Ayurvedic Treatments for Hair Loss

Lustrous and Luxuriant hair not only enhances the beauty of a person, especially woman, but also it indicates the condition your overall health. A beautiful face is rendered more beautiful by a healthy, voluminous and shining hair. Throughout our life we worry about our hair, take great pains to maintain it but, unknowingly, we abuse it also.

The dictionary meaning of the word ‘hair’ is – it is a thread like keratinised outgrowth of epidermis of the skin. It develops inside a tubular hair follicle, a sheath of epidermal cells and connective tissue that surrounds the root of hair. There are three layers above the skin: the outer cuticle; a cortex containing the pigment that gives hair its colour and a central core (medulla) which may be hollow. The root of the hair, beneath the surface of the skin, is expanded at its base to form the bulb.

Hair LossAyurveda says that if your hair is thin, dry and frizzy and prone to split ends, you have ‘Vata’ hair. If you have fine hair prone to premature thinning or graying, you are pitta prominent. If you are the “kapha” type, your hair tends to be thick and oily.

Though a lot of market preparations are available, it is preferable to take the advice of a Ayurvedic physician. You can have a consultation with our Doctor and get your problems sorted out. For your valuable information and perusal; here are a few of our articles related to diabetes and the life style changes recommended for diabetes.

Common Hair problems

Common Hair problems

Hair not only enhances the beauty of a person, especially woman, but also it indicates the overall health condition. A beautiful face is rendered more beautiful by a healthy, voluminous and shining hair. Ayurveda says that if your hair is thin, dry and frizzy and prone to split ends, you have ‘Vata’ hair. If you have fine hair prone to premature thinning or graying, you are pitta prominent.

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Bhringaraj in Ayurveda

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Dos and Donts in Hair Care

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Hair’s worst enemy – DANDRUFF

Dandruff is a condition of the skin wherein shiny, silvery flake like scales fall out of the scalp and/or collect amidst the hair. It is caused by a type of fat eating yeast like fungus called ‘Malassezia’ which lives dormant on the scalps of most people, without causing a problem. Sometimes however this fungus grows [...]

   
 
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