Clay Powder

Apply clay powder as it is with puff or cotton to places such as armpit, back of the knee etc.  White kaolinite is most suitable for this purpose as it is mild acidic and mild effect. Suitable for baby, too. But be careful when you wear dark colour clothes as it will leave a white mark on your clothes. 

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Paste pack

Mix with water to make a paste and apply on to your skin directly. Remove it when the edge started to dry.  If you can apply thicker, then you can leave the paste longer. Longer the time on the skin, stronger and deeper the effect. 

The optimum ratio of water : clay to make a paste in weight

White kaolinite   1:2

Pink, Yellow   1:1.3

Red, Green   1:1.5

White montmorillonite, Brown Rhassoul   1:1

Zeolite cannot form a paste itself, so mix with other clays.

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Poultice

Make a paste with less water than for using a pack and wrap with thin cloth, gauze or unwoven fabrics and tape the edge so that clay wouldn't come out to make a mess. When you apply a poultice, you have to be a little creative as it is really hard to hold the poultice in a place. Using Surgical tape is one option, however I have a sensitive skin and I had a skin rush from the Surgical tape which took me longer to cure than the original problem. So use your imagination. I once cut my husband's old stretchy trousers in a section to obtain a wide band like a tube tops to hold the poultice on my tummy. 

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Clay water

Mix a tea spoonful of clay with a cup of water (200ml) and shake well. Apply this by spray or dispenser.  Possible use is such as washing nappy rush of baby with white kaolinite clay water but make sure you put cream to moisturising.   If clay clog the spray, use only supernatant. The effect of clay water is mild but you can use anywhere, so it is handy.

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(to be continued..)

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