Re: Wanna become FAIR
DONT use 'Fair and Lovely', its AWEFUL!!! A friend of mine who think she is dark used it and sahe got boils on her face the next day. You cant get it in USA/UK anyway, apart from maybe paki stores.
Just work on having good skin rathar than worrying about the color of it.. =)
Gina - i bought dried turmeric sticks as i was told by the shopkeeper that’s what wild turmeric is - i can’t break or cut the sticks as they’re soooo hard - how do i get the powder out of them? - i’m afraid of putting them in the blender as i’m sure the sticks would break my blender :(. what to do?
Re: Wanna become FAIR
take some dry gassu k phool....soak them in milk over nite and drain it after n mix it with white flour (maida) and apply it like ubtan.....use it once a week.....sure u will see the difference...
Re: Wanna become FAIR
hav u tried urself the above procedure 
Re: Wanna become FAIR
my complexion is fair....but i use it during summer time...
Re: Wanna become FAIR
really … hey r u milky white 
yup..
Its like the sandal wood… you cannot make powder out of it… so what is the next best thing is to get a stone, i think you can do it using pumice stone as well,…you know how they make sandal paste right??
if you dont… then here goes… wet the stone, put like 2 drops of extra water on the stone,dip the turmeric in water, then start rubbing it on the stone, you will get paste kind… be careful not to put excess water or else you wont be able to apply it..
hope that helps…
Re: Wanna become FAIR
try the right shade from sherwin williams or benjamin moore
Re: Wanna become FAIR
is wild turmeric n the haldi used at home for cooking is different?????
if u r in pakistan then its very siimple to get powder of it just ask to any “chakki”(mill for grinding ataa)
You can find it in powder form as well..it's available easily!
Its like the sandal wood... you cannot make powder out of it... so what is the next best thing is to get a stone, i think you can do it using pumice stone as well,...you know how they make sandal paste right?? if you dont... then here goes.... wet the stone, put like 2 drops of extra water on the stone,dip the turmeric in water, then start rubbing it on the stone, you will get paste kind... be careful not to put excess water or else you wont be able to apply it..:) hope that helps...:)
thx adeeba - no I don't know how to make a sandal paste - i wasn't able to find the red sandalwood powder in any of the local desi grocery stores so i ordered it online from amazon. shud i leave the turmeric stick in the water overnite to soften it?
is the turmeric powder off the spice rack not as effective as wild turmeric?
i can't wait to apply Gina's tried and tested formula for lightening scars but i guess need to make a trip to stone age first...:)
try the right shade from sherwin williams or benjamin moore
how many coats u think will get the job done? do u recommend sanding prior to application? this is my back-up plan...:D
if u r in pakistan then its very siimple to get powder of it just ask to any "chakki"(mill for grinding ataa)
i live in canada and wasn't able to find the powder locally.:(
U dont need to wet the piece of turmeric.. u can use the normal cooking turmeric =) sandalwood is found in powder form..or desi stores can even carry "chandan paste"
Re: Wanna become FAIR
i swear by Palmers cocoa butter !!
evens out the skin tone
and as far as fairness
u can try stillmans
although im sure ur skin colour is pretty the wayy it isss..but heyy whatev makes u feel confident !!
Palmers may work on stretch-marks, but it doesnt do much for uneven color..and stillmans is an absolute NO NO!
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im getting tanner n tanner coz of shoppping in afternoons ...wat should i do????????? though i use sun block regularly ....my face is becoming tired like um being sadiooon ki beimaar thatz wat my fiance said when he saw me:( im tired of shopping but i cant stop going to markets left wiv lots of things so wat should i do to bring back the freshness n shine in my face ???????? n get rid of my tan n become fair again in a months time
Palmers may work on stretch-marks, but it doesnt do much for uneven color..and stillmans is an absolute NO NO!
rle ???
it evened out my skin tone ...
and does stillmans ahv some bad side affects ??
im getting tanner n tanner coz of shoppping in afternoons ...wat should i do????????? though i use sun block regularly ....my face is becoming tired like um being sadiooon ki beimaar thatz wat my fiance said when he saw me:( im tired of shopping but i cant stop going to markets left wiv lots of things so wat should i do to bring back the freshness n shine in my face ???????? n get rid of my tan n become fair again in a months time
water
and wash ur face with a good facewash
use lotion wit spf15 or sunblok
and ur best bet of lighter skin cream is bleaching or try and use some kind of natural remedy such as the following:
1 tsp of milk powder,
1 tsp of honey,
1 tsp of lemon juice,
½ tsp of almond oil.
Apply on face and wash off after 10-15 minutes. This pack helps bring shine to the skin and also removes tan.
best of luck !!