15 Best Ways To Use Vinegar For More Beautiful Skin And Hair Without Any Side Effects

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15 Best Ways To Use Vinegar For More Beautiful Skin And Hair Without Any Side Effects

Are the best face masks and face creams available in the market burning a hole in your pocket? Have you tried all the nuskhas given by dadi maa and realised that none of it actually works on your skin? Do you spend more time pampering your skin for the party than spending time at the party? If these seem relatable to you, welcome! You’ve come to the right destination to get one stop solution to all your face problems.

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And worry not, we are not going to ask you to go to some far-fetched land to get the magic potion. In fact, what we are going to recommend has most probably always been a part of your kitchen. Now, without much ado, let us tell you that the face elixir we are talking about is none other than the immensely useful – vinegar. Here’s how you can use vinegar to your beauty remedies.

#1. To treat dry and itchy skin

Vinegar for skin

What you need: Add 1 teaspoon of vinegar with 2 teaspoons of olive oil.

Process: Mix and apply it on the face or affected area of the body. Leave it for 10 minutes and then wash it using lukewarm water.

Reason: A combination of olive oil and vinegar helps in maintaining and restoring the natural acidity of your skin.

#2. To treat skin pigmentation

Vinegar for skin

What you need: 1 tbsp of white vinegar, 1 tbsp of onion juice and 4 tbsp of rose water.

Process: Mix everything and then put it in a spray bottle. Spray it over your face. You can also use cotton to dab the potion and apply it on your face.

Reason: Vinegar would take away the uneven skin tone and rose water would not allow the face to get oily.

#3. As a scrub

Vinegar for skin

What you need: 1 tbsp of white vinegar with 2 tbsp of rice.

Process: Mix the ingredients and apply it. Scrub it out gently after 15 minutes.

Reason: The scrub will exfoliate and remove dead skin cells. The natural ingredients would bring a glow to your face and hands.

#4. Lessens face oiliness

Vinegar for skin

What you need: 2 cups of water, 1 cup of vinegar, cotton pads.

Process: Mix vinegar with water and soak cotton dabs in it. Apply it on your face.

Reason: The astringent, antiseptic and acidic properties of vinegar would pull away from the excess oil from your face.

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#5. To remove dandruff

Vinegar for skin

What you need: 2 tbsp of warm water with 2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar.

Process: Mix the contents and apply it to your scalp. Leave it for 15 mins to half an hour. Wash it with lukewarm water.

Reason: Dandruff is caused by the fungus which grows due to the moisture and humidity in the scalp which originates due to several causes. Vinegar has anti-fungal properties and kills the growth of fungus which causes dandruff.

#6. To remove body odour

Vinegar for skin

What you need: 1 tbsp of white vinegar.

Process: Take a top filled bucket of water and mix 1-2 tbsp of white vinegar to take bath. The body odour would be eliminated.

Reason: Due to its antiseptic, antibacterial and antifungal properties; white vinegar would eradicate all sorts of infections/odour originating due to these.

#7. To cure razor bumps

Vinegar for skin

What you need: Diluted apple cider vinegar.

Process: Apply apple cider vinegar to the affected area using a cotton. Let it dry. Wash with lukewarm water after a few minutes.

Reason: Apple cider vinegar’s anti-inflammatory properties cure dry, itchy, and irritated skin.

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#8. As a toner

Vinegar for skin

What you need: Take 1 tbsp of any vinegar (white or apple cider), 1 cup of water, aloe vera gel or rose water.

Process: Mix all the ingredients and keep it in the fridge. Either use cotton to dab it over your face or put it in a spray bottle and use.

Reason: Due to its astringent properties, vinegar helps in filling up the pores and levelling the skin tone.

#9. To cure acne, pimple and blemishes

Vinegar for skin

What you need: 1 tbsp of vinegar, 1 tbsp of water, 1 tbsp of rose water.

Process: Mix the ingredients and apply on your face using cotton or a spray bottle.

Reason: The acidity in the vinegar and its anti-inflammatory properties dry out acne and pimples and remove the dead skin.

