The Poster girl for Ayurvedic beauty

Recently I have discovered a perfect place to land great ayurvedic beauty buys - Mustafa at Little India, the 24 hour shopping haven for night birds like me.

The best thing is - they are all less than S$10 each and to my utter surprise, performed beyond my expectations.

One of them is a herbal face pack (Jothi Face Pack S$6.90) which is chockful of natural goodies like:

1. Sandalwood powder - protects from uv rays. Pleasant aroma.
2. Turmeric powder - lightening and antibacterial properties.
3. Licorice powder - refreshes and restructures uv damaged skin. Anti-ageing properties.
4. Rose powder - moisturizes and nourishes skin. Anti-ageing properties and pleasant aroma.
5. Manjistha - removes freckles and discolouration on skin. Anti oxidant properties.
6. Lentil flour - works with the other ingredients to remove blemishes and scars. Helps to improve skin texture while cleansing and removing impurities from within.

I added Cucumber powder for additional cleansing and skin tightening properties and Australian blue clay powder (leave this out if you have normal/ dry skin) - to regulate sebum.

Sidenote: Aishwarya Rai uses milk, yogurt and tumeric in her beauty regime too.

Usage:

• For normal skin, add 1 teaspoon of mask powder, 1 teaspoon of milk and 1 teaspoon of a hydrosol of your choice. A good hydrosol for normal skin includes elderflower, lavender, rose geranium, calendula, helichrysum and witch hazel.

• For dry skin, add 1 teaspoon of mask powder, 1 teaspoon of yogurt and 1 teaspoon of a hydrosol of your choice. A good hydrosol for dry skin includes carrot seed, rose, cornflower and sandalwood.

• For oily skin, add 1 teaspoon of mask powder, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of a hydrosol of your choice. A good hydrosol for oily skin includes lemon balm, neroli, basil, clary sage, chamomile german and yarrow.

Apply paste on face till completely dry. Wash off with cold water.

I ordered Dainty Masks from an overseas spree at $0.85 per piece. It’s available here in Beaute Spring - but they are retailing it at $2.50(!) per piece. I feel so virtuous after saving so much.

Of all the different formulations, this is my favourite:

All In One Collagen Mask

Major Ingredients: Hydro Molecules, Collagen, Hyaluronic Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Enzyme, Vitamins A, C and E, that helps to replenish the loss of moisture, giving you a suppler, firmer and most importantly fairer, younger looking skin.

Effects:
1.To whiten and re-hydrate your skin
2.Prevent wrinkles by increasing skin elasticity
3.To repair and re-conceal wounds and sunken scars
4.To facilitates the recovery of skin metabolism
5.Modulate and stabilizes skin pH

This is a performer. After application, my skin feels and looks visibly brighter and softer. A definite keeper.