First Impressions

Earlier this week I finally got the Thanaka powder and Safflower oil in the mail. It took about two weeks, which wasn't really that long considering the many items that have taken almost a month to get here for one reason or another.

I bought both my thanaka powder and safflower oil off of Amazon. The thanaka powder cost me $9.99 and the safflower oil came to $16.88 for 16 oz bottle by Dr adorable. Now I'm not trying to advertise for anyone, but if you find better prices let me know. I don't know how many grams of thanaka powder I bought because the package was in a foreign language and I forgot to measure it. However I felt that it was really small and wouldn't last me the entire 100 days, so I ordered two more from a merchant on ebay, each 100 grams. Haven't received them yet but you will know when I get them.

These are just some pictures so you can get what the sizes look like. The powder was compact, and the package was very flat. After I opened the package, I placed the powder into a seasoning container. 

The powder is a bit yellow but when you mix it in with the safflower oil it becomes a brown color. 

First Impressions

Thanaka smells amazing! When I opened the package, this beautiful sweet, soft scent filled my nostrils. Better than any perfume I've ever used. I loved the scent, and when you mix it with the oil it becomes even better. Just the smell made me want to use this every day. 

The paste reminds me of honey and cinnamon mixture, especially when I put it on my skin, however it wasn't sticky, just oily. 

As I rubbed the oil in to my skin on the area where I had previously removed hair, I noticed how it was easy to rub into my skin, rather than sitting on top of my skin like Vaseline. 

I rubbed it in for 10 mins, which is about when all of the oil is rubbed into your skin and it has a nice smooth feel. 

I did this at night, so after I rubbed it in, I simply went to sleep. The instructions say to leave it in over night or for a while, which I would say is about 1-2 hours. When I woke up I didn't see any powder or residue on my skin. But that was most likely because it was all over my pants. LOL. If you are going to do this, make sure you don't wear clothes that you love. Especially if you decide to add turmeric like some people in order to give their skin a golden color. (I didn't do it because I don't need it).

My skin in the area that I applied the paste was extremely soft. It more than likely had to do with the oil that was massaged into my skin and the powder that could have become a buffing agent due to its gradient texture. Regardless, I felt as soft as a babies bottom and smelt like heaven. 

I love this stuff and I haven't even seen the results of the hair removal. I can't wait to see what happens in the upcoming weeks.