Hugs Lulur

Lulur Solo, a yellow paste made from rice powder, this wonderfully aromatic mixture is rubbed on the whole body by hand to exfoliate the skin. Lulur has a remarkable softening effect on the skin and has always been a part of the beauty care of Javanese royal families. The queen of treatments literally, this exfoliation and polishing treatment has been practiced in the palaces from Central Java to Bali since the 17th century. There, the pursuit of beauty has long been a daily ritual and the Lulur, an integral step, leaving the skin soft, supple and shining.

Main ingredients: rice powder, turmeric, sandalwood, galangal, kolor, mung beans, cinnamon, temu lawak (wild ginger), temu giring (medical root), Delem leaves and Gambi flower.

The colour of this mixture is light beige and will turn yellow upon contact with water. The paste carries a fruity aroma with a tinge of spice. It leaves the skin smooth and smelling like paradise.

Perhaps what is so intriguing about Lulur is its sandalwood content and its ancient use as a spiritual cleanser. The Indian poet Kalidasa once wrote: "Beautiful ladies, preparing themselves for the feast of pleasures, cleanse themselves with the yellow powder of sandal, clear and pure, freshen their breast with pleasant aromas, and suspend their dark hair in the smoke of burning aloes."