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5 Best Natural Eye Makeup Remover - Natural oils

Our makeup is incomplete without eye makeup. We all love eye makeup which enhances our eyes beauty. Mostly, we are used two eye makeup   products in our daily routine of college or workplace is eyeliner and mascara. These two products have always been a big part of our routine. 



Makeup products contains a lot of chemicals in it, for removing this we are using makeup removers. We need something that will take off our all makeup safely without harming our skin. But when I buy eye makeup remover from market, I checked the list of ingredients on the label of eye makeup remover that is not so good. These chemicals are- Ceteth-20, Trihydroxystearin, Sorbic Acid, Methylparaben, Butylparaben, Mineral Oil, Isopropyl Palmitate, Polyethylene, Propylparaben, Vanillin, Titanium Dioxide.



These harmful and harsh chemicals I had putting on my lovely eyes. These products are not so cheap, makeup removal is essential so we are spends a lot of money on it. Our eyes are the most delicate part of our face and is easily prone to the dryness, wrinkles and dark circles. 

So, what do you do with your eyes ?



I give you a simple tips for your beautiful skin. Avoid all these chemicals and processed products of any type and make safe product at your home with natural oils. 

Natural oils are safe and harmless for our eyes, they provides nourishment and moisturisation to our sensitive eye skin. These natural and organic products save your money which you are used in costly commercial brands and also keep your skin strong, radiant, and healthy.


Before using these homemade eye makeup remover, follows these important steps.

First, sanitize or wash properly your hands with anti- bacterial soap. Always use clean and soft facial towel, you can also used facial wipes or clean cotton. Now starts with making natural eye makeup removers.

5 Best  Natural oils as a Eye makeup remover 

Coconut oil

Whenever I am wearing eye makeup, I always used a coconut oil as a eye makeup remover. 

Take a little amount of coconut oil in a bowl and dip your finger in it. It is solid at room temperature. Oil will start to melt quickly with the body temperature of your fingers. Rub your all fingers together and apply oil smoothly on your eyes. Now, rubbing the oil over the eye makeup on both the top and bottom lids. Makeup will take off with your fingers. Wipe it off with the cotton and repeat this process 2-3 times until your makeup is gone. When all your makeup cleans,  leave the oil for overnights.

Coconut oil is the most healthy and excellent eye makeup remover. It solubilizes and breaks up all substances even water-resistant substances also used in eye liner, eye shadow and mascara and helps to releasing them from our skin and the eye. It moisturizes your skin and make it smooth. Coconut oil is great for our skin.

Jojoba oil


Jojoba oil is  affordable and easily available in market to making it a very convenient choice as a eye makeup remover. It removes all and every trace of makeup without any irritation,and it provides moisture to  the delicate skin of your eyes. You can use the oil diluted or undiluted.

Take a few drops of jojoba oil to a cotton ball. Wipe this cotton ball over the eye makeup, use gentle pressure to remove eye liner, eye shadow and mascara. Leave the oil to soak it naturally to hydrate your skin. Than wipe you eyes with clean cotton. After removing your eye makeup, there is no need to wash the oil from your face. Leave it overnight.

Jojoba oil is a safe as a lotion or facial moisturizers. I have also try using jojoba oil  for a few month now, and my skin looks more smooth and more youthful than ever. This is excellent makeup remover, it helps in moisturisation and  hydration of skin. It soothes the dry skin, and make it smooth.

Olive oil

Olive oil is rich in vitamins, minerals and natural oil acids. It is also one of the most convenient oil for all skin types. It contains antioxidants which prevents aging, wrinkles and fine lines. It provides nourishment and moisturisation to your skin.

It also helps in maintaining skin elasticity, softness and keeping your skin toned. Olive oil contains vitamin E and A which helps skin cell to regenerates and rejuvenates your skin.

Take few drops of olive oil on cotton pad and gently wipe off all your eye makeup. You also do massaging if your makeup is too heavy. Than clean your makeup with clean  cotton and wash it with warm water. Repeat it 2-3 times if necessary.

You can also apply olive oil on your face, it will help you to stimulate the blood circulation and close your open skin pores.

Castor oil


Castor oil is an excellent oil for using as a eye makeup remover for your delicate eyes. It also helps encourage your eyelashes to grow  thicker and longer.

There is two method of using castor oil.
First, take 1-1 tbsp of castor oil and olive oil and mix it well. Apply this on you makeup with the cotton ball. Rub it smoothly and swipe off the all makeup.

Second, take 1/3 cup of Aloe Vera gel, 2 tbsp  Castor oil, mix it well. Apply this mixture on your eye and wipe off all makeup.

Aloe Vera gel is anti-inflammatory and antiseptic. It helps in soothing to the skin and reduce puffiness around the eyes.

