How to use saffron for perfect skin
March 11, 2022 Written by GP Team
Saffron is a spice that is very popular in India, especially used a lot in deserts and biryani recipes. Along with its culinary benefits saffron is also very beneficial for your skin and hair, some of the amazing benefits of saffron include
- Treats acne
- Heals scars
- Give glow to skin
- Reduces tan
- Reduces pigmentation
- Is great for anti-ageing
- also fights inflammation.
Here are some amazing remedies of saffron that makes your skin beautiful.
Remove Tan
- Take some saffron and soak it in malai or milk cream overnight.
- Blend the contents in the morning and apply it to the tanned area.
- Can Help Tone The Skin
- Take the required amount of rose water and mix saffron in it (till the rose water gets the color of saffron).
- Use a cotton ball to dip in the solution and dab on your face.
For anti-ageing
- Take a few strands of saffron and soak them in milk for about 30 minutes.
- Take a teaspoon of sandalwood powder and add to the mixture.
- Apply the pack on your face and leave it undisturbed for 15-20 minutes. And then wash it off.
Skin Brightening
- Take a few threads of saffron.
- Dip it in honey.
- Apply it on your skin.
- It will nourish, hydrate, lighten, brighten and impart a subtle dewy glow to your skin instantly.
- You can try another variant to achieve the same effect.
- Mix raw milk with saffron threads and sandalwood powder.
- Use this face pack to get an instant glow on your face.
Skin Lightening
- Take some milk in a container and add saffron threads and sunflower seeds in it.
- Soak it overnight.
- In the next morning crush everything to make a fine paste.
- Apply it on your cleansed face with a fac pack applicator.
- Wait for it to dry out completely.
- Rinse off with plain water.
- Follow up with a toner and a moisturizer afterwards.
Remove dark spots
- Take a small slice of papaya.
- Add a few threads of saffron in it.
- Mash it all into a smooth paste.
- Cleanse your face with micellar water before applying this face pack.
- Take a generous amount of this face pack on your face pack applicator and apply it evenly all over your face and neck.
- Keep it on for about 30 minutes.
- Wash it off with cold water.
- Pat dry your face with a towel.
- Spritz on some facial mist and follow up with a moisturizer.
- Use this face pack daily to get rid of dark spots from your skin.
Get rid of acne and pimples
- Take around 5-6 basil leaves and around 10-12 strands of saffron.
- Use pestle and mortar to make a fine paste out of these ingredients.
- Apply an even layer of this face pack all over your face.
- Keep it on for a maximum of 10 minutes.
- Then wash it off with cold water.
- Basil leaf extracts kill the acne-causing bacteria and saffron helps to give clear skin.
- Follow up with a hydrating moisturizer to get the best results.
DIY Saffron face pack recipe for oily skin
Ingredients required:
- Medium saffron threads: 10
- Unsweetened curd: 1 tablespoon
- Fuller’s earth: 1 tablespoon
Procedure:
- Add saffron threads in unsweetened curd and let it soak for about 4-5 hours.
- After that, crush the saffron threads with a spoon.
- Now, add some fuller’s earth in it and mix it well to make a smooth face pack with a medium consistency.
- Cleanse your face with your regular face wash before applying this face pack.
- Pat dry your face with a clean towel.
- Take a generous amount of this pack on your face pack applicator and apply it evenly all over your face and neck, except the area around your mouth and eyes.
- Wait until it almost dries up.
- Rinse it with cold water.
- Follow up with a toner and a moisturizer.
Frequency;
Use this face pack once in a week to look at least 5 years younger than your age.
DIY Saffron face pack recipe for dry skin
Ingredients required:
- Full-fat milk: 2 tablespoons
- Saffron strands: 2
- Gram flour: 2 teaspoons
- Wild turmeric powder: 1 teaspoon
- Manuka honey: a few drops
- Milk cream; 1 teaspoon (optional)
Procedure:
- Soak the saffron threads in milk for about 10 milk.
- Once you notice that it has turned golden, give it a stir to mix it well again.
- Now, add in all the remaining dry ingredients in a container and mix it.
- Then pour in the saffron-milk concoction, honey, and milk cream.
- Mix it again until it forms a smooth, lump-free paste.
- Cleanse your face with a mild face wash before applying this face pack.
- Pat dry your face with a clean towel.
- Take a generous amount of this pack on your applicator and apply it evenly all over your face and neck.
- Keep it on for about 30 minutes.
- Rinse it off with cold water.
- Wipe your face with a wet tissue.
- Apply a toner.
- Follow up with your favorite moisturizer.
Frequency:
- Use this face pack once or twice a week to get a flawless complexion.
DIY face pack for combination skin
Ingredients required:
- Extra virgin coconut oil: 1 tablespoon
- Saffron threads: 1 tablespoon
Procedure:
- Mix both the ingredients in a clean container.
- You can use a pestle and mortar to crush it into a fine paste.
- Make sure that your face is squeaky clean before applying this face pack.
- Take a generous amount of this pack on your finger-tips.
- Apply it all over your face and neck.
- Massage it in circular motions, applying light pressure in small upward strokes.
- Massage it for about 3-4 minutes at a stretch.
- Then keep this face pack on for the next 10 minutes.
- Then, splash tepid water on your skin to wash it off from your face.
- Apply a toner or a natural facial mist, as per your preference.
- Follow up with moisturizing face lotion.
Frequency:
- Apply this face pack once or twice a week to reap the maximum benefits.