Most of the south Indian women used turmeric while bathing and thus avoided unwanted hair in their face and body. Turmeric when used when you are quite young does not allow hair to grow. This is not practiced nowadays in metro cities but even today villagers in Tamilnadu have this practice, especially the married women. Turmeric is respected as pious and godly in root form. It is very good for the skin. It has antiseptic properties and can applied to wounds too.
