Japanese washing grains

[Candybee]

I used to have a small bottle of "japanese washing grains" many years ago. Please don't ask me what was in it cause I don't remember.

Basically you poured some into the palm of your hand (the washing grains were like a powdery dry substance), add a little water, then work it into a lather in the palm of your hand, then wash your face with it. The washing grains exfoliated and polished your face without drying it out.

I keep thinking of those washing grains and wondering what could I use to make a similar type facial scrub?

I'm gonna take a stab at this a say it must have been some clay with an added exfoliation substance like ground seed powder of something similar. But what would the lathering agent be?

Anyone have any ideas on how I can make something similar? I sure wish I could find them again.

After I posted this I found this link:

http://voices.yahoo.com/diy-japanese-washing-grains-face-3471735.html

Could it really be this simple? Adzuki beans?

 

[bodhi]

I will let you know, i have adzuki beans handy!

Update: I may have defective beans. No suds at all.

 

[Candybee]

Thanks for trying! Other than the non lather did they wash and exfoliate your face? maybe the secret is in the fine ground?

The lather was medium light if I remember. It wasn't lathery compared to soap but it did lather. Gawd that stuff was nice!!! I am still hoping someone here may know a home recipe I could make.

 

[bodhi]

You're welcome, i was very curious myself. I didnt use them on my face but on my hands. I ground some to small grits and then the rest to a powder and mixed them together. They did exfoliate and my hands still feel quite nice. There was no lather at all and more of a slime than anything really. I googled japanese washing grains and found something from bath and body that appeared to be a powder but it had surfactants in it also. I wonder if the other did too and just didnt list them?