The Basics
Ayurvedic Hair Care comes from the practice of Ayurveda in India. The practice consists of the use of natural herbs, powders, oils and techniques to promote scalp and hair health, growth, thickness. The practice also boasts that it prevents premature graying, hair fall and promotes luxurious hair. We all want that right? 🙂
Ayurveda practioners believe that the health of the hair, skin, and nails indicates the health of the person….I tend to agree.
Why I chose an Ayurvedic regimen?
- Plain and simple. I want the benefits it offers.
- It’s cheap; most of the powders and range from $1.99 -$8.99 (per 100g)
- Others have had wonderful results
- Prescription medication caused some slight breakage/thinning that I want to remedy 🙁
- It allows the inner “mixtress/experimenter/concoction maker” to come out and play 🙂
Actually, I’ve been using Bentonite Clay as a hair clarifier for over a year and I LOVE IT! Since July, I’ve done two henna-ish glosses and an Amla Deep conditioner. Can you guess? I’m loving the results 🙂
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| My hair after my most recent henna gloss…late Aug |
I recently visited to my local Indian grocery here in Dallas to “stock up” on my powders and oils etc. Here’s my current stash.
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| Parachute Coconut Oil |
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| Vatika Oil (Enriched coconut oil) |
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| Cassia Obovata (similar benefits like henna, no color deposit. Purchased from Amazon.com |
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| Godrej Nupur Henna – Used to do my Henna Glosses |
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| Bentonite Clay – the GREAT clarifier (purcahsed at Whole Foods) |
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| Ayurvedic Powders. I’ve used all except Kapoor Kachli , Rose and the Reshma Henna
I plan to continue to incorporate Ayurvedic treatments into my regimen and I’ll document them here as I go. Here are the specifics:
You’ll definitely see how it goes. Stay tuned 🙂
Until next time…..
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Hi Janel
Sorry for the late response. From the research I have done, beeswax is not “bad” for your hair. Many beeswax products have been mixed with mineral oil causing it to lock moisture out of the hair, thereby resulting in dryness and breakage.
Beeswax by itself is generally used by people with lock because it helps to lock the hair. It causes A LOT of build up and can clog your pores and is difficult to wash out.
I have used a product that has beeswax (Carol Daughter Loc Butter) but I would NEVER put it on my scalp or my hair shaft. I only used it on my ends and I used a tiny amount.
Hope this helps 🙂
Hi Vashti,
I would like to hear about Bees Wax, is it really good for your hair? My mom told me she used it with some other product and it cut her hair. Any experience there?
@TheQuitabee……The practice of Ayurveda incorporates many different components including religious, medical etc. However, the hair care is pretty “simple” although there practice emphasizes a holistic approach. Many of the practices we have today including Yoga and Massage have their basis in Ayurveda.
The bottom line is that the herbs are a simple, natural way of caring for and improving the health of your hair.
Didn’t mean to write a thesis….lol
Thanks for commenting 🙂
I had no idea that the definition for Ayurvedic Hair Care was so simple! Been meaning to try Cassia Obovata, Amla, Shikakai and Brahmi powders, but will have to order them.