Shankara sources all natural ingredients in a responsible manner.

Shankara’s Ayurvedic formulations balance each individual skin type: Vata (Dry Skin), Pitta (Normal, Combination or Sensitive Skin) and Kapha (Oily Skin). Our Ayurvedic foundation comprises of oils and herbs of the highest quality. 

The oils that go into the Vata products are the richest and heaviest because we are dealing with dry skin. We go to oils like sesame oil, avocado, macadamia nut, hemp seed, some of the very rich oils. 

The Pitta products have oils that are more middle-of-the-road - medium in their ability to moisturize skin, medium viscosity-type oils. They’re also cooling, because Pitta skin will typically run warm. Sunflower and almond oil are the two fundamental ones that work quite well. Olive oil works well too. 

Kapha skin type is oily skin, so you want an oil that has the smallest molecular structure, which means that it’s going to be the lightest oil. It’s going to penetrate into the skin easier. It’s not going to clog the pores - typically the Kapha skin type is already a little clogged, it’s not going to do that. Grape seed, hazelnut, and jojoba absorb very well. We use a whole range of oils, but these are some examples of how we begin.

The herbs that work best for Vata skin are herbs that have a little more regenerating-type quality. They may have a natural oil base themselves. And the reason we say regenerating and why that’s important is because Vata skin, which is very dry, is the first skin to age. You have more aging effects outwardly in a Vata skin than in any of the other three skin types. So, we look toward herbs that have moisturizing and regenerating qualities.

In the Pitta herbs, we look for herbs that are cooling and calming. We also look for herbs that will create a balance between oil and dryness. Pitta skin can go both ways. T-zone type skin (mixed skin) is usually the  Pitta type skin.  

The herbs we select for Kapha have a slightly astringent quality and they have a sebum-balancing quality and they also have a stimulating effect, because the Kapha skin is characteristically congested. Kapha skin is thick, and can be congested so what it wants to do is to stimulate circulation in the subcutaneous tissues (tissues that are on the outer dermal layers). You are moving fluid out of those tissues, and other things that will congest in the skin.

The rejuvenating and balancing herbs of amla, ashwagandha, brahmi and neem, provide the cornerstone foundation of Shankara formulations. These herbs have been carefully selected for their enhanced ability to deeply purify, repair, renew and protect the skin!

Actives and antioxidant rich to revitalize and protect including: Alpha lipoic acid, CoQ10, Seaweed extracts, Plant peptides, Carotenes, Stabilized soluble Vitamin C Ester, Retinyl palmitate (Vitamin A), Vitamin E and Glycosaminoglycans. ATP (Adenosine triphosphate) stimulates cell functions. Gold, rhodium and iridium supercharge and maximize ingredient effectiveness.

Synergistic blends of organic essential oils at high percentages ensure support for physical, emotional and mental balance for all body/skin types.

Key to the success of Shankara products is an unrivaled energized regenerating nutrient complex trademarked, ‘Regenesis-Energen BioComplex’. This complex is molecularly structured to accelerate the activity of the proprietary blended, clinically tested select plant and algae extracts, Ayurvedic herb extracts, amino acid and peptide complexes, fulvic electrolytes and monoatomic gold, rhodium and iridium. The synergistic impact of the ingredients produces an electrifying, quantum effect in skin renewal and anti-aging skin care.

Shankara is proud to abide by the “Do No Harm” Principle – Our line is pH balanced, All-Natural, 100% Chemical Free and Cruelty Free.

Every product in this line is pH balanced to match the skin. You never have to worry about damaging the skin in any way, destroying the acid mantle (which nature gave us to protect our skin) or destroying the natural moisture barrier.

One of the principles in the creation of this line is to do no harm.

We don’t want to do harm to the skin: we want to nourish it, balance it, we want to treat it with kindness and love and we want to help nature a little bit by helping to regenerate the cells, but we don’t want to do harm.

By balancing the pH in all of the products to match the skin, is one of the ways in which we do no harm.

Shankara is a natural line that uses the best natural ingredients we can source. Shankara is not a chemical line; it is not a chemical-based line. This is another way in which we do no harm.  

Anything you put on your skin is going to be taken in eventually, sooner or later. When you’re using a product that has a lot of chemicals in it, those chemicals are taken into your skin and go into your body. They float around, they travel through the bloodstream and they end up a little bit in all of your various organs. There will be little bits of chemicals that are going to lodge themselves anywhere they feel like taking a break in their travel through your bloodstream. Most of them end up in your liver because the liver is one of the primary cleansing channels in the body. 

The liver has over 400 different functions in the body. This makes your liver pretty important! If it’s not able to perform its function to clear the body, then the impact is going to be felt by other parts of your body. Liver congestion is primarily due to chemicals; chemicals we apply on our skin, chemicals that we take in our foods, that we breathe in, drink, chemicals we create in our bodies due to stress. Irrespective of the source, most of them are going to end up in your liver and most of them are going to stay there, they’re going to get congested right there. That slows down the ability of your liver to do its many jobs. 

If you are using a skin care product that is filled with chemicals, you are doing harm to yourself. This is also another very, very important point about Shankara’s offerings - that we really do not want to do any harm. So we don’t add any chemicals in our products.