Awesome Raspberry Mask for a glowing skin

Indulge yourself with this awesome raspberry mask - a sheer delight for your skin. The natural acids from fresh, organic raspberries together with the goodness of pure honey and cream refresh and invigorate your skin to give a beautiful, healthy glow.

Ingredients
2 tablespoons heavy cream
2 tablespoons honey, preferably organic
2 table spoons oat flour
3-4 drops of lavender essential oil
1/2 cup raspberries, preferably organic

Method:
Except for oat flour, mix all of the ingredients except oat flour and pour it into a bowl. Then add oat flour to thicken the paste and get the desired consistency. Apply to a clean face, avoiding the undereye area immediately after mixing, allow the mask to sit for 30 minutes, and rinse with warm water followed by a splash of cool water.
(Guest post by RJ)

A terrific homemade hair-pack to get shiny hair

This homemade hair-pack conditions as well as imparts shine and bounce to lifeless, dull hair. Start using this pack twice a week for a month before your wedding. Soon you will have shiny, breathing, voluminous hair sans dandruff. Be prepared to expect compliments galore on your D-day.

Ingredients:

1 tsp honey
1 tbsp apple juice
1 tbsp fenugreek (methi) seeds
Yoghurt/curds
Method:

Mix all the ingredients and apply it on your hair. Leave for 25 minutes and then shampoo.

See also:

• Dos and Don’ts of hair care
• Home-made shampoos for your hair
• Aloe oil for split ends in the hair

Ginger skin cream for dry skin

Ginger invigorates, and oil soothes. Try this double dose for dry skin.

Ingredients:

2-inch piece of fresh ginger
2 teaspoons light sesame oil
2 teaspoons apricot kernel oil
2 teaspoons vitamin E oil
½ cup cocoa butter

Method:

Preheat oven on lowest setting. Finely grate the ginger just enough so that you have about an 1/8 teaspoon of ginger "juice." To obtain the juice, squeeze the freshly grated ginger over a small bowl. Place the ingredients (including the ginger) in a glass container and heat just until the cocoa butter is melted and the oils are blended. Pour into a clean, dry container and store in a cool dry place. You can add a few drops of orange or other essential oil for a nice twist.

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Fitness quotes for this weekend

Here are some nuggets of wisdom in the form of fitness quotes. Hope these inspire you to keep a tab on your diet and motivate you to work on your exercise program.

Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food.

-- Hippocrates

Processed foods not only extend the shelf life, but they extend the waistline as well.

-- Karen Sessions

Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.

-- English Proverb

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.

-- La Rochefoucauld

Fitness - If it came in a bottle, everybody would have a great body.

-- Cher

Money is the most envied, but the least enjoyed. Health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied.

-- Charles Caleb Colton

To feel 'fit as a fiddle', you must tone down your middle.

-- Unknown

Breathing correctly is the key to better fitness, muscle strength, stamina and athletic endurance.

-- Dr. Michael Yessis

Those who do not find time for exercise will have to find time for illness.

-- Earl of Derby