Description

What is it

Poovarasam (Thespesia populnea), the Portia tree, is the broad-leaved shade tree of Tamil village lanes and coastlines, with bell-shaped yellow flowers that blush purple-red by evening.

Its bark has long been part of traditional skin care in Tamil homes, ground into pastes and bath powders. Our powder is made from the bark alone, for external use.

What Makes This Different

• Bark only. Made from poovarasam bark.
• Fine for pastes. Milled fine for smooth pastes and bath blends.
• Single ingredient. 100% Poovarasam bark, with no fillers, flavouring or blending agents.

What It Does

• A traditional skin-care bark. Valued in South Indian tradition for skin and botanical wellness.
• A simple paste. Mixed with water or coconut oil and applied to the skin.
• Earthy and woody. A gentle, woody scent.
• A tree that made childhood music. Generations of Tamil children have rolled poovarasam leaves into little “pee-pee” whistles.

A Village Tree That Made Childhood Whistles

Its flowers change colour in a single day, and its leaves have whistled through countless Tamil childhoods. FounditGood Poovarasam Pattai Powder brings this beloved village tree into your skin-care routine.

Summary of Benefits

• A traditional South Indian skin-care bark
• For pastes and bath blends
• Earthy, woody scent
• Bark only, for external use
• 100% Poovarasam bark, single-ingredient, no fillers
• Stone-ground in small batches and periodically third-party lab tested

How to Use It

Skin paste: Mix 1 teaspoon with water or a little coconut oil into a smooth paste. Apply to the skin, leave for 10 to 15 minutes, then rinse.

Bath blend: Add to green gram flour or your bath powder.

Storage: Keep in an airtight container, away from heat, light and moisture. Use a dry spoon.

For external use. Do a patch test on your inner arm before first use and keep away from the eyes.

The FounditGood Promise

For more than a decade, from our home in Pollachi at the foot of the Western Ghats, we have prepared Siddha and Ayurvedic herbs for families across India and customers in many countries around the world. Every pouch carries the same quiet promise: the right herb, prepared the right way.

• Traditional knowledge, carried forward. We prepare each herb the way South Indian tradition intends: the right plant part, cleaned, dried and processed with care.
• Sourcing we can stand behind. A deeply integrated supply chain, built over years with growers and gatherers we know, keeps every herb traceable and every batch consistent.
• Stone-ground, in small batches. Our herbs are ground slowly on stone and in small quantities, so each batch is carefully watched from start to finish.
• Clean label, clean process. Nothing added, nothing hidden: no fillers, colours, flavours or preservatives, made in an FSSAI Central Licensed, GMP-compliant, ISO 22000-certified facility.
• Independently checked. Our products are periodically tested by independent third-party laboratories.
• An ethical commitment. Honest labels, careful work and a refusal to cut corners on quality, because we would rather make less than make it worse.
• Appreciated by those who use it. Customers at home and abroad keep coming back, and their trust is the standard we hold ourselves to.

Disclaimer

FounditGood Poovarasam Pattai Powder is a traditional botanical powder for external use. It is not a medicine and is not intended to diagnose, treat or prevent any disease. Do a patch test before first use, avoid contact with the eyes, and consult a healthcare practitioner if you are pregnant or breastfeeding or using it for children.