Ayurveda & Western Science
Posted by Deb Oxley on Jul 11th 2015
What's the difference between Ayurvedic and Western Skin Care?
At first glance it would seem that these systems are as far apart
philosophically as they are geographically, but closer inspection shows us this simply isn't true!
Western scientifically based
skin care (the effective kind anyway) is proven by lab based research, and is a relatively modern phenonmenon..
whereas Ayurveda grew out of centuries of shared compiled observation of
what works and what doesn't for various conditions system wide.
Ayurveda takes this a step further by classifying people into three
different physical genotypes which encompass almost every aspect of
their being. These types are Vata, Pitta and Kapha.
For the purposes
of skin care, you can read more about these types
here. To learn more
in general (it's a huge subject!) the Internet has tons of great info.
However, these three types fit nicely into the 'Dry/Normal', Sensitive,
Blemished & Rosacea, and Oily, large pored skin types that western
skin care also recognizes.
What excites us most here at Teva Skin Science is how western scientific
double-blind studies are proving the efficacy of centuries old
herbal/botanical lore handed down by the founders of the Ayurvedic
tradition. Every one of our
ingredients has proven skin actives both by
Ayurvedic tradition and western science. We feel that is truly the best
of both worlds!