Thanakha
Description: It is a water-based face makeup worn by women and girls and sometimes boys.
Thanakha is the paste from the bark of the Thanakha tree (Murraya paniculata). It is a water-based face makeup worn by women and girls and sometimes boys. Applied thickly it is an effective sun-screen. Applied Lightly, it tightens the skin and prevents it from getting oily. After a bath it is most refreshing when lightly smeared on the face and body.
The circular mortar stone, with a shallow trough along its rim, is a necessary part of Myanmar woman’s toilette. On it she will grind her daily fresh batch of make-up paste. A woman might have three mortars, one for her face, neck and hands, the other for the more lowly parts of her body and a small one for travel. Old mortars are set on high legs and carved with figures.
Book Title : Myanmar Hotels & Tourism Directory 2007-2008