Hair Care Routine

Once you reach 35 years of age, a lot of things will start happening to your hair. The first strands of grey hair will begin to appear, your hair will start falling. These are the signs telling you that you are growing old and as you grow older, you will see more grey hairs, you will experience more hair fall. Sometimes this happens (greying of hair or hair fall happens much earlier, which is called premature hair fall or premature greying) Whether you have premature grey hairs or hair fall, or your hair falling or greying because of growing age, you need to take care of your hair and stop that from happening. Greying and hair fall are natural phenomena but you can use herbs and natural ingredients to prolong greying of hair or stop hair fall. The herbs I mentioned here will help you. These herbs are mentioned in the treaties of Ayurveda, which are thousands of years old. If these herbs were not effective in growing your hair, why would Ayurvedic doctors still mention these herbs? These herbs are time-tested. They work, however, the results are not very quick. you will have to continue using them for many months, and even years to see the results.

Three Herbs to Grow Your Hair Fast

Whether you want to grow your hair long or you want to re-grow your hair because you have thin hair, here are three herbs that grow your hair fast as well as help in re-growing your hair.

Shikakai (Acacia concinna): This is one of the common ingredients in herbal shampoo. It provides nutrients to your hair and scalp, thus enabling hair growth. It also thickens your hair and stops hair fall.

Waterhyssop (Centella asiatica). Commonly called brahmi in Aturveda is a multi-purpose herb that is maninly used as brain tonic. However, this is also highly beneficial plant for your hair. In Ayurveda, Brahmi is said to promote hair growth.

Cinnamon: Cinnamon improves blood circulation on your scalp of you apply on your hair roots. When blood circulation improves, your hair follicles will be active, thus, helping your hair to re-grow. Add olive oil or coconut oil to coconut powder and use 2-3 times in a week.

How to use these herbs to grow your hair?

Boil these herbs in coconut oil for 10-20 minutes and store in a container. Use the oil to massage your hair.

Make a powder of these herbs, soak in water for 30-35 minutes and apply on your hair. Wash after 40-45 minutes

Other herbs that promote hair growth are:

Bhringraj or False Daisy

Jatamansi Spikenard

Fenugreek

Indian Gooseberry

Henna: Natural Way to Moisturize and Color Your Hair

If you want to color your hair you have a lot of options available in the market. However, most of these hair color products are synthetic products, meaning they are artificial colors that will ultimately damage your hair, your hair might not only be dull and dry but even start falling. A better alternative is to use henna.

What is Henna?

Henna is a natural color derived from a plant of the same name. Henna has been widely used in Arabic culture and Indian culture for ages to color hair, hands, feet, and also fabrics. Normally, henna dye lasts for 2 weeks. Henna has cultural importance in Hinduism and Islam. The scientific name of the henna plant, also called mehndi, is Lawsonia inermis.

Benefits of Using Henna

There are a lot of benefits of using henna in your hair, apart from coloring your hair naturally, henna also adds nourishments to your hair. Using henna 1-2 times per month will also eliminate dandruff.

How to Use Henna?

You can buy henna in powder form. Add water to henna and soak for 2-3 hours before using it on your hair. You can also add oil, lemon juice, yogurt, and even eggs, to henna paste to add nourishment to your hair. Apply the henna paste on your hair thoroughly and wash after 1-2 hours. Henna adds natural golden or reddish color to your hair.