To increase fairness

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Walking in a sunny day without umbrella will darken your skin. These days sun cream lotions will help. But while walking in the evening, don't apply such creams. Evening sunlight is good for your skin. Grapes, lemon and apple are good for your skin.

Mix lemon juice with cucumber juice and apply to all over the body. Take bath after 40 minutes in water boiled and cooled water. Boil water with ficus leaves (അരയാല്‍, പേരാല്‍, അത്തി, ഇത്തി - various species of ficus).

Add few dry grapes to tender coconut water and keep for over night. Mix the grapes with the water in the morning and drink.

Medicinal herbs for dandruff problem

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Dandruff is the shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp. It often results in itching and may leads to hair fall.

• Add extract of Datura leaves to coconut oil. Heat the oil for 15-20 minutes and use daily before bath for massaging over the scalp.
• Massage coconut oil on the hair and then apply neem leaf paste over the scalp. Wash after one hour.
• Boil water with some neem leaves. Use that water to wash the hair daily.
• Prepare a gel of aloe vera leaves. Apply this on the scalp and leave it overnight. Wash it with a shampoo, preferably containing shikakai the next morning.
• Use 1-2 teaspoon of freshly prepared lemon juice and rinse over the scalp and wash it away.