Arrowroot, West Indian Arrowroot
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A lovely, soft powder used to make our body powders silkier and smoother. A very fine white cosmetic grade powder. May be mixed with cornstarch 1:3 Maranta Arundinacea)
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Arrowroot, Arrowroot Powder, Arrowroot Fruits levels of the skin. Is used in cosmetics to help moisturizers penetrate the skin. A fine, white powder. May have other uses similar to cornstarch to provide an alternative and safer powder than talc. Has great moisture-absorbing properties. Softens skin, absorbs moisture. In cosmetics it is used to other starches, especially in stir frys. Product of Thailand.
Arrowroot is made by grinding the thick rhizomes into a starchy powder that is used after planting, it is dug up, its rhizomes removed, peeled and grated in water. The resultant powder is dried but later purified again by several more to digest and is, therefore, used in baby foods and diets for invalids.
TIPS
For baby powder, you can easily make your own, out of a blend of cornstarch, arrowroot powder, and white cosmetic clay. You may either add a few drops of Lavender essential oil, or some finely pulverized dried lavender buds in with your finger tips, then sift well.
Good, basic substitutes for talcum powder are cornstarch, arrowroot powder, fuller's earth, or rice powder (especially for the face). Try these recipes for making your own bath powder:
Light weight, white powder used as a base for body powder or thickening agent in cooking. Provides an excellent, clear thickener. Can substitute cornstarch (use a bit more; doesn't impart as glossy a finish), kuzu powder .
Cosmetic Uses
Used in talcum powders and hair dyes. Added to moisturizers as a thickening agent and to help active ingredients penetrate the upper ) in making body powders, arrowroot is light, soft and absorbent. It can also be used to help dry up blemishes, rashes, or other sores or wounds .
An ingredient in dusting powders and hair dyes made from the root starch of the plant. Arrowroot was used by American Indians to heal wounds from poisoned arrows. No Known Toxicity.
Most often used as an ingredient in powders, this nutritious starch from the root of the plant was used by aboriginal...
