Gotu kola, or brahmi, has been used in Ayurveda for centuries. These five studies offer a modern day take on its benefits for the skin, brain, and nervous system.
The tissues of the skin and bones are vital to our health, providing protection, movement, and stability. Explore Ayurvedic tips for how to nourish and care for these tissues layers.
Treat yourself to a luxurious Ayurvedic facial in the comfort of your own home and create your own DIY masks using common, everyday ingredients that you already have in your kitchen.
When it comes to summer beauty, we all want to radiate with healthy, beautiful skin. Follow these easy tips to keep pitta in check and get that Ayurveda glow, this summer and beyond.
Ayurvedic dry brushing, called garshana (pronounced gar-shun-uh), promotes lymphatic cleansing and is a powerful way to support the removal of ama (cellular waste products) from the body.
You've likely heard the phrase "beauty is only skin deep"—but Ayurveda says just the opposite. Here's how to nourish your beauty on every level, body, mind, and soul.
At a time when many are coming into themselves as individuals and hyper-aware of external appearances, navigating skin breakouts can be extremely challenging.
Neem’s cooling, soothing properties can work wonders for the skin and hair. Learn how to harness this herb's benefits for radiant skin and lustrous locks.
During winter months, our skin is drier and craves all the nourishment we are willing to give it. Learn how to keep your skin healthy during this time of year with these easy Ayurvedic tips.
These routines can support your skin's natural, luminous glow while maintaining balance and harmony in mind, body, and spirit throughout the transition of fall.
Ayurveda provides us with a simple adage, “If you wouldn’t eat it, don’t put it on your skin.” This is important to remember when choosing skin care products.
Take the many benefits of turmeric a step further by creating your own turmeric paste! It can be used to make turmeric milk, as a cooking ingredient, as a facial mask, and for so much more.
Oil is a close match to the skin’s outer layer and complements our natural oiliness. It helps draw out impurities and balances our skin’s hydration—even overly oily skin can come back to balance by using oil. The result? Beautiful, balanced, hydrated skin.
You know how people say it's what's inside that matters most. This is especially true for Ayurvedic skincare. Here, Banyan's Content Project Manager, Kendra, shares the inside scoop on her personal skincare routine. Check out this transcript from her skincare video to learn some tips on using Banyan products and daily habits to achieve glowing skin. Let's get started!
Oil is more skilled at cleansing and balancing the hydration of your skin than water, and it is a closer match to your skin’s natural outer layer. It has a soft quality that can help to draw out impurities, making it much easier to unclog pores, leaving clean, soft, hydrated skin.
Dr. Sivamani and his team conducted a four-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with Banyan Botanicals’ Healthy Skin formulation last spring of 2017. The trial enrolled thirty participants.
Ghee isn't just for cooking. It can be used in many ways to support your health! You can use it to bring moisture to your hands, cuticles, heels, lips, hair—or any part of your skin, for that matter. Read this article to learn some of our favorite external ways to use ghee.
When you express joy, the glow of your inner harmony is reflected on your skin, making it look and feel young, beautiful, vital, nourished, and happy. Enhance Your beauty
with the deep and uplifting experience that a face mask can bring.
When designing Beauty Balm, we stuck to basic Ayurveda principles, ending with a product that nourishes you inside-out with completely natural ingredients.
How can we keep our skin feeling happy, calm, cool, and refreshed? We’ve gathered all the best Ayurvedic summer skin recipes here for you to DIY... hopefully in the comfort of your air conditioned home...
Is your skin feeling warm? Perhaps you are nursing a sunburn from your outdoor adventures this past weekend. When the skin is acutely aggravated, an external application of an appropriate cooling substance can have an immediately soothing effect. Here are four super simple, one ingredient substances to offer relief.