“When we take time for ourselves, it’s on act of loving ourselves, and we can expand that love to our relations and the worlds around us. We find balance and internal harmony that radiates to everybody in our lives.” Marj Campian – Director (Delicious Magazine)

Very few people are blessed with obviously perfect skin. More people today are living in cities, continually exposed to dirt and pollution, pursuing high speed, tension- producing lifestyles, yet aspiring to natural beauty! Toxins seem to be everywhere: in the food we eat, water we drink, air we breathe. With a retreating ozone layer, even sunshine is flattering hazardous. Stress levels for women are perhaps at an all time high with competitiveness in the workplace and less well defined roles for both themselves and men. As a result, to attain that natural look, a normal skin care program is no longer a luxury, but an essential anxiety reliever and beauty therapy to combat the ravages of contemporary living.

This chapter portray cosmetics and procedures that will change your home into a natural beauty salon or, if you own or run a salon, into a foreign Ayurvedic beauty spa.

The word “cosmetic” comes from the Greek “kosmos,” means order. The term completely reflects the very old faith that beauty, indeed, is born of balancing your lifestyle as well as bringing order to the mind and inner workings of the body. Ayurvedic cosmetics are one more way, along with Ayurvedic diet and existence practices, to help towards the ends just described.

Using herbs, flowers, essential oils and of course happening minerals, Ayurvedic cosmetics bring the skin to its own perfect balance. In a subtle, soothing way they softly allow us to learn our own natural beauty. Just as with all tissues, the skin must be kept elegantly clean, well nourished, moisturized, and protected from harm in order to both look and feel its best. Cleansing, nourishing and caring are the key factors in Ayurvedic skin care.

Whether prepared at home or purchased from a cosmetics company, you will find Ayurvedic cosmetics………..

• Simple, gentle, and natural
• Agreeable and easy to use
• Free from chemical, mineral oils, petroleum – based products or synthetic perfumes
• Free from animal by products that require killing (milk, cream, and ghee are used as well as lanolin from sheep’s wool)
• Do not use animal testing
• Work to bring balance to the totality of the individual body, mind, and spirit.

The beginning of Ayurveda, the age old herbal science into modern beauty practices is like going “back to the future, “ancient component and age old procedures speeding toward the cutting edge of today’s beauty care. More and more skilled beauty therapists acknowledge that natural cosmetics are more healthy and effective than their synthetic counter parts. They also are alert that people today are beginning to command total natural body care. There is increasing interest in treatment that work not only to smarten the skin but also to nurture and relax the whole of our being. Ayurveda, the age old herbal science is a leader in this “new wave” of self care realization.

Totally traditional recipes were intended for Indian people living and working in their motherland, using only what was locally grown, obtainable, and/or reasonably priced. Although fully conventional in loom, the recipes offered here squeeze ingredients from both east and west. True to Ayurvedic principles, but tailored from people in today’s western world, these recipes use the best ingredients from many parts of the world, particularly western herbs, flowers, oils and natural minerals. Integrating these into an Ayurvedic approach in a challenge, but I really believe that it is the way for Ayurveda, the age old herbal science to find a new home and help care from needs of the west. In a time of fragmented traditions and whole world awareness, it is my personal hope that Ayurveda, the age old herbal science, whether for beauty or general health maintenance, will broaden and adapt to include the best from many cultures and thus be able to suitably care from people of all colors, cultures, and backgrounds.

Although it is always vital to take prakruti, or constitution, into consideration when selecting fitting herbs, oils, and other cosmetic ingredient, the emphasis in this chapter is placed on the condition or vikruti of a person’s skin and selecting the suitable ingredients that possess the needed qualities and actions to remedy that condition. The qualities and actions emphasized here are whether an ingredient or formula is cleansing, moisturizing, or toning. This being said, always please bear in mind that addressing the condition of the skin alone is a suggestive approach. Thus you may need to alter what you do to your skin on a day-to-day basis.

Of course, there are always the constants of one’s foundation which give the skin certain characteristics. Skin conditions that are exacerbations of your dosha (Humor) dominance will always take longer to address. But even these circumstances. As well as ones that are more acute, are pretentious by so many other factors such as diet, lifestyle, climate, mental state, and general health. It is for these reasons that it is wise not to be too rigid in addressing your skin and its condition based exclusively on constitution. Living in accordance with your constitution and strengthening it will go a long way in bringing out the natural beauty of your skin, but you always need to pay attention to daily needs and addressing the factors that challenge you. Topical treatments together with a positive health – supporting lifestyle are equivalent partners on the journey toward a vital, glowing complexion.

Previous it was said that those conditions that are in keeping with one’s dosha dominance are more difficult to address than those that are exclusively the result of aberrant diet and lifestyle which bring out symptoms of another dosha. Here are some sensible examples of what I mean…..

Mrs. Jones has a Vata dominant constitution and has a problem with cracked lips. Dry lips are a reflection of the inner dryness in the lower digestive tract, a situation symptomatic of Vata constitution. As the condition is in keeping with her constitution, Mrs. Jone’s problem is liable to take longer to remedy. As a more deep-seated problem is being indicated by her dry lips, the will need to pay more attention to her full body health in order to restore her constitutional balance and get rid of her cracked lips.

If, however, the condition is not associated with dominant dosha balance, it will be easier to work with, possibly needing only temporary topical care.

Ms. Brown has an itchy red rash on her eye lids. This is a Pitta – type condition, but her constitution is more Vata – Kapha. She observed the rash arising after using a new eye make-up. More than likely this is just an allergic reaction that has made pitta-dosha flare up locally on the eyelid and will be relatively easily cared from by a soothing crème.

Understanding the nature of the cause of any problem is the real science of Ayurvedic healing. Bringing the body back to balance. By whatever means, is the art. I hope that what is provided below helps you to develop these skills and reap their benefits.

A refresher on Skin Types Associated with Dosha Dominance

For the sake of convenience, characteristic skin types associated with Vata, Pitta, and Kapha are, again, listed here. I’ve also mentioned common complaints that arise when a particular dosha is out of balance. These symptoms or conditions are a dosha’s vikruti.

Vata Prakruti

• Thin, fine pored, darker complexion with a whitish or grayish hue
• Cool to the touch, especially in the extremities (hands and feet) and dry or rough and flaky in patches
• Climate sensitive

Vata Vikruti

• Lack of tone or luster
• Rough patches, chapping and cracking
• Dry rashes
• Corns and callouses
• Dry eczema

Pitta Prakruti

• Fair, peachy, coppery, or freckled complexion
• Soft. Lustrous, and warm
• Chemically sensitive

Pitta Vikruti

• Rashes, inflammation, itching
• Oily ‘t” zone
• Premature wrinkling
• Yellow pustular acne, blackheads, whiteheads, general excessive oiliness
• Discoloration of natural pigmentation

Kapha Prakruti

• Thick, moist, pale
• Soft and cool to the touch, generally
• Tones well, ages well

Kapha Vikruti

• Dull, sluggish, congested skin
• Enlarged pores
• Blackheads or large white pustules or cystic formations
• Thick, oily secretions

Don’t worry about integrate all of this material at once. With study, perform, and experience you will better appreciate Ayurveda, the age old herbal science and how its techniques interpret and influence the phenomenal world. As this understanding develops within you, you will become a master in kosmetikos, bringing beauty and order to your body, and then sharing it with those you love, and the whole world around you.

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