Lifestyle To Beautiful Skin
Small Changes To Lifestyle To Get Skin Free Of Pimples And Acne
Published by Hetal Vadanlal Doctor at Smashwords
Copyright 2010 Hetal Vadanlal Doctor
Disclaimer
The products and methods suggested in this book are for general information purpose only. All the details in this book are incorporated based on individual experiences but every individual skin has its own unique characteristics. Hence suggestions in this book, if causing undesired results due to specific nature or condition of the skin of individual or due to any other reason, are not the responsibility of the author/ publisher. Do not hesitate to seek medical advice before adopting any of the suggestions given in this book. The author/ publisher do not accept any responsibility for ill effects caused. Due to use of any of the suggestions in this book, if you suffer any skin or other health problems discontinue the use immediately and seek medical advice. If you are undergoing any medical treatment or therapy or if you are pregnant then seek medical advice before using any of the suggestions in this book.
The individual stories in this book are fictional but are inspired from individual experiences.
Dedication
I dedicate this book to all the people who are suffering from cosmetic skin problems. May this book bring all the readers, the joy which is accompained by beautiful skin.
Acknowledgment
I thank my parents and my brother Manish for always supporting me. I also want to thank my sister-in-law Deepthi for giving me unbiased and unprejudiced support. I would like to mention my nieces Tanushree and Ksheerja for their unconditional love and refreshing company. They are and will always remain the twinkle of my eyes. I thank Gaurav, my friend, who has provided me guidance in all personal and worldly matters and taught me how to get the best out of life.
I thank my publisher Kindle books for providing platform to publish my book. I also thank my friend and editor of this book, Mrs. Neeta Mohandas, who improvised the content of this book from raw material to finished product and provided me with valuable inputs on ayurvedic front and general content of the book.
Last but not the least I thank Google and all beauty sites which provided me with sizeable amount of reference material on skin and health.
Contents
Myth
Internal Body Purification
Detoxification
Triphala
Few More Body Purification Tips
Water
Brush Teeth
External Maintenance
Cleansing
Gram Flour
Neem (Azadirachta Indica) Powder
Other Cleansers
Moisturizing
Toning
External Care For Marks And Scars
Clotted cream or Devonshire cream
External Care For Blackheads
Few More Skin Care Tips
Quick Fix For Pimples
Exercise
Right Mindset
Six years ago skin problems doomed on me. As a teenager I had impeccable skin – clear, smooth and glowing. This sudden change in my skin confused me and I lost my confidence. It became an embarrassing situation to attend any social gathering. To add insult to injury, people walked up to me and asked me “What is it that’s on your skin?” It was almost as if I had some alien disease that no one was aware of. Along with this mental torture I also had to deal with various suggestions that poured in from every single person I had the misfortune to cross paths with. “Why don’t you apply this on your skin?” “I suggest you don’t eat that.” “Don’t drink this.” “Why don’t you try this medicine?”
I got to the point that interacting with people was an upsetting experience and so I refused to attend any more parties or other functions. I consulted a great many beauty experts and consumed a whole lot of medicines for cure. Yet, at the end of the day, all measures provided only temporary relief. No solution lasted for more than two to three months.
After 5 depressing years of struggle, I met a friend who taught me a philosophy that if you have a problem, identify the root cause of it and get it out of your life. I diligently followed it. I studied skin information from various sources available. I analyzed various findings with my brother Manish an MD in the branch of homeopath medicine. I even started applying this knowledge to help my family and friends analyze their specific skin problems and work towards it lasting solution. I arrived at one conclusion. The root cause of skin problem lies in the lifestyle – especially food, hygiene and climate. A few simple changes to daily routine can lead to beautiful skin. This book is a compilation of the measures that can be easily adopted in day to day life to achieve healthy and clear skin.
Myth
One day morning Priya woke up and exclaimed at a red bulge on her cheek, "Oh! This must be the mischief of those Fries I had last night." This is one of the most common myths about pimples that they appear in instant. Pimples are not instantaneous skin reactions to some food product you consumed or a cream or a different variety of soap you used a day before. Pimples are more deep rooted then that. Their life has started much earlier before it finally appears on skin. It starts with pore clogging, either from dust or pollution or any number of factors and this clog then sometimes gets infected. It is after two to three weeks of the onset of clogging that the pimple appears on the skin surface. So don’t blame something you did previous day or even day before. Beauty is much deeper in skin. Clogging of pores followed by infection has various reasons ranging from food, climate and stress. (This list is not exhaustive.)
The way pimples don’t appear in instant, similarly, we cannot get rid of them in instant. So when we are adopting any of the solutions for cure of pimples we have to be patient and give it an honest try for minimum six to eight weeks to show any positive result. Many a time we tend to give up in a week or two thinking that a particular pimple removal method is not working, however, without the completion of a time frame of six to eight weeks it is too premature to decide.
Here we will see some simple ways to clear and beautiful skin. There are two ways to achieve clear skin
1. Internal
2. External
You can use both the internal and external ways independently or together to achieve your desired results. In the following chapters I shall explain in detail different internal and external methods for skin care.
Internal Body Purification
One of the best ways to achieve healthy skin and healthy body is body purification. This can be achieved through the different methods described in the following chapters.