Debasmita Rakshit

I am Debasmita Rakshit. Born and brought up in Kolkata, I am a pure Bengali at heart. I am an IT Professional. In my spare time I love watching sports, try a bit of cooking etc. Beauty is another one of my obsessions. I believe it is very important to look good, because that can make you feel good inside, which is one of the key factors to become successful in today's world. Traveling is my stress buster. And I dream to travel the world some day!

Homemade Face Packs for Patchy Complexion : Recipes, Usage and Photos

Hello everyone!

Hope everyone is doing great. So here I am back with another DIY post. This post is about homemade face packs to treat uneven or patchy skin tone. All woman desires for long lustrous hair and flawless radiant complexion. But often we notice few patches on our skin or sun spots, skin redness etc. Our skin tone becomes patchy or uneven. Skin darkening is very embarrassing.

We do not feel beautiful. And it makes us look unhealthy and tired. It also gets difficult to apply make up on our skin if the complexion is uneven. Various factors like busy lifestyle, pollution, unhealthy habits, ageing, hormonal changes, long exposure to sun and stress lead to skin darkening. While extreme cases need to be taken care by medication and cosmetic treatment, moderate skin darkening can be cured by few home remedies.

Here I am going to share four homemade face packs that will help you to get back your even skin tone.

Read : DIY Marigold Face Pack for Dry Acne-Prone Skin

Raw Milk and Baking Soda Face Pack

Ingredients : Raw milk, gram flour, baking soda

Take 3 tbsp of gram flour in a small bowl and add 1 tsp of baking soda in it. Now mix these two by adding enough milk and make it a paste. Apply on your face and wait till it becomes dry. Rinse off with cold water. This face pack is best suitable for normal and oily skin. Use three times a week for best results.

Benefits : This face pack is very effective in dealing with sun tanned skin, skin pigmentation and brown patches. It contains gram flour which scrubs off the dead skin cells and make skin smoother and firmer. The lactic acid present in milk helps to enhance skin complexion and make skin radiant.

Nivea ‘Oil in Lotion’ Cocoa Nourish Body Lotion for Very Dry Skin : Review and Photos

Debasmita Rakshit
April 1, 2015July 30, 2015
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Hi everyone!

Hope you all are doing well. Today I am going to review a new age body lotion from Nivea – Nivea Oil in Lotion Cocoa Nourish. My skin is on a little bit of drier side. Moreover my job requires me to spend more than 8 hours in AC every day. It’s been a year almost since I joined my office and it is during the past six months when I first started to notice that the centralized AC environment has taken its toll on my skin.

My skin was looking totally lifeless and dull. I desperately started looking for a body moisturizer to rescue me in this situation. And then suddenly I saw that Anushka Sharma ad of this product on TV and the concept of ‘oil in lotion’ really attracted me. Over the years I have used a lot of body oils and lotions on my skin, but the effects were very short-lived. So when I saw this new body lotion from Nivea, I wanted to give it a try, primarily to know what actually is this ‘oil in lotion’ thing and with a hope that it will work for me. So let’s see how this worked for me.

Price: Rs. 330 for 400 ml; Rs. 250 for 250 ml; Rs. 120 for 75 ml

Hibiscus Hair Pack to Combat Dry Hair and Dandruff : Before and After Photos

Debasmita Rakshit
March 29, 2015March 29, 2015
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hibiscus hair pack for dry hair and dandruff

Hello girls!

Here I am back with another DIY post (after the marigold face pack recipe I shared for dry skin and acne!) and this one is a homemade hair pack to combat dry hair and dandruff. This recipe literally saved my life. I always used to have problem free hair, except occasionally suffering from dandruff. But it was never too serious and a few washes with anti dandruff shampoo were enough to get rid of that. During last year, all of a sudden, my dandruff problem increased like never before.

Anti dandruff shampoos, few home remedies, but nothing had worked. And I had to go and see a doctor. My doctor prescribed me an anti dandruff solution and a medicated shampoo. Once I started using them, my dandruff started to reduce slowly. But this medication left me with very, very dry hair and I had to stop it in midway. My hair always used to be soft and silky. This dryness was so bad that no oil, shampoo or conditioner worked for me. I just had to find a way to get my soft hair back. At that time, a cousin of mine advised me to apply hibiscus and fenugreek on my hair and also suggested me a hair pack containing these two ingredients. And that pack worked wonders for me. So today, I am going to share the hair pack with you all!

DIY Marigold Face Pack to Combat Dryness and Acne : Tutorial and Photos

Debasmita Rakshit
March 5, 2015March 29, 2015
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Hey everyone!

This is my first ever post for MABH and I can’t thank Lancy enough for giving me this opportunity to write for this wonderful blog. Today I am going to share an easy to make ‘DIY’ face pack that has helped me big time to overcome my dry skin issues during winter! The main ingredient of this face pack is marigold flower, commonly known as Genda Flower.

Few weeks ago I suddenly came across an article about marigold flower and its benefits for skin care on a beauty magazine. And I was completely taken by surprise knowing that marigold flower does a world of good for our skin. Honestly, I was not aware about all these amazing qualities of marigold flowers which we get plenty of all year around especially during winter!