DIY Beauty Hacks of Bollywood Celebrities

Skincare isn’t always about an expensive facial that burns a hole in your pocket. The magic ingredients found in our kitchen can work wonders on the skin.

B-town divas showcase their ‘Dadi Ma ke Nuske’, or so-called homemade recipes on social media. Just like we all love exploring home remedies to pamper our skin, they trust these easy-to-make recipes to keep their skin flawless.

1. Kareena Kapoor Khan

Kareena uses the age-old desi secret of turmeric face masks to achieve glowing and blemish-free skin. However, Bebo being Bebo has added a twist to the regular turmeric face masks. To make Kareena’s favourite face pack, you need to add two tablespoons of sandalwood powder, a vitamin E capsule and a pinch of turmeric powder. Mix all the ingredients up and gently apply them to your face to get glowing skin.

2. Alia Bhatt

Arguably one of Bollywood’s current favourites, Alia Bhatt is known to flaunt her makeup-free looks from the big screen, like in the movie Raazi to social media.

Recently, she shared some home remedies she swears by for her naturally glowing and flawless skin on Instagram. The first thing to rejuvenate her skin is skin massage with a roller massager. To try Alia’s home remedy, take a tablespoon of Sandalwood powder, one tablespoon of papaya pulp and a few drops of rose water. Apply this paste to your face and neck evenly, wait for it to dry completely, and then wash it off with cold water.

3. Sara Ali Khan

Famous for her debut in Kedarnath as a fresh-faced Mukku, Sara Ali Khan is often seen without make-up. She encourages all her ‘darshakons’ to use leftover fruits on her face as a face mask. To exfoliate her skin, she uses almond paste and fresh cream. For cleansing her skin, she uses coconut water as it is considered to have natural anti-bacterial quality.

4. Hema Malini

Bollywood’s dream girl, Hema Malini, swears by ‘Dadima ke Nuske or the age-old wisdom that all our grandmothers and mothers swear by. Besan pack and hot oil treatments are what she most prefers, as revealed by her in her magazine ‘Meri Saheli’. For the besan pack, she mixes a tablespoon of besan, a pinch of turmeric and a tablespoon of malai (fresh cream) and applies it evenly on the face. And the results? Well, the whole world can see.

5. Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra, the desi girl is now a global star who loves to stay connected to her roots. She exfoliates her skin to make it vibrant and soft. To try her DIY face mask, take a tablespoon of gram flour, a tablespoon of curd, a pinch of turmeric, two tablespoons of milk, a tablespoon of sandalwood and a teaspoon of lemon juice. Mix it well, scrub your face gently, and wash off to get bright skin.

6. Janhvi Kapoor

Janhvi is known not only for her ace acting skills but also for her smooth, glowing skin. The sparkly pink water bottle is the secret behind it which keeps her hydrated all the time. She always carries that bottle along with her and is the first thing she takes in the morning. Chuski! Janhvi Kapoor’s bottle has an Instagram page too. The young star revealed that her late mother, superstar Sridevi had a secret hair oil recipe that she applies till date. She also added that she applies fresh fruits to her face pack. She makes a mask adding curd, honey and mashed bananas to make her skin flabby.

7. Jacquline Fernandez

Jacquline is a Sri Lankan beauty queen who ventured into Bollywood and is often said to look like a Disney princess. Most well known for her sweet roles and dances, and Jacqueline is all about DIY home-based beauty hacks. To try Jacquline’s secret face pack, mix a tablespoon of honey with a tablespoon of curd and apply it to the face to rejuvenate the skin. She also applies ice on her face to reduce puffiness and to keep it young.

8. Ananya Panday

On her Instagram stories, Bollywood newbie Ananya Pandey has shared her mother’s favourite beauty remedies for glowing skin. This recipe calls for a tablespoon of ground coffee and coconut oil to use as a scrub. Coffee is good for exfoliating and is excellent for detoxifying the skin. This helps to bring a natural glow to the face.

9. Kiara Advani

Fresh on the heels of back-to-back hits, Kiara Advani is appreciated for her glowing skin. Like other actresses, she swears by desi home remedies from her kitchen. Her favourite ingredient to use on her face is besan. In conversation with a magazine ‘Verve’, she disclosed her secret of applying tomato pulp to her face and neck for clean, clear, healthy skin.

Don’t you think it’s time to indulge in some self-care with the help of just a couple of ingredients from your kitchen? Try out these recipes that the beauties of Bollywood swear by!

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