| 10 May 2011
Snanam thool
This is an old family recipe, still used in many families instead of soap. You should be careful as it dries the skin. Many people in India have an oil bath once or twice a week, the whole body is smeared with sesame oil and after one or two hours a hot water bath is taken. This snanam thool is used.
It can also be used after an Ayurvedic massage, beware avoid going out in the open as you may catch a cold.
It can also be used to make a beauty pack for oily skin. It is excellent for teenagers who suffer from acne.
Regular use of this powder may dry the skin, unless you oil it.
For oily skin
Take 1 tea spoon of snanam thool, mix with some water in order to get a thick paste, apply on face, let it dry. Wash with warm water.
For dry skin
Take 1 tea spoon of snanam thool, mix with some youghurt in order to get a thick paste, apply on face, let it dry. Wash with warm water
- 50 g mung dal - pachaiy parupu
- 50 g small chickpeas with brown skin - karupu kondaiy kadalaiy
- 25 g de Curcum zedoaria – Pulang kijangu
- 25 g de Curcuma aromatica - kasthuri manjal
- 50 g sandal wood powder
Grind into a fine powder all these ingredients, keep in air tight container.