HeyMonicaB

Winter skin can have many of us itching and scratching. I recommend putting the lotion aside and giving oils a try. If you are high vata (naturally dry all the time), use sesame oil. If you are a pitta, use almond or coconut oil or ghee (but you’ll smell like buttery goodness). Kaphas are naturally oily and cool but if they have a problem with dryness in the winter, sunflower oil would be best because it is not too heavy.

Oils are natural and will do a fine fine job of absorbing in quickly to your skin. Plus, it’s natural!! No perfumes or alcohols to get in the way, so your body receives all the nourishment it needs. Speaking of nourishment, remember your skin is an organ. And everything you put on it, gets absorbed and digested by the body. Rule of thumb, if you can’t eat it, don’t put it on your skin!

The ideal thing is to use oil in the morning routine. Best is to warm the oil in a container in boiling water. Then massage the body head to toe and let the oil soak in for 10-15 minutes. Then shower it off.

However! Most of us don’t allow extra time for sitting around with oil on ourselves in the mornings. If you do, great. If not, apply the oil at night instead. You will sleep like a baby!

You don’t have to go on a wild goose chase for these oils either. You can find them at your grocery store (I get mine at Whole Foods). Get the cold pressed/expeller oils. Apply daily and your skin will be smooth as butta in no time!