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Skin as an outer covering is an essential part of the human body that forms a strong covering that protects the body from sunlight, pollution, extreme weather conditions, ultraviolet radiations, harmful bacteria, and other pollutants that may cause risk to human body in some form or the other.

In Ayurveda, skin diseases or diseases of Tvak (Skin) are known as Kustha. By course of treatment, not all diseases of the kustha are curable but can be controlled by simple yet effective Ayurvedic skin care remedies. The remedies actually work towards ensuring a healthy diet, meditation, and detoxification.

Know the Common Types of Skin Diseases

The most common types of skin problems that people are facing in their daily lives include:

• Acne: Occurs due to improper functioning of the oil glands.
• Eczema: A harmful reaction caused by a combination of environmental and genetic factors lead to this type of skin infection.
• Hives: Allergy to food or any medicines causes hives.
• Impetigo: Infection caused by reaction of specific bacteria.
• Melanoma: This is a type of skin cancer.
• Moles: The infection caused by clustering growth of tissues.
• Psoriasis: Skin disease that leads to scaling and swelling.
• Rosacea: Any sort of abnormalities in the blood vessels of the facial tissues may be the leading cause of the disorder.
• Wrinkles: This pure aging process affects the skin.

Know the Causes of Skin Problems 

Although there are many genetic, physical, and environmental factors that contribute to various forms of skin infections, some common causes include: 

• Environmental allergies and irritants
• Genetic Structure of your body
• Low immunity
• Physical condition
• Stress and Anxiety
• Excessive smoking and
  
• Food habits
• Bacteria, fungus, or virus trapped in the skin pores
• Excessive exposure to sunlight and harmful radiations
  

Know the Symptoms of Skin Problems

The most common signs and symptoms of most of the skin problems include:

• Red or white raised bumps
• Skin rashes
• Scaly skin
• Lesions
• Dryness
• Peeling skin
• Cracked skin
• Discolored patches
• Ulcers

Know the Best Ayurvedic Treatment for Skin

Natural therapies and drugs are the best skin treatments that have proven medical benefits since time immemorial. These with no side-effects, better tolerance, and comparatively affordable are easily acceptable by people suffering from skin diseases.

Some of the known Ayurvedic therapies that work the best for skin problems are:

• Panchakarma: This detoxification process helps remove unwanted and harmful toxins from the body
• Takradhara: This is sudation process is performed using medicated buttermilk which when poured on the forehead helps clear off the skin from various infections.
• Pizhicil: This medicated  bath helps mobilizes impurities, clear off the blemishes, and improves skin quality.