According to Ayurveda, the texture or quality of the skin depends on the dominant dosha present in the body, that is, the body constitution. So, naturally, some people will have healthy, oily, dry, or sensitive skin. The face thereby reflects the internal health or balance of the body. So first, we have to identify the nature of the skin of the face. Here, we will talk in detail about the Ayurvedic way of skin care.
Nature depends on the three doshas-
VATA NATURE – elongated face, thin and rough skin, fine pored, uneven skin tone with a darker complexion, cool to touch, and sensitive to climatic changes. This skin is prone to dryness when exposed to cold wind.
PITTA – They have oval or squarish angular faces with even tone, soft and fine skin, moist or slightly oily with oily ‘T’ zone, coppery or pinkish complexion, moles and freckles, and sensitive warm skin.
KAPHA—The face is round and plump with clear, even white skin that is neither dry nor too oily, thick, strong, and not sensitive to anything. It has big pores and skin tags.
Common problems
- Only a small portion of people are having healthy skin.
- The bulk of the others face skin problems like acne, oily skin, dryness and chapping, allergies, white patches, lack of tone for the skin, eczema, etc.
- There are many causes, which you do, in your daily life, which cause the above problems.
- One important factor is the diet and lifestyle, which also can imbalance the dominant dosha of your body.
- This includes unhealthy food and drinks like carbonated drinks and beverages, fast food, leftover or less nutritious food, preserved tinned food, inorganic food, food infected with pesticides and hormones, too much dry or oily food, and taking food when you are not hungry.
- So once you identify your nature you know the food needed for your body.
For example
- Daily intake of chilly food for a Pitha person will cause the aggravation of Pitha in the body which can be manifested as skin rashes, yellow pustular acne, or inflammations of the skin. In the same way too much dry or Vata aggravating food will cause problems like dry skin, rashes, or looseness.
- Mental qualities can also be reflected on the skin. The face is the reflection of your mind and body. If one is healthy and happy it is seen on the face. The anger seen on the face is the reflection of the excess heat present in your body. Excess Kapha is reflected as sluggishness or depression and excess Vata as nervousness or fast ageing. In today’s busy and stressful world, one can escape the adverse effect of stress, which is shown in the body as fast degenerative changes.
Beauty can be acquired by balancing your body and mind. Ayurvedic cosmetics include herbs, oils, minerals, etc can be used for enhancing your beauty.
There are eight steps in a full Ayurvedic face treatment:
1. Cleansing – Sebum, sweat, and accompanying waste products are constantly spilled out onto the skin’s surface, attracting dirt and offering a home to bacteria on the face and neck with the help of cotton dipped in sesame oil or almond oil. Initial cleansing removes this sticky later as well.
2. Oleation or face massage – The face massage can be done with oils like Sesame oil or Ksheerabala oil, Kumkumadi lepa, or Kumkumadi oil.
3. Herbal steaming or compress – preparing the herbal steam mix half a cup of milk with 4 cups of water and add either a leaf of castor or Bala root (in cases of Vata aggravation); sandalwood powder or mint leaves (in Pitha aggravation) and eucalyptus leaves or oil, lemongrass oil, etc (in Kapha type of skin).
4. Scrubbing – Combinations of herbs, which are mild and unabrasive, are used as scrubs, like chickpea flour, oats flour, green gram flour, etc.
5. Facial mask – Herbs good for nourishing the skin or curing skin problems can be taken according to the situation and applied thickly over the face.
- Clay can be used as a base for the herbal mask because it acts like a magnet for the dirt and toxins accumulated deep in the skin. It is also a rich source of minerals needed for getting healthy skin.
6. Nourishing facial pack – Face packs are a softer and more porous type of face mask. They have similar benefits as the facemasks. But these packs can be left longer as they allow the skin to breathe more and are gentler than the masks.
7. Toning – This refreshes the skin as well as removes the residue of all previous treatments. It should be free from alcohol also. So natural products like rose water (for all skin types), tulsi (Holy basil) water or lemon water (for oily skin), juice of Aloe vera (for dry skin), mint water or fennel water (for Pitha skin type).
8. Moisturizing – This step helps to maintain the moisture of the skin making the skin soft, smooth, and silky. This layer also prevents the skin from direct contact with the cosmetics.
This complete treatment can be done once a week or at least twice a month. But cleansing, toning, and moisturizer can be done daily. Even though you are using Ayurvedic cosmetics, it is always good to test these on a small area to test their sensitivity.
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