lotion could also be applied on the affected area.
Vinegar could also be applied on Sunburn area
Mix borax with a half cup milk and apply the mixture on the affected area.
Mix one egg with a teaspoon of honey and apply.



Reference:
1. "Beauty and Body Book ---- the Natural Way" By Chho Dev. Published by Hind Pocket Books (P) Ltd, Delhi.
2. "Beauty solutions … from top to toe" by Tanushree Poddar. Published by Pustak Mahal, Delhi.