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A lot of celebrities have already agreed to use these techniques in their daily skincare routine which are going to cost absolutely nothing. Following these techniques regularly can give you amazing skin and you have to believe it, nothing here is said without trying and testing.

1. Facial Icing

Facial icing is extremely important to reduce your face fat, double chin and to give an overall tone to your face. This can also reduce the appearance of inflammatory acne or boils which a lot of people have thinking it’s a bacterial or fungal infection.

Ice rollers can be used, or you can even wrap your ice cubes in a pure cotton cloth and use on your face. If you are new to facial icing, direct contact of ice on your skin is not recommended and don’t press the ice against you skin for a longer time.

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Ice is believed to constrict your blood vessels, rush blood flow, improve oxygenation to the skin cells and reduce the overall inflammation on the face. Icing and facial massage are the best ways for lymph drainage, lymph gets collected for a lot of people when they sleep due to their head position and results in a swollen morning face. Icing can help you reduce it to a great extent.

The long-term benefits are a lot compared to short term benefits when it comes to facial icing. Other than water, you can also add juices of potato, tomato or even fruit extracts. Make sure to add a nourishing ingredient like honey or aloe vera when your primary ingredients are drying like potato and rice.

Who should not do facial icing?

People with blood pressure issues, girls or guys with cystic acne, open wounds, cold allergy, severe sinus problem and those who have done any clinical procedures like Botox, fillers, chemical peels etc., should not do facial icing.

2. Facial Massage

In icing, we only move the ice which results in stiffness and our muscles soften overtime in less than 5 minutes probably. This stiff and loose concept is itself a workout for our facial muscles without movement and is believed to reduce fat when practiced on a longer term.

When it comes to Facial massage, you move your muscles, pressure it which overtime automatically reduces its chronic stiffness, if you have any. Your facial line will soften, your jaw tension will be relieved along with better blood circulation. More blood circulation means more oxygen delivery and reduced puffiness and obviously lymph drainage.

When done on longer term, you will for sure have anti-aging effects and a better skin health.

Now, how to rightly massage your face?

Be gentle, always follow upward strokes. Apply light to medium pressure and remember to be extra gentle around your eyes.

What can be the duration and frequency of facial massage?

Best results when done before bed. Maximum duration can be up to 5 minutes if you are a beginner, maximum can be up to 10 minutes. Facial massaging can be done 2-to-3-time a week.

Base options for Facial massage?

Kitchen oils are only good for dry skin people, The only best option would be coconut oil. Oily and combination skin can use any favorite moisturizer of your choice. The best and cost-effective option would be use natural aloe vera gel.

If you are okay to spend, consider using your favorite or recommended facial oils (for your skin type), but trust me they are just similar to the oils, moisturizer and aloe vera techniques discussed above.

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Who should not do it?

Though 90% results for facial icing and facial massage is similar, one should wisely choose what works for them considering the sensitivity of your skin and what it is going through right now.

Generally, facial massage is not recommended for those who have bacterial, fungal and other infected acnes. Because this can make the infection spread and make your skin even more worse.

Those having inflammatory acne or boils on your face can do it, but massages for them can be painful when you have a lot of active acne.

All these people can go with Facial icing and that can give you great results even with your active acne.

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3. Powerful Natural Masks

Natural masks are a great way to boost up your skin’s performance on tan, aging, facial lines and certain types of acne. Don’t complicate ingredients, just simple masks with 1 or 2 ingredients goes extremely well, let me tell you 2 most powerful natural mask combination which will almost make you see results in just a week!

Mask 1

Take the juice or paste of potato, potato has starch which has both bleaching and extreme drying properties, so mix it up with a nourishing ingredient like honey or aloe and apply.

Precautions for aloe vera, if directly sourced from your garden.

Once cut, leave the piece for 3 to 4 minutes in open air, it will secrete a reddish substance in exposed area and know that is a complete toxin and should be washed off completely. Make sure to peel of the skin 100% completely and wash the pulp 7 to 10 times in water and use it.

Mask 2

Mix some green moong dal powder with natural orange juice, if you have clear dry skin or even skin types from dry to normal can add 2 drops of coconut oil to it. Mix, apply and see the magic happening.

4. Oiling

Oiling is a traditional ayurvedic practice followed centuries in Asian and Egyptian royal beauty practices. Both body and face oiling have enormous and unbelievable benefits. Oil massage is believed to enhance your aura, energy flow and also to have healing and therapeutic benefits.

The first and the most important thing when it comes to beauty benefits is the deep hydration it provides. The moisture content, improved elasticity, balanced oil production and the inner glow you get is unmatched.

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This technique is not recommended for oily or acne-prone skin. If you have oily or acne prone skin, you can massage your scalp and body (including neck), just leaving your face to know and get its benefits.

Scalp oiling can give you stronger hair growth, reduced dandruff, nourished roots and ends and the main point, it will reduce the visible appearance of your split ends.

Generally, this massage is done as a pre bath regime, especially in the second half of the day for better sleep quality.

Tip for practice

• Use light and non-comedogenic products

• Apply on damp skin and only give circular or upward strokes.

• Be gentle, warm up the oil slightly before use.

• Use it like a pre bath pack.

• Generally, sesame and coconut oils are used along with a little bit (max 2 tablespoons) of castor oil in it.

• You can use any kind of oil based on your skin type and concern.

5. Steaming

It’s a well-known practice followed in almost all south Asian households regularly. Streaming is usually done by adding essential oils in boiling water according to their concerns and is used widely as medicinal purpose to enhance one’s lung activity and reduce its infection and inflammation.

Since we are talking about beauty here, just plain water from your filter would go a great job, but direct steaming regularly can open up your pores and a post icing is required to reduce its visible appearance. A clay mask can be done in-between to deep clean your pores.

This pore visibility can be reduced by indirect steaming, in which you soak your thick cotton towel in hot water squeeze it well, check the hotness and place it on your face. The towel even after squeezing out the water will still have some dampness and will release steam, that is basically going to help you out here.

Both the process will expose you to almost equal amount of steam and will have same results on your skin. The first point in steaming your face is to clean up your pores and extra oil it has to prevent future breakage. Clogged pores get opened, blackheads get softened, so impurity extraction gets easier.

6. Sweat and Eat Concept

The sweat and eat concept focuses on the combination of exercising and having a proper nutritious balanced diet for healthy skin.

Let me explain you the beauty benefits of sweating,

• Natural skin detoxification
• Improves circulation, hence better absorption of nutrients and better release of toxins
• Boosts collagen production, hence natural plumped up glowy skin

There is absolutely nothing in comparing gym and heavy workouts here. Just start with simple yoga’s like Surya Namaskar, dancing, cardio which you can do in your convenience atheist for 30 minutes a day.

Beauty boosting foods,

• Anti-oxidant rich fruits
• Leafy greens
• Healthy fats like avocados and nuts
• Omega 3 sources like flax seeds and fish
• Collagen rich foods
• Vegetables with a lot of water content
• Always have a balanced meal, make sure to have some carbs, fiber, protein in your diet and also make sure that your plate looks colorful.
• Lat but not the least, please drink enough water.

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