Prominent in Southeast Asia dishes, gram flour can be used to obtain radiant and soft skin. Dark circles ruin your physical appearance. Using gram flour you can lighten the dark circles.
Hormonal imbalance, lack of sleep and unhealthy diet may result in dark circles, also hereditary plays vital role in this skin disorder. As you grow older your skin slowly loses its elasticity and becomes thin under eyes. Due to which the blood veins can be seen through it resulting in dark patches.
In some people, late night sleep and stress worsen dark circle appearance. Though it’s not associated with any health ailment, if not treated you may have to face serious issues.
There are chemical based products which claim to treat dark circles. Apart from being expensive, they may irritate your sensitive skin. Only, home remedies can be able to help you because they’re cost effective and prefect for sensitive skin.
How to Use Gram Flour for Dark Circles?
Gram flour or besan is known to remove impurities including dead cells and excess oil from the skin. Repeated use of this face mask will make your face free from impurities and keep ailments at bay. Assorted properties in this natural mask improve skin texture and removes tan.
To use it over the face and on dark circles:
- Rinse your face with water and pat dry.
- Mix gram flour powder with distilled water or rose water till you get thick paste like consistency.
- When the skin is damp, apply the mask evenly and leave it to dry naturally.
- After 20 minutes, take a wet cloth and wipe the gram flour mask.
Gram flour and turmeric powder
To make the mask more effective, mix 1 teaspoon of gram flour and turmeric powder with 1 tablespoons of lemon juice. Optionally, add 2 tablespoons of tomato puree.
Wash your face and apply this mixed mask under eyes and leave it for 20 minutes. Increase or decrease the quantity according to your use.
Gram flour and mint leaves
Get fresh mint leaves, which are known for its cooling properties. Blend mint leaves to obtain juice. Mix mint juice with turmeric powder and gram flour powder. Wash your face thoroughly and apply the mask under eyes.
Along with this mask you can try other natural oils to lighten dark circles. But, gram flour for dark circles alone can’t help you. You must drink enough water, include nutritional rich diet, have plenty of sleep and avoid long hours of exposure to computer screen.