Ayurveda and Hair Health/Growth

[SohoHair]

With the increased interest on the boards for Henna/Amla/Indian Oils and my own experiences with these, I've been doing some research online and thought I'd share the results with you ladies.

I've been hennaing since Mid October and my hair is thick, shiny, has a gorgeous color and is very strong. I've also been using Vatika Oil (coconut oil with Neem, Amla, Henna, rosemary oil, and other herbs/oils added to it) for a few weeks on my thin right temple. It had been doing much better since I joined LHCF and started babying it, but there was definite room for improvement.erplexed OTHER PEOPLE (aunts, uncles) have been commenting on my hair growth there and asking me what I've been doing. This prompted me to do some research which led to the discovery that nearly all the ingredients in Vatika oil are praised by Ayurvedic principles as promoting hair growth, stopping hair fall and being good for general scalp and hair health.

What is Ayurveda you ask? Ayurveda is a centeries old form of Indian alternative medicine. It emphasizes the use of herbs, natural foods, massage, oils, etc. for holisitc health and personal care.

I am a self described skeptic, so I decided to run my information by my parents. My mother is a Nurse and my father is a Doctor and the minute I said 'Ayurveda' they both got really excited and said that they had heard alot about it and that with the increased interest in Western societies on organic food, tradiontional medicine and whatnot, interest in Ayurveda (which used to be automatically dismissed as quackery) is building.

I know many of use have realized the benefits of a healthy diet, vitamins (MSM for joint problems anyone??) etc. We have also seen how well natural products can work out for our hair, as that zillion page henna thread illustrates. So here are some links that I have found concerning Ayurveda and in particular Ayurveda for hair care. I hope that it will be of interest to you ladies, 'cause I have found it fascinating indeed!!

Ayurveda and Diet for Health Hair: http://www.pioneerthinking.com/ss_tresses.html

Mixtures for a variety of hair ailments : http://www.ourkarnataka.com/Articles/yoga/hair_style.htm

General practices to stop hair loss: http://cosmeticmagazine.com/managearticle.asp?c=120&a=35http://ezinearticles.com/?Ayurveda-Can-Help-Stop-Hair-Loss&id=4104

Ayurveda and Gorgeous Hair: http://www.aworldofaromatherapy.com/ayurvedic-hair-scalp-massage-oil.htm

List of Herbs, minterals, etc. and their purpose/use in Ayurvedic practices (this is what first clued me in to the fact that the ingredients in Vatika oil were the bomb in a bottle! ): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_herbs_and_minerals_in_Ayurveda

General info on Ayurveda: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda

 

[MzOptimistic]

Thanks for the info cuz I love me some Dabur and Alma Oil

 

[navsegda]

Great info! Thanks!

 

[vickid]

My gynecologist is an Indian woman and I was surprised when she told me about using Indian oils to help Amala, Shikakai massaging my scalp with coconut oil and mustard oil and "Mahabhringraj Tail: oil. She also told me to make sure my bowels moved each day to rid my body of waste so the oils could work better. She even told me where I could find the oils near her office. The article from Cosmetic Magazine talks about all these things. On another note, she also told me how Ayurveda could help me to get pregnant.

 

[LocksOfLuV]

With the increased interest on the boards for Henna/Amla/Indian Oils and my own experiences with these, I've been doing some research online and thought I'd share the results with you ladies.

I've been hennaing since Mid October and my hair is thick, shiny, has a gorgeous color and is very strong. I've also been using Vatika Oil (coconut oil with Neem, Amla, Henna, rosemary oil, and other herbs/oils added to it) for a few weeks on my thin right temple. It had been doing much better since I joined LHCF and started babying it, but there was definite room for improvement.erplexed OTHER PEOPLE (aunts, uncles) have been commenting on my hair growth there and asking me what I've been doing. This prompted me to do some research which led to the discovery that nearly all the ingredients in Vatika oil are praised by Ayurvedic principles as promoting hair growth, stopping hair fall and being good for general scalp and hair health.

What is Ayurveda you ask? Ayurveda is a centeries old form of Indian alternative medicine. It emphasizes the use of herbs, natural foods, massage, oils, etc. for holisitc health and personal care.

