Dosha Diagnostics

Skin Analysis

1. How would you describe your usual skin type?

  • A Your skin is prone to dryness and dehydration. You have visible tendons and veins.
  • B You have balanced skin, it is neither dry nor oily.
  • C Your skin is thick, lustrous and naturally oily.

Skin Analysis

2. How would you describe your skin type when you have flare-ups, is it:

  • A Dull, dry and wrinkled with uneven tone and a tendency towards hyperpigmentation.
  • B Inflamed, red and rosy, sensitive and at risk from acne.
  • C Congested with acne and blackheads.

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3. How does your skin feel to the touch? (before using moisturising products)

  • A Rough
  • B Smooth
  • C Soft and smooth

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4. What size are your pores?

  • A Small or invisible
  • B Only a few are visible
  • C Large, open pores

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5. Do you have any freckles or moles?

  • A You might develop a freckle or two, but they don't last
  • B You easily develop freckles in the sun and have moles
  • C No

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6. Do you have a tendency towards fine lines and wrinkles versus your age group?

  • A More so, including visible deep lines
  • B One or two lines here and there, but overall your complexion is good for your age
  • C You look young for your age, and hardly have any wrinkles!

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7. How do you respond to being in the sun?

  • A You get dehydrated easily
  • B You get easily sunburnt with a predilection towards sensitisation e.g. developing rashes, blemishes and age spots
  • C It feels good being in the sun

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8. Describe your complexion

  • A Dry and dehydrated
  • B Sensitive, Rosy-pink or red
  • C Oily and supple

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9. Which best describes your skin undertone - irrespective of your ethnicity?

  • A Cool - dull, ashen, lacking glow
  • B Warm - rosy, pinky, coppery, yellowish
  • C Neutral - creamy and calm

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10. Which best fits your hair type?

  • A Thin, dry, curly, split ends, tends to darker shades
  • B Fine, straight, can suffer from hair loss, tending towards warmer shades: blonde/red/copper
  • C Thick, oily, lustrous - easy to care for

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11. How would you describe the hair on your skin?

  • A Thin and sparse
  • B Lots of fine hair with a warmer tone
  • C Dense body hair

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12. Describe your body temperature

  • A Frequently cold, especially hands and feet
  • B Usually warm, prone to hot flushes and night sweats
  • C You have a regular temperature and do not get hot nor cold easily

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13. What temperature does your skin usually feel?

  • A Cold to the touch
  • B Warm and hot, even red
  • C Neutral, neither hot nor cold

Physical Constitution

14. Describe your body frame

  • A Petite, thin, small body frame with angular joints
  • B Medium frame with limbs all in equal proportion
  • C Large, well proportionate and curvacious build

Physical Constitution

15. Describe your face shape

  • A Small, long, thin, narrow
  • B Medium/ average in size
  • C Big and round with soft contours

Physical Constitution

16. Describe your nose

  • A Slim, narrow, long; may be asymmetrical
  • B Average sized, straight
  • C Large, rounded and oily

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17. Describe your lips

  • A Dry, rough, cracked and thin
  • B Red, soft, moist
  • C Large, Thick

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18. Which best describes your weight?

  • A Low and underweight, you find it difficult to gain any weight and can lose it easily
  • B Moderate and even
  • C Possibly leaning towards overweight, and you can find it difficult to shed extra pounds

Physical Constitution

19. How would you categorise your joints?

  • A Small, irregular, and/or prominent, tendency towards cracking sounds while you're moving about
  • B Average in proportion to limbs, flexible
  • C Large, well developed and healthy and flexible

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20. How do you find your strength and energy levels?

  • A Low
  • B Moderate
  • C Good

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21. How would you describe your appetite and thirst?

  • A Variable
  • B You have a strong appetite and eat frequently. You can consume an impressive quantity of food in relation to your size, and become very thirsty with a tendency to gulp drinks
  • C You're comfortable with less food and don't have a powerful appetite. You can tolerate missing meals and do not suffer from extreme thirst

Physical Constitution

22. What is your speech and voice like?

  • A Fast and conversational speech, voice can sound frail or hoarse
  • B High pitched, commanding, sharp and determined voice with moderate speech
  • C Deep, harmonious and resonating voice with slow and softly spoken speech

Physical Constitution

23. Which taste preferences and types of foods best describe your ideal diet?

  • A I like my food warm and unctous (oily) and gravitate towards sweet, sour and salty food recipes
  • B I like my food on the cooler side and gravitate towards sweet, bitter and astringent food recipes
  • C I like my food warm and dry food and gravitate towards bitter, astringent and pungent (strong or hot) food recipes

Physical Constitution

24. Digestion and regulation

  • A You have a tendency for bloating, with irregular bowel habits, and sometimes suffer from constipation
  • B You have strong digestion, a tendency for heartburn, and a fast metabolism
  • C My metabolism is slow and regular, but healthy and moderate

Physical Constitution

25. Perspiration and body odour

  • A Mild, minimal to no odour
  • B More sweat especially during summer with strong odour; hands often sweat; usually bad odour
  • C Moderate with agreeable odour

Character Traits & Personality

26. What is your personality like?

  • A Quick and adaptable but you can be indecisive, which is in keeping with your creative mindset
  • B You are curious, critical, lively, and have a determined intelligence and sense of logic
  • C Slow and constant; you have an open character but can sometimes be dominated by your emotions

Character Traits & Personality

27. What is your temperament like?

  • A I can be nervous, fearful, and anxious
  • B I tend to be confident, alert, and charismatic
  • C I am content, loving, profound and calm

Character Traits & Personality

28. How do you cope with stress?

  • A You're an emotional person, you can get stressed out easily and it's usually connected to your feelings
  • B You're a hardworker and when work doesn't go well, you can become mentally frustrated, disappointed and irritable
  • C It really does take a lot to stress you out and you're very tolerant, but if you do suffer from stress, you will generally notice the symptoms of stress physically

Character Traits & Personality

29. When you are irritated, you are:

  • A Impulsive, you can get upset easily but you might not show it
  • B You find you can frequently become angry, short tempered and irritable
  • C Unflappable. It really takes a very long time to annoy or stress you out

Character Traits & Personality

30. How would you describe your thoughts and thinking patterns?

  • A Wavering thoughts that jump from one to another; you can easily manage multitasking
  • B Focused and organised
  • C Steady

Character Traits & Personality

31. How do you sleep?

  • A With difficulty, my sleep is light and disturbed
  • B It can take a little while to fall asleep, but when I do it's moderate and sound
  • C Deep and blissful, you have no problem getting a solid 8 hours each night

Character Traits & Personality

32. How would you describe your memory?

  • A You grasp things quickly but do not have as good recollection in the long term; your memory is more short term
  • B You're pretty average at initially memorising something, but you have rapid recall
  • C It takes time to grasp something but your sustained long term memory is excellent

Character Traits & Personality

33. How would you describe your sense of initiative?

  • A You're a quick and proactive self starter: prone to making impulsive decisions although it's not always guaranteed you'll see a task through to the end!
  • B You have a moderate and focused approach and are a natural leader, likely to take or be placed in control
  • C You are slow to take initiative in any task, but once undertaken, you will follow tasks through until they come to fruition

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34. Describe your pace of life?

  • A Fast, irregular, inconstant, busy
  • B Well organised, focused
  • C slow, stable, constant

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35. How do you unwind?

  • A art, travelling, reading, dancing, games
  • B Likes creative and/or scientific projects, sports, politics, artistic projects, writing
  • C You prefer to simply relax and just be