What is your Ayurvedic hair type

Each individual is different. Embrace it.

In Ayurveda, world is made of energy. This energy is known as doshas. There are three basic type of doshas or energy which are called vata, pitta and kapha. These three energy are the basic element of all the building blocks that made our world. It can be found in everyone and everything on earth.

What different is that each building blocks or entity is made of different proportions of vata, pitta and kapha. The varieties in the combination is what created the difference in individuals. Body type, hair texture, skin type, health and also one’s personality. In other words, these energy influence our individual physical, mental and emotional character traits. They are all interrelated and that is what make each of us unique.

It is essential to recognize our dosha combination in order to understand ourselves better. Keeping our dosha in balance is the secret to a healthy life. When our dosha is imbalance, the lack or excessive energy will be translated into our physical, mental or emotional issues.

Knowing the doshas

Vata Dosha

Vata is in fundamentally made up of space and air elements, hence the name as Wind Energy. It is an energy of movement and governs activities such as breathing, heat beating, muscle contractions, thinking, communication and also nervous system. Our creativity and flexibility are linked to vata. Qualitatively, vata is light, dry, cold, rough, clear, subtle and mobile.

Pitta Dosha

Pitta is predominantly composed of the fire and water elements. It is associated with Fire Energy. Qualitatively, Pitta is a combination of light, hot, oily, liquid, sharp quantities and translated transformation energy that governs activities such as digestion, metabolism, intelligence and understanding.

Kapha Dosha

Kapha is primarily composed of water and earth elements. It is a Water Energy which carries quality of cool, smooth, slow, soft, oily, dense and stable. These energy is linked to love and compassion. Kapha lubricate joints, hydrates all cells, systems and provide protection to tissues including immunity.