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09/8/06
Skin care in Winter - A complete care for dry skin
and scaly skin
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Skin, the protective covering of our body bears
assault of changing climates and seasons. Scorching heat of the
summer vexes the skin with sun burns and dehydration. Thus the skin needs rest and rejuvenation in winter. But winter takes its
own toll on the skin. The cold and dry weather of winter brings
about drying of skin making it scaly. Lack of sufficient humidity
out doors leads to cracked skin. Indoor heating further removes
the traces of moisture and aggravates dryness of skin. Cracked,
chapped and dry skin leads to various skin infections. Hence the skin has to be rejuvenated and care should be taken to keep the skin moist, soft and smooth.
The winter season is marked as Hemanta ritu in ayurveda. Hemanta ritu starts from mid November and ends in mid
January. This falls in southern solstice which is called as visarga kala or
dakshinayana in ayurveda. In winter the agni or body fire
(digestive power) increases with the support of vata . The
increased body fire even digests heavy foods easily and quickly.
When sufficient food is not available for the amplified body
fire it affects the nutritive fluids of body leading to
vitiation of vata.
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Thus the vitiated vata assigns
its qualities of coldness, dryness and roughness to skin.
Hence in winter a great care should be taken to protect the skin with
various measures regarding diets and lifestyles
Skin care diet for
winter:
- Drink plenty of water to keep the skin
hydrated. Drinking warm water in winter prevents vitiation of
vata and diseases which arise from vata.
- Soups which are sour and salted – balance vata.
- Include honey in the diet.
- Avoid Consumption of junk foods, too much
of sweets and oil food as these lead to weight gain.
- Your diet must ideally comprise of Cane
juice, milk and clarified butter (ghee) during winter.
- Stay away from cold and refrigerated foods
like ice creams, milk shakes as they vitiate vata.
- Gorge on warm and heavy food to fulfill the
requirement of increased body fire.
Skin care life styles
for winter
- Always wear warm clothes which are made of
wool, silk and cotton.
- When you are wearing clothes in layers wear
cotton clothes next to your skin as they do not cause skin
allergy. Moreover they absorb sweat. Where as synthetic
clothes fail to do so. Unabsorbed sweat harbors microorganisms
which cause skin infections.
- Avoid long hot showers and bath.
- Quick three minutes bath is advisable.
- Twenty to 30 minutes of aerobic exercise
three times a week can give your skin a healthy glow
- Avoid repeated washing of face. This washes
off natural oils from your skin and makes the skin dry, scaly
and wrinkled. Use Luke warm water instead of hot water to wash
face.
- Use an indoor humidifier to place moisture
in the air.
Skin care accessories
for winter
- Massage your body with oils which are
infused with vata balancing herbs.
- Apply moisturizing lotion liberally all
over the body.
- Smear lip balm on lips to prevent chapping
of lips.
- Take care of your skin on heels with balms
and moisturizing products.
Enjoy the winter with a glowing skin. We wish you
a Happy winter.
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is copy righted. The author
Dr.Savitha Suri is an Ayurvedic
Physician and web master of
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