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Homemade Astringent Lotions

Lemon astringent lotion

Ingredients:

• Distilled water - 16 tablespoons
• Tincture of benzoin - 1 tablespoon
• Juice of 2 large lemons

Mix all the ingredients together and use with a cotton pad.

Cornflower astringent lotion

Ingredients:

• Distilled water - 250 ml
• Cornflower - 100 gm
• Witch hazel - 1 teaspoon

Boil the water and soak the cornflower in it. Strain the mixture and mix witch hazel. The astringent lotion in now prepared. Use it by soaking the cotton pad in this mixture and then applying on the desired places.

Rose astringent lotion

Ingredients:

• Rose petals/roots - 500 gm
• Distilled water - 1 ½ litres
• Sodium benzoate - ½ teaspoon

Boil the water and soak the rose petals in it. Then mix sodium benzoate in the mixture. Apply it with cotton pads. It is very effective for tightening the skin and removing the wrinkles.

Lilly astringent lotion

Ingredients:

• Distilled water - 2 litres
• Lilly flower - 500 gm
• Sodium benzoate - ½ teaspoon

Soak the Lilly flower in boiling water for an hour. Then strain and mix sodium benzoate in it. Soak cotton buds in the mixture and apply it on the face. This will help to make the skin fair and soft.

Nutmeg astringent lotion

Ingredients:

• Honey - 1 tablespoon
• Nutmeg powder - 1 tablespoon
• Clove powder - ½ tablespoon
• Grated lemon peels - 2 tablespoons
• Brandy - 4 tablespoons
• Rose water - 2 tablespoons
• Orange flower extract - 2 tablespoons
• Tincture of benzoin - 1/8 teaspoon

Mix the ingredients thoroughly. Let it stand for 7 days and then use it. You can use it for more then 2 months if the lotion is kept in a refrigerator.

Peppermint astringent lotion

Ingredients:

• Calamine lotion - 4 tablespoons
• Witch hazel extract - 4 tablespoons
• Peppermint extract - 2 tablespoons
• Vinegar (cider) - 1 teaspoon
• Tincture of benzoin - 1 tablespoon

Mix all the ingredients thoroughly and apply them on face for deep cleansing and opening up pores. Keep the remaining lotion in a refrigerator

Sandalwood astringent lotion:

Ingredients:

• Sandalwood oil - 8 tablespoons
• Sodium bicarbonate - 5 gm
• Almond oil - 2 teaspoons
• Rose water - 4 tablespoons
• Orange Flower extract - 4 tablespoons
• Honey - 1 tablespoon

Mix all the ingredients well. Keep it in a refrigerator for preserving it.

Rosemary astringent lotion :

Ingredients:

• Sodium benzoate - ½ teaspoon
• Rosemary powder - 2 tablespoons
• Orange peels - 1 tablespoon
• Lemon peels - 2 tablespoons
• Mint leaves - 30 leaves
• Brandy - ¼ cup
• Rose water - 1 cup

Soak orange peels, lemon peels and mints leaves in boiling rose water. Leave it for 60 minutes. Then strain and mix all the other ingredients to the mixture. Mix them thoroughly and keep it in a refrigerator.