Basic Concepts of Ayurveda Beauty
Therapy
Professional Diploma in Ayurveda Beauty Therapy
Dr. Remona Jayamaha
What is
Ayurveda?
• The term Ayurveda is derived
from two Sanskrit words
“Ayuh” + “Veda”
• “Ayuh” means Life (Life Span)
• “Veda” means Science
• “Ayurveda” means Science of
Life
• Ayurveda Belongs to
Atharvaveda
• Ayurveda is an ancient medical science which was developed in India.
• In today’s era, beauty is very much essential to be one in thousand faces.
• Beauty as in common is related to skin unanimously. Beautiful skin gives a
perceptual experience of satisfaction.
• Ayurvedic science deals with cosmetology in a very precise way.
• Cosmetics drugs are widely described as Varnya, Kustaghna, Vayasthapaka etc.
• Medicinal plants like- Haridra, Manjistha, Sariva, Chandana, Amalaki, Lavanga,
Bhringaraj etc. have been prescribed for beautification of skin, hair, etc.
• Ayurveda believes that true beauty is composed of
three vital elements: a well-nourished body, a
balanced mind, and a peaceful spirit.
• In other words, outer beauty is a reflection of one’s
inner health and wellbeing.
• Cosmetology has described very systematically in
Ayurveda ,the measures to attain it, maintain it and
also to enhance it through proper diet and nutrition,
serenity of mind, and other specific measures to take
care of different aspects of beauty.
THE THREE BEAUTY PILLARS
• According to Ayurveda, there are three pillars of beauty:
• Roopam (or outer beauty) personified by shining, healthy hair and a clear,
radiant complexion
• Gunam (inner beauty—the beauty that shines from within) characterized by a
warm, pleasing personality and innocence of mind and heart
• Vayastya (lasting beauty) or looking and feeling younger than your
chronological age.
Roopam does not specify a type of figure, skin color, or length of hair.
Outer beauty is simply a reflection of good health—good digestion, healthy
eating habits, and a balanced lifestyle.
• Western treatments try to
minimize wrinkles, dry out
pimples, and cover or camouflage
redness without seeking out the
lifestyle and behavior imbalances
that create these symptoms.
• Ayurveda, in contrast, searches
for the root cause of a given
ailment and treats imbalance and
disease from this perspective.
• It examines diet, sleeping
patterns, thoughts, emotions, and
behavior.
• According to Ayurveda, to understand ourselves as
individuals, we must first determine our
constitution by looking at Doshas.
• Doshas are the energetic elements we all possess:
VATA
PITTA
KAPHA
• The Doshas are the basic building blocks of who
we are, and we each have a unique combination of
them.
Vata embodied by air element, governs all spaces and
hollows within the body. Like wind, it also dictates the
action of movement.
This is why vata is in charge of the nervous system,
sending intangible messages throughout the body.
Spurred by the quality of air.
Vata possesses the characteristic of dryness, light,
rough, active, cold and mobile.
• Pitta is embodied by Fire element and
demonstrates this element through heat and
inflammation.
• It governs digestion because, like fire, it cooks
and assimilates our food into nutrients.
• Too much pitta energy leads to symptoms such as
hyperacidity, heartburn, ulcers, or acid reflux.
Since pitta is related to all inflammation, it is also
responsible for blood cell matter (specifically red
blood cells).
• Overactive pitta translates into skin sensitivity
and redness caused by dilated capillaries and
overstimulated circulation.
• Characteristics of Pitta are oily, sharp, hot, light,
fleshy, spreading
• The Kapha Dosha is embodied by Earth and
Water Element.
• It is responsible for everything within the body that
is moist, solid and capable of growth and retention.
• Mucus is produced by Kapha, lubricating and
moisturizing passages and internal organs.
• Every increase in and accumulation of tissue is also
related to kapha.
• Too much kapha energy results in weight gain,
water retention, cyst formation, and skin tags
(growths).
• Characteristics of Kapha are steady, stable, heavy,
slow, cold, and soft
• The concept of Dosha is important, because it emphasizes an
important difference between Western medicine and Ayurveda: each
individual is unique and must be healed uniquely.
• Western physicians use the same drugs and methods to treat everyone
who has the same symptoms, but in Ayurveda, healing depends on the
person and his or her natural Doshic constitution.
• We are born with all three Doshas within us, but it is the degree of
each Dosha that makes us unique. Usually, one will be dominant with
the other two exerting a lesser influence.
• However, some people have two
main Doshas, and rare individuals
are Tridoshic, meaning they have
equal amounts of all three.
• Once you know who you are from a
Doshic standpoint, you can
understand the imbalances to which
you are prone. You begin to see and
feel when your body is out of
balance, diverting you from your
natural, optimal state.
Saptha Dhatu
1. Rasa (Body Fluids)
2. Raktha (Blood)
3. Mamsa (Muscular tissues)
4. Medas (Adipose tissue)
5. Asthi (Bony tissue)
6. Majja (Bone marrow)
7. Shukra (Generative
tissues)
Ayurveda Treatments For Beauty
• Ayurveda Treatment Focuses on “Panchakalyana”
Chavi kalyana (Beauty of Skin)
Kesha kalyana (Beauty of Hair)
Dantha Kalyana (Beauty of Teeth)
Vaya Kalyana (Youthfulness)
Mamsa Kalyana (Beauty of Body Structure)
• Abyanga (Mukha Abyanga, ShiroAbyanga,
Hastha Pada Abyanga
• Sweda (Pinda Sweda)
• Udvarthana
• Alepa/Lepa (Mukhalepa, Shiro lepa,Tvak
Prasadana)
• Shodana Chikitsa/Panchakarma
Vamana, Virechana, Nasya, Vasthi,
Rakthamokshana
• Keraliya Panchakarma
Shiro Dhara
Shirovasthi
Pizhichil (SarvangaDhara)
Navarakhizi
• Rasayana Chikitsa (Anti Aging Treatment)
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