Know the goodness of Neem (Margosa) Leaves...

Neem or Margosa tree is very common in India and some of us are very fond of its bitter taste. From our childhood days, we have been told that we should eat its fried leaves everyday in the month of March-April to avoid several diseases and my mother was very strict in that case. Me and my two elder brothers were forced to eat whatever dishes my mother prepared with those horrible leaves under the supervision of my stricter father.

We all know the medicinal property of this tree. I now want to share something about the goodness of Neem or Margosa trees, what I have just experienced with my son. He is suffering from some kind of skin infection or heat rashes and painful boils on his face for the last one month. The weather in our country is now very hot and the region where we are staying is also very humid. My son has been suffering from the same symptoms in each summer for the last couple of years. This year I tried to use a new medicine as told by one of my relatives. I have prepared a solution by adding a handful of neem leaves in boiling water and boiled it till the water reduced to half. Cooled and stored the liquid (just like the tea liquor by appearance) in the refrigerator after removing the leaves from it.  I am now frequently wiping his face with a cotton ball dipped into this liquid and let it dry on its own. The rashes were started disappearing within two days and there is also no sign of new rashes or boils on his face. I am still using it and will use for some more days.

Thanks to Margosa leaves!!   

Skin care Routine

While talking about skin care routine, almost everybody is talking about how to protect or care your facial skin. But what about your body? You have to protect them also from the harmful UVA and UVB and also from other pollution in order to keep them youthful for a longer period of time.

We all know that while caring your skin, you should follow 4 basic steps, cleansing, exfoliating, toning and moisturizing. These four steps must be followed for your body skin also.

To clean your body, you should bath in luke-warm water. Too much cold or too hot water may damage the upper part of your skin. So take a bath properly with a mild soap and use a scrubber or a loofah to remove the dead cells from your body. Take a soft towel and just pat dry your skin. And now come the moisturizing part. Rub a small amount of body lotion or mild body oil immediately after bathing. This will seal your skins’ moister. So by taking only a proper bath you will be able to protect your body skin also.


Go Natural: 

• Instead of using any scrub available in the market, try to use salt (which are used in your cooking) mixed with some gram flour. It is an excellent natural scrubber.
• Use yogurt mixed with some honey as a pack on your face and body to make it soft and glowing.
• Mix some yogurt with gram flour (take the quantity according to the length of your hair) and apply it on your hair, keep it for an hour and then rinse off with cold water. You will not need any conditioner after that. This pack will keep your hair soft and manageable. Try it.