Thursday, July 10, 2008

Acne free skin through Ayurveda

The acne is a very common problem of skin which assigns the young people to their puberty and few adults until they reach 45. The acne are referred as pitikas of Youvana (which means the eruptions of youth) in the ayurveda. This shows the prevalence of the acne of the ages. Ayurveda described the causes of the acne and recommends the best remedies of sweet herbs normal of acne too.

What causes acne?
A great number of producing glands of oil called the glands sebaceous is present under the skin - peel the cross section) on the face, the back, the trunk and the shoulders. During puberty or the menopause due to the influence of the sex hormones, which are produced in the male and the female, these glands become more active and produce an oily secretion called the sebum. The sebum makes the skin more oily. The excessive sebum blocks the pore of skin or the well of the follicule of hair forming the acne.

The pore or the acne blocked acts as an excellent habitat for bacteria. The bacterial infection causes the swelling of ignition (red, painful of the infected sector) of the follicule blocked by pore or hair leading to the eruption of the buttons. Vata and Kapha are two doshas principal, which is implied in the eruption of the acne and the buttons. The dhatu or the blood of Rakta also plays a big role in the formation of the acne.

Vata when obtains because vitiated unhealthy mode and lifestyles affects two others doshas (kapha and pitta) to worsen them. The worsened pitta affects the dhatu or the blood of rakta. Vitiated blood affects the skin and causes oil the excessive secretion of the glands sebaceous. Kapha with the sticking property. The worsened kapha gives viscosity to the oil produced by the glands sebaceous of the skin. Thus the thick catches sebaceous are formed in pores of skin and follicules of hair leading to the eruption of the acne.