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Thursday, 7 May 2015

SHIKAKAI POWDER AND GREEN GRAM POWDER (Payatha Maavu)

Dear Friend's,

I started this blog 3 years ago , when my second child was 1 yr old. Then as she grew up, did not find time for blogging. Till now I have blogged only cooking recepies. But this time its different. Its about one of our Ancient Indian practice which is using Shikakai for washing our hair.

I have gone to my native for vacation. Generally during summer my Mom and my Grand Mother prepares the items which can be dried and used for the whole year. Two items from that are SHIKAKAI Powder and PAYATHA MAAVU (Green Moong Powder used for washing face) .I hope we all are aware of Shikkakai Powder which includes many ingredients for the growth and health of hair. From my birth i have been using this Shikakai powder which is homemade. This time I have planned to learn the recipe from my grand mother and do it myself. Incase any of you need Homemade Shikakai Powder just let me know, I'll do it in bulk.

Please note that I am not doing it as a Business. I am also a Mom of two kids. I generally try to restrict my self from buying these kind of items outside. But nowadays we do not have time to do all these things because it is a long process and time consuming. So I thought I would help mommies like me to do this process. As this is not a business , I will collect orders and make as per the requirement. This is a product which can be prepared only during hot summer , so i may not have extra stock. In case you need it later , you can always let me know as I can do this process during October month (Purattasi month in tamil) when the sun is at peak.

For now I will take orders for Shikakai Powder and Payatha maavu (Mainly used for babies)

You can find below , the ingrediants and uses of the items I am using for making Shikakai and Payaytha Maavu. I buy all the items from reputed shops like Dabba Chetty Kadai, Mylapore , which is well known to Chennai people. It is a Nattu Marundhu shop which is there for more than 4 to 5 generations.

Shikakai Powder
S.No	Ingrediants	Use
1	Shikakai	Hair growth, Treating Dandruff, Scalp related disease,Keeps the hair healthy and lusturous
2	Vedhiyam	Treats dandruff and Helps in regrowth of hair,Reverses baldness, prevents premature greying, Body coolent
3	Green gram	Reduce hair breakage,Removes dandruff,Gives dark colour n shine to hair
4	Lemon skin	Improves dull hair,Hair smells fresh n clean
5	Nellimulli / Kanjanellikai	Conditions hair leaving it Soft n luscious,Prevents greying
6	Rice	Helps to detanle n manage hair, improves hair elasticity,strenghtens hair roots
7	Sembaruthi flower	Improves texture,Stimulates bool circutaion in scalp,Strenghthens root n hair
8	Sembaruthi leaves
9	Boondhi Kottai/ Soapnut	To get Soapy nature,cleans scalp,adds shine,anti fungal agent
10	Veppilai / Powder(Optional)	Prevents hairloss,enhances growth,kills head lice,anti bacterial
11	Curry leaves	Repairs damaged roots,Reduces hair fall,stops hair thinning,treats premature greying,strenthens hair follicules
12	Dried Rose petal	Tightens scalp,Gives a good smell in hair
13	Dried Maruthani leaves	Treats dry brittle hair, colours n conditions hair
14	Vettiver / Powder	Very fragrant n cooling,treats lice n relieves stress

*Please note that store bought Shikakai powder has only 3 to 4 items such as Shikakai, Boondhi Kottai,Kanja nellikai or vendhiyam or rose petal. But here it is done with lots of benefitting items with care

*Payatha Maavu (For Girl Baby Skin)**
S.No	Ingrediants	Use
1	Green moong (Full for Babies)	Does not strip natural oil,softens skin,Removes the baby hair(Poonai mudi) in the skin
2	Kadalai Paruppu	Helps to improves complexion, lightens n maintains fairness
3	Kasthuri Manjal	Anti onxidant,anti inflamatory,anti septic n anti bacterial,removes unwantd hair,keeps the baby skin blemish free
4	Poolankayangu	Good for skin, imparts fragrance, prevents infection n heals damaged skin
5	Vasanai podi