The Skin
Your skin is like a beautiful flowering plant that thrives in the right soil, in the right location, given the right nutrients and watered regularly. If you want to radiate from the inside and out and flourish, then take care of your inside (your soil) and the outside (your skin) by adopting the correct daily routines.
The skin is the largest organ of the body, protecting us from the harmful effects in the environment. The skin acts as a thermal regulator, immune modulator, sensory organ and is a very intrinsic communication system. The skin is capable of absorbing vital nutrients as well as eliminating waste from the body. The skin has the inbuilt ability to constantly rejuvenate and repair but if significantly damaged can cause severe dehydration and is life threatening. Severe damage to the skin can also introduce microbes into the blood stream or cause severe blood loss causing death.
The skin tells us a lot about what is going on within on a physical and emotional level.
- Embarrassment causes blushing
- Fatigue, exhaustion or poor liver function causes dark circles under the eyes
- Smoking or lack of physical activity causes dull skin
- Excess alcohol causes a reddish complexion
- Excessive or unprotected sun exposure causes pigmentation
- Regular outdoor activities in extreme weather may cause broken capillaries
- Premenstrual break-outs are common
- Dairy-rich foods causes skin congestion and milia
- Working over a stove daily may cause open pores and blackheads
- Hormonal imbalances may cause break outs or acne
- Allergies may cause rashes or puffiness around the eyes
- Poor diet may lead to a variety of skin problems
- Liver conditions may cause a sallow skin or yellow colouring over the eyelids
- Stress may cause a variety of skin problems including psoriasis, shingles, rosacea, or premature ageing
- Poor diet or malabsorption may cause loss of elasticity
- Free radical damage causes wrinkles and pigmentation damage
- Constipation causes congested and dull skin
- Excessive sun exposure may cause skin cancer
- Excessive Vata imbalances causes dry skin
- Excessive Pitta imbalances causes red skin
- Excessive Kapha imbalances causes oily and congested skin
A radiant, healthy, glowing and youthful looking skin shows that the person is glowing inside by living consciously and making the right choices adopting healthy habits. Ayurveda provides us with daily routines and lifestyle advice to enhance harmony between the mind, body, heart and spirit so that we can glow from the inside and out.
Check list for healthy skin
- Using the correct skincare daily
- Eating the right foods for the season to balance your dosha (constitution)
- Following health concious daily routines
- Regular exercise
- Proper breathing techniques
- Plenty of pure water
- Adequate amounts of fresh air
- Consuming fresh fruit and vegetables
- Experience self-love and self-acceptance
- Honouring their body through self nurturing
- Emotionally balanced
- Being your authentic self
- Apply stress management strategies
- Spend time in gratitude, connecting to divine love
Learn more about -
- Your skin type according to Ayurveda
- Diet and the skin
- How to look after your skin
- Skin and ageing
- Skin conditions
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