A glowing beautiful skin is all that one needs today! With innumerable skin products, right from face wash, lotions, scrubs, face packs to skin lightening creams available across the counter, choosing a skin care product for a flawless skin seems quite a task. But, no matter how many products you use, all you apply on your skin is just chemical and the result is temporary. In such conditions, turning towards the age old techniques of using natural herbs on your skin proves to be the best solution. Here are 5 such magical herbs that gift you with a naturally beautiful, glowing and healthy skin. Know about these magical herbs and see your skin glow with health.

1. Aloe Vera

For centuries, Aloe Vera has been known and used as a natural herb for beautifying our skin. The herb can be used for all types of skin conditions, including burns, frost bite, blisters, psoriasis, gum disease, allergies, herpes or even acne.

Rich in potassium, calcium, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Zinc, the herb helps detoxify the kidneys and liver as well. Today, several new uses of the herb have been further discovered. These include:

• Used on the skin for its anti-aging effect and treating wrinkles.

• Healing scars on the face, hands, etc. Also helps reduce the scar left due to an injury or stretch marks.

• Used in exfoliating organic scrubs.

• Substitute of creams, used for moisturizing your body skin.

• Reduce dandruff and making hair silkier and shinier

• Used to shrink warts on the body.

2. Chamomile

An antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and extremely sensitive herb, Chamomile is one of the most widely used ingredients is all shampoos, conditioners, oils, soaps and also body lotions. The herb is extremely effective and also helps treating eczema and also contact dermatitis.

• Helps stop aging and aging signs by hydrating the skin and restoring the skin qualities.

• Also helps treat acne.

• Most herbal based makeup products nowadays use chamomile as their basic ingredient.

• Used in aromatherapy as well as herbal teas for its relaxing and sedative effect.

3. Witch Hazel

Extracted from the bark and the leaves of a native North American shrub, Witch Hazel is one of the most magical herbs used for treating acne and reducing skin inflammation. The herb also helps clear the extra sebum from the skin and helps fight aging.

• It is also used as an astringent on the skin.

• Helps tighten the skin tissues and reduce the horrifying dark eye circles.

4. Lavender

Apart from being used for its beautiful smell, lavender is also one of the most widely used herb for enhancing your skin’s health. The herb is used in various forms for treating alopecia Areata/ patchy baldness.

• When used with thyme, rosemary and also cedarwood oil, it helps reduce hair loss in just 7 months period.

• The anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties of the herb make it useful in treating acne as well as sunburns.

• You can get rid of burns, scars, eczema, rashes, blisters and fungal infections by using this medicinal herb on your skin.

• Simple lavender oil can also be used for toning your skin and making it glow naturally.

5. Calendula / Marigold

Rich in Flavonoids, Calendula greatly protects our body from free radicals. This anti0viral, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial herb is used in creams for treating skin burns, eczema and cuts.

• A large number of face-packs and soaps today use calendula for treating acne and blemishes.

• The herb extract is also used in shampoos and hair conditioners for its cleansing and conditioning properties.