One fine morning, I woke up cursing the sun as usual; I was about to make tea for my mom. And guess what? The unfortunate happened! The milk started curdling as soon as I lit the stove. Bam!
Loss of milk is another thing but it is considered a ‘bad luck’ in my place if the milk curdles for no reason! (I’m a non-believer though!) However, I managed to figure the reason behind the mishap is none other than my dad; he had totally forgotten to store the milk in the refrigerator before the sunrise. Considering the hot weather in Chennai, it is no wonder the milk has curdled! Nevertheless, I made tea for my mom with freshly boiled milk later. She loves ginger tea! (but hates it if I suggest her to use honey instead of white sugar! Err)
So where did all the curdled milk go?! Into my DIY tan removal face pack! (Trust me, IT works!)
We all go through many skin problems throughout the life. Skin problems are different for everybody! Reasons could be stress, lifestyle, habits, diet intake, hormone imbalance etc. We try so many things to treat our skin problems from traditional beauty tricks to high end brand’s solutions, dermatologist visits and many more stuff.
In this post I am sharing one of my favorite skincare recipes, which treats multiple skin problems and helps you achieve that beautiful skin, naturally at home.
Acne is an issue that affects universally to both men and women. One thing that I still battle with, if proper care is not taken. Over the years after researching I have found one face pack that works wonderfully to treat acne. This is a simple face pack with simple ingredients that come together to being an immensely fruitful face pack. The products required for this face pack are very easily available too. This is a completely herbal pack hence chances of allergies on skin are very less. Now let us move on to knowing the recipe!
Ingredients:
Multani mitti- 1 tsp
Chandan/sandalwood powder- 1 tsp
Red sandalwood powder- 1 tsp
Rose water/Unboiled milk
Bowl
Spoon
Steps
Take a clean bowl and add equal quantity of multani mitti, sandalwood powder and red sandalwood powder. Make sure the quantity of all ingredients are same. Mix all the ingredients well in the bowl with the help of a spoon.
It is important to mix the powders first and then add liquid to avoid clumping.
Once the mixture is even then add rose water or unboiled milk. If you have oily skin, then rose water is recommended and if you have dry skin then unboiled milk is what works the best.
Add rose water or milk little by little and mix it well until you achieve a favorable consistency.
Now apply this face pack generously across your face and neck and gentle massage the face pack. If you have an acne break out, avoid rubbing it there.
Keep it on for 20 minutes and wash the face pack with water.
Use this face pack 3 times a week to get best results and keep acne and pimples at bay.
Get to know the ingredients better:
Although just 3 ingredients are used in this face pack, all three of them are very productive ingredients which benefit the facial skin in several ways, keeping pimples and acne at bay being the most prominent one.
Multani Mitti : Fullers earth as it is popularly known is well known for its benefits on oily skin. It helps in eliminating the excess oil from the skin thus preventing unwanted oil secretion leading to acne, pimples and other skin related issues.
Sandalwood powder : Popularly known as chandan powder is again very popular in India for its versatility. It is very beneficial to treat pimples, acne, hyperpigmentation etc.
Red sandalwood powder : It is also known as rakthachandanam. The red sandalwood powder is even better than regular sandalwood powder. It is often used in the treatment of scars. It has antiseptic properties that kills the bacteria on the skin and thus eliminating the chances of pimple formation. Red sandalwood powder alone serves as a very good face treatment.
Unboiled milk : This suits the dry skin as unboiled milk nourishes the dry skin very well. As the basic ingredients in this face pack are drying on the skin, the milk balances it out. Meanwhile for oily skin, rose water is the best option.
