Yoga for glowing skin: 5 asanas that work better than serums
Published on: April 13, 2026, 7 p.m. | Source: Times of India
Summer is unapologetically brutal. If it isn't the sweltering heat melting your scalp, it’s the aggressive office air conditioning drying it out completely. Add a constant, unavoidable layer of sweat into the mix, and your hair goes through the absolute wringer. If you’ve been staring at the shower drain lately, watching clumps of hair circle the plumbing, take a breath. You are definitely not the only one. But before you panic-buy yet another trendy peptide serum or soak your head in a pricey rosemary oil blend, you might want to look at a cheaper, older solution. Your yoga mat. Let's talk science for a second. Physiologically, unexpected hair loss usually boils down to two annoying culprits: terrible blood circulation and sky-high cortisol. When you're stressed out, your cortisol spikes. This practically shoves your hair follicles into a premature resting phase, which inevitably leads to shedding. Toss in poor circulation, and your scalp is basically starving for oxygen. The fix? A targeted yoga flow. It tackles the stress and the starvation simultaneously. Here are five foundational asanas that physically force blood back to your roots and tell your nervous system to chill out.