#10. To remove foot odour

Vinegar for skin

What you need: 1 cup of apple cider vinegar, baby wipes, napkins.

Process: Soak the wipes or napkins overnight in apple cider vinegar. Use a ziplock bag to keep them in the fridge. Use it to wipe your feet every time before you wear your shoes or once you take off your shoes.

Reason: Apple cider vinegar helps in maintaining the pH balance of the skin and removes the odour.

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#11. To use as a deodorant

Vinegar for skin

What you need: 1 cup of apple cider vinegar, baby wipes, napkins.

Process: Soak the wipes or napkins overnight in apple cider vinegar. Use a ziplock bag to keep them in the fridge. Use it to wipe your underarms. Or put it in a spray bottle and spray it over your underarms.

Reason: Apple cider vinegar helps in maintaining the pH balance of the skin and removes the odour.

#12. For cracked heels

Vinegar for skin

What you need: 1 cup of white vinegar, pumice stone, water, curd, coarse rice powder.

Process: You can either soak your heels in white vinegar and coarse rice powder. And use a pumice stone to remove the dead skins. Or you could mix white vinegar with curd, apply it on your heels and let it dry. Spray few drops of water on it and use a pumice stone.

Reason: The anti-bacterial, antiseptic, moisturising properties of vinegar, rice powder and curd helps in removing and easy peeling of dead skin cells.

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#13. As a detoxifier

Vinegar for skin

What you need: 1 tbsp of vinegar, bentonite clay, rose water, aloe vera gel.

Process: Mix all the ingredients into a thick paste and apply on your face. Remove the pack after it dries off.

Reason: Vinegar, rose water, aloe vera gel and bentonite clay open your pores, de-clogs your facial skin, removes dead skin cells and brings radiance to your face.

#14. As a blackhead remover

Vinegar for skin

What you need: Diluted white vinegar, ripe strawberries.

Process: Mix the ingredients and make a paste. Apply in on the affected area, let it dry and then scrub it off.

Reason: Strawberry contains folic acid and vitamin C that helps in regeneration of new cells. Vinegar absorbs oiliness from the face and thus removes blackheads too.

#15. To treat skin warts

Vinegar for skin

What you need: 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar, 1 cup of water.

Process: Mix the ingredients and soak cotton balls in it. Apply it over the wart, apply a bandage and leave it overnight.

Reason: The antiseptic and acidic properties of vinegar kills the fungus and bacteria.

Frequently Asked Questions

#1. Why must you use vinegar for a better skin?

  • It does not extract and take away the moisture from your skin
  • It helps in maintaining the pH balance in the skin
  • It helps you get rid of flaky, inflamed, itchy and dry skin
  • Gives your skin the glow it requires without affecting the topmost layer of the skin.
  • Take note: Never use apple cider vinegar on the skin as it might burn the topmost layer of your skin

#2. What are the benefits of using vinegar on the skin?

  • It is the most trusted form of skin cleanser
  • It is the most natural and perhaps the best alternative to soaps
  • It restricts the skin pores from getting clogged due to heat, sweat, pollution or skin creams and cosmetics
  • Maintains the pH balance in the skin
  • Due to its anti-bacterial properties, vinegar does not let any kind of bacteria seep into the skin and thus prevents it from going dry, red and blemished
  • It also stops or regulates the growth of acne and pimples
  • Regular usage of vinegar prevents fine lines, pigmentation and wrinkles from coming too early on the skin
  • Takes care of pigmented skin and its regular usage helps in aligning the skin tone
  • By maintaining the pH balance, vinegar never allows your skin to go dry or too oily
  • Removes toxins and kills dead cells from the skin
  • It also acts as an antiseptic and sunscreen. Dab it on some cotton and use it on the part of the skin burnt by the sun and you’d be able to see the spot lightening within a day or two.

#3. What if apple cider vinegar is kept for overnight on skin?

There is no doubt about the fact that apple cider vinegar can do wonders for your skin. In case you put some apple cider vinegar on your acne, spot or blemishes, it will help you get rid of them easily.

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Well, now you know why we call vinegar a wonder potion, right? Try these and see the difference for yourself.

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