Amazing Benefits of Alum

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Numerous medical benefits of alum:

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Alum is very popular for water purification and shave cure but none of us have any idea about its magical powers. Alum can do wonders for skin, face as well as it is used for health purposes. It is easily available in the market in powder form or block form.

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The numerous benefits of using alum are listed below:

  • Alum is an antibacterial agent:

Another popular benefit of alum is to act as an antibacterial. This is the basis for which this mixture is good for preventing acne. Antibacterial capacity will prevent bacterial infection on the skin and result in a healthy and improved skin surface. Alum can be used in various ways to use it as an antibacterial ingredient. It is also used to fight acne. But for more specific uses of alum for other bacterial infections, it would be better to use it in a variety of ways.

It is indeed the worst nightmare for all girls not to have pimples or small spots on their face but if I tell you that alum can fight acne and pimples then I am not lying at all. You just mix some alum powder with water to make a fine paste then apply this paste on the affected area, leave it for 20 minutes and wash it off with water. Use this paste on a daily basis to get rid of acne and you will be amazed to see the results after a few days.

  • Relief from cracked heels:

Do your heels feel dry and cracked with the arrival of cold weather? If so then there is no need to worry about this issue as you can easily fix this critical situation with alum. Heat a lump of alum until it foams, when it dries you will have a powder.

Grind it until it is fine and then mix it with coconut oil. Rub this mixture on your heels. Do this regularly and your heels will become baby soft and smooth. Alum is used in many industries to extract moisture from products so it will also work wonders on your feet. Clean the feet with alum powder. Applying alum powder to the shoes you wear daily will also help the cracked heels heal slowly.

Likewise, this remedy will work like magic for people with cracked and painful heels. Just take a small tub of warm water and add half a cup of milk to it. Add a handful of rose petals and 4-5 neem leaves. Mix one teaspoon of alum powder and one teaspoon of oil in the tub. Then soak your feet in this tub water for about 20 minutes and rub them lightly with a hard object. This process will not only help you get rid of dead skin but also keep cracked heels away.

  • Uses of Alum for Dryness:

Itching and flaking of dandruff on your scaly skin can embarrass you in front of your relatives or friends. Dandruff can have many causes including, sensitivity to hair products, overgrowth of a certain fungus, and dry skin can be major causes of dandruff. Alum fights your dandruff. If you add a pinch of alum to your shampoo and apply it to your hair twice a week, it will help to get rid of dandruff.

 

  • To remove unwanted hair from the body:

In ancient times, women used alum paste to remove unwanted hair. Mix half a teaspoon of alum with 1 teaspoon of rose water and apply it on the area where you want to remove hair. If you feel that the paste is dry, sprinkle a little rose water. Leave on for half an hour and wash off with water.

You can use this paste after waxing or threading as alum helps reduce or slow down hair growth. Alum, when rubbed on the skin, acts as a mild exfoliant and helps in permanent removal of facial hair. Rose water prevents dryness of skin due to alum to a great extent. Traditionally, after bathing, alum powder is mixed with rose water to make a very fine paste and then this paste is applied on the face or anywhere where there is unwanted hair.

  • Alum and rose water mask for dark spots:

Alum is known for its medical benefits but did you know that it is also great for skin care? Rose water, on the other hand, is a staple in many skin care routines that work well to improve the health of your skin. Both ingredients, when used regularly, can lighten or soften dark spots and puffy eyes without irritating your skin.

Mix rose water with alum powder and mix until it forms a paste consistency. Cleanse your face before applying the paste. Now apply the paste all over your face and neck for 10 minutes and let it dry. After that, wash it with lukewarm water and dry it. After a few weeks of use, the dark spots begin to disappear.

  • Use of alum after shave:

Alum helps control bleeding from shaving cuts, aids in quick healing of skin wounds and gives the skin a natural glow. It also has a natural toning and skin tightening function which is beneficial for people over 50 years of age as the skin begins to sag with age. It is also helpful for people with sensitive skin types.

  • Use of alum for bleeding from weak teeth and gums:

Take one gram of alum, add some salt to it and add a sprinkle of cinnamon to make a paste. Apply it on gums, weak teeth and bleeding gums. After massaging your gums with this, rinse your mouth thoroughly.

In addition to this therapy, experts recommend that you consume a daily serving of barley grass juice because of its gum-healing properties and the calcium it contains that can help heal dental problems. This determined whether or not alum had an antifungal effect on yeast isolated from oral lesions. Alum can suppress fungal isolates and also prevent diseases like mouth ulcers.

  • To eliminate sweat odor:

People who sweat profusely and also complain of bad smell in sweat, such people should add alum in the water while bathing. It can also be used directly in the armpits at any time of the day to eliminate the smell of sweat.

  • For wounds:

A Masha of alum dissolved in a foot full of warm water and washed twice a day heals the wounds, it is very useful for drying the wounds.