To
understand how significantly lifestyle impacts your skin, a mini-lesson in
Ayurvedic
physiology of the skin is in order.
The most
important principle to understand is that your skin is a mirror of the purity
of the blood that feeds it. If you have toxic, preservative-laden, trans-fatty
foods in your blood from a heavy restaurant meal the night before, you can
expect that these pro-inflammatory substances in your bloodstream will promote
inflammation, irritation, and hyper-pigmentation. Fortunately, our skin has a
daily cleansing cycle that helps it purify toxins and protect its youthful,
healthy glow. This cycle occurs during the nighttime.
Important to know: after 10 P.M., your appetite “kicks in” demanding the
proverbial “midnight snack.” The end result is food coming in at a time the body wants to get rid of leftover food and toxins, further thwarting
your skin’s nighttime “beauty cycle.”
Another
beauty buster occurs when we sleep in to try to make up for staying up late.
Lying in bed after 6 A.M. tends to create
sluggish feeling in your body.
The result
is a puffy face and bags under the eyes. This situation is compounded if you
ate a rich or heavy meal later in the evening, … also make you gain weight.
This will
be hard for the most of us, but if you really up to increasing the chance of
living a long, healthy life, and create a beautiful skin, - here are the steps:
•
Go to bed and turn your light off by 9:45 P.M. and get up by 6 A.M.
•
Take a walk for at least ten minutes outdoors in
the fresh air within an hour or two of sunrise.
•
Eat fresh, pure, organic foods with lots of
sweet, juicy fruits and vegetables during the day.
•
Drink plenty of pure spring water during the day
(room temperature or warm, not cold).
· Eat a light evening meal without meat, rich sauces, or cheese by 7 P.M. at the latest.
Here are
few helpful natural ways of taking care of three skin types:
Dry and aging skin Cleansing Recipe.
This helps to nourish and lubricate menopausal skin.
It also provides a safe and nourishing cleanse to enhance firmness, luster, and
glow without having any short-term or long-term drying or irritating effect.
70% rolled
oats
10%
marshmallow root
10% Indian
sarsaparilla
10%
lavender flowers
1. Make up a large batch of these ingredients and store in a dry place.
For each
cleansing
of your face and body, put 2 tablespoons in a cheesecloth bag and dip bag in
lukewarm,
whole, organic milk
2. Pat your face and body and
rinse for five minutes.
3. Apply a very thin layer of pure aloe vera gel or almond oil to
finish. If you have a lot
of toxins
under your skin, however, it won’t tolerate full-strength oil without breaking
out. So for the first couple of weeks of this
regimen, apply a mixture of 99 percent
rosewater and 1 percent ylang ylang essential
oil as a toner after cleansing. Always use
a natural,
nourishing, and lubricating day cream or night cream.
Cooling and nurturing cleanser for Normal skin:
70% rolled
oats
10% rose
petal
10% Indian
sarsaparilla
10% red
sandalwood
Use the
same method to make a cleansing rinse as described for Dry and Aging skin, only
use room temperature whole milk. After cleansing, a mixture of 80 percent
coconut oil and 20 percent jojoba oil can be applied on the skin. Again, if
your skin has much toxicity, it will not tolerate the oil well, and a rosewater
toner should be substituted for the first few weeks of your regimen. (Follow
the recipe for rosewater toner given above,
but substitute jojoba oil for ylang ylang oil.) A natural, nourishing, and
lubricating day cream or night cream, preferably one that is herb-balanced is
recommended to lock in the moisture gained through your cleansing routine and
to further nourish and protect your skin.
Oily, Toxic and acne skin regiment:
Avoid
heavy, greasy, cold or sweet foods and do cook with pungent spices, such as
ginger and pepper. Include lots of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet to
support cleansing from within. Use in-depth cleansing and facials, using clay
to exfoliate and draw out impurities such as dead skin. Externally, your skin
will benefit from applying a high-quality moisturizer with herbs that help to
detoxify the skin.
Cleansing Recipe for oily skin.
70% rolled
oats
10% orange
peel
10% Indian
sarsaparilla
10% oat
bran
Use the
same method for preparing the milk cleanse as described above, this time with
warm milk. After cleansing and rinsing, apply a natural, homemade toner. Mix
together 3 parts rosewater to 1 part aloe vera gel (fresh from the plant is
best, or from a pure, bottled source that has no added ingredients) and gently
apply a few drops to your face. Do not use any oil, for day or night, since
your skin is already rich in oil.
For more details see Ayurveda Wise Woman website
No comments:
Post a Comment