Easy Homemade DIY Body Wash Recipes You By Beauty Expert Shahnaz Husain

The scorching summer season is upon us and that calls for an oh-so-refreshing shower routine that will rejuvenate your mind and body to the core. Hence we’ve got all the details on a bunch of DIY body wash recipes that you can easily make at home to transport your senses to a vacation during your ambrosial shower.

Let us now take you through these easy-peasy DIY body wash recipes you can try at home and feel fresh and fabulous.

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All About The OG Indian Beauty Ritual ‘Ubtan’

Since the olden days, ‘ubtan’ has been made at home for cleansing the body. In fact, it has even become a part of wedding rituals, when haldi and ubtan are applied on the bride. Ubtan consisted of wheat bran (choker), gram flour (besan), yogurt or cream of milk (malai) and a pinch of turmeric. All these were mixed together and applied on the body, along with oil. The “ubtan” was washed off after 20 to 30 minutes, while bathing. It helped to cleanse the skin, leaving it smooth and bright.

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The Benefits Of ‘Ubtan’ In A Bath Regime:

• Ubtan is a traditional method of removing dead skin cells, softening body skin and enhancing its beauty.
• When it is washed off with water during the bath, it helps to remove dead skin cells, making the skin soft and smooth.
• It also helps to remove tan and brighten the skin, producing an even complexion, colour and tone.
• How To DIY ‘Ubtan’ Body Wash At Home With Simple Kitchen Ingredients:
• You can try out the traditional “ubtan” with these simple kitchen ingredients for a body wash.
• First apply sesame seed oil and massage it on the body.
• Then, take wheat bran (choker), add ground almonds, ground dried orange and lemon peels, along with honey and curd, as well as a little turmeric.
• Mix all these into a paste that does not drip.
• Apply on the body and wash it off after half an hour.

Exfoliation 101: What is it? What are its benefits? How does it work?

Exfoliation or removal of dead cells is a powerful cleansing procedure too and keeps the pores free of hardened oil. It helps in improving skin texture, minimizing dark patches and blemishes, and also producing an even complexion, colour and tone.

• Take three cups sesame seeds (til)
• 6 tablespoons each of dried mint leaves, olive oil, honey and curd
• Crush the sesame seeds coarsely and powder the dried mint leaves
• Mix with the oil, honey and curds
• Sesame seeds actually have sun protective properties and also soothe sun-damaged skin
• Mint has a stimulating effect and adds a glow to the skin, while honey moisturizes and softens the skin.
• Oil and curd soften and nourish the skin.
• Rub gently on neck, arms and legs.
• Leave on for a few minutes and then wash off with water.

DIY Body Cleansing Recipe:

Traditionally, gram flour mixed with curd and turmeric has been a common body cleansing recipe.

• Take about 5 cups of gram flour (besan) and about 3 cups of curd.
• Add one teaspoon of turmeric. Mix into a paste that does not drip.
• Apply on arms and legs. Wash it off with water after half-an-hour.
• You can also add rice powder to make a scrub.
• Mix 2 cups rice powder with 3 cups besan.
• The ingredients should be adjusted to make a paste.
• Gram flour can also be mixed with herbal powders to make a scrub for cleansing the body.
• To the gram flour add curd and rose water to make a paste.
• Then add one tablespoon each of powder of dried neem leaves, dried amla powder and reetha powder.
• Make a paste. Apply on the body and rub gently for 5 minutes.
• Then wash off with water.

DIY Besan/Oats Body Scrub Recipe:

• For a body scrub, you can also take 3 cups gram flour (besan) or oats,
• Then add one tablespoon each of sandalwood powder and rose water.
• Next add milk to make a paste.
• Wet the skin and apply.
• Rub on the skin and wash off with water.

Skincare Benefits Of Natural Beauty Ingredients:

• Natural ingredients like reetha have a very gentle cleansing effect on the skin.
• Extracts of amla (Indian gooseberry), turmeric, saffron and basil can also be used. They keep the skin healthy and free from heat rash, prickly heat, pimples and other eruptive conditions during summer.
• Amla helps to restore the normal acid-alkaline balance, while turmeric softens the skin and is a natural antiseptic.
• Tulsi and neem have powerful healing and germicidal properties.
• Many of these ingredients also help to cool and soothe the skin in summer.