COSMETOLOGY AND AYURVEDA
Dr. Chandan Bhimrao Khairkar* and Dr. Prajakta Tandel
ABSTRACT
Cosmetology deals with various aspect of beauty. Beauty is the quality of being physically attractive, the qualities in a person or a thing that give pleasure to the senses or the mind. Purpose: The increased demand of beautification is evidence by number of beauty contests, beauty centres etc. increased demand & beautification the problem is also increasing due to changed life style, excessive use of cosmetics and polluted atmosphere. Ayurveda emphasizes on both external and internal beauty. Ayurveda cosmetology not only directed towards developing on attractive external appearances, but towards achieving longevity with good health. Method: The references available regarding the different type of herbal drugs as varnya, kandughna etc. along with various formulation and treatment procedures in classical text were studied and compared with the available information in the contemporary medical literatures. Result & Conclusion: A proper balance among tridosha, saptadhatu, Dincharya, Ratricharya and Ritucharya help to maintain the skin health and youthfulness. Ayurveda classified various formulation of lepa, alepa, taila, ghruta, rasayana etc. and panchakarma procedure. Present scenario suggests a gradual shift from chemical-based products to ayurvedic beauty products.
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