Skin & Hair


Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a common chronic immune-mediated disease that causes raised, red, scaly patches to appear on the skin.

Causes:

  1. Altered immune system
  2. Mind Stress
  3. Life Style
  4. Cosmetics, Medicines
  5. Infections
  6. Food (Incompatible foods)
  7. Alcohol consumption
  8. Psychological trauma

Symptoms:

  1. Scaly erythmatous patches
  2. Plaques
  3. Papules which are usually pruritus
  4. Dry and cracked skin
  5. Itching
  6. Burning sensation
  7. Thickened, pitted nails

Different types of psoriasis:

  1. Chronic plaque psoriasis
  2. Nail psoriasis
  3. Guttate psoriasis
  4. Inverse psoriasis
  5. Pustular psoriasis
  6. Erythrodermic psoriasis
  7. Psoriatic Arthritis

Ayurvedic Treatment for Psoriasis: Ayurveda is considered to be the best option by for it is natural.

  • In psoriasis, purification of blood and tissues is the primary aim of Ayurvedic treatment.
  • Toxins are cleansed from the body and the digestion restored to prevent further accumulation.
  • Purification of toxins is done mainly by Panchakarma procedure.
  • Takradhara and shirodhara is also a treatment choice as it relieves stress to a great extent.
  • Diet and regimen are equally important as medicines in case of psoriasis as chances of recurrence are high.

Benefits of Ayurveda treatment:

  1. Relieve the symptoms
  2. Reduce the Inflammation
  3. Restore the circulation
  4. Clear the Metabolic channels

Eczema is condition where patches of skin become inflammed.

Causes:

  1. Herediatry Factors
  2. Very cold & hot environments
  3. Soap and detergents
  4. Upper respiratory infections
  5. Stress is not a cause, but still an aggravating factor.
  6. Unhealthy life-style

Symptoms:

  1. Rough skin
  2. Dark colored patch of skin
  3. Inflammed skin
  4. Redness
  5. Oozing or crustin
  6. Dry & falky skin
  7. Discoloration
  8. Rough & Scaly patches

Two stages of Eczema:

  1. Wet Eczema: Oedema with wet scales, sometimes watery discharges from the patch. Chances of secondary infection is possible.
  2. Dry Eczema: It is normally the chronic stage of Enzema. Normally associated with Lichenification.

Ayurvedic Treatments: Since this is a chronic disease, detoxification procedures are required to remove the root cause.

Panchakarma detoxification processes are administered along with diet and life style changes.

  1. Ayurvedic warm oil Massage
  2. Shirodhara
  3. Dietary changes
  4. Stress Management
  5. Rasayana chikitsa
Depending upon the doshas involved in the different types of Eczema, Panchakarma treatments like vamana, virechana, Externally dhara, lepam, Rakta mokshanam, Panchakarma are planned along with Internal medicines.

Benefits of Ayurveda treatment:

  • Dietary changes promotes Healing by helping in the proper digestion of food
  • Balancing the aggravated dosha
  • Improving Metabolism
  • Strengthening the immune system
  • Detoxification
  • Specific Rasayana for the skin
  • Helps in nourishing the skin

Urticaria commonly refered to as hives, is a kind of skin rash notable for pale red, raised itchy bumps. Urticaria arises when certain cells release histamine and other chemicals into the blood stream.

Causes:

  1. Allergic reaction to Food & medicine
  2. Stress
  3. Infections
  4. Insect bites
  5. Respiratory allergies
  6. Internal disease may also be responsible

Symptoms:

  1. Severe Itching, Red, Raised patches
  2. Oval or round shape
  3. Painful swelling of the lips, eyelids and inside the throat.

Treatments: Treatment modalities are planned as per acute or chronic stage.

Purifiatory therapy:

  • Vamanam
  • Virechanam
  • Internal medications for complete cure of Urticaria through Ayurveda.
  • Oils applied to nourish and tone the skin.
  • Relaxation of the mind is also an important part of the treatment.

Benefits:

  1. Strengthen the activity of immune system.
  2. Detoxify the blood and purify it
  3. Prevent re-occurrence

Acne is a skin condition that occurs when your hair follicles become plugged with oil and dead skin cells.

Acne is most common among teenages, though it affects people of all ages. Depending on severity, acne can cause emotional distress and scar the skin.

Types:

  1. White Heads
  2. Black Heads
  3. Papules
  4. Pustules
  5. Nodules
  6. Cyst

It's possible to have multiple types of acne at once.

