Natural Remedies Of Sabudana For The Face

I am sure you must’ve heard of this dish — sabudana khichdi. It is quite a popular breakfast dish in India. But only a few among us actually know something about its main ingredient — Sabudana.
Sabudana is basically just starch extracted from Sago plants, which is then gelatinized and rolled into little spheres for consumption. It is a very nutritious ingredient as it has a good protein component, and also packs in quite a bit of calcium, vitamin K, iron, and potassium. Apart from this it also aids in digestion (1). While all these great qualities make it an apt choice for breakfast food, it also has a few other properties which make it a great skincare agent.

In this article today, we have decided to explore various remedies which make use of this superfood to target specific skin problems that plague our facial skin. Let’s have a look.

For Treating Uneven Texture

To treat this skin issue, you should make use of the remedy that uses the following ingredients in the quantities mentioned below.

• Half a cup of pre-soaked sabudana/ tapioca pearls
• Juice extracted from a single lemon
• Three tablespoons of brown sugar
• Two tablespoons of Multani mitti/Fuller’s earth

Preparation And Use

• Transfer all the ingredients in a small pan and mix it well to form a mixture. You can also add a few drops of water to thin it a little.
• Heat the pan over the flame, till all the ingredients blend together with each other to form a smooth paste. Keep stirring it in between to prevent the formation of lumps.
• Take the pan off the flame and allow the paste to cool down to the room temperature.
• Now, apply this paste on your face and neck and use your fingertips to massage it onto your skin. This will allow for proper exfoliation to take place, which will help you get rid of uneven skin texture.
• Leave it on for 10-15 minutes to dry. Following it, wash it off with cold water.
• Apply this remedy twice a week to get noticeable results.

For Exfoliation

Sabudana also makes for a very gentle exfoliator. To use this remedy, you should make use of the following ingredients in the quantities mentioned below.

• Half a cup of pre-soaked sabudana/tapioca pearls
• Three tablespoons of besan/gram flour
• Two tablespoons of haldi/turmeric powder

Preparation And Use

• Transfer all the ingredients in a pan and mix them together to form a mixture.
• Heat the pan over the flame till all the ingredients blend with each other to form a thick paste. Keep stirring in between to prevent the formation of lumps.
• Take the pan off the flame and allow the paste to cool down to the room temperature.
• Now apply this paste on your face and neck using your fingertips to rub it onto the skin of your face and neck. This will help in exfoliating.
• Leave the pack on for about 15–20 minutes to dry.
• Next, wash off the dried up paste by washing it off with cool water.
• Use this remedy twice a week to gently exfoliate the skin on your face and neck. This will prevent the pores of your face from getting clogged up and that will reduce the occurrence of blackheads and whiteheads.

For Dry Skin

To treat this skin issue, you should make use of the remedy that uses the following ingredients in the quantities mentioned below.

• Half a cup of pre-soaked sabudana/tapioca pearls
• Three tablespoons of organic honey

Preparation And Use

• Transfer all the ingredients in a pan and mix them together to form a mixture.
• Heat the pan over the flame till all the ingredients blend with each other to form a thick paste. Keep stirring in between to prevent the formation of lumps.
• Take the pan off the flame and allow the paste to cool down to the room temperature.
• Now apply this paste on your face in such a manner that a thin layer of it covers your face and neck.
• Leave the pack on for about twenty minutes to dry.
• Next, wash off the dried up paste by rinsing it off with cool water. Use this remedy to treat the issue of dry patches forming on your face. For best results, repeat this remedy thrice a week.

If you thought sabudana was just another ingredient for the delicacies consumed during your fasting days, you’re quite mistaken. Just like other hidden treasures of a very unassuming kitchen, sabudana also serves us in more ways than one. So the next time you are in a grocery store looking to fill up your stock of this superfood, grab an extra packet and your skin care will be sorted too!
Do try these home remedies and let us know how they worked out for you.

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