Castor oil is rich in ricinoleic acid, which have anti-bacterial  and   Anti-fungal properties. It is also contains omega 9 fatty acids, which nourish you hair follicles and skin. 


Almond Oil

Almond oil is one more in this list. Almond Oil is an all-natural oil derived from pressed almond seeds. Almond oil is a miracle oil,  it has all natural vitamins and minerals that is perfect for nourishing and reviving of all skin type. It is used as a moisture, cleaner or for massage

You can use this oil same as the above oil used with cotton ball. It melts away your eye makeup with ease. After this, Wash your face with Luke warm water.

You can be applied almond oil (on clean face) underneath your eyes, which helps to reduce dark eye circles and enhance radiance of you skin. It also prevents aging, deeply clean your skin without clogging pores. It makes your skin soft and healthy.

Beauty Benefits of Lemon– For enhancing your beauty at home

 If you are in finding of miracle that would fulfills your all beauty needs , than what can be better you find in your kitchen? The answer is simple Lemon . Lemon is truly a miracle fruit, it might be the answer to most of your health problems. 

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Lemon is easily available in the market and is the rich source of Vitamin C, Vitamin B, Phosphorus and Carbohydrates. And there is no fats and absolutely no cholesterol in lemon. 

It's juice contains an essential nutrients and acids which helps to improve the health of the skin and body. It is good for internal or inside health benefits and used externally for skin care and hair care . Lemon is very beneficial in enhancing your beauty.

You only need to do is to squeeze out some fresh lemon juice and use it in your daily routine  and you get  smooth, glowy and flawless skin.


How to use lemon for enhancing your beauty at home ?

These are a few easy tips that you can use for skin and hair issues at home.

As a Blackhead remover 

Lemon have anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties that make them a natural alternative to remove blackheads from our skin. You can just slice a lemon and  squeeze the juice than rub it across your face.You can also add a few drops of honey  in a half lemon juice. After 5 to 10 minutes, rinsing off with cold water. Your blackheads will start to fading .

As a skin Exfoliator

Lemon is also very good for exfoliate dead skin . You can cut a lemon into a slice and than dip it for a few minutes in a sugar solution and than rub a cut lemon dipped into a half-teaspoon of sugar solution over your face for a few minutes. After that  rinse off with lukewarm water. You can do this once in a week which  help you to remove dead skin from you face and refresh your skin.

As a Moisturizer

With the small amount of honey, lemon and olive oil you can make a moisturizing mask for dry skin. You can mix 1 tablespoon of honey, lemon juice and olive oil .Apply the mixture to dry areas on the skin and elbows . Leave it to dry thoroughly for about 10 minutes. Than Rinse with warm water.

As a skin brightener and age spots remover 

Lemon can help in brighten and lighten your skin when used over time. Lemon is rich source of Vitamin C and citric acid. It also have antioxidants which neutralizing free radicals and boosting collagen production. You can apply lemon juice on your face and neck before going to bed wash off in the morning with cool water. After a few weeks  lemon will have cleansed the skin and lighten age spots, dark spots, tan . But Remember that to wear SPF when using lemon juice on your skin because the citrus fruit can make your skin more sensitive to UV rays.

As a Lips exfoliator 

Lemon juice also used as a exfoliant and help to removes dead skin cells from the lips , resulting in softer, smoother lips.Apply  little lemon juice on your lips before bedtime, and wash it off in the 
morning .

As a Elbow and knee brightener

Most of us do not  care properly of our elbows and knees and  they became darker . So simply you can rub the half of a lemon on it daily and see the effect.

As a Anti- wrinkle remover

Lemon is amazing for wrinkles also. You can make a lemon anti-wrinkle face mask. Take a 1 teaspoon of honey, a few drops of lemon juice and a few drops almond oil. Mix it well and Apply this mixture on your face. Allow to dry it properly and wash off with cold water.
Do not try lemon juice on your skin before any sun exposure since it will make your skin sensitive to the sun.

As a Teeth whitener

Normally, we all feel that our teeth is not clear white and try many tooth pastes. You can try this home remedy for better result. Take baking soda and lemon juice and mix it well, and apply it to your teeth with a cotton or ear bud. Leave the mixture on for only 1-2 minutes. Do not for a long time as it can break down tooth enamel. After that, use your toothbrush to scrub your teeth and rinse off.

As a foot scrubber

We all wish that we have a beautiful feet and we don’t always have time to go to a salon to get a pedicure. You can do it at home by follow the basic pedicure steps. You will need 1/2 fresh lemon juice,1/2 cup of granulated sugar, 1 tbls of olive oil, 1 tbls of organic honey. Mix it well and make a scrubber . Now , massage the scrubber on your feet thoroughly and  rinse off . After that , put your feet in warm water for 15 minutes. This home pedicure relaxed your feet and also remove dirt and tanning . This moisturizes your feet and helps in eliminating the dryness.

