For each concern: what it actually is, how Ayurveda reads it, and precisely what your programme would involve.
Psoriasis
An immune-driven condition in which skin cells are produced far faster than they can be shed, building into thickened plaques with silvery scale — commonly on elbows, knees, scalp and lower back, often itchy, sometimes cracking and bleeding. It runs in cycles: quiet periods and flares, with stress, infection, alcohol, cold weather and certain medicines as familiar triggers. Around one in five people with psoriasis also develops joint involvement.
The Ayurvedic view: Ekakushta or Kitibha within the Kushta group — Vata and Kapha with vitiated Rakta. Repeated, staged Shodhana rather than a single course is the classical approach.
Our approach
- Virechana — the principal purificatory therapy for Kushta, given as a supervised course after proper preparation
- Snehapana and Abhyanga — internal and external oleation, which also directly relieves the dryness and cracking
- Takradhara and Shirodhara — for scalp involvement and for the stress component, which is a genuine driver rather than a soft factor
- Lepa — medicated herbal applications to soften plaques and reduce scaling
- Diet correction — removing viruddha ahara, curd, excessively sour, salty and fermented food, and alcohol entirely
- Herbal support — Manjistha, Khadira, Sariva, Guduchi and Arogyavardhini preparations prescribed to your constitution
- Joint involvement checked — if psoriatic arthritis is present, planned alongside our inflammatory arthritis programme
There is no cure for psoriasis in any system of medicine. Realistic goals are longer gaps between flares and milder ones. Continue prescribed topicals or biologics; changes belong with your dermatologist.
Eczema & dry, irritated skin
Eczema is inflamed, intensely itchy skin that can weep, crust or thicken over time from years of scratching — typically in the elbow and knee creases, on the hands, or around the neck. It often accompanies asthma and allergic rhinitis in the same person or family. Itch is the defining misery: it disturbs sleep, and scratching in sleep undoes the healing of the previous day.
The Ayurvedic view: Vicharchika — Kapha and Pitta with vitiated Rakta and a strong Vata dryness component. Treatment addresses the inflammation and the dryness together, which topical steroids alone do not.
Our approach
- Trigger identification — food, soap, detergent, fabric, water and stress tracked daily and handed to you in writing
- Virechana — where indicated, to clear the Pitta and Rakta component driving the flares
- Oleation and Lepa — medicated oils and applications to restore the barrier and break the itch–scratch cycle
- Sleep protection — because most scratching damage happens at night, and night-time control changes the whole picture
- Gut and digestion work — irregular meals and incompatible foods sit behind a large share of eczema histories
- Herbal support — Manjistha, Neem, Haridra and Guduchi preparations to your constitution
Weeping, crusting, painful or rapidly spreading eczema may be infected and needs medical treatment first. If allergy is central, see our allergy programme too.
Acne & recurring breakouts
Blocked, inflamed follicles producing blackheads, papules, pustules or deeper painful cysts — most often on the face, but also the back and chest. It is driven by oil production, hormones, bacteria and inflammation together, which is why single-target treatments disappoint. Adult acne along the jawline, especially in women, frequently points to a hormonal picture such as PCOS rather than to skincare.
The Ayurvedic view: Yuvana Pidaka — Pitta and Kapha with Rakta involvement. Cooling, blood-purifying and digestion-correcting measures rather than drying the surface further.
Our approach
- Cause identified first — hormonal, digestive or purely inflammatory acne need different plans, and cystic acne needs dermatology
- Virechana — supervised purgation for the Pitta and Rakta component, where assessment supports it
- Mukhalepa — classical herbal facial applications selected for your skin type rather than a standard facial
- Diet correction — reducing dairy, sugar, refined and fried food; regular meals; no eating late
- Constipation and digestion addressed — a consistent finding in acne histories and one of the fastest things to change
- Herbal support — Manjistha, Neem, Sariva and Triphala preparations, with Kaishore Guggulu where indicated
- Hormonal picture checked — coordinated with our metabolic programme where insulin resistance or PCOS is involved
Severe cystic or scarring acne needs dermatological treatment to prevent permanent scarring. If you are on isotretinoin, continue it under your dermatologist and tell us.
Fungal infection (tinea / ringworm)
Itchy, ring-shaped patches with a raised advancing edge, commonly in the groin, under the breasts, between the toes or on the trunk — and highly contagious within a household, which is why it returns as fast as it clears. In India specifically, the picture is frequently distorted by over-the-counter combination creams containing a steroid: the redness settles, the itch improves, and the fungus spreads further under cover.
The Ayurvedic view: Dadru Kushta — Kapha and Pitta with Rakta involvement, in a body whose Vyadhikshamatva (resistance) has weakened enough to let it persist.
