Benefits of Multani Mitti (Fuller's Earth)

                                            Multani Mitti for Skin

Multani mitti, known as the Fuller’s earth is a hugely popular skin care remedy. It has numerous magical benefits and advantages for the human body.multani mitti has been used to get rid of skin issues and achieve radiant, blemish-free skin since ages in pakistan. It is one of those age-old tips that has been handed over generations. 

Multani mitti is a great agent to clean, exfoliate and nourish your skin. It has active elements that effectively absorb oil, dirt, sweat and impurities, leaving the skin clean, soft and supple. One of the best things about the ingredient is that you can use it with a host of other ingredients to suit your skin type and achieve desirable results.

What is Multani Mitti?

It is a mineral-rich clay material that has long been used as a beauty ingredient. It is used as an absorbent in the wool industry and is a staple ingredient for a lot of beauty and skin care products.

Benefits of Multani Mitti:

1.   Fights acne and pimples
2. Removes excess sebum and oil
3. Deep cleanses skin removing dirt, sweat and impurities
4. Evens out skin tone and brightens complexion
5. Treats tanning and pigmentation
6. Effective in treating sunburn, skin rashes and infections    (multani mitti is an effective cooling agent)
7. Can be used in cold compresses to treat skin inflammation  and insect bites
8. Facilitates blood circulation, leading to radiant, glowing  skin
9. Fights and helps in keeping away blackheads/whiteheads, blemishes, freckles, pimple/acne spots
10. Has antiseptic properties

Skin types:

                           

For oily skin:

Suffering from oily skin problems? Multani mitti can be the perfect solution for that. Fuller’s earth works wonders for oily skin. Oily skin easily attracts dust and other impurities from surrounding. These particles clog the skin pores and may cause pimples and eruptions on face. Multani Mitti is a blessing for those with oily skin.

For Dry Skin:

Besides oily skin, Multani Mitti is also beneficial for dry skin. Dry skin leads to rashes. The skin becomes rough and looks very dull and lifeless. In order to bring back the moisture and make you skin soft, you can use Fuller’s Earth or the Multani Mitti. I’ve put together two multani mitti face packs for dry and oily skin.

1 tbsp multani mitti
1 1/2 tsp rose water
A towel

1. Cleanse your face and pat dry with a towel.
2. In a plastic or glass bowl, mix the ingredients until you get a smooth paste.
3. Apply this paste onto your face as you would a face pack. Ensure to avoid the delicate areas around your eyes and mouth.
4. Leave the paste on for about 15 minutes or until the pack dries.
5. Loosen and wipe off the face pack with a damp towel.
6. Finish by rinsing your face with lukewarm water.
7. You can use 1-2 times a week.

Exfoliating:

Multani mitti is known for its excellent exfoliating properties. The ingredient is gentle on your face, but, at the same time, efficiently removes dead cells from the top layers of your skin and unclogs the pores. This is one of the ways in which it prevents the formation of acne. To use multani mitti for exfoliation, follow the steps below.

1 tbsp multani mitti
1 tsp rose water

1. Cleanse your face and pat dry with a towel.
2. Combine the multani mitti and rose water until you get a coarse mixture.
3. Apply this mixture onto your face. Ensure to avoid the delicate areas around your eyes and mouth.
4. Gently massage your face with the multani mitti mixture on it.
5. After about 5 minutes, rinse your face with lukewarm water.
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 For cleaning:

In order to have a soft, glowing skin it is very important to properly cleanse your skin. Going out, exposes your skin to a lot of dirt and impurities that damage your skin largely and often lead to breakouts. However, Multani Mitti is a very good cleanser.  It not only cleanses on the surface but also deep underneath the skin surface. It removes all the dead cells and cleans the pores from impurities.follow the steps below..

1 cup oatmeal
1 cup neem powder
1/4 cup white chandan
1 tbsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp gram flour
1 cup multani mitti

1. Combine the ingredients and store the mixture in a jar in your bathroom.
2. Replace your regular soap with this cleansing powder.
3. Gently scrub your body with the powder for a couple of minutes.
4. Rinse off with lukewarm water.
5. You can use it every day or any alternate day

Makes Your Face Glow:

Multani mitti can be a great asset to add to your beauty arsenal. Not only does it help get rid of dead skin cells, but it also imparts an instant glow onto your face. It does this by getting rid of all the impurities from your skin and by unclogging your pores Follow the steps below to use multani mitti as a face pack for radiant skin.

1 tbsp multani mitti
1 tbsp tomato juice
1 tsp sandalwood powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
A towel

1. Cleanse your face and pat dry with a towel.
2. In a plastic or glass bowl, mix the ingredients until you get a smooth paste.
3. Apply this paste onto your face as you would a face pack. Ensure to avoid the delicate areas around your eyes and mouth.
4. Leave the paste on for about 15 minutes or until the pack dries
5. Loosen and wipe off the face pack with a damp towel
6. Finish by rinsing your face with lukewarm water.
7. You can use 1-2 times a week...