As a Anti dandruff

Lemon is one of the well-known and effective product related to hair dandruff . You can take a 4 teaspoon of coconut oil and add half lemon juice in it and mix it well. Now, apply this mixture on your scalp and massage slowly. Leave it for half an hour than shampoo you hair. It helps to remove dandruff and make your hair shiner.

As a Hair conditioner 

If you have dry and frizzy Hair than use this conditioner which make your hair shiner and soft. You can make this conditioner with 1 lemon, half cup of curd or yoghurt, 1 egg. Mix all of them and make a thick paste . Now apply this paste  all over scalp and hair.Leave it for half an hour and than wash off by  using a shampoo. Use one in a week.

As a Nail strengthener

Lemon is also good for our nails . By using, it  make your nails  harder and shiner. Simply you Soak your nails in a mixture of diluted lemon juice for a few minutes and  wash it off. Lemon also lighten the yellowness of your nails.

Best Home remedies for dark circles

Dark circles are looks very unpleasant and sometime very darker looks like a panda eye but it happens in our lives at some point . Dark circles are not a serious skin problem only they make ourselves look exhausted, unhealthy and older. 
 
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We use different types of makeup to hide them , and even in market different types of concealers, cosmetic products are available easily but these makeup is hardly effective. Most of the cosmetic products are very expensive and have so many chemicals that can be harmful for our dedicated skin under eyes.

The main causes of dark circles are -


  • Heredity Problem – This problem runs in your family from you grandparents to your parents and then you , so you may have inherited it from it.
  • Aging Problem – At the point of age our skin loses its elasticity and dark circles may appears.
  • Lack of sleep and sleep for only few hours.
  • Fluid retention problem causes puffiness under our eyes.
  • Improper and unhealthy diet.
  • Working for very long hours in front of a computer or laptops.

How to get rid of dark circles?


You can easily get rid of dark circles under your eyes by using some natural remedies which can help you to prevent its occurrence in future again. Some of the best remedies to get rid of dark circles lie in our kitchen. 
Here are some of the best home-made remedies are:-

Potato and Cucumber

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Potato and cucumber has the cooling property which make it effective remedy for our dark circles. You can put the slices of fresh cucumber or potato over your eyes , it provides your eyes a soothing touch and coolness.Besides the slices, you can also apply fresh juices of potato or cucumber around your eyes with the help of a cotton ball and dab it softly. Juices are better option than slices you can apply it for entire night for quicker and more effective results.

Tomato mask

Tomato have the anti oxidants and its mask is one of the most effective remedies for dark circles. You can prepare it easily at home. Take 1 fresh tomatoes, half tablespoon of lemon juice and a pinch of gram flour and a pinch of turmeric powder. Mixed it well until they become a thick paste. Apply it gently under your eyes. After 10 minutes , rinse it off gently with clean water. Use this mask twice or thrice every week . This will make your skin lighter in color and tone under your eyes.

Almond

Almond oil is the natural ingredient and most popular remedy for removal of dark circles. This is very effective for your delicate skin of your eyes. You can do this only that you apply a little almond oil around your eyes before going to bed and wash it off gently with cold water in the morning. You can apply this for at least a month because it takes time.

Orange and glycerin


 
Oranges have the all essential anti oxidant and vitamins which is very good for our skin . And glycerin is beneficial for skin , it tone our skin and make it smooth and gloomy. You can use both of them together for better result . Take 2 table spoon orange juice and mixed with 1 tablespoon glycerin than apply on around eyes or even on your overall face . It is very effective way to get rid of dark circles and it provide you an inner glow and will make your skin smoother and softer than before.

Tea Bags 


Tea bags are also very beneficial remedy for your dark circles. Dip 2 tea bags in a cold water and than place it on each eye and let it rest for a while. It gives you a cooling effect and relaxed you eyes.

Mint leaves


Mint leaves has a cool aroma in it . It's fragrance gives a coolness and relaxed feeling. It is a very effective option for your dark circles , first you crushed few mint leaves and make it like a paste . And apply over your eyes . This will not only soothe your eyes but will also help you in getting rid of dark circles. After 10 minutes, gently wipe it off with cold cloth.

Rose water

  
Rose water is used in cosmetic and also in many treatments . It contains Vitamin C and A, and has also antioxidants properties.Dip cotton eye pads or balls in rose water and place it on your eye for 20 minutes. Rose water revives tired eyes skin and making it more radiant. It is very effective for irritation, redness and inflammation of eyes.

If you want to get rid of these dark circles on your eyes, then do not waste time and money. Try these home remedies and You can easily get rid of dark circles under your eyes at your home.