Bipashi: your 'QUERIES', my 'TIPS' !!!

Hey PPL!! Firstly, I wanna thank all of you for sending me those lovely and inspiring messages. I had a really good time reading all those!! J That is why I thought, this week, I would do a blog answering your queries. If your questions are not being covered this time, no worries! I will definitely cover it soon with a blog or a blog like this one where I will answer all your make-up and beauty queries.

On my Facebook Page “Bipashi’s Make-up & Styling”, I asked if you guys wanted Beauty or Make-up tips. I had a lot of queries relating to both the topics but maximum numbers of queries were of “Beauty tips”. So, I have picked few questions today, I hope this help everybody in general. 

1.      I am 24 years old and I have gray hair especially in the front part that makes me feel old  I have started to color it but its increasing day by day. Do you have any suggestion what kind of color would be good? I used to have very thick and healthy hair but after coloring it’s thin and has lots of split ends (though I cut it). Where can I meet you?? Seriously in need of help – Rejina Giri

-         Many people’s hair turns into gray before even getting into their thirties. This is called “premature graying”. I personally don’t suggest hair dyes and colors because those do give instant results but loads of side-effects like hair fall, makes the hair strands thinner and prolonged use might increase the number of gray hair! But, if you have a lot of gray hair, it shows that it is permanent, so in this case hair color can be used.

There are several reasons why we have premature gray hair.

Causes of premature gray hair:

·        Premature graying is basically hereditary in most of the cases if you get it during your twenties.

·        Deficiency in vitamin A, B and minerals like iron, copper and iodine.

·        Excessive intake of coffee, tea and alcohol.

·        Deficiency of nutrients especially copper can reduce the production of melanin (melanin is the pigment that gives color to hair, skin and eye, which helps to protect from the sun).

·        Excessive intake of sour and acidic foods.

·        Excessive intake of fried and oily food.

·        Smoking habits.

·        Prolonged use of hair colors and dyes which specifies for gray hair.

        Natural home remedies:

·        Onion: Make an onion paste and apply it on your affected scalp area for few days before taking a bath. The smell might not be pleasant but it helps to get back those black hairs.

·        Coconut and lemon juice:  Massage the scalp with the mixture of coconut oil (amount according to your hair length) and lemon juice (3 tbsp) one hour before your shower.

·        Henna (mehendi) hair pack: Apply henna and amla paste on your hair regularly, one hour prior talking a shower. Henna with lemon, henna with black tea, henna with coffee can be also used. (not recommended to use regularly for dry to extra dry hair)

·        Black tea: Boil 2 table spoons of tea without sugar or milk. Let it cool to room temperature and apply it all over your hair for an hour, then rinse it with the cool water without using any shampoo. You can use shampoo once you rinse all the tea away from your hair.

·        Ginger and honey: Eat mixture of one tbsp of honey and grated ginger every day.

·        Healthy diet: Include your diet with healthy foods enriched with Vitamin A, B and minerals like copper, iron, and iodine.  

·        Water: Last but not the least, drink about 10 to 12 glasses of water, this is the most important tips among all. 

 All above remedies are natural remedies; it might not show results over night. So, have patience and please follow it regularly!

2.   I have acne scars and I want it to GO...but it doesn’t...will you help me out?
I would be so happy if you would help me out. Thank you! - Shaista Shelista Thapa

-         Acne scars if deep cannot be removed permanently but can be reduced with various methods. 

Natural remedies for acne scars:

·        Slice a tomato, and apply the inner side against your scars for about 1 minute consecutively. Follow this step every day.

·        Another effective method is to apply lemon juice over night and rinse it off the other day. Lemon can be used alone or can be used with honey. For honey and lemon pack leave it for about 15 mins and rinse it off with cool water.

·        Pop 2-3 Aspirins with few drops of water until they form a paste, then apply it to your scars for about 15 mins and rinse it off with water. Salicylic acid in the aspirin helps to remove the scars.

·        Egg whites are also another effective method to reduce the acne scars. Apply the solution on your scars for 5 mins and rinse it off with cool water.

·        Cucumber face pack helps to make the skin smooth and supple. 

 Thank you Rejina and Shaistha, for sharing your queries.  Please feel free to drop in your queries and suggestions, I'd be happy to help. 

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