  1. Black heads occurs when a pole is clogged by a combination of sebum and dead skin cells.
  2. White heads can also form when a pore gets clogged by serum and dead skin cell. But unlike with blackheads, the top of the pore closes up.
  3. Papules occur when the walls surrounding your pores break down from severe inflammation, tender to touch.
  4. Pustules can also form when the walls around your pores breakdown. They often have yellow or white heads on top.
  5. Nodules can occur when clogged, swollen pores endure further irritation and grow larger. Deaper underneath the skin.
  6. Cyst can develop when poles are clogged by a combination of bacteria, sebum and dead skin cells.

Causes: Normally harmless bacteria that live on the skin can then contaminate and infect the plugged follicles, causing papules, pustules, nodules or cyst.

  1. Steroid Medicines
  2. Depression
  3. Epilepry
  4. Smoking
  5. Poor diet
  6. Heriditary

Acne in Women: Women are more likely to have adult acne than men. Its thought that many cases of adult acne are caused by the changes in hormone levels that many women have at certain times. These times includes:- Periods, Pregnancy, Polycystic ovary syndrone

Symptoms:

  • White heads
  • Black heads
  • SMall red, tender bumps
  • Pimples
  • Large, Solid Painful lumps
  • Red elevated pustules
  • Painful,Pus filled
  • Burning sensation
  • Swelling of face
  • Itching on the area

Complications:Scars: Pitted skin and thick scars.Skin changes: Hyper pigmented or hypopigmented.

Ayurvedic Treatment: How Ayurveda can Help? Ayurveda treatment targets the chemical reaction that cause Acne Vulgaris. If this deep-rooted approach is not taken, acne can become a long term problem.
     Each individual is unique, the treatment plan for eact patient is customized, based on his/her unique set of requirements. Ayurvedi outlines three steps to beautiful skin:- Cleanse, Nourish and Moisturize-> Naturally

Ayurveda recommends using natural ingredients for skin moisturization.

  1. Along with Internal Medication
  2. External Application of herbal powder face pack.
  3. Swarnakanthi Mukha lepa
  4. Navara Mukhalepa
  5. Kumkumadi Mukhalepa
  6. Oushadi abayangam

Benefits:

  • Maintain the luster of the skin
  • Prevents further formation of Acne
  • Controls the production of sebum
  • Brightens the skin and reduces pigmentation

Medical Intervention: Medical Intervention would be comprise of one or more of the following.

  1. Prescription of Ayurvedic Herbs
  2. Ayurvedic Therapy session
  3. Counseling on stress management.
  4. Advice on diet and life style modification.

Face Care: Cleansing, nourshing and protecting are the key factors in Ayurvedic skin care. We follow traditional eight steps in treating the face in our center. Treatment starting from face massage to ayurvdic face packs
     Sking toning, skin texturing, pimple care, improving the complexion, all diseases of facial skin, to improve eye sight and make it stable, removes blemishes, black pigmentation, sluish marks to wrinkles.

The hairs normal growth cycle lasts for 2 to 6 years and each hair approximately grows one centimeter. About 90% of the hair on the scalp is growing at any one time. About 10% of the hair on scalp, at any one time, is in its resting phase. The resting hair falls out after 2 to 3 months, and the new hair starts to grow in its place.

It is normal to shed few hairs each day as part of the cycle. Some may experience excessive hair loss.

Causes:

  1. Anemia
  2. Ringworm & scalp
  3. Hormonal imbalance
  4. Stress
  5. Post-Pregnancy
  6. Menopause
  7. Dieting & poor nutrition
  8. Vitamin Deficiency
  9. Birth control pills
  10. Dandruff
  11. Scalp-psoriasis

Ayurveda treatment: Treatment procedure based on the classical text of Ayurveda.

  • Treatment consist of internal administration of Rasayanas and kesh vardhak yogs.
  • Application of specially formulated choornas, Tailas, Packs externally.
  • Panchakarma not only helps for hair fall but also helps in regrowth of recently, lost hairs.
Apart from Medical management, there should be healthy eating, stress control, healthy and balanced diet, healthy lifestyle are very much important to prevent hair loss.

Benefits of Ayurveda Treatment:

  1. Hair fall treated from the root cause
  2. Strengthens the hair scalps
  3. Nourishes hair to grow in a natural way with the use of Natural Medicines.

