Depending on your location, the frequently changing and often unsparing temperatures, coupled with low humidity, Vata season (Fall/Autumn) can make your skin feel like sandpaper in the upcoming months. Aside from external weather conditions, other factors such as low omega fatty acids in your diet, compromised hyaluronic acid levels in the dermis, coupled with an impaired pH barrier can also contribute to this sudden skin dryness.
At Puraveda Organics, our minimalist Vata line meets your skins’ demand for more moisture, deeply hydrating and nourishing it at a cellular level. If you have been diagnosed as having predominantly Dry Skin (learn more), our Vata Dosha treatment system is recommended to banish dryness, reviving and smoothing for a glowing, healthy-looking skin.
Not sure where to start? Here are the most important, dermatologist-approved essentials you need to have on hand this fall, and the coming winter season:
1. BioScience Peptide Complex – Heal & Repair
Many of us immediately react to facial skin dryness with heavy moisturizers. However, these often greasy and occlusive (comedone/blackhead) forming moisturizers can actually weaken the all important pH barrier further, blocking the skin’s natural ability for self-hydration.
Our PVO Bioscience Peptide Complex, instead, is a lightweight but powerful skin moisturizer fortified with the strength of Peptides, Hyaluronic acid (HLA), Vitamin E, and nourishing cold-pressed oils. The active botanicals in this revolutionary formula travel through deeper layers and train your skin’s natural ability to produce HLA, collagen, and sebum.
This skin recovery concentrate eliminates dryness from the very first application, and also reduces fine lines, softens wrinkles, and minimizes other signs of aging in just 1-2 skin turnover cycles (about 28 days per cycle).
2. Collagen Boost Serum – 2X Power
Add a double layer of moisture/collagen amplification with our Collagen Boost Serum. With serious skin-firming abilities, just a few drops eliminate dry patches and treats skin that is flaky, dry, and suffering from free radical damage. With key ingredients like Bilberry, Gingo, Green Tea, Allantoin, Rose, and oils of Jojoba, Sweet Almond, and Grapeseed, this lightweight powerhouse, along with Bioscience provides double (2)X results. We highly recommend the use of this combination if you have Vata skin and/or are over age 35, as collagen production sharply decreases around this age).
3. Daily Hydrator/Toner – Instant Relief
Right after cleansing, (leave your skin damp, as this helps to break the ‘cellular barrier’, allowing our Daily Hydrator/Toner to be transported deep into the lower dermal layers, providing instant hydration without the dry, sticky feel of conventional toners. This alcohol-free toner is made with Aloe Vera gel, Vitamins, and 15+ active botanicals, and is perfect paired with intensive deep moisturizing treatments. Can be used any time of the day for fast-absorbing natural hydration.
4. Overnight Eyeline Prevention Oil – Crow’s Feet Prevention
When considering dry skin treatment, special attention should be given to the area around the eyes. Because of thin skin, low levels of Omega 3 fatty acids, and accelerated collagen-elastin loss, this delicate area is prone to developing crow’s feet, also known as lateral canthal lines.
Made with oils of Sweet Almond & Carrot Seed, Echinacea, and Rose, our Overnight Eyeline Prevention Oil is an extraordinary formula, rich in Fatty acids, β-carotene, Vitamin A, and antioxidants. The key botanical actives defend dermal cells from oxidative stress and prevent the appearance of premature signs of aging such as crow’s feet around this area. Note: The product comes with a soothing and easy-to-apply roll-on applicator.
5. Vanilla Silk Body Butter – Protect & Hydrate 24+ hrs
Although the lipid layer under the body’s skin is thicker than that on the face, it does not completely prevent fall/winter dryness. To treat body skin, an ideal moisturizer is one that contains rich, fortifying ingredients that deeply penetrate the pH barrier, prevent moisture loss, and heal rough, dry patches so common, esp elbows, knees and other thin skinned areas of the body.
Solution? PVO’s Vanilla Silk Body Butter is made with naturally and sustainably sourced Shea Butter, natural emollient oils, biotin, and antioxidants that intensively hydrate body skin. As a bonus, its Pure Madagascar Vanilla scent and silky texture de-stress and prevent skin dryness/dehydration for more than 24 hours in Vata skin.
For complete Vata skin care or to treat specific skin issues, find recommended guidelines on our new Solution page. All our products are 100% natural, organic, and free of toxic chemicals.
Read Next: Differentiating Dry from Dehydrated Skin.
