The women always had a few things in common: extremely soft, luxurious, velvet, skin on their limbs; shiny, glossy hair; and clean, even skin. Grandmothers and mothers would pass down certain rituals to their daughters for centuries; therefore the lineage of these ancient methods are still alive today. A kiseh is a cloth like a loofah that is used with sefitab, which is an exfoliating chunk of hardened minerals and sheep fat. Sefitab, which means “white water” looks a bit like a dense piece of chalk; however, it’s an ancient formula made specifically for removing dead skin and polishing the skin until it’s as soft as velvet. Supposedly this has been the tradition during bathing rituals since the Zoroastrian days.