Reduces pimples:

Having pimple or blemishes on your skin can actually be a nightmare. Pimples are every girl’s foe. The oiliness of face is one of the main reasons for the development of pimples. Excess oil clogs the pores of the skin. Dirt and bacteria accumulate in the clogged pores leading to pimples. No matter how you look, having a flawless glowing skin always add to your body. Multani Mitti can be used for removing pimple marks and blemishes to have an even tone.

The best way to soothe red angry pimples on your face is to use multani mitti.follow the steps below..

1 tbsp multani mitti

1 tsp need powder

2 tsp rose water

4-5 drops lemon juice

A towel

1. Cleanse your face and pat dry with a towel.
2. In a plastic or glass bowl, mix the ingredients until you get a smooth paste.
3. Apply this paste onto your face as you would a face pack. Ensure to avoid the delicate areas around your eyes and mouth.
4. Leave the paste on for about 15 minutes or until the pack dries.
5. Loosen and wipe off the face pack with a damp towel.
6. Finish by rinsing your face with lukewarm water.
7. You can use 1-2 time a week

For scrubbing:

Proper scrubbing of your skin is also very essential for having a healthy skin. Our skin cells die every day and get replaced by new cells. This is a natural phenomenon. The dead cells make our face look dull and lifeless. We keep buying scrubs to exfoliate our skin or to remove the dead skin cells. Benefits of Multani Mitti on skin are manifold. It acts like a natural scrub and exfoliates the dead cells very effectively, leaving behind a very glowing skin. When in hurry, and no time for applying a face pack and waiting, you can use Fuller’s Earth for scrubbing purpose.

There are two ways to scrub your skin using Multani Mitti.Follow the steps below

1. You can use roughly grounded almonds or walnuts. If you do not wish to use these nuts
2. You can use some sugar granules with Fuller’s earth and scrub your face softly with this mix.
3. Wash it off and you will see a clean, glowing skin in minutes.
4. You can use 1-2 time a week

 Proper toning:

    Your skin needs proper toning as well. It stimulates the skin and helps in proper circulation of blood throughout the face. Toning is an important step between cleansing and moisturizing. Toning helps regain the pH balance of your skin quickly before moisturizing your skin. Besides ,it also tightens your pores. It clears any leftover dirt from your skin as well as reduces inflammation. Multani Mitti bleaching effect helps in lightening the blemishes and acne marks too. It helps in improving the skin tone and gives a bright glow and radiance on the face.

   Removes Blackheads And Whiteheads:

    Multani mitti, as a scrub, helps get rid of blackheads and whiteheads. This is mostly due to its purifying and cleansing properties.Follow the steps below to remove blackheads and  whiteheads with the help of multani mitti.

     1-Cleanse your face and pat dry with a towel.

   2-Combine the multani mitti and rose water until you get      a coarse mixture 

3-Apply this mixture onto your face. Ensure to avoid              the delicate areas around your eyes and mouth 

4-Gently massage your face with the multani mitti     mixture on it. Concentrate on the areas most affected by     blackheads, like your nose.

 5-After about 5 minutes, rinse your face with lukewarm         water.
 6-You can use 2-3 times a week

Fights pigmentation:  

   This is the another server problem of skin.Multani Mitti has anti tan properties and help in getting rid of suntan and ill effects of  pollution on your skin.

    There are various ways to use Fuller's earth to fight pigmentation.

    Follow the steps Below,

    grated potato,juice

    olive oil,i tsp

    glycerin,i tsp 

    1-Cleanse your face and pat dry with a towel.

    2-Mix three of them into fuller's earth

    3-Apply the paste on face,hands and wash it of after 10  mins   

     4-You can use 1-2 times a week

Removes dark circles: 

    No matter how elegantly you are dressed up, those dark circles under our eyes completely soils your look. This is quite annoying. All you have to do is to apply a Multani Mitti face pack.follow the steps below..

    Grate half a potato and squeeze out juice from it. Mix this potato juice with 1 spoon of lemon juice and 2 spoons of Multani Mitti.

    Apply this face pack all over your face including the dark circles and rinse well after 10 to 15 minutes.

    You can see a remarkable reduction in dark circles if you use this Multani Mitti face pack regularly. 

Things To Remember:

    Always opt for genuine and good quality multani mitti

    Do not consume multani mitti. Eating it can cause kidney stones clog intestines.

    Store multani mitti in a cool and dry place and always away from heat, air, and sunlight.

    Store it in the refrigerator or in an airtight jar

    Multani mitti is a must-have, no questions about it. Not only is it natural, but it is also extremely versatile. Have you ever used multani mitti for face, skin and health? Tell us about your experience in the comments section below