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Face Ubtan
Rose & Walnut Face Ubtan
A dry powder of damask rose, ground walnut and gram flour. You mix it fresh each time, which is why it needs no preservative at all.
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The story
An ubtan is a powder, not a cream, and that is the entire trick: with no water in the jar there is nothing for bacteria to live in, so nothing needs preserving. You add the water yourself, one wash at a time.
The rose is damask, grown and shade-dried here. The walnut is milled fine enough to polish without tearing, which is where most scrubs get it wrong.
Mix with raw milk for dry skin, or plain water if your skin runs oily.
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Farm-grown ingredients
Grown on our own land in Heul Valley, Uttarakhand.
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Small batches
Made a few dozen at a time, never mass-produced.
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No harmful chemicals
No parabens, sulphates or synthetic fragrance. Ever.
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Pan-India shipping
Plastic-free packaging, dispatched from the hills.
The ritual
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Mix a spoonful
Raw milk for dry skin, water for oily. Make a loose paste, not a stiff one.
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Apply and wait
Ten minutes. Do not let it dry to cracking, which is where people go wrong.
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Rinse in circles
Wet your fingers and lift it off gently. The walnut does the polishing.
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Twice a week
More often than that is not better, whatever the internet says.
Questions
What exactly am I getting?
This one is 80 g, 9 months from the day it is made, and it is dull, uneven and combination skin. Every batch is prepared by hand in Heul Valley.
Is it really made from farm-grown ingredients?
Yes. The herbs, turmeric and milk come from our own farms and neighbouring households in Heul Valley. We buy nothing from commodity wholesalers, which is also why our batches are small and occasionally sell out.
Will it suit sensitive skin?
There is no synthetic fragrance, no sulphate and no paraben in anything we make, which is what usually causes trouble. That said, botanicals are still active ingredients, so patch-test on your inner arm and wait a day before you use anything new on your face.
Why does the colour or smell vary between orders?
Because the harvest varies. Turmeric grown in a wetter year is a deeper ochre, and the honey changes with whatever is flowering. We do not correct any of it with dye or fragrance, so a little variation between batches is the honest result.
How long does delivery take?
Orders leave our workshop within two working days. Metros usually receive in three to five days, the rest of India in five to eight. Everything ships plastic-free, so nothing arrives wrapped in what we spent years keeping out of our products.
Can I return it?
Unopened items can come back within fourteen days for a full refund. If something arrives damaged or turns out faulty, write to us with a photograph and we will replace it, opened or not.
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