Homemade Kumkum: Tilak used in worship is used in every house. But now chemical kumkum is also available in the market. Therefore, it becomes difficult to identify the real and fake. To avoid fake, you can easily make fresh kumkum at home. For this you will need only 3 things. Let’s know how you can make it…

To make kumkum, you need these ingredients

-2 teaspoons turmeric

-A few drops of lemon juice

-1/4 teaspoon quick lime.

How to make fresh kumkum

Put 2 teaspoons turmeric in a bowl. You can add a few drops of lemon juice to it. Mix all these ingredients together well. You can also add 1 teaspoon ghee and fragrance of your choice to it. Keep it in moonlight overnight. To avoid any allergy, do a patch test once. You can try it by applying it on your hand. You can use this kumkum for tilak in the temple. Applying it keeps your forehead cool.

You can follow a way to identify fake kumkum brought from the market
If you buy sindoor or kumkum from the market, then a good way to check its authenticity is to take a little of it on a white paper and now fold it and rub it. You will see only the yellow stain of turmeric and no other color apart from this. If your kumkum leaves a yellow color then understand that it is real.