REVIEW: Patanjali Herbal Suhag Teeka

A safe formula has a unique combination of precious herbs, vegetable oils and waxes. It does not irritate and harm the scalp.

Water proof sindoor. Herbal sindoor with natural dye. Provides a soft, smooth and beautiful look.
Claims: No smudge, restraint to perspiration.

The ayurvedic composition is as follows:
Each 1 g product contains:
Castor oil 390 mg
Wheat germ oil 10 mg
Rakht chandan or red sandalwood powder 5 mg
China rose powder 5 mg
Amahaldi extract 0.1 mg
Manjistha extract 0.1 mg
Turmeric extract 0.1 mg
Saffron powder 0.05 mg
Base material: ointment base, natural waxes, vegetable oil, vitamin E, BHT, colour CI 15880 (red).

Shelf life: 2 years
Net weight: 3 g
MRP: INR 75

Beautiful maroon and gold bullet with a conical teeka

It comes in a beautiful maroon and gold combo bullet that looks much like a lipstick. In fact even the Patanjali herbal kajal comes in a similar bullet (review here). It is rightfully called teeka as the consistency is that of a thick teeka, creamy and a bit waxy. The colour is a deep maroon in the bullet which is shaped as a sharp cone.

Maroon teeka with pink undertone and tiny gold flecks

It is easy to apply. Just part your hair and swipe a line along the parting. It does not smudge and it completely water and sweat proof. On the skin, its colour pay off is not too good. It looks a pinkish maroon on the first instance. After 2 - 3 minutes, the colour oxidizes and looks a bit darker but still has a tinge of pink undertone. It has tiny gold shimmer in it, the kind that you see in some Holi colours. The gold shimmer are because of the added red pigment. It has a slight red sandalwood fragrance to it. I did not experience any hair loss or skin irritation with it although I have been using it for over a year.

Teeka after one wash in soap and water

Although it does not disappear in water, it is easy to wash off with a little bit of soap/ besan. In the above picture, I used a little soap with no hand pressure and it washed off like that.

Overall it is a safe alternative to the traditional teeka and quite convenient and handy to carry around. It is lasting quite a while and it can easily come up to more than a year even f used regularly.