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THANAKHA, UNIQUELY
MYANMAR
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 What is Thanakha?
• From children to older people, thanakha is something that Burmese
people use in their everyday life.
• Simply put in words, thanakha is just a yellowish paste that people
put on their faces and bodies after taking a bath.
• We can get the yellowish paste by grinding the bark of
thanakha with a bit of water on a kyauk pyin.
• We put thanakha on our faces for many reasons.
• It is said that Burmese people were using thanakha even
from years ago.
 What is the origin of
o thanakha?
Seeing that the wall paintings of bagan women wearing thanakha in
a Bagan Pagoda shows that Burmese people were using thanakha
since the middle of the 11th century.
o The first written reference to thanakha used in Burma is found in a
14th-century poem authored by a companion of King Razadarit.
o The evidence of thanakha's early historic roots was founded
because of an earthquake that happened in Shwemawdaw Pagoda
back in the 1930s.
o From the ruins, a kyaupinin was founded and it is said to be owned
by the daughter of King Bayinnaung.
 How is thanakha made and
Where do we get Thanakha
from?
 The wood of several trees, such as thanakha trees or wood apples,
may be used to produce thanaka cream.
 These trees grow abundantly in drier central regions of Myanmar.
 We can buy thanakha roots all over the country, especially in
pagodas.
 However, Shwebo thanakha from Sagaing region and Shinmadaung
thanakha from Magway region are the most popular places to buy
thanakha.
 Thanakha comes in different forms and sizes: from pieces cut from
slender branches to huge trunks.
 It is also available in the forms of small cakes, creams, lotions and
powders so that we can have many options to buy.
 How thanakha is used?
 Thanakha is used not just in Myanmar but in many countries for
many reasons.
 Sometimes for beauty, sometimes for religious reasons and
sometimes even for medications.
 We, Burmese people, use thanakha mostly to keep our faces sweet-
scented, cool and fresh for the whole day or just to cover our facial
problems.
 We also use thanakha as a sunblock to protect our skin from sunlight.
 Thanaka is also an effective moisturizer, and its hydrating and
cooling effects make it ideal for post-sun exposure.
 In the medical aspect, Thanaka is an organic cosmetic in its purest
form, and it has no harm to people and the environment.
 What are the benefits of
thanakha?

 Thanakha cools the skin, offers sun protection,

controls acne, heals wounds, treats rashes and
provides nutritional supplements for babies.

 People even refer to thanakha as Myanmar’s

traditional medicine for treating skin diseases
and curing rashes into the weather and specific
skin problems.
 Thanakha and the beauty industry
 With the booming of the beauty industry, there are more choices for
beauty products.
 Despite new products and brands being created every day, thanakha is
still a unique beauty product of Myanmar.
 Many local brands are creating new products combining thanakha and
Western products such as thanakha-scented perfumes, lotions, and other
more.
 We as Burmese people should be supportive towards those local
entrepreneurs who are trying their best to promote the use of thanakha in
different industries.
 This will surely help the world to recognize thanakha as a cultural
heritage.
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