Dark patches

DARK PATCHES/PIGMENTATION (Vaangu)
Dark patches spreads across the cheek bones and very common among ladies. The patches are usually caused by using various kinds of make up, powder and creams.
This skin disorder is very difficult to be removed or cured and it hinders one's beauty. Our forefathers usually associate "vaangu" with different types of "sani thosam". The root problem lies beneath the skin and cannot be solved by consuming medicines.
The only way to solve this problem is by using alum (padikaram). The stone can be bought in indian grocery shops. Our forefathers used to keep the stone under their pillow to prevent dreams. The stone is also used to remove "thosam". In India, this stone is kept in the wells as it has the properties to clean dirty water.

HOW TO SOLVE DARK PATCHES (vanggu)?
Clean and pound alum (padikaram) into small pieces and store it in a bottle. Before you go to sleep, take a small amount of the powdered alum, add water and apply on the affected areas. Apply everyday and you can see effective results after 3 months.The stone will not give any bad effects to the body. In fact it beautifies the skin. In India, alum is used to scrub men's faces after shaving as it helps cool the face and also heals wounds caused by the shaving blade.