Sandalwood Powder Uses And Benefits For Skin
There are many uses of Sandalwood for the skin. Sandalwood powder also called Chandan, can be used for skin fairness. Gain benefits by applying sandalwood face pack on the skin. It makes the skin smooth and free of acne, scars and blemishes over time. Use sandalwood oil or powder regularly to get maximum benefits.
How to Use Sandalwood Powder on Skin?
You can use sandalwood powder on the skin in various ways. You can simply mix it with water to make a paste or add other ingredients such as rose water, multani mitti, coconut oil or even milk to make a face pack for skin fairness.
These uses of sandalwood are very safe and effective on the skin. Read on to know how to use sandalwood powder in your beauty applications.
1. Remove Blemishes:
Apply sandalwood powder mixed with rose water all over your face, allow to air dry for some minutes. Next, dampen the dry sandalwood face mask by spraying a little water over it. Gently rub to remove the mask.
This face mask helps to cure all types of facial blemishes and it removes prickly heat triggered by excessive sweating almost immediately. This face mask has a drying effect on the skin. Use milk in place of rose water if you have a dry skin.
2. Skin Soothing:
Take 4 tablespoons of sandalwood powder and coconut oil each with another 2 tablespoons of almond oil and make a mix. Apply this mix on your face and leave for 15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water. This chandan powder face mask has a softening effect on the skin; it helps in fading sunburn and in curing suntan due to its healing and soothing properties.
3. Acne Cure & Blackheads Removal:
Mix 1 tablespoon of sandalwood powder, another of turmeric powder and a pinch of camphor together. Apply this magical sandalwood paste on the face overnight to get rid of acne, acne scars and blackheads. This home remedy works like magic in reducing acne, acne scars and blackheads.
4. Fairer Complexion:
Mix 1 tablespoon of almond powder and another of sandalwood powder with milk. Apply it on the face and leave it to dry. Wash face with water thereafter. Use this recipe of sandalwood powder to get skin fairness in a short period of time.
5. Treat Psoriasis / Eczema:
Mix sandalwood powder with little amount of camphor and water to make a solution. This can be applied on slight burns, rashes and allergies. It can be used to treat skin diseases like psoriasis or eczema.
6. Fades Scars and Correct Dark Spots:
Raktachandan or red sandalwood, a variant of sandalwood is very helpful in improving complexion and fading scars. Massage your skin with red sandalwood oil mixed with coconut oil in upward direction and leave it on overnight. Gain benefits of sandalwood oil in lightening dark and brown spots and fading scars gradually with regular usage.
7. Skin Softening:
Sandalwood oil is a great skin softening agent. It can be used to massage the face. Sandalwood powder can be added to your favorite massage oil and allowed to sit for 12 hours before use. Sandalwood oil can easily be gotten from the market.
8. Reduce Swelling:
You can dab the mix of sandalwood powder, turmeric and lavender oil on any itchy swelling of an insect bite. This application gives immediate result by reducing the swelling. It also works as an insect repellent.
9. Flawless Skin:
You can apply sandalwood powder mixed with multani mitti (fuller's earth) and rose water on your face. This face mask helps in giving you a fair and flawless skin. This sandalwood face mask is good for oily skin.
10. Treat Suntan:
Mix together cucumber juice, lemon juice, curd, honey, sandalwood powder and tomato or potato juice. Apply this mix on your face for a flawless skin and for the cure of suntan.
11. Fades Wrinkles:
Take an egg yolk, honey/curd, sandalwood powder and lavender essential oil. Whisk the egg and mix it with all ingredients to make a thick paste. This face mask is a great aid in warding off wrinkles and sagging skin.
12. Treating Dry and Patchy Skin:
Sandalwood oil is beneficial to those with dry and patchy skin. Prepare a sandalwood face pack with 3 tablespoons of sandalwood oil, 3 tablespoons of milk powder and a tablespoon of rose water. Mix all ingredients properly and apply on the face using the fingertips, leave for 20 minutes and wash off with cold water.
Sandalwood oil and milk will drench dry skin with much needed moisture and rose water will tone the skin to maintain the right PH balance. Use this recipe every day for best results.
13. Remove Dark Circles:
You can vanish dark circles with sandalwood powder easily. All you need to do is mix 2 tablespoons of sandalwood powder with 2 tablespoon of rose water and apply on dark circles to remove them permanently.
14. Treat Oily Skin:
Sandalwood is of great benefits if you have oily face. For this, make a face mask with 2 tablespoons of sandalwood powder and 2 tablespoons of fuller earth and 5-6 tablespoons of rose water. Slather this face mask on your face for 20 minutes and wash off with cold water. Use this home remedy daily to have an oil free, clear and radiant complexion.
15. Skin Tightening:
Sandalwood oil is regarded as the best skin tightening oil. Massaging your face with sandalwood oil benefits your skin by evening out complexion and firms up sagging and loose skin. It rejuvenates any drooping skin and makes it tight and youthful. Sandalwood oil can be mixed with almond oil, olive oil, coconut oil or it can be used alone also to reap its benefits for skin tightening.
16. Exfoliate Skin:
You can prepare an exfoliating face pack by blending sandalwood powder and black chickpea powder in equal measures and add some milk to this mixture to get a paste of thick consistency. Apply this sandalwood paste on face for 30 minutes and rub off gently for 5 minutes to remove the mask. This amazing face scrub removes dead skin cells, dirts, pollutants from the skin to reveal a fresher and more radiant skin.
17. Skin Bleaching:
You can add 3 tablespoons of orange juice to 2 tablespoons of sandalwood powder and apply on your face to bleach it naturally. This recipe is great for oily and blemish prone skin. In addition, this sandalwood face mask can get rid of pimple marks, dark spots and other facial blemishes if used daily.
18. Night Fairness Cream:
Make fairness cream at home by mixing 2 tablespoons of sandalwood powder, 2 tablespoons of curd, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of aloe vera gel. Mix all ingredients till a creamy consistency is achieved. Apply this cream at bed time and leave it on overnight. This is a natural fairness night cream made using sandalwood powder that can be used daily to improve skin tone.
19. Instant Skin Glow:
Mix 2 tablespoons of raw milk or curd with 1 tablespoon of red sandalwood and 1/2 tablespoon of turmeric and apply on your skin. Leave on for 15 minutes and wash off with lukewarm water. Use this natural beauty tip twice a week to make your skin glow naturally.
HELLO FOLKS!
By now, you should be aware of the best 19 beauty benefits of sandalwood powder and sandalwood oil. Now you know how to properly use sandalwood in your beauty applications. Try out these beauty uses of sandalwood or chandan in your beauty care regime and get ready to be the center of attention.
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NOTE ;
You do not need expensive fairness treatments to become fair, you can rely on natural remedies to lighten your skin tone and improve your skin's texture.
All these home remedies are very effective and wallet-friendly. You can try any of this remedy.
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