Skin Care Basics + Facials Yogahealer.com with Cate Stillman Lesson 22 1
Giving + Receiving the natural path of healing through at-home body care with each others. 2
benefits of facials Decreased anxiety. Enhanced sleep quality. Greater energy. Improved concentration. Increased circulation. Reduced fatigue. 3
Choose your ingredients based on VPK skin type 4
Skin Detoxers Bean Flour (Chana Dal or Garbanzo bean flour Oat Flour Kaolin Clay 5
Skin Moisturizers Pureed Apples Cucumber Papaya 6
Facial Oils Vata: jojoba sesame ghee Pitta coconut ghee avocado Kapha sunflower sesame corn 7
Steps in a facial 8
Prepare to Give Take a moment to clear your head Clear your nadis with your breath Prepare your hands to move light 9
Start with Intention Connect to the highest reason for the session State a clear, natural intention Offer a blessing, or invite grace. 10
8 step sequence 1.Cleansing 2.Facial massage (with oil) 3.Herbal steam 4.Gentle Scrub 5.Facial Pack (cleanse or nutrify) 6.Toning or Rejuvanation 7.Moisturizing 8.Hydrating 11
Cleansing Base: Chickpea flour, lentil flour, oat flour or clay dosha Vata (dry) Pitta (oily) Kapha (congested) herbs to add shatavari, rose petals, citrus peel, ashwaghanda, tulsi neem, manjishta, sandalwood, amalaki, dandelion root, nettle leaf spring water or milk (nut milks too) flours + base mix milk powder, cream, aloe juice diluted lemon juice or yogurt aloe, citrus, neem, eucalyptus 12
Oil Cleansers Use instead of cream cleansers dosha Vata (dry) Pitta (oily) Kapha (congested) essential oils to add rose, sandalwood, jasmine, geranium lavender, tea tree, lemon, cypress, juniper lavender, tea tree, basil, rosemary, lemon Oils to use sesame or almond jojoba or sunflower use flour instead 13
Facial Massage Base Oil: base oil, wheat germ oil, Vitamin E dosha Vata (dry) Pitta (oily) Kapha (congested) essential oils to add rose, jasmine, + geranium lavender and tea tree lemon, cypress, juniper Oils to use jojoba, almond, or sesame jojoba jojoba 14
Herbal Steams Boil 1 quart of water for a few minutes. Add herbs or essential oils or both. normal Vata (dry) Pitta (oily) Kapha (congested) licorice root, rose, chamomile, clover, lavender bay leaf, chamomile,chamomile, comfrey, dashmula, dandelion bay leaf, licorice, comfrey, fennel, lavender, lemon balm, lemongrass, lemon peel, lemon verbana cinnamon, clove, ginger, eucalyptus, fennel, nettle, orange peel, pine eucalyptus - use 10 drops per 2 pints of water lavender, geranium, bergamot or sandalwood juniper, lemon and cypress rosemary or sage 15
Scrubs normal Vata (dry) Pitta (oily) Kapha (congested) oat flour + water or milk almond flour +aloe juice, milk or cream barley flour + clay with diluted lemon or aloe juice lentil flour with yogurt tulsi, sandalwood powder, rose petals tulsi, rose petals lavender, neem, sandalwood turmeric, manjishta, ginger, neem 16
Face Packs fruit + firming agent: fruit pectin (like apple pectin), clay or oat flour normal Vata (dry) Pitta (oily) Kapha (congested) avocado, banana, grape, peach, nectarine apple, avocado, banana, carrot, pear, melon cabbage, cucumber, lemon, pear, strawberry apple, grape, tomato 17
Toner removes residue + tones skin normal Vata (dry) Pitta (oily) Kapha (congested) witch hazel + floral water or herbal tea, or rose water pure rose water witch hazel with fennel tea witch hazel with tulsi tea 18
Moisturizer 2 Tbsp. Aloe Gel 3 oz. Base Oil 1 oz. Cocoa butter 2 oz. rose + essential oils for the body type normal Vata (dry) Pitta (oily) Kapha (congested) jojoba oil sesame oil or lanolin jojoba oil jojoba oil 19
Misting Helps moisturizer absorb or use to uplift any time of day normal Vata (dry) Pitta (oily) Kapha (congested) rose flower tea fennel tea coriander tea juniper berry or pine needle tea 20
Facials Homework Get your ingredients Make some stuff in the kitchen Find a friend Give yourself an hour per facial + trade Have fun - don t worry about doing it right 21