Skin is the largest organ of the body and reflects inner health and humoral balance. The Unani system identifies four main skin types (Saudawi, Safrawi, Balghami, Damawi) based on qualities like dryness, oiliness and sensitivity. Imbalance can lead to issues like acne, wrinkles or rashes. Factors like stress, diet and environment also impact the skin. A scientific study found a direct link between perceived stress and worsened acne symptoms. The holistic Unani approach considers skin type, lifestyle factors and seasonal changes to maintain skin health and treat issues.

1. SKIN AND HERBAL COSMETICS. The concept of shringar /araaish (beautification) has been an integral part of Indian civilization. The philosophy of usage of cosmetics was directed not only towards developing a pleasant and acceptable personality but for achieving happiness in life. It appears that usage of modern cosmetics was practiced by ancient people with the help of natural sources available.

2. Skin is the mirror of one’s individual health; skin is the clue to one's humoural constitution. Medically skin is a sensory organ that responds to reflexes and is a protective system that shields the entire living body. Apart from perceiving sensations such as cold, warm, heavy, light, rough, smooth, etc. skin is also an excretory agent for sweat. The senses of touch, pain, temperature, pressure are felt by it. The skin is subject to various problems, blemishes, infections, growths etc due to internal and external causes. If the skin is not cared properly and neglected it suffers from premature aging, various skin disorders, becomes dull and blemished

3. Skin is the mirror of the health Skin is external covering - most vulnerable organ

4. Exposed to different environmental conditions.

5. Reflects the inner state of health by its texture, tone and appearance.Great attention and care is required for maintaining the quality of the skin

6. The first step in the holistic Unani approach to skin care is finding out your humoural skin type: Saudawiskin (melancholic) is in generally dry, thin, delicate and cool to the touch, easily gets dehydrated, and is very vulnerable to the influence of dry windy weather, skin may age faster, and tends to be dry, rough, flaky and hyper pigmentation disorders when out of balance.Safrawi skin (bilious) type tends to be fair, sensitive, soft, warm, and of medium thickness, less tolerance to hot food, less tolerance to fieriness in temperament, safrawi skin types tend to be more prone to freckles and moles than the other skin types. When out of balance, safrawi skin can flare up in rashes, rosacea, hyper pigmentation disorders, acne or sunspots.Balghami skin (phelgmatic) tends to have all the qualities of water and earth -- it can be oily, thick, pale, soft, cool and more tolerant of the sun. Balghami skin tends to age slower and form less wrinkles than the other two types. Balghami skin types may struggle with dull complexion, enlarged pores, excessive oil, blackheads, and pimples, moist types of eczema, vitiligo, and leucoderma and water retention. Damawiskin (sanguine) is hot and moist, reddish complexion when out of balance the damawi skin can flare up skin rashes, eczema, psoriasis, urticaria, acne

7. "Combination" skin can be Saudawi/ safrawi, skin that is both dry and sensitive,Balghami / safrawi -skin is oily and sensitive, and Balghami / Saudawi- skin that is generally dry with some oily zones. The Unani approach to caring for combination skin takes into account environmental and seasonal factorsFor example, a person with Saudawi/Safrawi skin would follow the recommendations for safra skin in summer and saudaskin in winter. The Balghami/Safrawi type would follow safrawi recommendations in summer and balghami recommendations in winter. The Saudawi/Balghami type would be best served by generally following saudawiguidelines, with extra cleansing of the oily zones.