What are the Benefits of Turmeric for Skin?

Turmeric or “Haldi” is a most popular species found in every kitchen. Since ancient times it is used to improves skin texture. You must have heard from your dadi maa “ Haldi Lagao Nikhar Aayga.” There are many uses of Haldi for skin. It removes wrinkles, acne, and good for stretch marks, burns and facial hair. Turmeric also removes signs of ageing, repair cracked heels. Overall, turmeric helps you to get healthy and glowing skin.

Anti-Ageing Agent:- If you have started to develop the signs of aging than must try Haldi face pack. Mix besan ( Gram Flour) with turmeric powder in same proportion and add the water in paste. You can also use yoghurt or raw milk to prepare this paste on alternate basis. Apply this pack on your face and other body parts. Leave it for around 10-15 minutes. Apply some lukewarm water and gently scrub before washing it completely.

Acne:-Turmeric is very beneficial for acne prone skin as it reduces oil secretion by sebaceous glands. Although, you need to mix it with other ingredients.

• Add few drops of lemon juice and water to turmeric powder for acne prone skin. Apply this paste for 15 minutes in acne affected area. After 15 minutes, take some water in your palm and scrub your face gently. Wash off your face with water.

• Made the mixture of turmeric and sandalwood to prepare acne face pack and wash it off in approximately 10 minutes.
• Add some water in turmeric powder and apply it on acne scars. Your acne scars will lighten slowly.

All these face packs are very beneficial for acne prone skin and offers treatment of acne naturally.

Wrinkles:- Haldi offers natural and effective treatment for wrinkles. How you can treat wrinkles by Turmeric? So here is turmeric face pack recipe for the reducing wrinkles.

• Prepare the mixture of tomato juice, raw milk, turmeric powder and rice powder. Apply this paste in same proportion on entire face. Scrub it and wash off gently
• Prepare the mixture of buttermilk, sugarcane juice and turmeric powder. This paste is best for both dark circles and wrinkles.

-Turmeric-honey paste can be applied on the face and neck to help ex foliate skin and keep a check on pores. 

Stretch marks:-Turmeric is very helpful in removing stretch mark. Method to prepare turmeric face pack for stretch mark is as follows:-

Besan+Yoghurt/Raw Milk/ Water+ Turmeric

Mix them and apply on face on similar proportion. Wash off with lukewarm water.

Facial hair:-Chickpea flour (sattu) or gram flour added to kasturi turmeric can be used as a facial scrub to inhibit hair growth. Be sure to apply this paste for about a month to notice results. Home remedies usually show results over a period of time upon consistent use. 

Treat Cracked Heels:- Apply a mixture of coconut oil/castor oil and turmeric powder on cracked heels preferably 15 minutes before you head to take a bath.