Most of us tend to spend a fortune on cosmetics like face creams, cleansers, and moisturizers when we can use things available in our own home. So you can take care of your skin with no or lesser side effects than these chemicals based cosmetics. In addition it would cost you a fraction of what you spent on those cosmetics. Here are a few of those  skin care tips which could help take care of different skin types; dry, sensitive, oily and ordinary skin types.

Bananas, available in almost any home can be used to take care of dry and/or sensitive skin. Bananas can be mashed and applied on the skin and left for a period of five to ten minutes. Then it could be rinsed off with lukewarm water.

In addition, warmed coconut milk available at home can be mixed with two tablespoons of honey and massaged on the skin. Thereafter it could be rinsed off with lukewarm water after about ten minutes.

Honey available in the kitchen of any home is great when it comes to caring for dry skin. Glycerin is also great for dry skin care. Glycerin combined with lightly beaten egg white, finely ground oatmeal and honey forms a good paste to moisturize the skin. Honey is great for dry skin. A tablespoon of honey, a lightly beaten egg white and a teaspoon of glycerin, mixed together with finely ground oatmeal to make a paste, is a great moisturizer. This mixture can also be applied on your skin and rinsed off after about twenty minutes.

Honey can be also used to take care of oily skin at home. It is found to be very effective for cuts and pimples on your skin and is a great antiseptic. Honey mixed with a ripe pureed peach can be applied on your skin and rinsed off after about five to ten minutes.

Similarly tomatoes available in any home can help take care of your oily skin. Tomatoes contain natural exfoliates and acids. A handful of crushed strawberries can also be used in the same way to take care of your oily skin.

To conclude one can easily take care of ones skin with things available at home and avoid the bad effects and costs of chemical based cosmetics.