Herbal Hair Care

NATURAL TIPS FOR HEALTHY HAIR
For Dandruff
*Massage the Scalp with pure coconut oil.This will also help for growth of hair.
*Apply coconut oil which has been boiled with small onions.Wash it off with a mixture of green gram powder and water drained from cooked(boiled) rice.
*Apply a mixture of almond oil and gooseberry juice with finger tips on the scalp.
*Apply the warm mixture of olive oil,lemon juice and coconut oil.Do a steam-towel-wrap for 15 minutes and wash the hair with a shampoo.
*Apply a paste of fenugreek and mustard to the scalp.
*Mix Shikakai powder with the water drained from the cooked rice and wash the hair with it.
*Crush the leaves of five petal hibiscus flower and take the juice.Wash the hair with this juice.
*Heat the oil with a little camphor.Apply the oil in the scalp and massage for 10 minutes.After 30 minutes wash the hair with a herbal shampoo.Do the steam-towel-wrap for 15 minutes.
For Healthy and Shiny hair
*It is better to apply castor oil for a healthy growth of hair.
*Wash hair with tea once in a week.
*Apply besan in the hair and wash it with water drained from the cooked rice.
*Soak a handful of gooseberry in a cup of milk for two hours.Make it as a paste and apply in the hair.
*Apply the mixture of an egg white,2 spoon of castor oil,1 spoon glycerin,in the scalp and hair.Wash it after some time.
*Massage hair with warm coconut oil an hour before washing.Let it soak.Cover your head with a hot towel and wash your hair after an hour or so.
*Boil a few hibiscus flowers in coconut oil.Filter and use this hair oil to control hair loss and thinning.
*Do a'steam-towel-wrap'once in a while,if your cuticles are damaged,as this steaming opens out the pores and absorbs the oil.
*Deep condition with curd,beer and egg.
*Mix a little vinegar in warm water and rinse your hair with this solution.This will add bounce to dull and lifeless hair.
*Soak 1 teaspoon fenugreek in curd and keep it for a night.Have it in the next morning.
*Boil coconut oil with the juices of curry leaves,basil,hibiscus flower and gooseberry.Apply on hair,keep it for sometime and rinse.
*Egg white and curd is a good conditioner for hair.
*Take a cup of coconut and mustard oils.Soak half a cup of curry leaves in the oil mixture and keep it for a night.Next morning,heat on a slow fire till the curry leaves turn crisp.Remove from heat and add two to three camphor balls.Allow oil to cool and then strain.Apply oil to hair roots using cotton wool along the parting and massage in circular movements.Leave the oil overnight and shampoo the next morning.Repeat twice a week.
*Add a lemon peel to a 'shikakai'and'amla'mixture while washing your hair.
For Graying
*Take a little Mehandi,an egg,juice of half a lemon,one table spoon of instant coffee powder.Mix it together and apply on the hair.Wash it after 45 minutes.
*Boil one cup of dried gooseberry with 4 cups of water.Add a pinch of sugar in it.Keep boiling till the quantity of the liquid reduces to one cup.Mix 2 cups of Mehendi,an egg,juice of a lemon and the gooseberry solution and apply on hair.Wash the hair after two hours.

Herbal Hair Care

The structure of hair is like the scales on the skin of a fish that has overlapping scales around a central core called the cortical.Smoother overlapping more shiny and smooth the hair looks.This also leads to easy combing while a tangled or roughed-up structure makes the hair look rough and dull.
Diet and lifestyle are two major factors that influence the health of the hair.Poor diet,illness and deficiencies of any particular vitamin and mineral affects the quality of hair and problems like dandruff,thinning hair,balding,premature graying etc.spoil the hair.
In an individual the condition of the hair is a reflection of the complete constitution of him.If the person is not healthy then the health of the hair will be deplorable.
Example:If a person has vata constitution,the hairs are dark,dry,coarse,wiry or frizzy and tend to tangle easily,are prone to dullness,split ends and dandruff.The constitution comprising of Pitta has hair that is light brown,blonde or red and tend to grow gray or thin prematurely and are fine and silky with a tendency to become oily.Hairs are thick,wavy and shiny if the composition is of kapha.
Regularly cleaning and brushing the hair is very important.When the hairs are brushed,oil-producing glands in the scalp get stimulated.This natural oil makes the hair glossy and healthy.To give extra shine to the hair,after washing rinse the hair with some lemon juice mixed in a cup of warm water.