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Two types of powders were in vogue -face powders and bath powders.

a) Face Powders

Face powders prepared by pulverizing the bark of Lodhra tree were popular. 碍腻濒颈诲腻蝉补^[1] has referred to Lodhrac奴r峁嘺 in his works frequently. While describing 笔腻谤惫补迟颈鈥檚 wedding in 碍耻尘腻谤补蝉补尘产丑补惫补, we come across 笔腻谤惫补迟墨 applying a paste made of Lodhra powder on her cheek. In 搁补驳丑耻惫补峁兣沘 and 惭别驳丑补诲奴迟补 also we have references to ladies applying powdered Lodhra on their face.

b) Bath Powders

Bath powders were not only meant for removing grease, but were useful in enhancing beauty and also in removing body odour. 艢补颈濒别测补, Tagara, 碍耻峁ａ弓丑补, Caula, 碍补谤辫奴谤补, 惭腻峁僺墨, 碍腻苍迟腻, 鲍艣墨谤补, 痴腻濒补办补 and musk are some of the ingredients of a bath powder. In 础驳苍颈辫耻谤腻峁嘺^[2] and 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲丑补谤尘辞迟迟补谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺^[3], it is recorded that any one of the above mentioned ingredients, with the addition of M峁沢adarpa is a good combination to make a bath powder^[4]. Reference to a kind of scented powder for the purpose of perfuming clothes as well as applying on the body is found in 叠峁沨补迟蝉补峁僪颈迟腻^[5]. For obtaining this powder we have to mix the powders of cassia bark, 鲍艣墨谤补 and Patra enriched with musk and camphor in equal proportions. Another bath powder was prepared by adding 痴腻濒补办补 and cassia bark into the ingredients of a compound perfume namely Sarvatobhadra which is mentioned in 叠峁沨补迟蝉补峁僪颈迟腻^[6].

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

搁补驳丑耻惫补峁兣沘, VII.17; U.Megha, 2

[2]:

Gandhayukti, v.26

[3]:

Ibid, v.27

[4]:

痴颈办谤补尘辞谤惫补艣墨测补 (痴颈办谤补尘辞谤惫补艣墨测补).IX,V.90

[5]:

LXXVI, 28,12

[6]:

Ibid, 23, 26