Actress Archie Panjabi, who plays an investigator on The Good Wife, appeared on The Queen Latifah Show today.  She presented Queen Latifah with a jar containing her mother's homemade facial recipe.

Panjabi explained that the facial mask is made from chickpea flour, turmeric and yogurt and is used before weddings in India to give the bride a radiant glow.

On the Queen Latifah Show blog it was also explained that turmeric has antiseptic and antibacterial properties (useful for preventing acne) and also exfoliates the skin, helping to reduce facial lines and wrinkles.

Chickpea flour (also known as besan, gram or garbanzo flour) is a natural cleanser and exfoliates while tightening the skin.

Yogurt binds together the ingredients, but also has healing properties and is cooling and soothing.

Panjabi didn't give the exact amount of the ingredients to use, but I have this recipe:

 

• 2 teaspoons of chickpea flour
• 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder
• 3-4 teaspoons of yogurt

Mix the ingredients together into a paste and apply to the face.  Leave on for about 20 minutes or until the skin begins to tighten, and then rinse.  This mask is especially beneficial to oily skin.  If you have dry skin, you can substitute the yogurt with honey.

You can learn more about turmeric and find more anti-aging and skin care recipes in Turmeric For Beauty? and Turmeric Anti-Aging Recipes for the Face.

_{Actress Archie Panjabi with talk show host Queen Latifah/Photo: © Sony Pictures Television Inc.}