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You can get smooth, soft and blemish-free skin at home with sandlewood. This fragrant wood is known to have beauty enhancing properties. So everytime you want to pamper you skin you need not rush to the salon for an expensive beauty treatment. Just stock up on sandlewood powder to get glowing skin at home.

Here are some tips to use sandalwood for beauty care:

Sandalwood helps to remove blemishes from your skin. Make a sandalwood pack with rosewater and apply it on your face everyday. Let it remain for 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse with water.

Sandalwood has cleansing properties and helps to remove dirt and grime from skin pores. It's specially helpful to prevent acne.

Sandalwood also has anti-aging properties. You can use sandalwood powder to treat wrinkles and saggy skin. For this make a pack of sandalwood mixed with egg yolk or honey. Apply this pack on your face and neck and let it stay for 20 at least. Wash off with water. You will feel the difference.

Sandalwood powder can be mixed with coconut oil to make a face pack. This pack makes skin soft and also gives you glowing skin.

Sandalwood can also help to treat sunburns and sun tan. Make a paste of sandalwood with rosewater. Apply on the affected area and let it stay for 15 to 20 minutes. Wash off with water.

Regular application of sandalwood paste on your face also helps to give you clear complexion.

(AW: Pratima Tigga)