Thanaka
Thanaka is a yellowish-white paste made from finely grated tree bark. In Myanmar , it is painted on the face of children, women and men of all ages and is casually referred to as Burmese make-up.
Thanaka paste is used as a natural cosmetic by young and old . It gives the face a fresh, youthful appearance, is supposed to protect against UV radiation from the sun and has a cooling effect. In addition, it has the reputation of being effective against skin aging and, in the case of illness, against coughs and colds. A slightly lightening and anti-inflammatory effect of the bark, as well as a low level of UV protection, could be demonstrated in the laboratory, although only thanaka from the bark of the tree Hesperethusa crenulata had been examined. While children and women usually rub the cream on their whole face except for their ears and neck, the boys mostly limit themselves to their cheeks. Young women like to put extra effort into make-up, which is why sometimes beautiful round or square patterns adorn the face, sometimes with attractive leaf patterns. Men usually have two points on their cheeks, a thin line under their eyes or two lines on their cheeks.
Manufacturing
Thanakapaste (also or root), from the bark of different in Southeast Asia popular trees from the family of Rutaceae won, such as the Indian wood apple tree ( Limonia acidissima ) or Murraya paniculata ( Murraya paniculata ). They are small trees with a slender trunk. Thanaka trees are called Ma-Khwit in Thailand , Kramsang in Cambodia , Ma-fit in Laos and Gelinggai in Malaysia . The term sandalwood is incorrect, under this term some similar but not the same types of wood are summarized.
The Indian crab apple tree reaches a maximum height of ten meters and blooms in May or June; the spherical, apple-sized fruits with a hard skin ripen in November or December. The flesh is dark brown and mushy and tastes like jam. The wood of the tree is very hard, yellow in color and gives off a pleasant scent. The best thanaka is obtained from older trees, around 35 years old.
In stores, you can either pre-ground the paste or buy pieces of wood with a diameter of at least five centimeters, the bark of which the consumers stir into a paste with water on a grinding stone , called Kyauk Pyin . The rubbing rock often has a channel at the edge into which the water can drain. In markets, in front of temple entrances and on streets, Thanaka is offered piled up in mountains.
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- ↑ Sakulna Wangthong, Tanapat Palaga, Sirirat Rengpipat, Supason P. Wanichwicharungruang, Panpilai Chanchaisak, Michael Heinrich: Biological activities and safety of Thanaka (Hesperethusa crenulata) stem bark. In: Journal of Ethnopharmacology , 2010
- ↑ Tradition in Myanmar, Thanaka - Beauty products and sunscreens with a millennial tradition , accessed April 10, 2020