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 Lulur
Solo, a yellow paste made from rice powder, this wonderfully
aromatic mixture is rubbed on the whole body by hand to
exfoliate the skin. Lulur has a remarkable softening effect on the skin and
has always been a part of the beauty care of Javanese royal families. The queen of treatments literally,
this exfoliation and polishing treatment has been practiced in the
palaces from Central Java to Bali since the 17th century. There, the pursuit
of beauty has long been a daily ritual and the Lulur, an integral step,
leaving the skin soft, supple and shining.
Main ingredients: rice powder, turmeric, sandalwood, galangal, kolor,
mung beans, cinnamon, temu lawak (wild ginger), temu giring (medical root),
Delem leaves and Gambi flower.
The colour of this mixture is light beige and will turn yellow upon contact
with water. The paste carries a fruity aroma with a tinge of spice. It
leaves the skin smooth and smelling like paradise.
Perhaps what is so intriguing about Lulur is its sandalwood content and its
ancient use as a spiritual cleanser.
The Indian poet Kalidasa once
wrote: "Beautiful ladies, preparing themselves for the feast of pleasures,
cleanse themselves with the yellow powder of sandal, clear and pure, freshen
their breast with pleasant aromas, and suspend their dark hair in the smoke
of burning aloes."
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[ Method ]
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Massage your body with your favourite oil. Sesame or coconut oil is often
used. Leave the oil on the skin. |
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Pour the pre-mix ingredients in to a brownish paste with a splash of
water and smear on the body. |
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3. |
Once dry, gently rub the paste off the body in order to exfoliate and
polish the body. |
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Rinse your body under the shower. |
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Splatter your body with yoghurt or body lotion to moisturize. |
[ Solo ]
 Surakarta or more famous
as Solo is lying across in fertile plain terrain along the longest river in
Java, Bengawan or River Solo. Flanked by mountain volcanoes Merapi and
Merbabu in the north, and mount Lawu in the southeast border, is famous as a
stronghold and center of Javanese culture and tradition. The history of Solo
is unseparable with its ancient past - with the discovery of the 'Java man'
in the village of Sangiran in Sragen Regency, Hindu – Buddhist Temples and
the existence of old kratons (palaces) of Javanese Sultans.
[ See ]
1.
Traditional Healing in Bali
2.
Green tea
lulur
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