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Thin skin Ayurvedic PerspectivesWrite a review!
Written by John Joseph Immel, Asheville, NC
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 moisten their skin with oil massage, and adequate clothing.

Aggravated Doshas & Qualities

Symptoms Tell A Story

The first step to healing is learning patterns from your symptoms. Symptoms are clues that reveal underlying imbalances, showing you where your body is weak. Specifically, they reveal the doshas & qualities that may have become aggravated. If you notice a quality or dosha appears next to many of your symptoms, it helps you establish a pattern that may be systemic.

Thin skin indicates one or more of the following doshas and qualities are imbalanced:

Vata aggravatingLightDryColdBitterAstringent

Key: V = Vata, P = Pitta, K = Kapha. A slash through a dosha means it an aggravated dosha. To learn more about the symbols above, click on them.

Stage of Disease: 2 - Affecting Blood

If you have symptoms in this category it means that imbalance is weakening your system but hasn't yet become systemic.
herbal remedies & natural products
Herbs, medicines, & home remedies with the following effects have been traditionally suggested for 'Thin skin'.

Please review these herbs & products below to determine which ones might be helpful for Thin skin.

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Vata Oil (pint)
Vata pacifyingPitta aggravatingKapha aggravating
$17.95
Balancing for Vata types, this herbalized oil is in a sesame and almond oil base.

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Shatavari
Vata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravating
$9.85
Shatavari means '100 husbands', testifying to its use as a female aphrodisiac. It is a cooling, nourishing, and sweet herb that restores fluids.

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Date Butter with Cinnamon & Almonds
Vata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravating
$14.00
Date Butter is a nourishing, sweet reproductive tonic for men and women before, during, or after conception.

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Ashwagandha Ghee (9oz)
Vata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravating
$16.00
Ashwagandha calms the nervous system while the ghee restores and replenishes. Also useful as a male reproductive tonic.

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Licorice Ghee (9oz)
Vata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravating
$14.00
 

diet plan & nutritional supplements
The following ingredients may help re-balance the aggravated qualities and doshas in thin skin.
Almond MilkVata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravatingChickenVata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravating
Coconut OilVata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravatingCottage CheeseVata pacifyingPitta aggravatingKapha aggravating
EggsVata pacifyingPitta aggravatingKapha aggravatingFishVata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravating
GheeVata pacifyingPitta pacifyingKapha aggravating
related symptoms
See your quiz results for a computerized assessment of your body type. Symptoms are checked below if you reported them in the quizzes. Please click on the symptoms below to learn more about them. Which types have the most check-marks? That could indicate the Ayurvedic imbalance causing your condition

general

White spots on nailsTeeth marks on tongue edges
Undigested food in stoolVertical lines on nails
Anxiety, fear, uncertaintyDry mouth / tongue
Hyperactive, quickCold extremities
Make and change friends oftenStrong/frequently thirsty
Feel underweightThin lips
Thin, lanky, slim with thin musclesSunken, ribs showing
AnemiaStress under-eater
Lose weight easilyProlonged bleeding when cut

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