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Has Holi left your skin feeling high and dry? Well, here are a few effective homemade beauty treatments to achieve a healthy and glowing skin post Holi.

Fruit Pack: Fruits like banana, apple, papaya, avocado, watermelon can be mixed together and applied on the face as a face mask for skin types. Papaya, rich in enzymes, cleanses the skin of dead cells and helps cell renewal. Banana tightens the skin. Apples and oranges are rich in vitamins and minerals. Avocado is rich in antioxidants and has powerful age control benefits. Watermelon hydrates the skin. Apply and wash off after 30 minutes.

Rejuvenating Face Mask: For a rejuvenating face mask, take half teaspoon of  wheatgerm oil and two drops of geranium oil. Add two teaspoons oats, one teaspoon almond meal and orange juice. The pack is rich in antioxidants and Vitamin E, with powerful anti-ageing benefits.

Green Tea Skin Toner:  Green tea is a powerful antioxidant. Take half cup water and two teaspoons green tea. Bring the water to a boil. Put tea leaves in a ceramic bowl. Pour the hot water over it and keep it for two minutes. Strain and cool the liquid. Apply on face with cotton wool to tone the skin. Leave on.

Body scrub: The best body scrub is the age-old ubtan made at home with wheat bran (chokker), gram flour (besan), curd or cream of milk (malai) and a pinch of turmeric (haldi). All these can be mixed together and applied on the body, about 20 minutes before bathing.

The writer is a beauty and skin expert