• Meda and Asthi Dhatu: The Skin and Bones
    • Health and Wellness
    • February 23, 2023
    Meda and Asthi Dhatu: The Skin and Bones

    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.

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  • Treat Yourself to an At-Home Facial and Face Masks for Glowing Skin
    • Routines and Rhythms
    • July 06, 2022
    Treat Yourself to an At-Home Facial and Face Masks for Glowing Skin

    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.

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  • 5 Ayurvedic Tips for Beautiful Summer Skin + Bonus Tips for Healthy Skin Year-Round
    • Natural Beauty
    • June 15, 2022
    5 Ayurvedic Tips for Beautiful Summer Skin + Bonus Tips for Healthy Skin Year-Round

    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.

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  • What Is Ayurvedic Dry Massage and Why You Should Try It
    • Routines and Rhythms
    • March 03, 2022
    What Is Ayurvedic Dry Massage and Why You Should Try It

    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.

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  • True Beauty Is More than Skin Deep—Here's How to Nourish Yours
    • Natural Beauty
    • February 15, 2022
    True Beauty Is More than Skin Deep—Here's How to Nourish Yours

    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.

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  • How to Start the School Year with Clear, Glowing Skin
    • Natural Beauty
    • August 13, 2021
    How to Start the School Year with Clear, Glowing Skin

    At a time when many are coming into themselves as individuals and hyper-aware of external appearances, navigating skin breakouts can be extremely challenging.

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  • 6 Ways to Use Neem for Skin & Hair
    • Ayurvedic Herbalism
    • July 23, 2021
    6 Ways to Use Neem for Skin & Hair

    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. 

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  • 7 Ayurvedic Ways to Care for Your Skin this Winter
    • Natural Beauty
    • December 28, 2020
    7 Ayurvedic Ways to Care for Your Skin this Winter

    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.

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  • Seasonal Skincare Rituals for the Fall Transition
    • Fall Recipes and Health
    • October 07, 2020
    Seasonal Skincare Rituals for the Fall Transition

    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.

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  • Ayurvedic Tonics, Masks & Scrubs for Nourishing Your Skin
    • Natural Beauty
    • July 21, 2020
    Ayurvedic Tonics, Masks & Scrubs for Nourishing Your Skin

    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.

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  • How to Make Turmeric Paste
    • All Recipes
    • January 09, 2020
    How to Make Turmeric Paste

    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.

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  • Why Ayurveda Prefers Oil over Lotion
    • Natural Beauty
    • July 26, 2019
    Why Ayurveda Prefers Oil over Lotion

    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.

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  • My Ayurvedic Skincare Routine (Video)
    • Routines and Rhythms
    • July 24, 2019
    My Ayurvedic Skincare Routine (Video)

    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!

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  • Why You Should Wash Your Face with Oil Instead of Water
    • Natural Beauty
    • July 16, 2019
    Why You Should Wash Your Face with Oil Instead of Water

    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.

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  • What Happened When Healthy Skin Was Put to the Test?
    • Ayurvedic Herbalism
    • July 08, 2019
    What Happened When Healthy Skin Was Put to the Test?

    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.

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  • 10 Luxurious Ways to Use Ghee for Skin Care
    • Natural Beauty
    • June 18, 2019
    10 Luxurious Ways to Use Ghee for Skin Care

    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. 

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  • Herbal Face Masks to Transform Your Beauty Routine
    • Natural Beauty
    • June 22, 2017
    Herbal Face Masks to Transform Your Beauty Routine

    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.

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  • Hydrate and Replenish with Beauty Balm
    • Natural Beauty
    • June 05, 2017
    Hydrate and Replenish with Beauty Balm

    When designing Beauty Balm, we stuck to basic Ayurveda principles, ending with a product that nourishes you inside-out with completely natural ingredients.

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  • The Best Ayurvedic Skin DIY Recipes for Summer
    • Natural Beauty
    • July 28, 2016
    The Best Ayurvedic Skin DIY Recipes for Summer

    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...

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  • 4 Cooling Substances for Your Skin
    • Summer Recipes & Health
    • July 07, 2015
    4 Cooling Substances for Your Skin

    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.

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