DIY body wash with natural ingredients

This is an incredible recipe that my friend Anbuchchelvi gave me. I should give total credit to her because I am really enjoying the luxury and aroma therapy it gives for my mood swings. It has all natural ingredients that is good for all types of skin and is also a healant. This recipe is good for skin as it exfoliates, improves blood circulation, used as an astringent, and is very refreshing.

Benefits:

• All natural products and its allergy proof unless you are very very very sensitive. 
• It helps in cleansing skin and keep skin allergy free.
• It removes sun tan, clears clogged pores and keeps skin fresh. 
• It exfoliates, cleanses and heals skin problems like yeast infection.
• It is cheap and goes long way.
• It lightens skin.

Recipe:

250 gms whole green gram dhal

100 gms kasthuri manjal powder (Curcuma aromatica)

50 gms besan flour

1 black pepper size bit of pachai karpooram (Cinnamomum camphora)

Procedure:

1. Grind green gram dhal to powder with little grains as it will help in scrubbing. 
2. Mix kasthuri manjal powder and besan flour. Make it a thorough mix. 
3. Store it into a clean and air-tight container. 
4. Add a small bit of pachai karpooram in the box.

Application:

Take required amount of the powder mixture and make it into a paste with water. Wet your body and apply on it on the wet skin and scrub. Wash thoroughly with water. 

Note:

• Avoid besan flour if your skin is very dry.
• After bath, apply moisturiser or body oil after towel dry and when your skin is wet so that it retains moisture in your body.
• Using besan flour can make your skin dry. So use a moisturiser mandatory.
• Avoid contact with eye as turmeric might irritate.
• Turmeric might stain your skin and dress mildly. 
• You can use all over your body, neck and face. 
• Be cautious in the amount of pachai karpooram used. Just put a small piece in the box. 

Powdered green gram dhal is an excellent cleanse and a excellent replacement for soap. Does not cause irritation on skin. It is known for anti-ageing and anti-bacterial properties.

Kasthuri manjal powder also known as jangli haldi powder is known for its beauty benefits. It has known benefits of anti-septic, anti-bacterial, and anti-ageing properties. Keeps skin clear without skin infections. Provides good aroma which is very refreshing. Improves blood circulation and might irritate mildly. Lightens skin and heals sun burn/tan.

Besan flour lightens skin and clears pores. Cleanses and refreshes skin. It is also know for its beauty benefits and anti-ageing property.

Pachai karpooram is an important ingredient here as it helps in reducing itchiness in your skin. It gives good and strong smell for an aromatic experience. It also keeps the mixture fresh and keeps bugs off that is formed in any dhal. A good preserver and cools down skin.