When we talk about herbs, we are usually talking about cooking; but that’s just one way of using them. Owing to the richness in its contents, herbs are known to boost health. When you speak of health you can include your hair health, body health, skin health and so on.
Herbal Hair Care:
1. Gooseberry:
Gooseberry or Amla, a very popular ingredient of the Indian household, is a vitamin C rich herb that claims to add shine and lustre to your dull and lifeless hair. This tiny green ball look alike has anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties, which further helps maintain a healthy scalp, thus promoting hair growth.
Rubbing the scalp with fresh Amla juice or applying the paste of Amla powder mixed with lemon juice on the hair for 10 to 15 minutes prior washing offers positive results.
Amla juice, when mixed with water, helps restore the vitality of hair, while offering strength and shine. Gooseberry claims to control dandruff, prevents excessive hair fall and pre-mature greying. Addition of some Amla powder to Henna mix offers conditioning and restoring properties.
2. Curry leaves:
Curry leaves herbal hair care
Curry Leaves, a very common and well known herb, claims to prevent premature greying, stimulates hair growth and nourish the roots.
You could boil these little leaves in oil (coconut, olive or sesame) and apply it to your scalp, and leave it overnight for healthy, strong and shiny hair. You also could grind and mix it with buttermilk or yogurt and apply on regular basis as yogurt is said to help restore hair moisture.
3. Basil:
Basil herbal hair care
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Basil or Tulsi as it is commonly known to help rejuvenate hair follicles.
Massaging Basil oil into the scalp not only moisturises the hair, but also helps stimulate blood circulation, which further stimulates hair follicles for hair growth. Basil is said to contain Eugenol and magnesium, which together improve blood flow to the scalp.
Make basil oil at home by drying some basil leaves in the sun, powdering them and mixing it with double the quantity of slightly preheated olive oil. Sieve the oil in muslin cloth and store it in a jar or bottle with a tight cap and place it in the refrigerator. Make sure you don’t use this oil for more than 11 days since the day of creation.
4. Neem:
Neem herbal hair care
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Anti- inflammatory, anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties rich herb, Neem claims to treat and soothe the scalp.
It also boosts hair growth, and prevents and cures many hair problems like itchiness and dandruff. Boiled neem water, when used as last rinse after a hair wash, reduces dandruff and prevents it from coming back.
Dry neem powder can be mixed with water to make a thick paste and this can be massaged on the scalp to exfoliate, cleanse and nourish the scalp. Nearly 30 minutes before shampooing will offer benefits. Note that the core of Neem oil strong, and thus, it should be mixed with lighter oil such as olive, coconut and almond before application.
5. Reetha:
Reetha herbal hair care
Soap nuts or Reetha is said to contain Saponin, a natural cleanser easily available on the market.
Reetha works to cleanse the hair while offering better shine and lustre. For best results, soak 6-7 balls of reetha with 2 Amla in about 500ml of water overnight.Then heat this water till it just starts to boil. When this mix cools down, mash it to pulp and strain it. Use this liquid to wash your hair. As this herb lacks lather, avoid hair massage. Instead apply and leave it for 5-10 minutes and rinse.
6. Hibiscus Flower:
Hibiscus Flower herbal hair care
Hibiscus flower is known to add shine to the dull hair while and also fights greying hair.
Heat any oil that you use on your hair with this flower and apply it on your scalp 30 minutes before a hair wash for positive results. You could also make a pulp of this flower and apply it on the hair for 30 minutes.
source:http://www.stylecraze.com/articles/herbal-hair-care-11-herbs-that-work-wonders-for-your-hair/2/
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