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Written By: Editorial Team | Published : September 6, 2021 12:16 PM IST
Image credits by: We all love smearing colours on our loved ones on Holi's occasion, but removing them becomes a task. Using ubtan can help you wash off those harsh colours and help your skin glow.
Since the olden days, "Ubtan" has been made at home for skin care. In fact, it has become a part of wedding rituals, when haldi and Ubtan are applied on the bride. Ubtan consisted of wheat bran (choker), gram flour, yogurt or cream of milk (malai) and a pinch of turmeric. All these were mixed together and applied on the body, along with oil. It was then washed off after 20 to 30 minutes, while bathing. It helped to cleanse the skin, leaving it smooth and bright.
Ubtan makes your skin soft and gives it that elusive glow.
Actually, the body should first be massaged with sesame seed (til) oil. Did you know that sesame seed (til) oil has sun-protective properties and counteracts sun-damage? After the oil massage, "ubtan" may be applied and then washed off after half an hour, while bathing. The washing off and scrubbing away of the ingredients, leaves the skin clean, bright and glowing, with a translucent quality. Exfoliation or removal of dead cells is an important treatment for body and face, as it helps in improving skin texture, accelerating the cell renewal process, minimizing dark patches and blemishes, and also producing an even colour tone. It is a powerful cleansing procedure too and keeps the pores free of hardened oil.
You can try out making "Ubtan" or scrubs with these simple kitchen ingredients like like almond meal (ground almonds), oats, rice flour, wheat bran (choker), sesame seeds (til), as well as cucumber or pumpkin seeds. Orange and lemon peels can be dried and powdered and added to scrubs. Mix with a liquid ingredient like water, rose water, curd or milk.
Ubtan can also be applied on the face. Here is a facial ubtan for all skin types.
Oats works wonders on oily, blackhead prone skin.
Lemon juice and sugar make a good scrub. Try it on the hands.
Here is a recipe for a nourishing scrub.
Ripe papaya has a cleansing action and contains an enzyme called papain, which helps to remove dead skin cells and brighten the skin.
Make a powder of green tea leaves and mix it with curd and a little aloe vera gel. Apply on the face and neck and leave on for a few minutes. Rub gently and wash off with water.
(This article is authored by Shahnaz Husain, a Padma Shri Award recipient and pioneer of the Ayurvedic beauty movement and the head of a global network of franchise ventures and 375 formulations.)
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