#MULTANI MITTI IN ENGLISH SKIN#

#MULTANI MITTI IN ENGLISH SKIN#

According to her, there is no better cure for most skin related issues than multani mitti. She would simply mix it with rose water, milk and even glycerin and apply it on her face. One of the ingredients that still exists in my mother's beauty kit till today is multani mitti. If natural is the way to go, why not embrace it in its rawest form? Almost all beauty and cosmetic products claim to have natural extracts in their products. I didn't realise the power of natural ingredients then, but only now I can see through the commercial facade of beauty industry. Other than those, there were other herbal ingredients that I could find in her inexpensive, humble vanity box, such as masoor dal powder, besan (gram flour) and sandalwood powder. I now recollect her saving bits and pieces of tomatoes, cucumber, some lemon juice and use them on her skin. 'Your beauty kit is inside here, here in the kitchen,' she would say. My mother has been a religious believer of natural ingredients. So much so that I would go up to my father and insist that he gets me those gels and creams which my mother would vehemently brush aside.

While looking up the benefits of multani mitti, I was reminded of my early years at home and the times I would glare at the television, intrigued by advertisements endorsing beauty products.

Multani mitti in english