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Ingredients
With key ingredients that
include Anthyllis extract,
Calendula flower extract,
and Rose damascene
flower extract, some clear
advantages to using organic
skincare products are that
organic skincare doesn’t
contain any chemicals
which may unfortunately
get absorbed easily by the
skin and in the long run,
can cause damage to our
skin and organs as the body
has no way of ridding itself
of them, tells Simmons.
“Organic skin care products
perform as well or better
than synthetic skincare
products,” she tells and
they are far less likely to
irritate skin, and they do
not come with harmful
side effects and dangerous
long-term physical risks.
“Dr. Hauschka Skin Care
respects the skin, allowing
it to cleanse, balance
and renew itself without
suppressing the skin’s
natural function therefore
helping it achieve a natural,
self-sufficient state,” explains
Simmons.
Ayurveda Explained
Ayurveda is the ancient
science known for balancing
the whole body, according
to one’s particular dosha.
Ayurveda, when translated,
literally means “the
Science of Life”, tells Aly
Rahimtoola, Managing
Director and Founder
of natural beauty brand
Herbline Essentials. He
elaborates, “It is a study of
humankind’s relationship
with Nature and involves
using natural elements
to resolve and restore
equilibrium.” Due to
external influences such
as poor diet or lifestyle
choices, people tend
to suffer from skin
conditions or ailments. By
following an Ayurvedic
approach to handling
your skincare needs,
Rahimtoola says you
can restore balance and
benefit from better skin.
Key Ingredients
Some key ingredients,
tells Rahimtoola, are
high quality spring water
from the Himalayas, Aloe
Vera, honey, papaya and
essentials oils from fruits
and plants which when
blended together, deliver
powerful results for better
skin care. “In our opinion,
when we use natural
products that are typically
free from artificial
preservatives such as
parabens or paraffin then
that is better for the skin,”
he says, as the largest
human organ is the skin
and approximately 60
percent of what we put on
it goes into the body by
absorption.
Benefits
According to Rahimtoola, over centuries,
humankind has experimented using natural
plants and herbs blended together to get healing
or calming effects on the mind, body and skin.
“The beauty is that it avoids using lab made
chemical compounds that ultimately may not
be good for you in the long term,” he says, and it
enables you to use nature to heal yourself. That’s
Ayurveda.
Main Body
Types
Another
Ayurveda
based brand
is Urban Veda
whose founder
Sheilesh Shah
points out
that Ayurveda
states there
are three main
body types,
known as
doshas; these
are Vata, Pitta
and Kapha.
“These doshas
express
everything
about us from
our skin type
and physical
characteristics,
to our
health and
personality
traits,” he says.
“Urban Veda
has been
developed in
synergy with
Ayurvedic
principles
to target
the primary
skincare
needs of
the three
doshas.”
The central
concept of
this Ayurvedic
skincare
approach is to
maintain your
doshas natural
balance,
helping to
keep skin
in optimum
health.
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