7 Ways You Can Use Vinegar For Skin Care

7 Ways You Can Use Vinegar For Skin Care

Vinegar – the clear, pungent smelling liquid sitting on our kitchen shelves is more than just an ingredient for our recipes. With its roots ranging as far as 2000 BC, people have been using it as a medicinal fluid since a long time. There are many different types of vinegar made from a variety of substances like grains, molasses, barley, rice. Pretty much anything that has sugar in it can be used to make vinegar. It can easily be prepared at home too and you get a better produce than chemically processed vinegar. It is very rich in Vitamins A, C and E. There are scores of uses of vinegar for skin, some of which are listed below.

1. Treats sunburns

Vinegar is very useful for treating sunburns as it returns the acidity to the skin, hence cooling it down.

2. Reduces body odor

To benefit your whole body from vinegar, bathe in a bucketful of water that has a cup of vinegar added to it. This will definitely reduce body odor.

3. Relieves irritable skin

Insect bites, itchy or irritable skin and even jelly fish stings can be cured by using vinegar on the affected skin. So always keep a bottle of vinegar handy.

4. Works as an astringent

A mixture of vinegar and cool water can act as a natural astringent for your skin. This heals cuts, allergies and insect bites.

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