Published on: 11/7/2015IST

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How To Use Ghee For Skin Care? A Simple Ayurveda Method

It is a common notion that ghee is used only orally. But in Ayurveda, it is extensively used for skin care. A special but very simple ghee preparation is used in many skin conditions like burns, wound scars, skin marks, burning sensation etc.

How To Use Ghee For Skin??

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This?ghee?remedy is called as Shata dhauta ghrita in?Ayurveda.

• Shata = 100
• Dhauta = washed with water
• Ghrita = ghee or clarified butter.

What you need??

• Ghee ? 10 ounce
• water ? sufficient quantity.

In this home remedy for skin care, we are taking ghee, adding with equal quantity of water, mixing it thoroughly with hand or a machine for 3 ? 5 minutes, letting out the water. Then again we are adding fresh water and continuing mixing. Like this, we are repeating it for as many times as possible. In Ayurveda, it is advised to repeat the procedure for 100 times. But in practice, it is usually done for 20 ? 30 times.

Changes -?

The ghee turns to white colour. It will be smoother to touch and will have butter like consistency. ??When you touch it, you can appreciate that it is lot cooler.

If you are looking for genuine organic Ghee, our recommendation would be?Grassfed Organic Ghee

Benefits of ghee for skin -?

• This Shata dhauta ghrita is used to relieve burning sensation, to relieve burn wounds, wound scar, herpes wounds, chicken pox scars, etc.
• It acts as natural skin moisturizer, if used daily. It can be applied over face, left for 10 minutes, washed with warm water.
• In pregnant woman, with unexplained bleeding or spotting, traditionally, it is advised to apply this Shata dhauta ghrita around umbelicus.
• In Ayurvedic leech therapy, after the treatment, to reduce the burning sensation and to check further bleeding, this ghee is applied of the affected area.

Shelf life:?4 ? 6 months.

Because this ghee eventually contains some remnant moisture inside, it is not ideal to store it for more than six months. It should be stored in a clean, dry air tight container. ?Over exposure to air will cause foul smell.