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Homemade Masoor Dal Scrub

A homemade, highly economical face scrub that you can use without much trouble. Soak the pink washed 2 tbsp whole masoor or split masoor dal (red lentils) (You can also buy it from here) overnight in a cup of water. In the morning grind it into a paste and add a few drops of coconut oil/olive oil in it. Apply on your face and allow it to dry a bit. Then scrub it off with a cotton wool soaked in glycerine in small circular motions to slough off dead skin. Your skin will literally glow. Do this twice a week if your skin is oily/combination and once a week if it's normal to dry.
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Masoor Dal (Red lentils)
(Contributed by reader Vaishali Sinha)
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  1. Vidya9:17 AM

    Powder masoor dal and mix with equal amount of rice powder . If possible powder some dried mint leaves and mix with the masoor dal and rice powder. keep this in a bottle and use this as a scrub whenever you wish. this will help to remove dirt from ur body.

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  2. Shalini9:18 AM

    Soak masoor dal in milk and grind it. Make a paste with sandal wood powder. This a good remedy for severe blackheads.

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  3. Mary B.5:33 PM

    If possible powder some dried mint leaves and mix with the masoor dal and rice powder. keep this in a bottle and use this as a scrub whenever you wish. this will help to remove dirt from ur body.

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  4. Anushree10:00 AM

    herbal pack - easily to put together!

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  5. Sumitra10:01 AM

    I used to make a face pack with moongdal and orange rind..this sounds fantastic..will try soon..

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  6. Anisha4:59 PM

    instead of red masoor dal can I use yellow masoor dal or whole masoor dal
    Anisha

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  7. Juli4:24 PM

    wow, I have heard a lot about masseur dall!! I will try it at home!!

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