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Natural Cosmetics

In Nepal all school are still closed due to Covid-19. We let our students tell their story. Rejina en Srijana tell about homemade natural cosmetics

Rejina Rai & Srijana Bhujel (Grade 10)

You already know that using chemical cosmetics can make you beautiful, but at the same time has bad impacts. Today we are here to tell you about Neem herbal plants that we’ve been using as cosmetic products.

First we pluck the leaves from the tree and collect them. Then we take the cilauto (a flat stone mainly used in villages) and smash the leaves into tiny pieces on the stone. Its juice is drinkable and helps you to be cured from fever and liver problems. We rub the smashed leaves on our face, keep it there for 10 minutes and rinse them off thoroughly with cold water. This makes our skin healthy, soft and smooth, and removes any spots and pimples. Apart from that, the leaves are used for skin diseases, eye disorders, bloody nose, digestive system diseases, diseases of the heart and blood vessels. The leftover of the Neem degrades and provides nutrients to the soil.

Who needs chemical cosmetics, right?!