Ayurveda cares for the skin according to dosha. Knowing your dosha will help you discover your unique Ayurvedic prescription for radiant skin, as well as self care rituals, lifestyle choices & nutrition to cultivate wellness within.

 

The following characteristics for each of the individual doshas’ skin will help you to create a picture of each doshic skin type.

Cold / dry to touch

Fine, delicate skin

Tiny pores

Tans easily

Dry, flaky, rough

Prone to fine lines

Very few breakouts

Mottled / patchy colouring

Dry eczema

Psoriasis

Angluar face

Age spots

Dry, lined or cracked lips

Dark circles under eyes (brown)

Premature wrinkles

Warm to hot to touch

Fair / pink / red skin tone

Medium skin / dermis

Burns easily

Breakouts

Freckles

Few lines

Inflammation & breakouts

Psoriasis & rosacea

Rashes / hives

Sharp features

Age spots

Dark circles under eyes (green / grey)

Premature wrinkles

Cool / damp to touch

Pale to white, olive or dark complexion

Thick skin / dermis

Smooth, soft & lustrous skin

Large pores

Even coloured

Can burn but tans evenly

Blackheads & congestion

Deep lines but few

Cystic acne

Puffy eyes

Over time, our skin type may change due to age, season, climate, diet & other lifestyle factors. In Winter for example, most people experience some degree of Vata imbalance due to a cold, wet & windy climate.

 

Some people can also experience a dual dosha skin type, the qualities of two doshas showing up clearly in the skin. For example, someone with extremely thick, smooth & lustrous, alabaster skin, with a radiant, rosy cheek could be considered a Pitta/Kapha skin type.

 

Once aware of our dosha, caring for the skin becomes intuitive, empowering us to select products & ingredients to maintain, balance & support our individual skin type. ⠀

 

*For those of you familiar with Ayurveda – note that your body type or leading dosha/s may not reflect your skin’s present condition or current concern.

Face mapping is a theory that relates the location of a breakout or skin concerns with a corresponding internal organ or issue within the body. The diagrams below show face mapping based on Ayurvedic principles.  Refer to each dosha specific face map for an indication of where imbalances are likely to occur for each skin type.

Ayurveda prescribes that to correct an imbalance in any of the doshas, one need only apply the opposite of that doshas quality. Pitta – fire & water, requires cooling & calming skincare; Vata – space & air  becomes cold & dry & therefore needs warming moisture rich skincare; & finally Kapha – earth & water, can become damp and heavy & therefore benefits from light, warm & astringent skincare to maintain balance.