In Vedic astrology, the Moon sign (Rashi) plays a significant role in shaping our emotional well-being and daily habits. The Moon's influence is closely tied to our inner self, and understanding it can provide deep insights into personalized self-care routines, including skincare.
By combining the principles of Ayurveda with the wisdom of Vedic astrology, we can tailor skincare rituals that not only enhance our outer beauty but also nourish our inner selves. This guide explores detailed skincare routines for each Moon sign, highlighting their unique characteristics and needs.
Aries Moon
Characteristics: Aries Moons are energetic, dynamic, and often on the go. Their fiery nature can lead to skin issues like inflammation, redness, and sensitivity.
Skincare Ritual:
Cleanser: Use a gentle, cooling cleanser with cucumber or aloe vera to soothe inflammation.
Exfoliant: Opt for a mild exfoliant with chamomile or oatmeal to calm the skin.
Moisturizer: Apply a lightweight, hydrating moisturizer containing green tea extract to reduce redness.
Mask: Use a cooling clay mask once a week to detoxify and soothe the skin.
Benefits: This routine helps calm and cool the skin, reducing inflammation and maintaining a balanced complexion.
Taurus Moon
Characteristics: Taurus Moons are grounded and indulgent, appreciating luxury and comfort. Their skin tends to be resilient but requires deep hydration and nourishment.
Skincare Ritual:
Cleanser: Choose a rich, creamy cleanser with nourishing oils like almond or avocado.
Toner: Use a rosewater toner to hydrate and balance the skin's pH levels.
Moisturizer: Apply a thick, luxurious moisturizer with shea butter and honey.
Mask: Indulge in a weekly honey and yogurt mask to nourish and rejuvenate the skin.
Benefits: This routine provides deep hydration, leaving the skin soft, supple, and glowing.
Gemini Moon
Characteristics: Gemini Moons are youthful, curious, and communicative. Their skin can be sensitive and prone to dryness due to their airy nature.
Skincare Ritual:
Cleanser: Use a gentle foaming cleanser with chamomile or calendula.
Serum: Apply a hydrating serum with hyaluronic acid and vitamin E.
Moisturizer: Choose a lightweight moisturizer with aloe vera and glycerin.
Mask: Use a hydrating sheet mask once a week to boost moisture levels.
Benefits: This routine keeps the skin hydrated and calm, preventing dryness and sensitivity.
Cancer Moon
Characteristics: Cancer Moons are nurturing and deeply intuitive. Their skin can be sensitive and reactive, requiring gentle care.
Skincare Ritual:
Cleanser: Use a milk or cream cleanser with chamomile or lavender.
Toner: Apply a soothing toner with rosewater or witch hazel.
Moisturizer: Opt for a calming moisturizer with calendula and oat extract.
Mask: Use a hydrating and soothing mask with ingredients like aloe vera and cucumber.
Benefits: This routine soothes and protects sensitive skin, maintaining a healthy, radiant complexion.
Leo Moon
Characteristics: Leo Moons are confident and love to shine. Their skin can be prone to oiliness and occasional breakouts.
Skincare Ritual:
Cleanser: Use a gentle foaming cleanser with tea tree oil or salicylic acid.
Toner: Apply a balancing toner with witch hazel and lemon extract.
Moisturizer: Choose a lightweight, oil-free moisturizer with aloe vera and green tea.
Mask: Use a charcoal or clay mask once a week to control oil and prevent breakouts.
Benefits: This routine helps balance oil production and maintain a clear, radiant complexion.
Virgo Moon
Characteristics: Virgo Moons are practical and detail-oriented. Their skin can be sensitive and prone to irritation.
Skincare Ritual:
Cleanser: Use a gentle, natural cleanser with chamomile or calendula.
Exfoliant: Opt for a gentle exfoliant with oatmeal or rice powder.
Moisturizer: Apply a fragrance-free moisturizer with aloe vera and hyaluronic acid.
Mask: Use a calming mask with ingredients like cucumber and honey.
Benefits: This routine soothes and protects the skin, preventing irritation and maintaining a healthy glow.
Libra Moon
Characteristics: Libra Moons seek beauty and harmony. Their skin is often well-balanced but can benefit from extra hydration and care.
