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Written By: Editorial Team | Updated : August 24, 2021 1:11 PM IST
Oats are a popular breakfast cereal and can be made even more delicious by adding fruits and nuts. It is very nutritious and rich in healthy carbohydrates and fibre. If you are planning to lose weight, it can be an ideal meal. You can either have it sweet or can add curry leaves and spices, to make a savoury treat, like upma. According to a nutritionist, "The dietary fibre and minerals present in oats help stave off the risk of numerous dangerous conditions like heart disease, diabetes and obesity." Oats, which are used for making porridge, are easily available at large grocery stores. They have several beauty benefits too.
Besides being a healthy food, oats can also help you maintain your beauty. Here are a few beauty benefits of oats.
When the skin looks dull with sweat and oil deposits, scrubs can work wonders, cleansing the skin, removing dead cells, closing the pores and brightening the skin. Indeed, scrubs play an important role by keeping the pores free of clogged oil, thus preventing blackheads and pimples. There are many grainy substances that can be used at home as scrub ingredients, like ground almonds, rice powder, wheat brand and even oats. These have to be mixed with other ingredients to make a scrub, like yogurt, rose water, milk, orange juice and so on. Then the mixture is rubbed gently on the skin and then washed off.
A blackhead is a primary acne lesion. In order to prevent acne, we need to prevent blackheads. If blackheads form, methods should be used to dislodge and remove them, although this is easier said than done. Blackheads should not be pinched with the nails, as this can lead to infection and acne. Blackheads form easily on oily skin with enlarged pores. Here are a few options for you.
To prevent and dislodge blackheads, the oats should be mixed with egg white and applied on the areas with blackheads. Leave it on for a few minutes, so that it dries. When it dries, dampen with water and rub gently with small circular movements. Wash off with plenty of water. This treatment not only cleanses the pores, but also dislodges the blackheads. Both egg white and oats also help to reduce oiliness.
Or, take two tablespoons of oats, three tablespoons of plain yogurt and a half tablespoon lemon juice. Mix into a fine paste and apply on the areas with tiny blackheads, like the nose or chin. After 15 minutes, wash off with warm water.
Actually, oats can also help with acne. This is because oats also contain zinc and this helps in reducing inflammation, which has a healing effect on the skin by helping to reduce inflammation and the action of the bacteria. A few options for you.
Face masks can be made by mixing the oats with tomato paste or yogurt. Or, two teaspoons of boiled oats can be mixed with 3 tablespoons of yogurt.
A scrub can also be made for normal to dry skin, using oats. Mix oats with sugar and coconut oil. Apply it on the face, avoiding the lips and area around eyes. Leave it on for about 20 minutes. Use wet cotton wool to gently wipe it off the face. The coconut oil helps to soften and nourish the skin, while oats and sugar have a cleansing effect.
Right there, on your kitchen shelf, are so many such ingredients for beauty care.
(This article is authored by Shahnaz Husain, a Padma Shri Award recipient and pioneer of the Ayurvedic beauty movement and the head of a global network of franchise ventures and 375 formulations.)
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