HAIR LOSS AND AYURVEDIC REMEDIES

Remedies

 

 Good hair is a direct benchmark of one’s health in general. In many cultures it is a parameter of beauty too. It is found that those with good nutritional diet, especially protein intake, has good hair too. In India lengthy thick hairs for girls is considered as sign of beauty and direct index of their gynecological health.

 

Hair loss can be due to myriad reasons

• Lack of Nutrition
• Change of water used
• Working in hot conditions
• Stress related
• Hormone related 
• Side effects of drugs

In some men baldness is a condition which sets in middle ages and it has a hormonal and genetic disposition. Currently there is no cure for this condition.

HOW CAN HAIRFALL BE PREVENTED?

• Create an ambience for hair growth, don't pour very hot water while taking shower.
• Keep the scalp clean and free from dandruff
• Eat protein rich food
• Rational use of shampoos
• PERIODIC APPLICATION OF OIL ON HEAD

External application of oils and paste of head. As per modern chemistry our skin is a highly selective membrane which allows entry only to selected chemicals and materials (no entry even for minute bacteria or viruses)

In Ayurveda mostly oils or hair tonics are made in oil medium, a nearest analogue is aloe vera, both have the ability to dissolve most of the aromatic active ingredients which enhances hair growth. 

Mere application of oil or cream does not suffice; this is where the importance of massage comes. Application of oil on head can definitely give a smoothness and sheen to scalp and hair but does not reach the dermis level of skin where the hair roots are situated.

Any massage with finger tips on head creates a pressure gradient sufficient enough to trigger a reverse osmosis type of medicinal entry. This applies to other massages too.

Hair oils are selected according to prakriti (physiological humour) and vikriti (pathology if any). 

It is recommended you consult your ayurvedic doctor before selecting the type of oil for your hair as sometimes some herbal oils used at the wrong place can be counter productive.