Skincare Ritual:
Cleanser: Choose a gentle foaming cleanser with rose or chamomile.
Toner: Apply a hydrating toner with rosewater and glycerin.
Moisturizer: Opt for a lightweight, hydrating moisturizer with hyaluronic acid and aloe vera.
Mask: Use a hydrating and balancing mask with ingredients like honey and yogurt.
Benefits: This routine maintains balance and hydration, keeping the skin looking fresh and glowing.
Scorpio Moon
Characteristics: Scorpio Moons are intense and transformative. Their skin can be prone to acne and other issues due to their deep emotions.
Skincare Ritual:
Cleanser: Use a deep-cleansing foaming cleanser with salicylic acid or tea tree oil.
Toner: Apply a balancing toner with witch hazel and lemon extract.
Moisturizer: Choose a lightweight, oil-free moisturizer with aloe vera and green tea.
Mask: Use a detoxifying mask with charcoal or clay once a week.
Benefits: This routine helps control oil, prevent breakouts, and maintain a clear complexion.
Sagittarius Moon
Characteristics: Sagittarius Moons are adventurous and optimistic. Their skin can be prone to dryness and sensitivity due to their active lifestyle.
Skincare Ritual:
Cleanser: Use a gentle, hydrating cleanser with aloe vera or cucumber.
Serum: Apply a hydrating serum with hyaluronic acid and vitamin E.
Moisturizer: Opt for a rich, hydrating moisturizer with shea butter and jojoba oil.
Mask: Use a hydrating and soothing mask with ingredients like honey and yogurt.
Benefits: This routine keeps the skin hydrated and protected.
Capricorn Moon
Characteristics: Capricorn Moons are disciplined and ambitious. Their skin can be prone to dryness.
Skincare Ritual:
Cleanser: Use a gentle, hydrating cleanser with chamomile or calendula.
Toner: Apply a hydrating toner with rosewater and glycerin.
Moisturizer: Opt for a rich, hydrating moisturizer with shea butter and aloe vera.
Mask: Use a hydrating and soothing mask with ingredients like honey and cucumber.
Benefits: This routine keeps the skin hydrated, glowing and healthy
Aquarius Moon
Characteristics: Aquarius Moons are innovative and independent. Their skin can be sensitive and need deep hydration.
Skincare Ritual:
Cleanser: Use a gentle, hydrating cleanser with aloe vera or cucumber.
Serum: Apply a hydrating serum with hyaluronic acid and vitamin E.
Moisturizer: Opt for a rich, hydrating moisturizer with shea butter and jojoba oil.
Mask: Use a hydrating and soothing mask with ingredients like honey and yogurt.
Benefits: This routine keeps the skin healthy and radiant.
Pisces Moon
Characteristics: Pisces Moons are compassionate and dreamy, with sensitive skin that often needs extra care to stay hydrated and healthy.
Skincare Ritual:
Cleanser: Use a gentle, hydrating cleanser with chamomile or calendula to soothe and cleanse without stripping moisture.
Toner: Apply a hydrating toner with rosewater and glycerin to refresh and prepare the skin for moisturizing.
Moisturizer: Opt for a rich, hydrating moisturizer with shea butter and aloe vera to nourish and protect the skin.
Mask: Use a hydrating and soothing mask with ingredients like honey and cucumber once a week for extra hydration and calmness.
Benefits: This routine keeps Pisces Moon's sensitive skin hydrated, soothed, and protected, ensuring a healthy, radiant complexion that reflects their compassionate and dreamy nature.
By understanding your Moon sign and incorporating Ayurvedic skincare rituals tailored to your unique emotional and physical needs, you can enhance your skin's health and overall well-being. These personalized routines not only address specific skin concerns but also align with your inner self, providing a holistic approach to beauty and self-care.
mostly this pisses me off so much because these are the people always going “omg butches are so hot i want a butch girlfriend etc” but then turn around and go “trans men lesbians? ewwwwwwwwwwww no that’s not a thing and has never been a thing” like oh my god how are you attracted to a historical identity without knowing absolutely any of the history behind it.
