For the sake of convinence,characteristic skin types associated with vata pitta and kapha are again listed here.I have also mentioned common complaints that arise when a particular dosha is out of balance.These symptoms or conditions are a dosha,s vikruti:-
VATA PRAKURTI
#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 flajy i patches
#climate sensitive
VATA VIKRUTI
#Lack of tone or luster
#Rough patches,chapping and cracking
#Dry rashes
#corns and callouses
#Dry eczema.
PITTA VIKRUTI
#Fair peachy coppery or freckled complexion
#oily "T" zone
#Premature wrinkling
#Yellow pustular acne blacjheads,white heads,general excessive oilness
#Discolaration of natural pigmentation
KAPHA PRAKURTI
#Thick moist pale
#Soft and cool to the touch generally
#Tones well ages well Over
KAPHA VIKRUTI
#Dull slugish congested skin
#Enlarged pores
#Blackheads or large white pustules or cystic formations
#Thick oily secretions
Dont worry about integrating all of this material at once With study practice and experience you will better understand Ayurveda and how its techniques interprept and manipulate the phenomenal world.As this understanding develops within you,you will become a master in kosmetikos bringing beauty and order to your body,then sharing it with those you love and the whole world around you
FACIAL TREATMENT
There are eight steps in a full ayurvedic facial treatment
1 Cleansing
2 Oletaion massage
3 Herbal stean or compress
4 Gentle scrub
5 cleansing or nutrifying mask or facial pack
6 Toning rejuvenating
7 Moisturizing
8 Hydrating
9 Applications of make up (optional)
Cleansing toning and moisturizing are suffecient on a daily basis.Do the full program once a week or at least twice a month.
Each of the steps are throughly explained in the text below,including how to do each procedure and recipes for each skin type.The recipes offered in this section provide for basic ingredients with suggestion for adapting formulas for particular skin types and personal preferences.Often people have strong attractions or aversions to scents so i have tried to offer a varuety of flavors.All of the ingredients are available through sources listed in the source.Appendix in keeping with the spirit of ayurveda as the needs of individuals differ,I do not indicate wxact proportions.It is best to trust your intuitions and test out what proportions of ingredients create the effects you feel is best.However if you want to use the techniques but are not so interested in making tour own cosmetics there a number of excellent Ayurvedic cosmetics available from several companies which are also listed in the Source Appendix.
Please remember that just because ingredients are pure and natural does riot make them hypoallergenic. Whether you make cosmetics at home or purchase them from a commercial company, test these cosmetics on a small area of skin before you spread them all over your face or body. On a daily basis, cleansin& moisturizin& and a little rejuvenative care is all that is usually needed. The complete program is wonderful to do once a week. You'll find that the time you set aside for yourself will pay dividends.
You will look and feel more beautiful, have more strength and stamina, greater clarity of mind and basically feel more confidence in dealing with the demands of the day. For women, time taken for this kind of self nurturing, especially on the first day of your period, can make a tremendous difference in menstrual symptoms and will ease the transitioning through menopause.
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