Ayurveda project: which oils - where to get them

[Guest guest]

Hi folks,

 

I'm working on massage perfection This involves several pieces.

 

I'm curious to know if anyone on the list has a knowledge of what

oils are best for what Ayurvedic body types. The best info I've found

so far says:

 

Vata - sesame or castor

Pitta - coconut or sunflower

Kapha - mustard, olive, sunflower, or almond

 

I wonder if there are better, or at least other, indications. I

compared these to the list of comedogenic substances at

http://www.zerozits.com/Articles/article6.htm

 

That would leave castor oil for Vata and sunflower oil for Pitta and Kapha.

 

I'd like to have two different oils for Pitta and Kapha, and I wonder

about castor oil.

 

The final piece is locating sources of unrefined organic versions of

the three oils that make the cut.

 

So my main two questions are simply:

- anyone have more complete knowledge of Ayurvedic indications for

massaging the different body types?

- anyone have experience with castor oil? Is it nasty? It sounds nasty.

 

-Josh

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Joshua Alexander [josh]

 

 

Hi folks,

 

* Hi Josh

 

 

I'm working on massage perfection This involves several pieces.

 

* It sure does *lol*

 

I'm curious to know if anyone on the list has a knowledge of what

oils are best for what Ayurvedic body types. The best info I've found

so far says:

 

Vata - sesame or castor

Pitta - coconut or sunflower

Kapha - mustard, olive, sunflower, or almond

 

* Let me sleep on this and answer you in the morn when I am not ready to

plotz .. I am still here (not for long but the brain is already in

zombie mode ;-p

 

 

 

I wonder if there are better, or at least other, indications. I

compared these to the list of comedogenic substances at

http://www.zerozits.com/Articles/article6.htm

 

* That is a good article BTW! Not everyone will get zitz from " non

comedogenic " oils, but it is a good place to get a good general idea for

the masses ...

 

That would leave castor oil for Vata and sunflower oil for Pitta and

Kapha.

 

I'd like to have two different oils for Pitta and Kapha, and I wonder

about castor oil.

 

* What do you wonder about castor oil?

 

The final piece is locating sources of unrefined organic versions of

the three oils that make the cut.

 

 

* Unrefined is good, and I understand why you'd want as much unrefined

as possible, BUT all oils aren't necessarily nice unrefined (just a

warning) .. ever experienced unrefined grapeseed oil? You'd like refined

much better I can assure you

 

 

So my main two questions are simply:

- anyone have more complete knowledge of Ayurvedic indications for

massaging the different body types?

 

* I don't .. I'm not a massage therapist, but I'll ask my LMT buddies

 

- anyone have experience with castor oil? Is it nasty? It sounds nasty.

 

*I have a lot of experience with castor oil, I use it in making liquid

soap all the time. It is a VERY thick oil, but not nasty unless you're

drinking it ;-p I wouldn't use it for THAT classic purpose at all *lol*

 

-Josh

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Josh

My only experience of Ayurveda is hearing from other therapists specialising in

that area and they always use sesame for massage and hot oil pouring treatments

(on chakras).

I don't think castor is nasty - I haven't used it but it's a plant seed too. I

used to think it was petrochemical derived! It is used to manufacture some

plastics. Anyway, it's extracted from the seeds of the plant also known as the

sesame of India according to 'Carrier Oils for Aromatherapy & Massage' by Len

Price. It says it is used externally in Ayurveda for lumbago & rheumatism.

As Ayurveda is traditional Indian medicine I would have thought only oils

indigenous to India would be used ...

Best wishes.

Jane

 

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Joshua Alexander

Wednesday, November 17, 2004 3:37 AM

Ayurveda project: which oils -> where to get them

 

 

Hi folks,

 

I'm working on massage perfection This involves several pieces.

 

I'm curious to know if anyone on the list has a knowledge of what

oils are best for what Ayurvedic body types. The best info I've found

so far says:

 

Vata - sesame or castor

Pitta - coconut or sunflower

Kapha - mustard, olive, sunflower, or almond

 

I wonder if there are better, or at least other, indications. I

compared these to the list of comedogenic substances at

http://www.zerozits.com/Articles/article6.htm

 

That would leave castor oil for Vata and sunflower oil for Pitta and Kapha.

 

I'd like to have two different oils for Pitta and Kapha, and I wonder

about castor oil.

 

The final piece is locating sources of unrefined organic versions of

the three oils that make the cut.

 

So my main two questions are simply:

- anyone have more complete knowledge of Ayurvedic indications for

massaging the different body types?

- anyone have experience with castor oil? Is it nasty? It sounds nasty.

 

-Josh

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Christine

 

I'm looking forward to your reply, and any other replies that may come.

 

As far as castor, I was mainly wondering as to its suitability for

massage. Sounds like it might have to be mixed with another oil.

Perhaps there's something nice and neutral that would work.

 

I vaguely knew that some oils aren't fun unrefined... canola oil for

instance, I hear we would never eat otherwise. (Not that we should be

eating it.) So I guess that's the other criterion: must be suitable

for massage in a natural, unrefined state.

 

I may call an Ayurvedic College and ask them some questions about

what they use. If anyone else on the list is interested in this, let

me know if I should post the outcome of the project ;-)

 

-Josh