Our approach
- Stop the steroid cream — the single most important step, and the reason many long-standing cases never clear
- Proper antifungal treatment — for active spreading infection this is the mainstay, and we will tell you to get it rather than pretend otherwise
- Recurrence work — where we genuinely add value: immunity, digestion, blood sugar and the household hygiene that decides reinfection
- Lepa and medicated applications — Neem, Haridra and Karanja-based preparations to relieve itching and support healing
- Diet and Kapha reduction — curd, sugar, fermented and heavy foods removed while it is active
- Clothing and washing protocol — loose cotton, hot-washed clothing, separate towels; unglamorous and decisive
Fungal infection spreads between people and between body sites. Everyone affected in the household needs treating at the same time or it simply cycles back.
Vitiligo & leucoderma
Smooth, well-defined patches where the skin has lost its pigment, because the cells that produce it have been destroyed — an autoimmune process, not an infection, and not contagious. It carries a social weight in India far heavier than its medical severity, which is a large part of what people actually come to have addressed. Patches may stay stable for years or spread in phases.
The Ayurvedic view: Shwitra or Kilasa — vitiation of Rakta, Mamsa and Meda with Bhrajaka Pitta involvement. Treatment combines internal Shodhana with photosensitising herbs and controlled sun exposure.
Our approach
- An honest prognosis first — recent, small, stable patches on the trunk and face respond better; hands, feet and lips respond poorly, and we say so before you commit to a stay
- Virechana — the classical Shodhana for Shwitra, given after proper preparation
- Bakuchi-based preparations — internal and topical, with strictly controlled, graduated sun exposure under supervision
- Diet correction — removing incompatible combinations, particularly the milk-with-fish and milk-with-sour patterns the texts identify with this condition
- Stress and confidence — addressed directly, because the psychological load here is often greater than the physical one
- Thyroid and autoimmune screening — vitiligo travels with other autoimmune conditions often enough to be worth checking
Bakuchi and sunlight together can cause serious burns and blistering if the exposure is not carefully graded. This is not a self-treatment protocol — it must be supervised.
Hair fall, thinning & premature greying
Losing some hair daily is normal; noticeably more on the pillow, in the shower drain and on the comb is not. The pattern matters more than the volume — receding at the temples and thinning at the crown suggests a genetic, hormone-driven picture, while diffuse thinning across the whole scalp more often follows illness, childbirth, crash dieting, thyroid imbalance, iron deficiency or a period of severe stress. Distinct round bald patches are a different condition again.
The Ayurvedic view: Khalitya for hair fall and Palitya for premature greying — Pitta rising to the scalp with depleted Asthi and Majja dhatu, hair being considered a by-product of bone tissue.
Our approach
- Cause found before treatment — thyroid, iron, ferritin, vitamin D and hormonal screening, because treating the scalp when the cause is internal wastes everyone's time
- Nasya — the classical therapy for disorders above the collarbone, and central to hair treatment
- Shiro Abhyanga and Shirodhara — scalp oleation with Bhringraj and Amalaki-based oils, plus the stress component that drives diffuse shedding
- Virechana — where Pitta predominance is clear, as it commonly is in early greying and heavy fall
- Nutrition rebuilt — protein, iron and overall adequacy, since hair is the first tissue the body stops funding when supply is short
- Rasayana — Bhringraj, Amalaki, Yashtimadhu and Ashwagandha preparations for the rebuilding phase
Sudden patchy loss, loss with scalp scarring, or hair loss with a rash needs dermatological assessment. Established male-pattern baldness does not reverse with any Ayurvedic treatment, and we will say so.
Dandruff & scalp health
Flaking, itching and an irritated scalp — sometimes mild and cosmetic, sometimes a persistent seborrhoeic dermatitis with greasy yellowish scale extending to the eyebrows and sides of the nose. It worsens with stress, cold weather and irregular washing, and the itching-scratching cycle contributes directly to hair fall, which is why the two so often arrive together.
The Ayurvedic view: Darunaka — Vata and Kapha at the scalp with dryness, itching and flaking. Local oleation with internal Kapha reduction.
Our approach
- Shiro Abhyanga — regular medicated oil application to the scalp, done properly and consistently rather than occasionally
- Nasya — for the underlying Kapha and Vata picture above the collarbone
- Medicated washes — Triphala, Neem and Yashtimadhu-based preparations replacing harsh commercial shampoos
- Washing routine corrected — frequency, water temperature and drying habits, which cause more scalp trouble than most people expect
- Diet — reducing curd, fried and fermented food, which reliably worsens flaking
- Stress work — Shirodhara and routine, since flares track stress closely in most guests
Severe, spreading or painful scalp conditions, or scaling with hair loss and scarring, need dermatological assessment rather than scalp care alone.