Dandruff is normal in every human being, but when it exceeds with itching and boils disturbs us and its kind of embrarrasment. Dandruff is a condition of the scalp that causes flakes of skin to appear.

Causes:

  1. Dandruff happens at any age
  2. Poor hygiene
  3. Altered immunity
  4. Compromised immune system
  5. Increased in oil production and secretion
  6. Dry skin
  7. Sensitivity to hair products
  8. Growth of yeast-like fungus

Dandruff affects only scalp? It needs to affect not only scalp, but also the eyebrows, ears, beards and hairy part of the chest.

      Dandruff on the scalp of babies is known as "Cradle Cap".

Symptoms:

  1. Itching
  2. Flaky scalp
  3. Dryness
  4. Hairfall
  5. Boils
How does dandruff affect your health?
  • Acne, hair loss, Itching
  • Eye problem, Greasy scalp
  • Psoriasis

Hectic lifestyle contributes towards hair problems:

  • Extensive slow drying
  • Styling
  • Perming
  • Applying chemical laden colours
  • Using styling gels
  • Sprays or conditioners
  • Using harsh shampoos
  • Swimming in chlorinated pools

Ayurveda Treatment:Ayurveda attributes hair health to a healthy metabolism.

Treatment:Ayurveda has a cure for everything and dandruff is no exception.

Treatment follows a 3 step process:

  1. Cleanse: Gentle cleansing to work against the dandruff causing microbes, control sebum activity and clear the scalp.
  2. Nourish: Nourishment to smoothen the rough, dandruff prone hair.
  3. Soothe: Reinforce the nourishment to relieve scalp itching and infection.

Benefits of Ayurveda Treatment:

  • Targets the underlying cause of dandruff and treats it at the root and not the symptom alone.
  • Exhibit imbalance in the body.
  • The effects remains for a longer duration.

Panchakarma Procedures:

Alopecia Areata, also known as spot baldness, is a condition in which hair is lost from some or all areas of the body, often results in a few bald spots on the scalp.

Causes:

  1. Exposure to chemicals, Ageing
  2. Nutritional Deficiency
  3. Local skin disease
  4. Environmental triggers
  5. Medicines
  6. Extreme stress
  7. Fungal infection

Symptoms:

  1. Itching
  2. Loss of hair
  3. Redness
  4. Small smooth round patches
  5. Bald patches on the scalp

Treatment:For thick strong glossy hair, the roots must be firm and the scalp healthy and well nourished. Nutrients are the key to healthy hair but to be effective they must reach the roots.Ayurveda is aimed to treat local and systemic conditions resulting in hair loss, by achieving immuno modulation of the local scalp condition and reducing stress.

External & INternal Treatments:

Apart from Medical Management, there should be a healthy eating, stress control, healthy and balanced diet which are rich in proteins, vitamins and minerals and also a healthy life style are very much important to prevent hair loss.

Fungal disease is a chronic skin disease caused by fungus with itching as the main symptom.

A fungus that invades a tissue can cause a disease thats confined to the skin, spreads into tissue, bones and organs or affects the whole body.

Types of fungal infection:

  1. Tinea cruris- seen in upper thigh and groin area.
  2. Tinea corporis or Ring worm- usually seen in axilla, waist line, buttocks.
  3. Tinea barbae- seen in beard region of males.
  4. Tinea pedis or Athlete's foot- seen in soles of the feet and the inter-digital spaces.
  5. Tinea Manuum- seen on hands.
  6. Tinea ungium- Its fungal infection of the nail.
  7. Tinea Capitis- seen in the skin of the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes with a propensity for attacking hair shafts & follicles.
  8. Tinea Faciei- seen on face.

Causes:

  1. Poor diet
  2. Chronic stress
  3. A high sugar-diet
  4. Hormonal imbalance
  5. Sexual intercourse with an infected partner
  6. Anti-biotics
  7. Indigestion

Symptoms:

  1. Itching
  2. Redness
  3. Pustule
  4. Lesions are elevated

Best Ayurvedic treatment for fungal disease: Fungal infection is commonly found skin problem and is thoroughly curable with proven Ayurveda treatment.

Depending upon the symptoms, Dosha involved, Prakriti of patient and seasons, different Panchakarma therapies prescribed.

Benefits of Ayurveda treatment:

  • Builds up Energy & immunity
  • Terminate fungal infection
  • Detoxification
  • Restore a strong & balanced agni for normal digestion

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