Symptoms of premature aging are excessively dry skin, skin wrinkles, dried up body tissues, limp muscles, and joint pains. These are general symptoms of aging, but if these appear at an early age, one should pacify one’s aggravated vata dosha since aging is caused by imbalanced vata.
Vata dosha is usually aggravated by excessive thinking, stress and tension, overwork, irregular sleeping and eating habits, and by eating too much of cold and dry food. Artificially preserved or frozen food, and chemical medicines tend to aggravate vata dosha, causing premature aging. Excessive exposure to sun light, chemicals and cosmetic also absorbs the body’s natural moisture and causes an imbalance of vata dosha.
Easy Home Remedies
- Try this Banana face pack for softening dry skin. Mix together half a banana (mashed), the juice of I lemon, 2 tsp of milk powder, and 2 cubes of mashed avocado. Apply this delicious mask all over your face and neck. Leave on for 20 minutes and wash off with milk.
- This pineapple pack is very good for dead, sluggish skin. Mix together a slice of pineapple (mashed), the juice of an orange and a lemon, together with the grated lemon rind and 2 tsp of wheat flour. Apply it to your face and neck. Wash off gently to reveal smooth skin. Massage in upward direction with almond oil or ghee (clarified butter) regularly for 20 minutes before bedtime.
- Mix together a teaspoon of almond meal, the pulp of one apricot, a teaspoon of Ashwagandha powder, a teaspoon of carrot juice and a teaspoon of cabbage extract. Apply on your face and neck. Wash off gently to reveal smooth skin.
- Milk, honey, yogurt and eggs are good for nourishing your skin. Including these in your diet regularly helps prevent premature ageing of skin.