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Remmick, Ryan Coogler's vampire in Sinners, is written so well. You have a white, Irish vampire from the time of the colonization of Ireland by the english who is trying to deal with his own loss and 'hunger'. He wants to use Sammie. He wants to take away Sammie's music, his tradition and to use it for his own gain.
We have one more white oppressor who presents himself as a saviour. He inflitrates a black community, coming with the promise of... equality, community and freedom from death. But those promises come to fruition in a very specific manner. Remmick is the leader, for all the equality he promises. HE is the one who sets the tune the rest are singing. HE is the one whose pain is felt by every member of this 'community'. Every person that is turned connects to him in a hive-mind of collective memory and experience that HE controls and is able to use to his own convenience. Moreover, this is a collective that does not exclude the KKK-alligned family that was part of the plan to slaughter an entire black community.
Remmick represents a seemingly politically correct, predominantly white globalization. He presents himself as well-intended. He may even BELIEVE that he is. But what he offers is the death of individuality, of culture and tradition.
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Are you 🫵 pissed off about the Lilo and Stitch monstrosity remake? Do you want to know how you can actually make a difference in supporting the people and ecosystems of Hawaii?
Tourism is a big issue in Hawaii (which the remake got rid of the original's commentary on because it makes foreigners look bad). I'm not gonna promote it, BUT I know that realistically, thousands of people arrive here every single day by the airplane-ful. And the majority of them aren't educated on the socio-cultural and economic impacts of tourism. SO, I'm making this post in an effort to educate visitors. If you or someone you know is visiting or moving to Hawaii (whether by circumstances in or out of your control), here are some suggestions on how you can give back!
You can donate to the Hawaii Community Foundation, which has been instrumental in giving aid to the displaced community of Lahaina after the Maui wildfires in 2023. They also provide scholarships to students of under-represented communities.
If you're interested in visiting Kualoa Ranch, you can do their Mālama Experience where you get your hands dirty giving back to the ‘āina (land)!
There are other organizations you can join to volunteer with, too, like Kupu and Mālama Maunalua. Check them out; maybe you can help with a beach cleanup or plant native trees! These are both non-profit organizations that accept monetary donations.
Visit the Bishop Museum to learn about Hawaiian history and culture! They also have events focused on sustainability and conservation.
If you're visiting Hilo on the Big Island, go visit the Laulima Nature Center! They're a non-profit aimed at protecting Hawaii's native species, and they even have an online store that ships to the US mainland and internationally! (After I post this, I'm gonna head on over and get myself a manu o Kū pin ♡)
A few other tips I have:
DO: Respect the locals' homes. Several beaches and hiking trails have access points in residential areas. Please be mindful to keep your voices down when passing by, and park ONLY in designated parking areas.
DO: Wear reef-safe sunscreen! Sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate are banned in Hawaii because they are known to damage coral reefs.
DON'T: Approach wildlife, particularly honu (sea turtles) and 'īlio holo i ka uaua (Hawaiian monk seals). Stay at least 10 feet (3 meters) away from turtles and at least 50 feet (15 meters) away from monk seals. If you see someone harassing animals, report them to the statewide NOAA Marine Wildlife Hotline: (888) 256-9840. You can also contact the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources.
DON'T: Collect sand, rocks, or other natural items to bring home with you. This is to protect the ecosystems and also out of respect for Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians), who have cultural beliefs regarding lava rocks in particular. Taking lava rocks is extremely disrespectful.
DON'T: Litter! Please throw away your waste in proper trash cans. If you see a bin that says "ʻōpala," that's a trash can!
Many Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) are moving to the US mainland because the cost of living in Hawaii has been driven up so high (because of people moving here), they can't afford to live in their ancestral home. So, if you are going to visit or move to Hawaii, please:
- Make the effort to support local businesses, especially those owned by Native Hawaiians!
- Educate yourself and your loved ones about actual Hawaiian culture!
- Try Hawaiian food, like poi!
- Learn some Hawaiian words and don't be afraid to ask how to pronounce words correctly!
- Donate to a food bank!
- Watch films and read books written by Native Hawaiians!
My hope is that whoever sees this post will use it to educate themselves, their friends, and their families who are considering visiting.
My background is in sustainability and the environment, so that's what I know to suggest off the top of my head. If any Kānaka Maoli read this post and have suggestions to add, please do!
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