Rain Rain go away come again another day, little Johnny wants to play. Rain Rain Go away! Growing up we all would learn this poem, even till date the same poem is taught to every toddler in school. But do we really want the rain to go, so kids can go out to play. In contrast to this English poem stands the Marathi poem on rain – “Yere yere pausa, tula deto paisa; Paisa zala khota, pausa alla mottha.” were rain is been called even by giving the bribe of money. So much importance of rain in our world is been mentioned by poets and earlier generations in India. Just not for us humans but for everything on this planet. Rain is a very important part of water cycle and also climate control. Mere droplets of water falling from the sky above are precious to the land below.
All the evaporated water by the scorching sun’s heat from the earth’s surface is showered back in the form of rain. Post the sweat dripping summer its time for the refreshing showers of rain from the clouds above. Not only does the farmer gear up to set out to the fields for farming but also every living being troubled by the heat is refreshed by it. The arrival and return of rain is with thunder and lightning in the sky and the smell of soil after the first shower has a very calming effect. Interesting how nature alarms us at every of its change. And man shocks nature with every act of his greed, nature still alarms with shifts in season and we barely put our ears to listen. And wait for the disaster to happen with manmade calamities.
The first showers increase the humidity in the air, it washes the air pollutants down to the soil. And so it’s advised to stay with best of your immunity as the change in season calls for sickness. In Ayurveda this transition between the rutu (season); i.e. the end of a season and the beginning of the next season is put under as rutusandhi. This is the time when one has to change his habits gradually, let go of the previous season rutucharya (habits) and adapt to the rutucharya of the season ahead. Month of june calls for rutusandhi between Ghrishma (summer) and varsha (rains).
The vata dosha accumulated in the summer now aggravates in the body, further accumulation of pitta dosha happens in rainy season. The digestive flame (agni) which is weak in summer is further weakened in the monsoon, so extra care with regards to food and activities so as to prevent illness is essential.
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As the rain sets in you can enjoy the benefits of rain water for glowing skin and soft hair when collected properly. The latest internet hype on rain water is that – it contains Vit B12. The rain water that’s rundown the roofs and soil does contain Vit B12 as it contains microorganism and their metabolic byproduct does make it have vit B12. So rain inherently doesn’t contain VitB12. Rain water is considered the purest form of water; however the rain water we receive is not necessarily pure, since it contains all the impurities and particles in the air emitted by the most social animal on the planet. However post the heavy initial rains when the atmosphere is cleaned with majority of impurities if the rain water is collected properly it can do wonders to your skin and hair.
Rain water is soft water has alkaline ph, unlike the tap water loaded with chlorine which causes major damage to hair. Rain water softens the hair as it doesn’t dry them out. Best try for those with stubborn curls, rinse your hair with hair water would help you detangle the curls better. This small rinse would also promote better hair growth. Also a simple rinsing of face at night before bed with rain water helps the skin remain soft by maintaining its natural moisturizing. The entire day the skin is loaded with chemicals for protecting the skin and enhancing its glow. A simple rinse will have a calming and curative benefit for skin and mind. So this monsoon get your skin glow, hair softened using the best from the nature, while staying and maintaining best immunity.