As winter is around, it is absolutely necessary that you start taking good care of your skin. Is your skin dry already? Milk cream could be your ultimate savior this winter! Milk cream, or malai, is thick and creamy in texture and is popularly used as a potent ingredient in skin care recipes especially formulated to nourish and moisturize dry skin.
BENEFITS
- Milk cream has lactic acid that helps brighten skin. It adds natural glow to dry skin, which might otherwise look dull and parched during winters. It also fades pigmentation and dark spots.
- It has healing properties that treat dryness and heal rough patch.
- The hydrating properties of milk cream lock moisture content to your skin and make your skin look smooth and soft.
WAYS TO USE MILK CREAM FOR DRY SKIN
- As Facial Cleanser: Make your homemade facial cleanser by mixing a few drops of lemon juice to a teaspoon of milk cream. Apply on face with gentle circular motions. After two minutes, wash off thoroughly with plain water. Do it first thing in the morning everyday and your skin would look radiant, sans dark spots and dryness.
- As a Facial Scrub: Add enough milk cream to 2 teaspoons of oatmeal to make the mixture soft and gooey. Apply this hydrating pack on face and wait for about twenty minutes. Then, take some more milk cream on finger-tips and rub it gently. It exfoliates the skin and helps do away with dead skin cells. At the same time, this skin treatment revives your dry skin like never before.
- As a Moisturizing Face Pack For Skin Brightening: Add a pinch of turmeric powder to a teaspoon of milk cream. Apply the mixture on cleansed face. Keep it for at least 30 minutes and wash off. Do it every day to get naturally moisturized skin. Moreover, this pack helps brighten your skin.
- As a Hydrating Face Pack For Soft Skin: Mix milk cream and mashed bananas in equal quantities. Apply on face and wash it off after about 30 minutes. Your dry skin would feel soft as butter!
CAUTION
If you are allergic to milk or milk products, chances are you could develop allergic reaction to skin treatments that involve the use of milk cream. In that case, go for a patch test first and use it with caution.