Beauty and Budget??

‘A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying it.’ Thus said Mr. William Feather.
                 
We hate the word budget don’t we? But at times we are forced to adopt one and stick to it, no matter what. I prefer to stick to a budget most of the times, so that I don’t need to tell myself one fine day, looking at a necessary, upcoming expense, or my depleted account ― Okay, I must stick to a budget now onwards!

I was reading an interesting article some weeks back, where

useful natural products can be used instead of the regular cosmetics. Though I agree to some portions of this article, however, I believe essential cosmetics like a sunscreen cannot be totally replaced. Instead, you can use a natural product to nourish your skin when you are at home.

Let me explain clearly with the help of the following table.  

No.	Beauty Needs	Natural/Herbal Products	Advice
1.	Face Wash	a. Besan, Milk and Honey b. Multani mitti, lemon juice and cold water	Depending on your skin type, you will need to alter the ingredients. For Oily skin add acidic elements like lemon juice and for Dry skin, add moisturising elements like milk and honey.
2.	Cleansing Milk/Cleanser	Olive Oil, Raw milk, Baby oil	Oil can be used for dry skin. Don’t add oil if you have oily skin.
3.	Skin nourisher or moisturiser	Aloe Vera, Honey, Cucumber juice	Use either of the two. Just a put a layer of these on your face and sleep for the night.
4.	De-tanner/Tan Remover	a. Besan, Haldi and Yoghurt b. Multani Mitti and cold Rose water and pinch of camphor	Put a thick layer of any of these packs over the tanned area and see the results. Do this regularly to remove the tan completely.
5.	Glow Treatment	a. Orange Peels extract or powder, Multani Mitti b. Yoghurt and haldi or olive oil
6.	Scrub	Coarse rice powder, besan, haldi and cold water	This can double up as soap as well.
7.	Natural Body wash or Soap	Multani mitti and coarse masoor dal powder
8.	Conditioner for shiny hair	4 tbsp. of honey in a litre of water	Pour as a last rinse and do not wash.
9.	Natural shampoo	a. Reetha, amla and shikakai b. Multani mitti and water paste
10	Under eye nourisher for wrinkles and dark circles	Sweet almond oil
11.	Skin tightener facial or face pack	Egg white

How do you ensure that you stay on a beauty care budget? What's your strategy and take on this? Please share.

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