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. The benefits of Multani mitti are truly incredible owing to its skin healing, improving and nourishing properties. Whether you have dry, dull or acne-prone skin, a Multani mitti face pack is a sure skin saviour.

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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. There are multiple uses of multani mitti which we have mentioned in the article below.

 

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Skin Benefits of Multani Mitti

There are innumerous multani mitti benefits for the skin. Some of them being –

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.

Controls Oil Production

Not only does the use of Multani mitti help purify your skin, but it also helps regularize oil production for both oily and dry skin types.

Controls Acne

Multani mitti is extremely popular for its oil-absorbing properties. This is what makes it an effective tool against acne. It helps draw out oil and impurities from your skin, speeding up the healing process when it comes to zits.

Fades Blemishes

Multani mitti not only fights acne, but it also clears your skin by fading blemishes and scars left behind by acne.

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.

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Hair Benefits of Multani Mitti

An Efficient Cleaner

Multani mitti is a mild, yet effective cleanser that removes impurities from your hair. This makes it an ideal hair pack for people with oily scalps as it helps clean your hair without drying out the natural oils.

Treats Dandruff

Dandruff is a common hair problem and is a cause of hair loss and damage. A multani mitti hair pack effectively helps to get rid of split ends and oily hairs and absorbs oil from scalp and also helps to get rid of dandruff.

Conditioning

Multani mitti helps condition your hair, making it smooth and silky. It also helps repair damage and helps keep hair healthy.

Maintains Scalp Health

Regular use of Multani mitti in your hair care routine helps keep your scalp healthy by tackling issues like dandruff and eczema.

Removes Toxins

Owing to its efficiency as a cleanser, Multani mitti helps get rid of harmful toxins from your hair and scalp. It also helps fight bad hair odor.

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How to Use Multani Mitti? 

Multani mitti is the most natural skin care product and is beneficial when applied in the correct manner. As mentioned before, there are benefits of applying multani mitti on your face and therefore benefits for your skin. Below we mention some ways you can apply Multani Mitti:

On Skin (Face Mask)

• Take two spoons of Multani mitti, a spoon of tomato juice and a dash of sandalwood powder.
• Make this into a fine paste.
• Add a pinch of turmeric powder to this mixture.
• Apply to your face and leave it on for 10 – 15 minutes.
• Wash it off with warm water.

On Hair

Hair Conditioning – Mix with milk and apply on scalp and hair for 30 minutes and wash with lukewarm.

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Multani Mitti Dosage

On Skin (Face Mask)

• For Dry Skin (Use Once A Week)
• For Oily Skin (Use Thrice A Week)
• For Natural Skin (Use Twice A Week)

On Hair (Use Once in A Week)

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Side Effects of Multani Mitti

• Multani mitti is said to be unsuitable for dry skin as well as sensitive skin. It can dry out your skin because of its high absorbing power. This leads to dehydration of the skin.
• It can lead to respiratory problems in some people, especially when it is applied on the chest as a paste to treat sunburns and for cooling the skin.

Precautions

This should only be used externally. Ingestion can cause kidney stones and block your intestines.