Beauty by Herbs

Herbs have been very commonly in use since time immemorial in various countries of th world for the beauty purpose.They were used in different forms - like powder, paste, juice etc. They were either applied directly on various body part externally or taken as medicines providing various desired effects.

Let us first have a look at the causative factors affecting beauty - basically they are two- internal and external. Internal factors includes dehydration, lack of vitamins and other essential supplements required by body, inefficient functioning of various organs, glands in the body etc. While external factors consists of every type of pollution - air pollution, water pollution, toxins and chemicals prevalent in food, vegetables, fruits, increased level of hazardous smoke due to industrialisation, exposure to direct sunlight for larger time etc.

We can consider actual use of various herbs for beauty purpose as described in Ahyurveda.

1. Turmeric - turmeric is useful for glowing an brightening the skin. Bacterial infection can be easily taken care of by turmeric face masks. Continuous use of turmeric paste externally on our body parts can help it glow and provides increased brightness to the skin.

2, Chandan - Chandan is another commonly used ingredient in various beauty products. It is essentially cooler which provides great satisfaction during very hot season. External application of chandan powder, paste works effectively in treatments of skin allergies and ailments, due to its known soothing effects.

3. Neem- Neem is another popular element in beauty treatment, especially in acne, eczema and dandruff in hair. Its powder, paste is used externally. It can also be taken internally,however it has bitter taste. It is highy effective in reducing the higher sugar level in body, which is manyh a times a primary cause of various skin diseases.