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Best Ayurvedic Treatments For Skin Allergies
Skin allergies and other skin ailments are common during Monsoons owing to the weather being more humid during rainy season and also there is natural aggravation of Vata dosha. This makes the skin all the more sensitive and prone to skin allergies and skin troubles like itching, boils and allergic skin rash. Although there could be mixed symptoms of skin allergies and eruptions due to vitiation of either of the three doshas viz, vata, pitta and kapha. Itching in the skin is due to the aggravated kapha, burning sensation and sometime fever and nausea due to the pitta and the undue increase in vata causes pain.
Ayurveda and Skin Types
People who have predominant Vata dosha have skin that is dry, rough, scaly, thin and prone to wrinkles, whereas those with a predominant Pitta dosha have reddish, delicate skin that is very susceptible to rashes. Kapha constitutional types generally have oily, thick skin that is prone to breakouts. Depending on the dominant dosha of each individual, the various types of skin can be classified into three types.
Vata Skin Type
Vata dominant skin can be identified as dry skin which looks dull and feels rough and cold when touched. This condition is further aggravated due to lack of water or oil applied on the skin. Other factors like stress and insufficient sleep also worsen the condition resulting in early wrinkles and premature aging.
Ayurvedic Treatments for Vata Skin Types
Ayurveda Panchakarma method like Pizichili is advised in which herbal oil massage is done on body to tone up the skin and eliminate toxins through skin. This method is also believed to be effective in improving skin complexion, treating wrinkles and aging. At the same time, Basti Ayurvedic treatment of Panchakarma helps to nullify the vata dosha aggravation and provides relief to the skin disease.
Pitta Skin Type
Pitta dominant skin types are usually sensitive and are prone to acne and pimples. The skin appears fair and reddish. They are also more sensitive to heat and are more prone to sunburns. Oily foods, chemicals in cosmetics, stress can worsen the conditions.
Ayurvedic Treatments for Pitta Skin Types
Pitta dominant skin problems may be treated with Panchakarma method like Virechana or purgation therapy and is effective in treating skin conditions like Herpes, Paraplegia etc.
Kapha Skin Type
Kapha dominant skin types are oily with large pores. This type of skin is smooth, thick and moist to touch. Due to large pores, it gets blocked easily resulting in black heads / white heads and acne.
Ayurvedic Treatments for Kapha Skin Types
Panchakarma methods like Vamana or medicated emesis method helps to balance Kapha dosha and is beneficial in skin disorders like Psoriasis.
Other Ayurvedic Treatments for Skin Care
Other recommended Ayurvedic Treatments for Skin Care are much relieving for the itchy skin, as well as these promotes natural glow and vivacity to the skin.
Udvartana
In this skin care Ayurvedic treatment, herbal powder is made as paste and applied over the body. The paste is allowed to dry and the dried powder is rubbed over the body. This method helps to maintain a glowing and healthy skin, reduces wrinkles and treats dry skin.
Ayurvedic Facial Massage
This is also commonly advised to remove toxins and rejuvenate facial tissues thus offering a toned glowing skin.
Herbal Steam Bath
Swedna or Herbal steam bath is also advisable in detoxification process which helps to remove toxins from tissues deeply and offering a radiant skin.
Ayurvedic Herbs Guidance
Ayurvedic treatments also includes taking of Ayurvedic herbs that are Agni Deepana (Improve appetite), Ama Pachana (Digestives), Vatanulomana (Herbs to balance the flow of Vata), Pitta and Kapha balancing herbs as well as Rasayana which strengthen the particular system.
Ayurveda Analysis of Skin Allergies
There are a number of causes of a skin infection. Mostly, not keeping in good hygiene, use of synthetic clothing, humid weather conditions, coming in contact with some poisonous substance or weeds like the congress grass, bitten by some poisonous organism, or allergic reaction to some drug or food intake. Not only this, in Ayurveda, lot of stress has been laid on proper food habits. Some of the incompatible food combinations called as Virudh Aahara result in production of toxicity inside the body due to their being opposite in action. Therefore, lot of stress has been laid on suitable and compatible diet and food habits.
Some of the diet combinations result in production of toxicity due to their being conflicting by nature. This incompatible diet is called Virudh Aahar in Ayurveda text and is believed to be the root cause of skin allergy. Intake of diet that is conflicting in properties is regarded as incompatible. Like for example taking diet with hot and a cold potency simultaneously would generate toxicity, which would further cause skin allergies.
What Ayurveda Recommends
According to Ayurveda, you must care for your skin from the outside and the inside with the help of a number of detox and cleansing therapies, oil and aroma massages, ayurvedic creams as well as corrective lifestyle habits & special diets that can condition the body and help in removing unwanted toxins (ama) that accumulate within the body. As for diet consideration, Ayurveda recommends bland diet and intake of warm water. Also, the foods which aid in easy digestion and create nutrients assimilated into the tissues are advocated for. Ayurveda lays stress on dosha healing (balancing). Once you know which Ayurveda dosha is most dominant within you, steps can be taken to balance that dosha.
Ayurvedic Treatments for Skin Allergy
Mainly Ayurvedic treatments which focus on boosting the digestive fire, detoxification, and immune system strengthening and stress management are recommended for taking care of skin allergy. Specialized activities of precise Yoga asanas, Pranayama, Meditation are also advised along with the external and internal Ayurvedic treatments for Skin allergy.
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