Why Multani Mitti is a Summer Skincare Essential

Multani mitti (Fuller’s earth) is a clay that absorbs oil from the skin. When we think of summer skincare, multani mitti is one of the top ingredients that comes to our mind. Summer arrives in India with its own skincare problem, dullness, clogged pores, excess sebum production leading to blackheads, whiteheads. Dullness and tanning due to sweating and Sun. One of the easiest and cheapest ingredients we have handy is multani mitti. It is not necessary to spend a lot of money to have healthy skin, often simple and basic ingredients work best. 

How multani mitti benefits your skin

1. Multani mitti absorbs dirt, oil, sebum when applied over the skin. Due to sweat and humidity pores in the skin get clogged. Skin is unable to breath which causes acne and pimples, blackheads, whiteheads over the nose and chin. Multani mitti absorbs the excess sebum and opens the clogged pores.
2. Removes greasiness and oily texture. Skin feels smoother and refreshed. Multani mitti helps get rid of stickiness.

3. Hot summers make skin dull and tired. Multani mitti has a cooling effect over the skin, calms the irritation and redness, and the skin feels soft and clean. It cools sunburned skin.

4. Due to excess sun exposure, tanning is very common in Summers. Multani mitti if used regularly helps in reducing tan and brightens the skin complexion.

How to use Multani mitti as Cooling face mask

There are various multani mitti face pack recipes depending on skin type.

1. For dry skin : Mix multani mitti with rice flour and coffee, rose water. Apply gently all over the face, let it dry and wash it thoroughly. Apply a good moisturizer immediately as multani mitti can dry your skin. Mix multani mitti with curd and aloe vera gel. This will remove dead skin and exfoliates skin. Third recipe is mix multani mitti with raw milk.
2. For oily skin: Mix multani mitti with rose water. Apply evenly over the face and neck, wash after 15 minutes. The second recipe is to mix multani mitti, besan, turmeric, rice powder, coffee powder, orange peel powder, and curd. This will remove your tan completely. Multani mitti mixed with rose water and honey gives a gentle glow and smoother effect. 

3. For normal skin: Mix multani mitti with potato, cucumber juice and apply all over the face, neck and hand. It is refreshing and removes tanning, calms the hot irritated skin. 

4. Rumaya face mask has a blend of pre mix masoor dal besan, multani mitti, coffee powder, rice flour, orange peel powder. Try a Rumaya face mask twice a week to get clear, glowy skin. It gently fights all skin problems, keeping skin pimples free.

Caution to take when using Multani mitti

Multani mitti can cause dryness of skin due to its drying property. 

• Avoid using it alone, always mix it with some hydrating ingredients like aloe vera, yoghurt, milk, honey, olive oil.

• Don’t wait for the mask to dry completely., Wash it once 70% dry. 

• Always remember to moisturise skin after you wash the mask off.

• Don’t use it more than twice a week, it can irritate skin barrier leading to excess sebum production, which can trigger acne.

How to identify good quality multani mitti

Avoid overly processed or chemically treated multani mitti. Natural multani mitti is creamish in color, if processed it looks white and shiney. Good multani mitti slowly absorbs water, becomes soft and smooth and turn into a thick paste. It gives a slightly cooling effect, tightens when drying.