Ayurvedic beauty products are holistic herbal remedies to enhance your beauty - sealing Mother Nature in a bottle. A sound principle you should live by is 'If you cannot eat it don’t put it on your skin'.
Ayurvedic beauty and skin care products offer all the solutions to your problems using herbal and natural remedies while preventing aging. The Ayurvedic approach to beauty care is
different from the Western way of treating diseases. Although the solutions are inexpensive their effectiveness is huge.
What does "Ayurveda" mean?
Ayurveda in Sanskrit means life (ayur) and knowledge (veda) – or ‘the science of life’, the essence of this ancient Indian system of medicine, the art of healing and prolonging life. Ayurveda heals and prevents illnesses by keeping the body, mind and spirit in optimal balance with nature.
Good health and beauty management is all about getting rid of toxins out of the body to reflect a perfect skin through lifestyle and nutrition. Ayurvedic traditional practices involve rejuvenation therapy as self care on an ongoing basis if you want beauty throughout your life. Emotions like happiness and sadness are visible on our face and body and cannot be concealed with makeup. Hence Ayurveda is a holistic approach.
In Ayurveda customizing skin beauty products for you starts by recognizing your mind and body type (dosha). Once you understand your skin type then you can choose the right products for internal and external beauty. Ayurvedic beauty products for the three basic doshas - Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Find which one is yours.
Vata is similar to our dry skin type. It is rough, dry, and feels cool to touch. It has fine pores and delicate. When out of balance, it may become excessively dry, rough or flaky, or be subject to dry eczema or skin fungus. Vata skin tends to wrinkle prematurely due to the dryness of Vata dosha, and can take on a grayish or dull quality if your digestion is not in balance. If you have Vata skin, you are particularly sensitive to mental stress, which tends to show up in a tired, stressed look.
Your remedy is: Raw Honey
Mix some raw honey with yogurt into a mask and apply on your face for 20mins. Honey will attract moisture in your skin.
The Solution to Vata Skin
If you have Vata skin, your skin doesn't retain as much moisture as
other skin
types. For that reason, adding moisture is your priority. Recommended
ayurvedic beauty products are applying moisturizer generously on your
face before you go
to bed at night and in the morning after cleansing to restore moisture
balance is
a must.
Keep your skin moisturized from the inside by drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day and eating plenty of sweet, juicy fruits. Eat warm, nourishing foods and avoid drying foods. Indian food is nothing without its spices as these have therapeutic properties, enhancing health and well-being. Spices have been considered wonder-foods in Ayurveda for thousands of years and are always present with other herbs in herbal prescriptions. Specific spices are recommended to different skin types like Turmeric, Cumin and a special Vata tea is able to relax the mind and body with the help of licorice for sweet taste while cardamom, cinnamon and ginger all aid in digestion.
Pitta skin is very delicate, more fair or rosy in color, soft, warm to the touch, and of medium thickness – equivalent of our Sensitive skin type. When out of balance, Pitta skin types can suffer from skin rashes, breakouts, acne, liver spots or rosacea. Emotional stress can cause you to blush when embarrassed, breakouts, sores and rashes.
Your Solution: Oatmeal
Mix
equal amounts of oatmeal with yogurt and a drop of honey into a mask
and apply on your face for 10 mins. Rinse off with lukewarm water.
The Answer for Pitta Skin
Pitta skin is a delicate and sensitive one; avoid excess heat, over exposing it to direct sunlight, tanning salons and steam facials. Calm your skin through the tactile nerves using organic oils that deeply nourish. Use lukewarm water to cleanse and bathe. Avoid hot and spicy food containing preservatives. Pitta Tea will have a cooling, balancing effect. Steer clear of synthetic chemicals, preservatives and harsh ingredients on your skin and also in your food. Eating organic foods with sweet, bitter and sharp taste as well as drinking pure water.
Kapha skin is thicker, softer, oilier and smoother than the other two types. People with Kapha skin don't tend to form wrinkles until very late in life. When out of balance, Kapha skin can suffer from excessive oiliness, enlarged pores, blackheads, pimples, most types of eczema and water retention.
Your Answer is: Sugar
Mix 2 tbsp sugar with 3 tbsp warm water until sugar is melted and gently rub on your skin for a few mins then rinse off.
The Key to Kapha Skin
Keep Kapha clean, deep cleansing on constant basis. Moisten your face with warm
milk for a few minutes before going to bed. Avoid oily formulas and use herbs
to detoxify and moisturize. Stay away from oily and heavy foods. Go for light,
sharp and bitter foods prepared with Kapha-friendly spices along with Kapha
tea. Exercising everyday helps digestion and detoxification working properly.
For those with combination skin like generally dry but
sometimes have oily patches, that would be Vata-Kapha skin. Dry but sensitive
skin its more like Vata-Pitta; and oily and sensitive skin it is probably
Kapha-Pitta.
With combined skin types its best to change ayurvedic beauty products according to
seasons. When cold (winter) go for Vata skin care. When weather becomes warmer,
moist (spring-summer) switch to Kapha range.
Ayurvedic beauty products are natural remedies for all skin types.
This site is always sharing with you ways to care about your skin naturally to protect you and the environment. Take advantage of the knowledge of life and choose your ayurvedic beauty products wisely.
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