Swasi care is supportive care, provided alongside your existing medical treatment.

Skin and hair care supportive care at Swasi
Supportive care at Swasi

Skin and hair care

Skin and hair often reflect diet, sleep, stress and digestion. We look at those alongside the skin itself, and offer supportive care that works with a dermatologist's advice rather than around it.

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What people come to us with

  • Dry, rough or irritated skin
  • Hair fall and a dry or itchy scalp
  • Skin that flares with stress or diet
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What Swasi offers

  • An assessment of diet, digestion and routine
  • Classical formulations for external and internal use where suitable
  • Procedures prescribed after examination
  • Review at agreed intervals

Physician-led, considered care

Therapies the physician may prescribe

Your physician will assess whether a therapy is appropriate for you. Durations are approximate and may vary.

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Udwartanam
Traditional therapy

Udwartanam

A dry massage with warm herbal powder, applied in upward strokes against the direction of hair growth.

30 mins – 1 hour
Vrana Vasti
Traditional therapy

Vrana Vasti

A ring of dough is placed on the area around a wound and filled with warm medicated oil, which is held there for the length of the session.

30 mins
Takradhara
Traditional therapy

Takradhara

A steady stream of medicated buttermilk poured over the body or one area.

30 mins – 1 hour
Kashaya Dhara
Traditional therapy

Kashaya Dhara

A warm herbal decoction poured over the body or one area.

30 mins – 1 hour
Siravyadana
Traditional therapy

Siravyadana

Classical bloodletting, in which a small amount of blood is drawn from a vein with a sterile needle.

10 mins

What we do not claim

We do not claim to cure a skin disease. Where a dermatologist is treating you, their advice comes first.

See a doctor straight away if you notice

  • A rash that spreads rapidly, especially with fever
  • A mole that changes in size, shape or colour
  • A sore that does not heal
  • Swelling of the face, lips or tongue — call 112
Alongside your medicines

Swasi care is provided alongside the treatment your doctor has prescribed. Please do not stop or change any medicine without speaking to the doctor who prescribed it.

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