Skin Care this Winterجلد کی دیکھ بھال त्वचा की देखभाल

Taking Care Of your Skin this Winter

Why our Skin becomes Dull And Dry in Winter.

It was early morning and my brothers  younger kid started complaining about a burning sensation on her cheeks . She was unable to explain why but when I saw I realised it wass due to dry skin. This is a common problem during winter. But why does our skin becomes dry and dull in winter?

Winter season is marked  as Hemant Ritu in Ayurveda. In this season vata doshas increase .

Increased vata dosha causes  dryness and dehydrationof skin .

We have dull dry skin,dry lip allergies and other skin problems.

To avoid variation of vata dosha and imbalance  Ayurveda suggests a seasonal routine of particular diet and lifestyle

How to Fight Dryness and Dullness of Skin in Winter

Increase Intake of Fluids

Provide our body plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration.

Try to increase intake of water juice, lassi.

Seasonal Fruits

To have natural glowing skin one should eat seasonal vegetables and fruits.. Our skin needs certain nutrients to facilitate healing and restoration and eating natural food is best way to keep skin healthy.

Always include fruits in our daily diet for glowing skin. Apple , Pomegranate, Orange and Pear are some fruits which are good to keep our skin healthy and glowing even in winter.

Citrus fruits including lemon, orange, grapes are at their juiciest in winter season They contain vitamin-c and are rich source of fluorides. They also help in enhancing cardiovascular system and boosts immunity as well.

Oil Massage

 In winter sebaceous glands shrink. Due to which we need oil massage regularly .

·         Do oil massage regularly in winter every day before bath.

·         Apply some amount of oil on umbilicus.

     

Water

Drink plenty of Water

While bathing do not use soap  2, 3 times in a week try moisturising soap.

It is not a good idea to use very hot water for bathing.

Apply moisturizer and lotion after every day bath.

Remedies

Curd is best moisturizer for dry skin people. Apply curd 1tspoon +lemon juice 2,3drop on face.

Orange peels powder+ghee Apply on face and all over body. 

Besan+multani mitti+turmaric make paste with raw milk.apply once a week for dry skin.

Orange peels powder+rice flour+almond powder make paste with milk apply over body give good

result in dull ,dry, and dehydrated skin.

Lip care  To take care of dry lips Apply milk cream(malai) , honey, coconut oil, almond paste on dry lips.