Sandalwood Powder Face Packs

Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 13:31 [IST]

Sandalwood powder or chandan is a very widely used beauty ingredient worldwide. Most of the homemade face packs will have this beauty ingredient. The wonder powder offers numerous beauty benefits which is good for the skin. For example, one of the beauty benefits of sandalwood powder is, it cures acne.

The aromatic sandalwood powder as well as oil is used to treat skin problems like oily skin, remove dark patches and blemishes etc. Sandalwood powder is also used as a beauty ingredient to treat sun tan. So if you want a glowing skin, you can use sandalwood powder as one of the chief ingredients for the face pack.

If you yearn for fair, flawless and glowing skin, you need to make use of the beauty benefits of sandalwood powder. There are many homemade face packs which use sandalwood powder as a chief ingredient. Sandalwood powder is most commonly mixed with rose water. This wonder and effective face pack can alone tone the skin and help bring the fairness.

Another way to use sandalwood powder is mixing it with multani mitti also known as fuller's earth. Sandalwood powder will not only sooth the burning skin, but also treat acne and dryness on the skin. If you have severe acne, then prepare a face pack using sandalwood powder, camphor, turmeric powder and lemon juice. Apply it on the skin and see how acne as well as the dark acne scars vanish from the skin naturally!

Here are the most common sandalwood powder face packs that are homemade and effective too.

Sandalwood Powder Face Packs:

With Rose Water

This is the basic face pack that is prepared using sandalwood powder. When mixed with the aromatic rose water, it is applied to cleanse the skin and tone it. Apply it after coming from outside to remove dirt and dead skin cells.

Multani Mitti

You can prepare a face pack by mixing ½ teaspoon multani mitti (fuller's earth) with ½ teaspoon sandalwood powder. Add a teaspoon of yogurt or milk cream and mix well. Apply this face pack and let it dry for 15 minutes. Rinse with cold water.

Almond Powder

Almond is another beauty ingredient which is good for the skin as well as hair. In a bowl, mix almond powder with sandalwood powder and add little milk to make a face pack. Apply on the face and let it dry. Rinse with cold water.

Turmeric

You can also mix turmeric and sandalwood powder to prepare a homemade face pack for a glowing skin. Add few drops of lemon juice to cleanse the skin.

Egg and Honey

It is another homemade face pack which has sandalwood powder as the chief ingredient. Whisk egg with honey and sandalwood powder. This face pack is great for treating sagging skin and also remove wrinkles.

Sandalwood Oil

You can also use sandalwood oil with multani mitti to get soft and glowing skin naturally.

Camphor

Sandalwood powder treats acne naturally. So mix it with camphor and rose water. Apply this homemade face pack to get acne-free skin.

Curd

Curd cleanses, exfoliates the skin and also brings a shiny glow. Sandalwood powder will help retain the softness and fairness. When mixed with curd, this face pack can also remove sun tan naturally.

Lemon Juice

Mix sandalwood powder with lemon juice. This face pack removes dead skin cells, cleanses the skin and also fights acne.

Tomato Pulp

Mash a tomato and mix the pulp with sandalwood powder. Add multani mitti if you want to prepare a fairness homemade face pack.

Milk

Sandalwood also has anti-inflammatory properties thus it soothes the skin. If your skin turns red and burns due to acne, mix milk and sandalwood powder and apply on the face.

Lavender Oil

To relax your tired skin and remove dark spots, you can apply sandalwood powder and lavender oil paste on the face. It also tightens the skin and keeps it moisturised.