Ayurveda is considered as one of the ancient sciences of health & medicine. This complete health includes cosmetic aspects as well. As ayurveda the concept of beauty has an age-old origin as well. Ancient scriptures like Abhijnana Shakuntalam and Meghadootam of Kalidasa and many mythological epics encompass the reference of cosmetics like: Tilak, Kajal, Alita and Agaru (Aquilaria agalbeha) that were used as body decorative and to create beauty spots on the chin and cheeks in the era ruled by gods and their deities. In fact, the concept of beauty and cosmetics is as old as mankind and civilization. Safe solutions, no side effects, use of natural herbs, long lasting impacts etc. have made ayurveda as choicest cosmetology.

According to ayurveda healthy skin is the result of overall health condition of individuals and prescribes numerous skin care treatments that need to be pursued at every stage of life. The basic mantra of ayurveda is that everyone has got a unique body constitution and require different type of treatment as per their body type. The person who studies the ayurveda cosmetology is called as ayurvedic cosmetologist. Ayurveda is a vast world of herbs and medicine; hence one has to do deep study of different herbs used in cosmetics, need to understand the medicinal properties of herbs to cure skin ailments, need to understand rasayana and cosmetology in order to be expert ayurvedic cosmetologist to provide adequate solutions and suggestions.

Ayurveda aims at eliminating vitiated doshas (vata, pitta, kapha) from the body as they are mainly responsible for skin disorders and other diseases. A connoisseur ayurvedic cosmetologist may miraculously revamp the one’s persona, that too without any side-effects. That is the reason why ayurveda cosmetology has become indispensable in world of beauty.