This is something which came to my mind after reading Tanveer’s post. In her words
I once used a oxy-bleach, just a week before my wedding. It was the first time I used a bleach and the last. It caused my face to turn red like I was sun burnt and I spent the next two days just calming my skin back to being normal.
So, just a simple advise – never try something which you haven’t tried out yet. You never know how your skin might react. If you do want to try out something, make sure you have adequate time before so that you can counteract the harmful effects, if any!!!
This applies to all kinds of treatments including facial, hair and body. If you really want to indulge in something luxurious, ‘ubtan’ is the best bet and has been, traditionally, a part of bridal skin care since centuries.
How to prepare customized Ubtan?
A simple recipe with available ingredients at home:
- Besan (Chana flour)
- Turmeric
- Yogurt
Mix everything in proportion. You can add turmeric up to a table spoon and don’t worry about the staining because chana flour takes care of that. Try to make the paste brighter yellow in color. Apply it every night before you go to sleep on the face and neck or you can also go for an entire body application on a day when you are free.
Yogurt removes tan and turmeric helps with blemishes. It does take time to work. Do not add lemon juice as it is quite acidic and may cause skin dryness. You can go for tomato juice, if you wish. Its more gentle. And, essential oils and rose petals add a exotic feel to the mask. So, you might want to get some for your own use.
Hope this helps 🙂
fatima says
March 25, 2012 at 7:54 PMhi swati luv yr poston tis but swati earlier in one of yr post (sorry dnt remember the yr and month)
it said not to apply any face pack after 8 pm or 9 pm so was just wondering can we use tis
thnks take care
swati says
March 25, 2012 at 8:23 PMthat’s ok, Fatima 🙂 no one can remember that 😀
yes, one should not apply so basically I meant before one finishes off the cleansing routine which I think is better done before dinner but if not then try to apply this before 9!!! but, sometimes, its not in our hands so we have to make do with the time we have available on our hands so apply it any time which you think is comfortable for you.
Tanveer Parmar says
March 25, 2012 at 8:14 PMLOL! Yea, That is a very good tip.. generally all brides panic the week before and invariably do something silly 🙂
Thanks for the link love 😀
swati says
March 25, 2012 at 8:20 PMyeah I know so I thought it would be prudent to point that out 🙂
suhani gupta says
June 10, 2012 at 5:48 PMhow long is this pack have to be applied…my mum says not to apply this pack for long…so do i have to remove it scrubing it out when it is semi dried or remove it after it is fully dried.?
Swati Murti says
June 10, 2012 at 8:05 PMyou can scrub it off easily when it gets almost dried. or, you can remove it depending on your time of availability in 10-15 minutes as well 🙂
suhani gupta says
June 11, 2012 at 8:42 AMok…thankyou 🙂 🙂