Organic Fenugreek Powder

Organic Fenugreek Powder can be used in several different ways:

• As a paste, mask or poultice: mix with other natural powders, then add hot water until you reach the desired consistency. This is the simplest and most common method of use, suitable for preparing hair masks, plant-based paste shampoos, face masks and poultices. Organic Fenugreek Powder, which is naturally rich in mucilage, creates a smooth, cohesive paste but can sometimes form lumps. Whisk vigorously with a mini whisk to disperse them. Fenugreek powder also blends well with other plant powders. However, when combined with clays, its mucilage can cause the mixture to lose cohesion, resulting in a crumbly texture.

• As an aqueous infusion: can be incorporated as a water phase in your hair or skin preparations.

• As an oil infusion: can be incorporated as an oil phase into your hair or skin preparations.

Quick recipes from Aroma-Zone

Step 1

Form a paste with hot water.

Step 2

Apply a thick layer to the face and neck.

Step 3

Leave on for around 10 minutes, then rinse off before the mask dries on the skin.

Step 1

Form a paste with hot water.

Step 2

Apply a thick layer to the face and neck.

Step 3

Leave on for around 10 minutes, then rinse off before the mask dries on the skin.

These "instant" formulas are pastes for immediate, one-off use and cannot be kept (if necessary, you can keep them for 24 hours in the fridge).

In practice Skin care

• As a paste, mixed with water and other natural powders to prepare masks or poultices

• As an aqueous infusion, incorporated into the water phase of your homemade cosmetic formulas, it is ideal for making:

  • A soothing lotion

  • A restorative face cream

• As an oil infusion, incorporated into the fatty phase of your homemade cosmetic formulas, it is ideal for creating:

  • Bust nourishing oil

Synergies

• To create a mask base with a smooth, easy-to-apply texture and good adherence: your chosen clay, Rhassoul, Multani Mitti or Rice Powder

• To add an exfoliating effect, for skin radiance: Rosehip Powder, Olive Kernel Powder, Strawberry Seed Powder, Grated Coconut or Almond Powder

• Products for oily skin with blemishes: Green Clays, Nettle, Horsetail, Neem and Manjistha Powders

• For sensitive skin: Colloidal Oatmeal Powder, Tepezcohuite, Marshmallow Powder, Burdock Extract, Camelina and Cranberry Oils, Pomegranate CO₂ Extract

In practice Hair care

• In a paste with water to form a hair mask, mixed with other natural powders

• As a quick plant shampoo, mixed with other natural powders and warm water

• As an aqueous infusion, incorporated into the water phase of your homemade cosmetic formulas, as the ideal active ingredient for making:

  • A fortifying and volumising hair mask

  • A stimulating shampoo

• As an oil infusion, incorporated into the fatty phase of your homemade cosmetic formulas, it is ideal for making:

  • A shine and volume enhancing hair care oil. Massage into the scalp and hair lengths, leave for 20–30 minutes, then rinse out with shampoo

Synergies

• To stimulate hair growth: Bhringaraj, Nettle and Amla Powders, Atlas Cedar and Grapefruit Essential Oils, Mustard and Ricin Oils

• To strengthen and coat hair: Neutral Henna, Kapoor Kachli, Kachur Sugandhi and Marshmallow Powders

• To prepare vegetable or clay shampoos: Shikakaï, Reetha, Sidr Powders

Cultivation

Organic, certified by Ecocert FR-BIO-01

Quality

100% pure and natural, powder debacterized using an innovative steam process, non-irradiated.

Production process

Air-dried seeds ground to a powder

Part of the plant used

Seeds

Botanical name

Trigonella foenum-graecum

Botanical family

Fabaceae

Benefits and properties

Hair fortifier

Country of origin

India

Other names

Methi, Hulba, Fenugreek, Trigonella

INCI name

Trigonella foenum-graecum seed powder

Particle size

Approx. 120 Mesh

Presentation

Powder packaged in a zipped and sealed doypack

Main active ingredients

Mucilage, steroidal saponins (diosgenin), sapogenins, vitamins A, B, D, phytic acid, trigonelline

Organoleptic properties

• Appearance: fine powder

• Color: light yellow to beige yellow

• Smell: characteristic of fenugreek seeds, vegetal, reminiscent of seeds, slightly bitter

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Storage

Protect from air, moisture and light. Close the doypack tightly after each use.

Precautions

• This product is powdery and irritating, so do not use it near a source of ventilation.

• Avoid contact with the eyes; in case of contact, rinse thoroughly with clean water.

• Keep out of reach of children.

• This powder is very active, so we recommend always testing it on the inside of your elbow 24 hours before application.

• Use it diluted in other natural powders for application to the skin and scalp, especially for sensitive skin.

• If you experience a stinging or burning sensation, stop application immediately and rinse with clean water.

• Do not use internally.

Warning

The properties, indications and methods of use described above are derived from scientific literature and/or reference books or websites in aromatherapy, hydrolatherapy and phytotherapy. This general information is provided for informational purposes only and cannot under any circumstances be considered as medical information. This information cannot under any circumstances replace a diagnosis, consultation or medical follow-up, nor engage our liability.

Supplier documents

"The Divinity of Plants - An Ayurvedic Guide to Herbal Medicine"

Dr. David Frawley and Dr. Vasant Lad

Effect of Trigonella foeanum graecum (fenugreek) on blood glucose in normal and diabetic rats, Indian J. Physiol. Pharacol. 1995, 39(2), 173-174.

P. Khosla, D. D. Gupta, R. K. Nagpal

Plant used in cosmetics, Phytotherapy research 2003, 17, 987-1000.

Aburjai T., Natsheh F. M.

In vitro studies on antiradical and antioxidant activities of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum) seeds, Food Chemistry 103 (2007) 31-37.

S. Kaviarasan, G.H. Naik, R. Gangabhagirathi, C.V. Anuradha, K.I. Priyadarsini

Effect of Furostanol Glycosides from Trigonella foenum-graecum on the Reproductive System of Male Albino Rats, Phytother. Res. 2010, 24: 1482-1488.

Urmila Aswar, Subhash Laxman Bodhankar, V. Mohan and Prasad Arvind Thakurdesai

Characterization of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) Seed Lipids, J Am Oil Chem Soc (2011) 88:1603-1610.

Ozan Nazim Ciftci, Roman Przybylski, Magdalena Rudzinska, Surya Acharya

An Overview, International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Review and Research, 2012, 2(4), 169-187.

Helambe S Snehlata, Dande R Payal, Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)

Effets de l’extrait aqueux des graines du fenugrec (Trigonella foenum graecum) sur l’amélioration du profil lipidique et la prise de poids chez le rat, Phytothérapie (2012) 10:357-362.

H. Harchane, H. El Addas, S. Amsaguine, N. El Amrani, D. Radallah

In vitro estrogenic activities of fenugreek Trigonella foenum graecum seeds, Indian J Med Res 131, June 2010, pp 814-819.

.S. Sreeja, V.S. Anju & S. Sreeja

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