Features of healthy and beautiful skin

[Dr.Savitha Suri]

How can we say that a person's skin is beautiful and healthy ?

Ayurveda explains the looks of a person, who has healthy and beautiful skin, as follows:

"Tatra snigdha slakshna mridu prasann sukumara
gambheera loma saprabhevacha twakvarnanam.
Saa saaratha sukha sowbhagya aiswarya buddhi vidya aarogya
aishwarya pra harshani ayushtwamcha aachashtey"

The skin is soft and looks shiny with a coat of oil- The skin will be not too oily or not too dry skin
The hairs on skin are soft, delicate and sparsly distributed - The hairs on body are almost invisible
The skin will have smooth texture and soft to touch - The skin is even toned without any marks, scars, acne or pimples
The skin is attractive with a glow - It will not be dull or dead skin. The skin will be without wrinkles

A person who has a skin with above mentioned qualities is called as "twak sara purusha". Such persons always enjoy comforts, wealth and live in luxury.They are intelligent, educated and healthy and enjoy long life with immense sexual energy.