I am a self described skeptic, so I decided to run my information by my parents. My mother is a Nurse and my father is a Doctor and the minute I said 'Ayurveda' they both got really excited and said that they had heard alot about it and that with the increased interest in Western societies on organic food, tradiontional medicine and whatnot, interest in Ayurveda (which used to be automatically dismissed as quackery) is building.

I know many of use have realized the benefits of a healthy diet, vitamins (MSM for joint problems anyone??) etc. We have also seen how well natural products can work out for our hair, as that zillion page henna thread illustrates. So here are some links that I have found concerning Ayurveda and in particular Ayurveda for hair care. I hope that it will be of interest to you ladies, 'cause I have found it fascinating indeed!!

Ayurveda and Diet for Health Hair: http://www.pioneerthinking.com/ss_tresses.html

Mixtures for a variety of hair ailments : http://www.ourkarnataka.com/Articles/yoga/hair_style.htm

General practices to stop hair loss: http://cosmeticmagazine.com/managearticle.asp?c=120&a=35

Ayurveda and Gorgeous Hair: http://www.aworldofaromatherapy.com/ayurvedic-hair-scalp-massage-oil.htm

List of Herbs, minterals, etc. and their purpose/use in Ayurvedic practices (this is what first clued me in to the fact that the ingredients in Vatika oil were the bomb in a bottle! ): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_herbs_and_minerals_in_Ayurveda

General info on Ayurveda: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda

I can believe everything you are saying. I too experienced mass growth around my hairline. I KNEW I wasn't going crazy .

 

[seymone]

Thanks for the info.. The good thing is that I have a lot this herbs already.. Thanks again.

 

[GlamourGirl]

Really great info thanks! I knew I was on the right path with the Indian oils!

 

[BrooklynSouth]

What is Ayurveda you ask? Ayurveda is a centeries old form of Indian alternative medicine. It emphasizes the use of herbs, natural foods, massage, oils, etc. for holisitc health and personal care.

I am a self described skeptic, so I decided to run my information by my parents. My mother is a Nurse and my father is a Doctor and the minute I said 'Ayurveda' they both got really excited and said that they had heard alot about it and that with the increased interest in Western societies on organic food, tradiontional medicine and whatnot, interest in Ayurveda (which used to be automatically dismissed as quackery) is building.

I know many of use have realized the benefits of a healthy diet, vitamins (MSM for joint problems anyone??) etc. We have also seen how well natural products can work out for our hair, as that zillion page henna thread illustrates. So here are some links that I have found concerning Ayurveda and in particular Ayurveda for hair care. I hope that it will be of interest to you ladies, 'cause I have found it fascinating indeed!!

Ayurveda and Diet for Health Hair: http://www.pioneerthinking.com/ss_tresses.html

Mixtures for a variety of hair ailments : http://www.ourkarnataka.com/Articles/yoga/hair_style.htm

General practices to stop hair loss: http://cosmeticmagazine.com/managearticle.asp?c=120&a=35

Ayurveda and Gorgeous Hair: http://www.aworldofaromatherapy.com/ayurvedic-hair-scalp-massage-oil.htm

List of Herbs, minterals, etc. and their purpose/use in Ayurvedic practices (this is what first clued me in to the fact that the ingredients in Vatika oil were the bomb in a bottle! ): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_herbs_and_minerals_in_Ayurveda

General info on Ayurveda: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda

You did some great research and came to your own great conclusions. Thank You for the thread!!! The NATURAL way confirmed by conventional medicine is the wave of the future. I'm leaning more toward Aryuvedic methods year by year, books galore at home and due to LHCF getting back into them.

 

[SohoHair]

I'm glad my post was helpful! There is a wealth of knowledge on this board. is pheonomenal. I've alway been interested in healthy habits, an interest which especially comes from my parents. My mom is such a vitamin junkie. She says a day without her B-complex is no day at all! Learning about Ayurveda, in relation to hair habits and just general care has just been a really great thing for me, just wanted to pass it on!!

 

[keluric]

Good information, I've been employing ayurvedic practices for almost eight years now.