11 Home Remedies To Get Glowing Skin

Including a few natural ingredients in your skincare routine helps you get supple skin.

Everyone can use remedies for glowing skin to fight off skin dryness and dullness. Common environmental and lifestyle factors like the ultraviolet rays, drinking alcohol, smoking addiction, dietary problems, sleep deprivation, and other work-related scenarios often make our skin dull, lifeless, or dry.

Sometimes, it is hard to get away from all the above factors, but we can incorporate homemade and natural remedies in our skin care routine to ensure that our skin looks flawless, healthy, young, and glowing.

But, let’s face it, no matter how gentle you think your carefully chosen makeup or skincare products are, they are no match to the original ingredients like aloe vera, lemon, turmeric, papaya, etc.

If you are wondering how to get clear and glowing skin and whip up the perfect concoction for your skin, we are here to help you with some useful skin glowing tips. These solutions are a slow and sure process that may not produce immediate results but will work better to improve the health of your skin in the long run than other temporary skin care fixes. Read on to find out how to make your skin glow naturally at home!

Home Remedies For Glowing Skin

1. Turmeric

Turmeric contains curcumini  , which has strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It eliminates the harmful free radicals that are damaging the skin. It also enhances collagen production and keeps your skin supple and glowing. Gram flour gently cleanses the skin to make it clean and bright.

You Will Need
  • 1/2-1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 4 tablespoons gram flour (also called chickpea flour)
  • Milk or water
What You Have To Do
  1. Mix the turmeric powder with the gram flour.
  2. Add enough milk or water to this to form a paste.
  3. Apply this paste on your face and neck. Leave it on for 15 to 20 minutes.
  4. Rinse with plain water.
How Often You Should Do This

Do this 1-2 times a week.

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Pay attention to how long you leave this pack on your face. The turmeric in it can leave yellow stains on your skin if you keep it on for an extended period of time.

2. Coconut Oil

This remedy works best for dry and dull skin. Coconut oil locks the moisture in the skin and also nourishes it with essential fatty acids. It also protects your skin from UV radiation (though it cannot be a replacement for sunscreen) and enhances skin barrier function. All these factors can make your skin glow.

You Will Need

Virgin coconut oil

What You Have To Do
  1. Warm up the oil slightly and apply it to the face and neck.
  2. Massage for a few minutes in gentle circular motions.
  3. Leave the oil on overnight.
  4. You can add some sugar to the oil and use it as a scrub to exfoliate your skin once or twice a week.
How Often You Should Do This

Use coconut oil every night before going to bed.

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Avoid using coconut oil if you have oily or combination skin as it can clog your pores and lead to breakouts.

3. Aloe Vera

Aloe vera gel has nourishing and healing properties that rejuvenate the skin to give it a natural glow (4).

You Will Need
  • 1 tablespoon aloe vera gel
  • A pinch of turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon milk
What You Have To Do
  1. Mix all the ingredients. Apply the mixture to the face and neck evenly.
  2. Leave it on for about 20 minutes.
  3. Rinse with lukewarm water and pat dry.
How Often You Should Do This

Apply this face pack 1-2 times a week.

4. Baking Soda

Baking soda exfoliates dead skin cells and neutralizes the skin’s pH. It also has antibacterial properties that can help prevent infection.

You Will Need
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon honey
What You Have To Do
  1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
  2. Apply the mixture on the damp face and neck using circular motions.
  3. Leave it on for 10 minutes.
  4. Rinse with cool water and pat dry. Moisturize as usual.
How Often You Should Do This

Apply this face pack once a week.

Note: Baking soda may irritate your skin. Hence, do a patch test before proceeding with this remedy.

5. Lemon

Lemon contains vitamin c that bleaches and removes tan, making your skin appear brighter and radiant. The sugar granules provide an exfoliating effect to help to get rid of dead cells.

You Will Need
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
What You Have To Do
  1. Mix the ingredients and apply the mixture on your face.
  2. Scrub in a circular motion and leave it on for 10 minutes.
  3. Rinse off with warm water to reveal glowing skin.
How Often You Should Do This

Do this 2 times a week.

Note: Lemon juice may make your skin photosensitive. Please apply sunscreen before stepping out.

