DRY SKIN

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The skin is the cream of the blood plasma, reflecting it's properties. Thin, dry skin often reflects depletion or insufficient fat intake (Vata). Ghee and oil massage are useful for Vata type dry skin. In some case, dry skin is related to...

OILY SKIN

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Oily skin can result from too much fats, carbs, dairy, sweets, or meat, or when high Pitta makes the skin hot and sweaty.

OILY T-ZONE ONLY

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Oily in the T-zone only implies that heat/blood is moving upward into the head.

OILY FACE / DRY EXTREMITIES

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Oily face can indicate heat moving upward, especially when the extremities are cold. It can also indicate that sweet, Kapha thick blood is blocking circulation to the extremities.

WRINKLES ON SKIN

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Wrinkles form due to loss of collagen in the skin. This dries out and thins the skin, making the skin wrinkled. Sun damage can also form wrinkles.

WRINKLES ON FOREHEAD (WORRY LINES)

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This forms from a habit of lifting the eyebrows.

THICK SKIN

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Thick skin is a sign of sweet or oily "dense" blood. This is a Kapha condition and may indicate poor circulation.

THIN SKIN

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Thin, dry, cold skin is characteristic of malabsorption and indigestion in underweight Vata individuals. Thin skin has a tendency to develop wrinkles earlier. Thin skin can make you feel cold, especially when swimming. Vata people can protect and...

RED / FLUSHED SKIN

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Redness or flushed skin is generally a sign of heat and inflammation (Pitta). This internal heat may be due to fever, skin allergies, toxins from inflammatory processes, infection, or buildup of toxins in the skin. Skin may also be flushed due to...

COLD TO TOUCH

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Our body redirects blood flow to digest a meal, when thinking, to fight an infection, or when exposed to the cold. If you are chronically cold, suspect either deficiency of ojas or fungal/pathogenic infection (a heat condition).

COLD EXTREMITIES

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Cold extremities can imply a blood deficiency such as anemia, poor circulation from dehydration or congestion, a low metabolism, low blood sugar levels, insufficient clothing or fat, or stress. A chronic infection such as candida can rob the body of...

HOT IN TORSO/CHEST AREA

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When you feel hot in your torso area, but also have cold extremities, it can indicate poor circulation and overcompensation by the heart. Sweet, thick Kapha blood is the likely culprit.

FLUSHES EASILY

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A person may flush easily when they are overheated, experience intense emotions, due to toxicity or hormone fluctuations, or after indulging in Pitta aggravating foods or lifestyle. Intense emotions can trigger an increase in the heart rate or...

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Itchy skin may be secondary to dryness (Vata pushing Pitta). Skin may be itchy due to cyst formation (Pitta/Kapha type). Skin may feel itchy when sweating, or when heat (Pitta) is trapped in the body. When wounds are healing, the skin is...

CLAMMY SKIN ( KLEDA ADHIKYA)

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Clammy skin refers to skin that is wet, damp and sticky. Skin also usually feels cold to the touch. Most commonly, skin becomes clammy due to fluid accumulation in the extremities, often as a result of poor circulation.This can be due to thick plasma...

SWEATY PALMS

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Sweaty palms may create discomfort in social situation that require shaking hands. Palm sweat is increased when your circulatory system is congested, the blood toxic, when stressed, when you have a heat condition, or when excess fat blocks the release...

SWEAT OFTEN

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Sweating often may indicate congested fluids, or excess fat tissue. The backed up fluids can causes clamminess in hands or feet especially. A heat condition, a dry-heat condition, or irritating toxin can also cause the pores to open...

SWEAT RARELY (ANHIDROSIS)

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Sweating rarely may indicate chronic dehydration, electrolyte imbalance such as magnesium deficiency, or other factors. Drinking inadequate amounts of water, urinating or passing too much liquid in the feces will reduce the amount of sweating. The...

SOUR SWEAT

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Sour sweat is a sign of a Pitta Kapha condition with ama (damp-heat in Chinese medicine). Circulation may be blocked or stagnant. This condition typically occurs alongside red-puffy skin and well developed muscles.