Doshas and skin


The balance of the doshas is reflected on even organs and therefore the skin too acts as a mirror in order to observe their qualities and take into account any possible imbalances. The skin characterized by Vata is basically cold, dry, rough, lacking in elasticity, wrinkled, prone to chronic dehydration.
Pitta skin is hot, oily, sensitive, reddened, reactive, prone to acne or couperose.
Kapha skin is cold, humid, lacking in vitality, swollen, prone to water retention and fatty accumulation.

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1. Age 2. Color 3. Touch 4. Temperature
Over 40 years Dark, olive complexion Dry Cold
From 20 to 40 years Copper-coloured, yellowish Oily or combination skin Hot
Under 20 years White, pale Moist Cool

5. Tissues 6. Thickness 7. Elasticity
Lacking in tone Thin Lacking in elasticity
Medium tone Medium Good elasticity
Good tone Thick Very good elasticity

8. Sun exposure
Vata type is a great lover of the sun and hot climates. Tans easily without burning but the color is not uniform. May have blotches or depigmented areas.
Pitta type doesn't like the sun, tans with difficulty and tends to redden. Is prone to sun-rash, reactiveness and freckles.
Kapha type is quite fond of the sun.Tans uniformely and easily. Tends to redden only after over exposure. The color is uniform.
9. Beauty problems of the face
Dry, dehydrated skin both on the surface and in the deeper layers.Wrinkles, skin lacking in tone and vitality.
Sensitive, delicate, reactive, prone to reddening. Impure, oily or combination skin, prone to acne. Spider veins, fragile capillaries, couperose.
Fluid retention, swollen tissues.
10. Beauty problems of the body
Tissues lacking in tone, firmness and elasticity.
Sensitive, reactive, swollen tissues prone to reddening.
Fluid retention and edematous celullite. Accumulation of fat and fibrous cellulite.