Men's Health Archives - Page 3 of 3

Your quest for a natural home remedy stop here. Use fenugreek for hair growth with these simple recipes.

Fenugreek leaves and seeds are extensively used for culinary purposes in India. This bitter tasting spice has vitamins and nutrients that have excellent benefits for your skin, health and hair.

With increasing pollution and low nutritional diet, your scalp fails to hold hair. Thus, most people complain about hair fall, dandruff and brittle hair.

Why Fenugreek Seeds for Hair Growth?

This grandma’s remedy has prominent nutrients packed in it. You can add other natural ingredients to this mask to make it more effective.

Also known as methi in Hindi, paste of fenugreek seeds can treat various ailments.
Nicotinic acid in this mask promotes hair growth.
Lecithin makes the hair follicle strong and nourishes it.
Potassium housed in fenugreek seeds reduces premature grey hair.
Assorted properties packed in this homemade hair mask strengthen your hair from the root and stimulate hair growth.
Protein and vitamin C helps to cure baldness and boost immune system respectively.

Note: This inexpensive home remedy may work only when you internally supply essential vitamins to your body.

How to Use Fenugreek for Hair Growth?

Invest some time and get quality fenugreek seeds to try this simple recipe.

Soak fenugreek seeds over night and grind them to make paste.
Add 1 teaspoon of coconut oil or increase depending the mask.
Mix the mask thoroughly and apply it over prewashed scalp.
For next 30 minutes cover your head with unused cloth or shower cap.
Rinse it off with water.

Apple cider vinegar and fenugreek

Take fenugreek powder and add 1 teaspoon of Apple cider vinegar to it.
Mix thoroughly.
Before applying, wash your scalp with water to remove impurities.
Towel it dry and apply the fenugreek mask.
After 30 minutes, rinse it off.

Fenugreek and castor oil

Mix 2 tablespoons of methi powder with 1 tablespoon of castor oil. Wash your scalp and apply this mask over it.

Cover the scalp for 20-30 minutes and then rinse it off.

Fenugreek seeds and leaves

Wash curry leaves and blend with fenugreek powder to form smooth paste. Apply it over the scalp.

For dandruff, mix one tablespoon of lemon juice to fenugreek paste and apply evenly over the scalp.

Note: Test before using it over the hair. Make sure you aren’t allergic to any of these ingredients.

Isn’t it easy and inexpensive to use fenugreek for hair growth? But, make sure you drink enough water and take vitamin rich diet.

Image source

Not just digestion, this fruit can improve your skin texture. You’d be delighted to know that you can reduce acne inflammation and fade acne scars using papaya face mask.

Acne is the most common skin disorder affecting about 40-50 million Americans. Apart from teenagers, adults within the age group 25 to 44 may experience this chronic skin condition. The condition ranges from mild to severe pimples.

Experts hold inflammation to be the mere cause of acne, which affects production of sebum. Along with dead cells, excess sebum gets accumulated over skin pores. P.acnes is one of the things which worsen the acne situation. The resulted bumps are red and accompanied by inflammation.

As the demand for anti-acne creams is growing exponentially, cosmetic industries are manufacturing thousands of different products. Though it’s enticing to read their claims, the effect is temporary. Natural remedies on other hand, penetrates deep into the skin and removes the root cause of ailment.

Papain is an enzyme found in papaya which breaks dead skin cells and hydrates your skin. Not just this, vitamin A and antioxidant properties in this mask will combat free radicals and lighten premature wrinkles. Other remedies which can treat acne include jojoba oil, cucumber, olive oil and manuka honey.

When acne gets treated, lesions leave a dark scar over your face. Acne scars aren’t associated with any health issue, but it’s a cosmetic concern. It’s really embarrassing to have big dark scars all over the face. Luckily using the same natural remedies you can fade acne scars.

Papaya face mask may not completely fade scars but it can lighten the appearance.

Also read: Sandalwood oil for dark spots

How to Use Papaya Face Mask for Acne Scars?

Alpha hydroxy acids in papaya face mask helps to lighten the appearance of dark spots and scars. As mentioned, Papain can exfoliate dead cells off the skin. When you regularly use this mask, dead cells along with impurities will be removed.

Instead of spending huge money over chemical products you can just bring one ripe papaya, make paste and then apply it over the face daily.

Unlike cosmetic creams, this face mask is soft towards your skin. However, people who’re allergic to latex must stay away from this face mask.

#1. Mix papaya pulp with milk in a clean bowl. Wash your face with lukewarm water so that the blocked skin pores open up. Now, topically apply the papaya mask evenly over the affected part and leave it to dry naturally. Yes, you can place two sliced cucumbers over your eyes to get that spa experience.

#2. Mash papaya with manuka honey or raw honey; rinse your face just as mentioned in the above step. When the skin is still damp apply the face evenly and leave it. Humectant and anti-inflammatory properties in honey will hydrate your skin and also treat acne.

#3. This is the easiest way, eat the delicious papaya fruit and keep its peel. Now rub your face with papaya peel evenly all over the face. Needless to say avoid eye contact.

Best time to apply papaya face mask for acne scars is morning or evening. Let us know how you feel after trying this inexpensive home remedy.