To make your skin soft & smooth dip a piece of cotton wool in milk & pat all over your face. Leave on for half an hour & wash off with water.
Mix two tablespoons of milk in one teaspoon of salt & apply on the face at bedtime. This makes the skin petal soft & silken smooth.
To lighten your complexion grind a couple of almonds in milk & apply on the face at bedtime.
To brighten a dull complexion mix two tablespoons of milk powder with enough hydrogen peroxide to a thick paste. Mix in a few drops of liquid ammonia. Leave on for 15 minutes.
To improve a dark & dull complexion soak bengal gram pulse (chick-pea) in milk overnight. Next morning, grind to a paste & mix in a pinch of turmeric powder & a few drops of lime juice & leave on for half an hour.
To lighten & brighten your complexion take a tablespoon of milk & mix in one teaspoon each of carrot, orange juice & melted honey. Leave it on for 15 minutes.
An excellent mask for a dry & blemished skin is made by taking a tablespoon of gram flour & mixing in a big pinch of turmeric powder, one-fourth teaspoon of orange peel powder, a teaspoon of beaten curd & a teaspoon of milk. Apply on the face & neck. When the skin starts feeling taut, rub it with your hands until it glows. Then, wash with tap water.
To make the skin soft & smooth grind one fourth tea spoon of chironji to a paste & mix with one fourth teaspoon each of milk & curd. Leave on for 20 minutes.
Another mask for making the skin soft & smooth is prepared by taking one fourth teaspoon each of watermelon, cucumber & gourd seeds & grinding them to a paste in milk. Mix in half teaspoon of cream or top of milk & a few drops of rose water. Leave on for 20 minutes.
To lighten & brighten the skin & improve blood circulation fry a teaspoon of green gram in a teaspoon of olive oil to a red color, grind to a paste in milk. Apply on face & leave on till the skin feels taut. Then, rub the skin till it glows & wash off.
For making the skin fair, grind as small piece of sandalwood in milk to a paste. Mix in one fourth teaspoon of turmeric powder & leave on for 20 minutes.
To remove itching & other blemishes from the skin grind one teaspoon of yellow mustard to a paste & mix with a tablespoon of cream of milk & leave on for 20 minutes.
To improve a dry & rough skin take two tablespoon cream of milk & add a teaspoon of almond oil & a few drops of essence of rose. Leave on for half an hour before removing with water. Besides using milk externally, drink a glass every day in order to keep your teeth, hair, nails & eyes in good condition & to put a glow into your face.

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