Visitors who first come to Burma will be surprisingly interested to see the locals here with their yellow or white cream on the face. While face painting is facing to disappear in many countries or is used to welcome visitors to some tribes, in Burma, face painting is the uniqueness and attractive feature of this nation. That's Thanaka, a traditional type of cosmetic which is made from a particular cortex.
Burmese women have started to use this cortex plus Gat Gaw leaves and grind them on a kind of stone called Kyauk Pjin to make a verry silky and scented powder. After having a bath, women, kids or even men in Myanmar rub this Thanaka powder on their faces, arms, and other parts on the body. They do this to keep their skin moisturizing, tighten pores, degreaser and all of this is to avoid sunlight. They can expand their creativity by highlighting in some areas or draw a myriad of eye-catching patterns or simply draw a circle on their faces as a keepsake.
Royal families particularly show their castes by the cream which is specially made with paler color or being fixed with yellow powder. This special powder is also used to wash the face of Buddha statues im some rituals of this country's thousands of pagodas.
- Thanaka is not only a cosmetic but also a uniqueness of Burma
Thanaka is usually brought on women as daily nessessary cosmetic.
Nowadays, this cosmetic is produced in a large scale, you can buy a jar of Thanaka and mix it with a little water and then you can use it at once. According to statistics, there are more 200 labels in Myanmar manufacturing and selling this product, such as: Shwepyinan, Shwebo Minthamee, Daw Thi, Taunggyi Maukmae, Natmimae, Phoe Wa, Papawaddy, Sanda and Sauntawku.
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