6. Papaya

Ripe papaya contains papain, an enzyme that acts as a mild exfoliator. This gently removes some of the top layer dead cells on the face and makes your skin radiant and younger-looking. Fuller’s earth cleanses the pores of oils and grime, tones the skin, and improves the complexion. Honey is a natural moisturizer and hydrates the skin. It also reduces the blemishes on the skin. 

You Will Need
  • A few pieces of ripe papaya
  • 1 teaspoon Fuller’s earth (Multani mitti)
  • 1 teaspoon honey
What You Have To Do
  1. Take a ripe papaya and cut it into small pieces.
  2. Add the Fuller’s earth and honey to it.
  3. Mix all of them to get a paste-like consistency.
  4. Apply it all over your face and neck.
  5. Keep it on for 20 minutes and then rinse with cool water.
How Often You Should Do This

Do this once every week.

7. Cucumber

Cucumber is cooling for the skin. It replenishes and rejuvenates dull skin with its antioxidants. It also improves complexion and reduces swelling.

You Will Need
  • 1 small cucumber
  • 2-3 tablespoons yogurt
What You Have To Do
  1. Grate the cucumber and add the yogurt to it. Beat well.
  2. Apply it to your face and neck.
  3. Leave it on for five minutes until it dries and washes it off with cold water.
How Often You Should Do This

Repeat this once in every 3 to 4 days.

8. Honey

Honey has soothing and humectant effects. It moisturizes your skin, retards wrinkle formation, and keeps it looking youthful.

You Will Need

Honey

What You Have To Do
  1. Apply honey evenly on clean and damp skin.
  2. Massage it for a few minutes and leave it on for another five minutes.
  3. Wash the honey off with lukewarm water.
How Often You Should Do This

You can do this every alternate day.

9. Ubtan

Bowls of raw rice, lentils, turmeric, and more to offer glowing skin

Ubtan is basically a face pack recipe for healthy and glowing skin that has been passed down through generations. The coarseness of the lentils, rice, and oatmeal will remove dirt and dead cells from the skin. Turmeric can fade blemishes and give the skin a natural glow. Almonds also nourish the skin with essential oils to keep it hydrated.

You Will Need
  • 1 cup split red lentils (masoor dal) or chickpea flour (besan)
  • 1/4 cup raw rice
  • 8-9 almonds
  • 1/2 cup oatmeal
  • A pinch of turmeric
  • Water or rose water
What You Have To Do
  1. Grind the lentils, rice, and almonds together.
  2. Add the oatmeal and turmeric powder to the powdered mixture.
  3. Mix well and add enough water or rose water to make a smooth paste.
  4. Apply this paste evenly on the face and neck. You can also apply this pack all over the body. Let the pack dry.
  5. Wash with normal water.
How Often You Should Do This

Use this ubtan once in 7-10 days.

10. Olive Oil

Olive oil is an excellent moisturizer and imparts a natural shine to the skin. The flavonoidsi  and polyphenolsi  present in it protect the skin from free radicals and prevent damage. It repairs the skin and makes it healthy and glowing.

You Will Need
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • A small, soft towel
  • Warm water
What You Have To Do
  1. Take a few drops of olive oil on your fingertips and apply it all over the face and neck.
  2. Massage in upward circles for two to three minutes, especially on your cheeks, nose, and forehead.
  3. Dip the towel in warm water, wring out the excess water, and place it on the face for 30 to 40 seconds.
  4. Dip the towel again in the warm water and gently wipe away the oil with it.
  5. Pat your skin dry with a paper towel.
How Often You Should Do This

Do this every night before going to bed.

11. Green Tea

Green tea can help protect your skin from UV rays, reduce inflammation due to the catechini  content, and prevent premature aging of the skin (15).

You Will Need
  • 1 tablespoon green tea leaves
  • 1 cup of water
  • 2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cream
What You Have To Do
  1. Boil the green tea leaves in water. When they impart color, remove from the flame.
  2. Allow it to cool down and add two teaspoons of it to a bowl.
  3. Add the brown sugar and cream to this and mix well.
  4. Apply all over the face and scrub gently in circular motions.
  5. Rinse with cold water after 10 minutes.
How Often You Should Do This

Apply this 1-2 times a week.