Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Hair removal with turmeric and salt

Turmeric is used as a beauty aid for very long time across various cultures to get rid of unwanted hairs. Turmeric makes the skin soft. Turmeric has been used in parts of South India mostly by women to arrest the growth of excessive facial hair. Turmeric is an antiseptic and using it may be the most inexpensive method to reduce the facial hair growth in the gentlest way.

To prevent and to get rid of unwanted hairs, turmeric has been used since olden days. Raw turmeric is used and considered more effective over powdered turmeric. Turmeric is made to a fine paste and applied with rock salt over the unwanted hair. Rock salt gets rid of the dirt and helps faster healing. It is also a powerful exfoliator and removes dead skin effectively. Turmeric is an antiseptic which is used over wounds for faster healing. Both these natural products used together has no side effects. Turmeric beautifies the skin leaving it soft and supple.


Raw turmeric can be made to a thick paste with rock salt and applied over the unwanted hair. Allow it to harden for about 15 min. Add some water over the paste and rub gently in circular motion. Later turmeric can be washed away with luke warm water. It is best to avoid using soap and the turmeric can be washed with a powdered gram flour.

Turmeric and salt is used to remove unwanted facial hair and to reduce the upper lip hair growth. It can also be used to reduce hair growth over legs, hands and underarms.

Using turmeric is not a permanent hair removal method. This method has to be done for a period of time to see visible reduction in hair growth. Unwanted hair may not be completely removed as waxing and so the expectation of hair removal using this method must be realistic.

Turmeric is also an effective aid to remove rashes, dark spots, pigmentation and it lightens the color of the skin. It is also a legendary beauty aid and the most effective ingredient used in home beauty treatments.

Turmeric stains are too stubborn. It may stain the area of hair removal and it is best to wear old clothing or to use an apron while using turmeric. Even it may stain the area of skin removal but gram flour helps to remove the stains. Follow this method when you are more likely to remain indoors as the stains may remain. Repeated washing with gram flour would reduce the turmeric stain.

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