The Ayurvedic Skincare Routine for Facial Skin

Written by Shreelata Suresh


Clear, healthy, lustrous skin can be yours at any age if you spend just a few minutes taking care of it everyday.

A skincare routine should ideally start inrepparttar pre-teen years and be followed regularly forrepparttar 114468 best results. Also, a healthy balanced diet and an efficient digest-absorb-assimilate cycle inside your body are crucial for vital, healthy skin.

Three simple twice-a-day steps for facial skin:

Ten minutes is all it takes each morning and evening to care for facial skin.

Cleansing: Cleansing not only removes surface grime, make-up and impurities, it also stimulates your skin and preps it for topical nourishment. Forrepparttar 114469 face and neck, it's a must-do each morning and night. Choose a non-soap cleanser appropriate for your skin type, or a tridoshic formulation balanced to work on all skin types. If you have dry Vata skin (space or air predominant skin), choose a rich, nourishing cleanser that won't striprepparttar 114470 natural oils fromrepparttar 114471 skin, with ingredients like oatmeal, almond meal and cream. If you have sensitive fire predominant skin, choose a gentle herbal cleanser that will purify without irritatingrepparttar 114472 skin. Sandalwood in fine oatmeal with a little cooling milk and rose water makes a gentle Pitta-pacifying cleanser. For oily earth or water predominant skin, a stimulating product that contains oil-balancing herbs such as lavender, lemon, neem and tulsi helps cleanse and clarify.

Prepare your cleanser if you are starting with a dry mix. Then splash your face with lukewarm water to openrepparttar 114473 pores. Never use hot water on your skin; it will cause your skin to literally wilt. Using your fingertips or a soft washcloth, gently applyrepparttar 114474 cleanser to your face and neck in smooth upward strokes. The skin surface should get stimulated without being pulled or stretched. Rinse off with warm water, and finish with a final splash of cool water. If you wear make-up, two cleansings ofrepparttar 114475 face at night may be appropriate to make sure all of it is cleansed off.

Toning: Toning is an important step inrepparttar 114476 daily skincare routine because it removes any lingering impurities or greasy residue and helps balancerepparttar 114477 pH ofrepparttar 114478 skin. It closesrepparttar 114479 pores and stimulates circulation, helping to preparerepparttar 114480 skin to absorb nutrition fromrepparttar 114481 moisturizer that follows. Choose a toner appropriate for your skin type, and look for toners without alcohol, colors or artificial fragrance. Rose, sandalwood and cucumber would be good choices for Vata, Pitta and Kapha skin respectively.

The Superfoods

Written by Melissa Gordon | October 20 2004


Through clinical studies, observation of long-lived societies and chemical analysis of foods andrepparttar substances they contain, a variety of foods have been identified as "superfoods". The vitamins, minerals, fats and other substances particular to these foods have been found to greatly extend life, sooth food allergies and prevent illness.

The superfoods include:

Fruits Organic or frozen non-organic only:

Blueberries Lemons Grapefruits Limes Raspberries Bananas Tomatoes Oranges Nectarines Apples Organic and non-organic:

Noni fruit juice Aloe Vera Papaya Mango Avocado Tomato based sauces Coconut (not canned) Cranberries Pineapple Vegetables Organic Only:

Broccoli Spinach Most dark green leafy vegetables Cucumber Organic and non-organic:

Cabbage Shitake, maitake & reishi mushrooms Onion Pickles Seaweed (is wrapped around sushi) Blue-Green algae, spirulina & chlorella Artichoke Kelp Most sea vegetables *note-fruits and vegetables are best juiced

Grains Organic and non-organic:

Whole and steel cut oats Barley Jerusalem artichoke Non-GMO only:

Mesa corn flour Animal Products

Yogurt Eggs Beef or chicken bone marrow broth Butter Grass-fed cattle only:

Raw milk Raw milk yogurt Raw milk cheese Raw beef: organ meats, regular cuts and fats Cooked beef organ meats: heart, liver, etc Cooked beef & chicken fat (insect fed chickens)

Wild Game (not from an urban area)

Fish and all other seafood (not farm raised, not from a polluted river or lake) Other proteins With enzyme tablets or enzyme rich foods:

Beans Almonds Brazil nuts Oils

Coconut oil Sesame oil Grape seed oil Olive oil & olives Borage Oil Black currant Oil Wheat germ Oil Flaxseed oil Primrose oil *note- oils are best expeller expressed, which means they are cold processed. Spices

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