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Beauty Nuskhe: 7 Bollywood Moms Share Their DIY Secrets

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Damn, those heavenly locks that bounce with glee, skin that shines with inner radiance, lips that miraculously never seem to crack, and nails that glow with the boost of health! They make their presence felt like they own it. And that perfectly describes the hair and skin of our favourite Bollywood celebs. If you often catch yourself looking longingly at them for the awe-struck beauty they exude, worry not, you can have it all too, with a few readily-available DIY ingredients.

7 DIY Secrets From Bollywood Moms

Here are 5 Bollywood moms who are acing it and how!

1. Anushka Sharma’s Neem & Dahi (Yoghurt) Face Pack

Beauty Nuskhe: 7 Bollywood Moms Share Their DIY Secrets

Neem is rich in anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal properties that are a magic ingredient for fighting acne, pigmentation, and excess oil on your skin (sebum).

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp neem powder
  • 2 tbsp dahi (yoghurt)
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 1 tbsp rose water

How To Use It

  1. Leave fresh neem leaves out to dry under the sun and dry it enough for you to be able to crush them into fine powder.
  2. Add the other ingredients.
  3. Mix well to get an evenly blended paste.
  4. Apply a thick layer of it on your clean face, and let it stay for 10 minutes or until it dries completely.
  5. Rinse it off with water.

2. Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ Rose Water & Sugar Lip Scrub 

Rose water is a wonder ingredient as a moisturiser for everything beauty – hair care, skin care, nail care, body care, and lip care. And that’s what PC makes the most of for her pout. Apart from keeping the lips hydrated, it exfoliates, naturally lightens dark lips, and also makes them look plumper.

Ingredients

  • A few drops of rose water
  • Sugar 
  • Rose pearls (optional)

How To Use It

  1. Mix sugar in rose water and let this stay for a while till the granules melt completely. Or else, you can use a fork to blend in the sugar in the rose water.
  2. Add a few rose petals for an added boost of plumpness to your pout.
  3. Scoop up the mixture with a finger and massage it gently all over your pout.

3. Malaika Arora’s Coffee & Almond Oil Body Scrub

Malaika cannot have enough of body scrubs and coffee is one of her favourite kitchen ingredients. It is an excellent exfoliator that works well to give you soft, supple, and hydrated skin.

Ingredients

  • 5 tbsp of coffee
  • 5 tbsp brown sugar
  • Few drops of almond oil/coconut oil

How To Use It

  1. Mix the ingredients together into an even paste.
  2. Apply it all over your body while massaging your skin in circular motions, to exfoliate the dead cells. Especially on your knees and elbows.
  3. Wash it off with water.

4. Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Hair Oil Potion

The Jab We Met star swears by her champi routine before her hair wash. The DIY imparts nourishment to her locks and adds shine, volume, thickness, and bounce to her hair. Olive oil and almond oil make the hair bouncy, while castor oil works wonders in arresting hair fall.

Ingredients

  • 10 drops of almond oil
  • 10 drops of olive oil
  • 10 drops of castor oil

How To Use It

  1. Blend the three oils in equal portions and massage your hair with them.
  2. Leave it on for 2 hours before washing it off with a mild shampoo and conditioner. 

5. Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ Yoghurt, Honey & Lemon Juice Anti-Dandruff Hair Mask

All three ingredients are hair-loving ingredients that nourish and moisturise stresses from deep within.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (200ml) of yoghurt
  • 2 tbsp of shahad (honey)
  • Few drops of fresh lemon juice

How To Use It

  1. Blend the ingredients together to get an even paste.
  2. Apply it on your scalp and hair, right from the root to the tip, thoroughly.
  3. Put your hair up into a shower cap, so that the mask does not mess with your clothes.
  4. Let this stay for 20 minutes before washing it off with mild shampoo.

6. Anushka Sharma’s Amla (Gooseberry) & Egg Yolk Hair Mask

Amla powder is known to be a great exfoliator of the scalp and also promotes hair growth – a great DIY hair care recipe for treating dandruff and removing sebum and product build-up on your scalp, and encouraging hair fall. Egg yolk, on the other hand, strengthens your mane and adds sheen to it. 

Ingredient

  • 1 tbsp amla (gooseberry) powder
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1 egg yolk

How To Use It

  1. Add the ingredients together into an even paste.
  2. Apply it evenly all over your scalp and hair, right from the roots to the tips.
  3. Put your hair up and keep it in place with a shower cap.
  4. Let the hair pack stay for 30 minutes or till it dries up completely.
  5. Rinse it off thoroughly with a mild shampoo and conditioner.

7. Alia Bhatt’s Neem, Tulsi & Rose Water Hair Mask

Neem and tulsi leaves cleanse the scalp, working as an effective anti-dandruff solution. It also treats and prevents hair fall. On the other hand, rose water – a favourite of our dadis and nanis – hydrates your scalp and hair from deep within, contributing to overall hair health.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup neem leaves
  • 1 cup tulsi leaves
  • 2 cloves
  • Few drops of rose water (optional)

How To Use It

  1. Leave fresh neem and tulsi leaves out to dry under the sun and dry them enough for you to be able to crush them into a fine powder.
  2. Mix rose water and cloves in it and blend thoroughly to get an even mixture.
  3. Apply it evenly all over your scalp and hair, right from the roots to the tips.
  4. Put your hair up and keep it in place with a shower cap.
  5. Let the hair pack stay for 30 minutes or till it dries up completely.
  6. Rinse it off thoroughly with a mild shampoo and conditioner.

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