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Here is a useful remedies for hair care, hair fall, dandruff issues. Make use of this details and prepare your own home remedies www.ayurvedaacademy.com
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Comprehensive Hair Care Through Ayurveda Dr. Jayarajan Kodikannath Academy Director Kerala Ayurveda Academy (USA) www.ayurvedaacademy.com
Facts about hair • The character of hair varies with the ethnicity, lineage and constitution. • The rate of hair fall in women is slower than in men. • Usually the hair grows by one centimeter in a month. • Hair is the mala (waste) part of Asthi (bone tissue).
Common hair problems • Hair loss • Dandruff • Premature graying • Split ends • Frizzy hair
Main causes of hair problems • It is normal that when you comb your hair or take head bath, 50-100 hairs can fall off. • Hormonal causes • Surgical Causes • Chemical medicines • Disease causes • Mechanical causes • Diet Related Causes • Hereditary causes • Mental Causes
Management of hair problems through Ayurveda • They key is to manage the “MESS” (Mind, Eating, Scalp & Sleep) properly! • Food & Drinks • Daily practices • Home remedies • Herbs • Formulations • Therapies
Food & Drinks Do’s • Use plenty of green leafy vegetables, root vegetables (carrots and onions), coconut, fruits, nuts, dried fruits, whole grain, amalaki, curry leaf. • Drink plenty of water, fruit juice, vegetable soups and milk as hairs require adequate amount of minerals, vitamins, calcium and iron for healthy growth. Don’ts • Sugary foods, junk foods, canned or packed foods. • Excess use of Alcohol. • Excess usage of tea and coffee. • Too much spicy, salty, oily and sour tasted food. • Salty water for head bath.
Daily practices Do’s • Apply oil on scalp regularly • Use natural ingredients to wash the hair like Hibiscus leaf paste, Green gram paste, Soapnut paste • Make the hair dry with soft towel after the hair wash • Meditation & Pranayama Don’ts • Don’t use hot water or hot hair dryers on scalp as hot application is not good for hair and eyes. • Minimize the use of shampoo/conditioner. • Don’t tie your hair when it is wet • Don’t use chemical products for washing or coloring • Avoid stress & mental tension • Avoid sharp hair brushes • Avoid late nights
Home remedies for hair loss • Apply oil prepared with either one or all of Aloe vera, Hibiscus flower, Indian curry leaf, Amalaki and Fenugreek on scalp regularly • Wash your hair with Amla(Emblicaofficinalis) soaked in water. It will strengthen the hair roots. • A mixture of coconut oil, lemon juice and egg yolk in the desired proportions kept for 1 hour on scalp will strengthen hair roots and prevent hair loss. • Hair growth can be stimulated by applying a paste of Henna (Mehandi) leaf, Indian Curry leaf and Hibiscus leaf on scalp.
Home remedies for dandruff • Apply lemon juice over scalp, keep it for 15 to 20 minutes and wash it off with water. • Soak fenugreek seeds in water overnight, grind it into a fine paste, apply over scalp, keep it for 30 to 45 minutes and wash it off after that. • Rinse hair in water boiled with Neem leaf • Prepare your own simple egg shampoo by beating 2 or 3 eggs with a little water in it. Apply this mixture on the wet hair and massage the scalp for some time. This is very effective in preventing dandruff.
Home remedies for premature graying • Heat 2 tablespoons of coconut oil with 8 to 10 crushed Indian Curry leaves. Apply this oil over scalp for half an hour at least thrice a week • Apply a paste of Henna, Indian Curry leaf, Amalaki and Fenugreek on scalp, keep it for 30 to 45 minutes and wash it off with water at least once in a week • Make a fine paste of Amalaki powder with water, apply over scalp, keep it for 20 to 30 minutes and wash it off after that.
Home remedies for split ends • Boil a gallon of water with 2 tablespoons of dry Amalaki and wash the hair in that water. • Make a fine paste of equal parts of Green gram powder and Fenugreek in Yogurt . Apply this paste over the scalp and keep it for 30 minutes and then wash it off. • Beat egg yolk with a tablespoon of coconut oil, apply over scalp for 20 to 30 minutes and wash it off
Home remedies for frizzy hair • Regular application of natural oil itself will help to manage the frizzy hair • Beat a tablespoon of coconut oil with egg yolk apply over the scalp and keep it for 20 to 30 minutes and wash it off after that. • Mix a tablespoon of Green gram powder and coconut oil and apply this paste over scalp for 20 to 30 minutes and wash it off
Herbs for comprehensive hair care • Ayurvedic classical texts refers all the herbs support hair as ‘Keshya’! • Bhringaraja (Eclipta alba) • Sahadevi (Vernoniacinerea) • Amalaki (Emblicaofficinale) • Brahmi (Bacopamonieri) • Kalasakam (MurrayaKoenigii) • Kumari (Aloe vera) • Japa (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) • Narikela (Cocosnucifera)
Ayurveda therapies for hair care • Shiroabhyangam- Head massage with oil • Shirolepam- Herbal paste application • Shiropichu- Application of oil pads on scalp • Shirodhara- continuous stream of oil on forehead • Shirovasti- retention of oil on scalp