你也想一起變美嗎？
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緬甸人為啥抹成「花臉貓」？
前幾天在臉書直播時，不少網友困惑地問我：緬甸無論是婦女、還是小孩怎都是「花臉貓」？緬甸人臉上塗的是什麼啊？
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原來啊，這種塗在臉上的「黃粉」，實際上是緬甸人就地取材、自製的一種天然防曬美容霜，他們稱之為「tanaka (另翻譯Thanaka) 特納卡」，學名叫作「黃香楝粉」。
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這個「黃香楝」，要在非洲、緬甸熱帶雨林才能種得出來的一種很直的樹木，和樟木樹、檀香樹類似，氣味芬芳。
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無論貧富，緬甸人幾乎家家都有一個像飯碗那麼大的石磨，用來製作「tanaka (另翻譯Thanaka) 特納卡」，就是用這個樹幹、再加一點水，然後就在石板上磨。如果一個家庭裡先生很喜歡他的太太，她的先生早上起來就替他太太提前給磨好了，太太就會塗上她自己喜歡的一個圖案，比如說是四方形、或者圓形、或者是葉子形等等；小孩子臉上被繪上小兔子等可愛的動物形狀。通常未婚女子會把這種粉塗滿前額和鼻樑；結過婚的婦女只塗兩頰、不塗鼻樑。
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當然這邊不只是女孩子喜歡塗、男孩子也喜歡塗，因為它既可防治皮膚被陽光灼傷、也可防蚊蟲的叮咬，還可以養顏、祛痘。而這黃色大花臉，已然成為緬甸當地的獨特風情！有興趣的朋友，有機會到了緬甸也一定要試試！
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附註:這種黃香楝樹所提煉出來的「黃香楝粉」，英譯為「tanaka (另翻譯Thanaka)」中文譯名則非常多，例如:有德纳卡，檀那卡，特納卡，塔納卡或是塔內卡..等。
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#tanaka特納卡、#黃香楝、#緬甸、#防曬、#美容
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Do you want to become beautiful too?
Why do the Myanmar people ‘paint’ their faces?
During the live broadcast on Facebook a few days ago, many puzzled netizens asked, “Why do the Myanmar women and children have their faces painted? What did they use to do this?
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Actually, the “yellow powder” that they applied on their faces is something readily available all around Myanmar. It is a homemade natural sunscreen cum beauty cream. They call it “Thanaka”; scientific name being “Hesperethusa Crenulata”.
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This “Thanaka” is native to Africa and Myanmar, and requires a tropical climate to thrive. It grows into a very straight tree, and has a nice fragrance, a trait similar to camphor and sandalwood trees.
Regardless of wealth, almost every Myanmar family has a rice bowl-like grindstone that is used to make “Thanaka”. They would add a little water to the tree trunk, and then use this tool grind it into a paste. If the husband of the household is very fond of his wife, he would rise early to grind and prepare the paste for his wife, who would apply to her face with a preferred design, such as a square shape, a circle, or the shape of a leaf, etc. Children would paint their faces with shapes of a rabbit or other cute animals. Usually women who are single would apply the paste on their whole forehead and nose, and the married ones would only paint their cheeks and not the noses.
Naturally, this is not unique to the females. The males like to apply this paste on their face as well because it can help prevent sunburn, mosquito and insect bites, as well as nourish one’s skin to maintain a youthful complexion and remove acne. In all, the yellow-painted faces have become part of Myanmar’s local unique sights! Friends who are interested are certainly welcomed to try it when you have the opportunity to visit Myanmar!
#Thanaka, #HesperethusaCrenulata, #Myanmar, #Sunscreen, #Beauty
