How to use Kaolin Clay | Chini Mitti TOP benefits

Remember those golden days when playing with clay gave you utmost joy? Your skin also loves clay. If you are one who has oily skin, multiple tiny blackheads, breakouts, or a shiny T-zone, Kaolin Clay is a divine benediction for your skin.

What is Kaolin Clay?

Also known as White Clay, China Clay, or Chini Mitti; Kaolin Clay is primarily made up of the mineral  Kaolinite. This tender facial clay gently cleanses, exfoliates, and detoxifies your skin from outside to inside. With its mild antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and healing properties, Kaolin Clay provides multiple benefits to skin and hair.

Other names of China Clay

Kaolin Clay in Tamil- கயோலின் களிமண்

Kaolin Clay in Gujarati-કાઓલિન માટી

Kaolin Clay in Hindi-चीनी मिट्टी

Kaolin Clay in Telugu- చైన మట్టి

Benefits of Kaolin Clay

• Kaolin Clay is an all-in-one power pack for all skin types including sensitive skin, acne-prone skin, dry skin, and oily skin. It absorbs extra sebum on the outer surface of the skin and controls excess oil production without stripping natural oils.
• It works as a natural cleanser to wash away dirt, impurities, and toxins from the pores and evens out skin tone.
• Due to its antibacterial and healing properties, it aids to cure acne, redness, and itchiness on the skin.
• The exfoliating effect of the Kaolin Clay gently scraps even the minute particles of dust, bacteria, and pollutants which keeps your skin acne and blemish-free.
• Kaolin Clay is not only a skin thing. It also withdraws toxins and impurities from your teeth and scalp.
• Pure Kaolin Clay contains titanium dioxide, aluminosilicate, and silica with a neutral pH. The combined power of this natural chemical composition blocks the absorption of harmful UV rays, promotes collagen production, and reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Kaolin Clay for skin whitening 

Chini Mitti has a detoxifying effect that sucks out the grime and pollutants from the skin pores. As it minimizes sebum production, controls acne, and blocks ultraviolet rays; you get clear, glowing, bright skin.

How to use Kaolin Clay for dark spots and skin brightening

• Kaolin Clay powder- 2 tablespoons
• Avocado oil- 1 teaspoon
• Rose water- 3 spoons

Combine all ingredients to make a fine paste. Apply this best clay mask for dark spots over cleansed skin.

Kaolin Clay for acne

This non-toxic, white cosmetic clay exfoliates dead skin cells gently and removes acne-causing bacteria from the pores without hampering the surface of the skin.

How to use

• White Kaolin Clay powder- 2 tablespoons
• Jojoba oil- 1 teaspoon
• Tea tree oil- 2 drops
• Rose water to make a fine paste

Mix all ingredients and apply this white clay acne mask over the cleansed face.

Kaolin Clay therapy for face

With its oil-absorbing, antibacterial, and antiseptic properties, white Kaolin Clay therapy offers multiple benefits to the skin. The healthy combination of homemade Kaolin Clay therapy ingredients acts as a perfect mate for your daily skin care.

How to use

• Chini Mitti powder- 2 tablespoons
• Wheat germ oil- 1 teaspoon
• Glycerin- ½ teaspoon
• Rose water to make a fine paste

Combine all ingredients and apply over cleansed face.

Kaolin Clay in soap

If you are fond of using handmade soaps, then Kaolin Clay is one of the best ingredients for soap making. Apart from discarding dead skin cells, impurities, and grime from the skin pores, Kaolin Clay also adds opacity, silkiness, and creaminess to handmade soaps. Furthermore, using Kaolin Clay in soap gives your skin a soft, matte finish.

Kaolin Clay for lips

Being one of the gentlest facial clays, Kaolin Clay also helps to exfoliate dead skin cells from the lips. Thus you get soft, supple, pink lips.

How to use

• Kaolin Clay powder- 1 teaspoon
• Shea butter- ½ teaspoon
• Jasmine floral water- 1 teaspoon

Combine all ingredients and use it as a natural scrubber for your lips.

Kaolin Clay for hair

This magic clay doesn’t reserve space for skincare merely. Its cleansing and oil balancing properties clean your scalp, reduce oily texture, and repair damaged hair follicles.

How to use

• Kaolin Clay powder- 3 tablespoons
• Rosemary essential oil- 3 drops (Replace with tea tree essential oil if you have dandruff)
• Pure Aloe Vera gel- 3 tablespoons

Combine all ingredients and apply the hair mask on the scalp for 15-20 minutes. Then rinse with plain water.

Kaolin Clay vs. Multani Mitti

After reading the uses and benefits of white Kaolin Clay, you might be wondering if Kaolin Clay and Multani Mitti same? What is the difference between Kaolin Clay and Bentonite Clay? Which is better Bentonite Clay or Kaolin Clay?

Before proceeding further, let’s understand the difference between Multani Mitti and Bentonite Clay. Bentonite Clay can be an ingredient of Multani Mitti. On the contrary, aged volcano ash is used to make Bentonite Clay. Both clays are highly absorbent in nature, have almost the same composition, and offer almost similar benefits to the skin. That’s why Bentonite Clay and Multani Mitti are considered synonyms for each other.