Skin Care Nourishment with Herbs

Mother Nature’s Skin Care

Mother Nature has been kind enough to present us with an endless bounty of wonderful herbs.

She has also supplied us with plants and other natural products to help us with our skin care regimen and also to counteract the side effects of the harmful chemical products.

To get the most out of the herbal heritage, you should know how exactly to use these products and also which products will suit your skin type the most.

For instance, to use turmeric in your face packs, it is always advisable to use it in the finely ground and powdered form, done at home.

Similarly, you can also use honey to moisturize your skin on a regular basis. Honey has been used for centuries for moisturizing the skin and healing the skin.

(I will guarantee the benefits and uses of honey 100%. If you can get your honey direct from a beekeeper then all the better!)

In addition, a preparation of jasmine, lavender, oil of black rose and Fuller’s earth has long been used as a natural pack for skin tightening.

A combination of gram flour and wheat husk is also used for the purpose of cleansing, especially for oily skin.

Stretch Marks a Common Skin Problem

Why do Stretch Marks Occur?

Stretch marks are one of the most common skin problems.

The strangest fact about this skin issue is that unlike most of other problems, stretch marks do not pose any health hazard to the individual nor are they painful.

That they look awkward and can’t be totally eliminated is a very different story altogether.

Scientifically speaking, stretch marks occur when the middle layer of the skin or the dermis is stretched to a point where its elasticity begins to break down.

This further causes a small amount of microscopic bleeding, accompanied by inflammation of the tissue, which further brings about the much-dreaded raised reddish purple look that is seen at the spot of newly developed stretch marks.

Gradually the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin also stretches a lot, making it translucent enough, so that you can clearly see the stretch mark forming.

As these marks slowly heal, scar formation takes place, leaving behind a typical looking stretch mark.

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