Marks and Spots on The Face

Any kind of spot or a number of spots on the face spoil the personality charm of a woman. Every beauty-conscious woman wants to avoid such beauty-deterrents. The spots are of various kinds like dark spots beneath the eyes, white patches, and small-pox spots (pockmarks). The dark rings below the eyes make a woman look older than her age. In this jet set world of today about ninety per cent of women suffer from various kinds of tensions which have maximum affect on skin and eyes. Eyes keep sinking everyday and are surrounded by dark circles. Wrinkles appear on them. This blackishness and wrinkles are not confined to eyes only but spread over the entire face making a person look old even in young age.

Now you may question as to why these dark spots and wrinkles appear first around eyes only? The reason is that the skin around eyes is very sensitive and contains a very thin layer of fat. If this fat remains healthy then the eyes do not sink. When the fat gets reduced and becomes dead there is little or no flow of blood in it and the veins cannot hold the eyes at the initial level.

Although, make-up helps in hiding these dark spots to a certain extent, it is necessary to control the psychological factors, so as to cure these permanently. Avoid tensions, increase the intake of vitamin' C' , and consult your physician to check the internal disorders, if any. Green vegetables, lemon and orange are very rich in vitamin 'C', which purify blood-carrying veins in the body and maintain the natural glow of skin. Women should apply only that much make-up which looks natural to their personality. It is necessary to clean every trace of make-up at night otherwise the pores on the skin get blocked and their activity is stopped. Thus body-waste remain inside and their rotting process makes the skin unattractive.

Do not rub the area around the eyes, be­cause rubbing may result in shrinking of the skin. Use the middle finger of left hand and tap lightly (see illustration). The skin around the eyes remains healthy by putting a mixture of rose water and cucumber juice in the eyes. You may use anti­wrinkle cream or hormone cream in case of wrinkles or dark spots around your eyes. Following is a homemade remedy for it:

Boil tea-leaves and strain, foment the area below eyes with this warm decoction.

A light massage by applying almond oil on the skin at night is beneficial. Massage should always be with outward strokes towards temples.

Another homemade method for removing shadows is as below:

Wrap oat flour and dust of sandalwood in a napkin. Soak it in unheated milk or rose water and rub on the face.