Amazing Natural Facial

Have you ever used a face lotion that just soaks in within minutes, without leaving a picture of greasiness? Can you get a deep hydrating feeling that stayed with you all day?

Let me introduce you to a traditional Ayurvedic remedy known as shata-dhauta-ghrita or’100 times washed ghee’.

Washed ghee is made by putting ghee into a copper vessel and then mixing it with purified water. It’s then washed ten times, with the water poured away after each cycle of ten washes; and it’s literally washed one hundred times.

The end result is an odorless lotion of whipped cream consistency that penetrates all seven layers of the skin. As per Ayurveda, It’s an excellent anti-aging remedy that smooths wrinkles, fades sun spots, heals burns, and soothes the inflammation of eczema, psoriasis and acne.

Of course, after analyzing it in Ayurveda school, I had to try it and the result was amazing. What I made was a beautiful, silky, odorless and oh so creamy wonderfulness that went into my skin without any oily residue.

I truly wondered how this worked from a scientific basis, and discovered a couple of studies that looked at Shata-dhauta-ghrita.

This is how it works. Washed ghee starts as a lipid (fatty) emulsion and with every introduction of rinsing water, since the pressure from mixing gets applied to the fat particles, it splits them and leaves the emulsion more pliable (water infused).

Copper acts like a catalyst to promote fat splitting, (that is why a copper kettle is used) and also raises the copper content in the emulsion, and copper is known to possess anti-inflammatory effect on skin (2).

A study done by the British Journal of Nutrition (3) suggests that 100 times washed ghee should become a base for pharmaceutical topical preparations. They promote the use of sterile ghee instead of using inert ingredients such as beeswax, stearic acid or paraffin that do not have any therapeutic value. Also washed ghee possesses lots of recovery factors in itself. Owing to its small particle size, washed ghee may have the ability to deliver pharmaceutical ingredients deeper into the skin tissue.

Ghee is high in butyric acid which is a short chain fatty acid that is linked to an immune response that decreases inflammation. It’s the exact same stuff that’s added in steroid creams, you know — those that knock out severe inflammation (but have a whole lot of adverse effects). Well, this is butyric acid made by nature. Additionally, it explains why Ayurveda recommends it for inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis, eczema, rosacea and acne.

Ghee is packed with Omega 3 and Omega 9 essential fatty acids. Additionally it is high in Vitamins A, D, E and K, all good for you and your skin. This in turn makes your skin more resilient to external factors like stress, pollutants and sunlight, especially as you age (3). Ghee is also high in antioxidants and numerous other minerals which are beneficial for your skin.

This cream is completely amazing, and has become part of my normal skincare routine. After a fantastic exfoliation mask, my skin feels terrific — just like I just had a facial.