Neelibhringadi oil
Neelibringadi Hair Oil is an Ayurvedic medicine and one of the prescriptions known to be helpful in the treatment and prevention of problems related to hair. It is known to have several medicinal properties such as anti-dandruff, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, antipruritics, anti-inflammatory, and other properties that are helpful in strengthening and improving the quality of hair naturally if used regularly.
It is a herbal hair oil that helps promote hair growth and helps prevent hair fall. Neelibhringadi Oil is also known to assist in the improvement of the texture, smoothness and shine of the hair while also helping in the management of premature greying among young men and women.
Some of the benefits of Neelibringadi Ayurvedic Hair Oil include:
- Helps in reducing dandruff to a minimum and can help prevent the problem in future.
- Aids in the nourishment of the scalp and hair for healthy and beautiful tresses.
- Helps in the prevention of premature ageing of hair.
- Helps control hair fall.
- It is a nourishing hair oil and is one of the prescription in repairing split ends when used regularly.
- Helps in improving quality of hair and treats split ends and hair fall using the purest ayurvedic extracts.
- Helps in managing baldness since it is enriched with natural properties of reviving the damaged hair follicles to stimulate the hair growth.
Neelibringadi Hair Oil is popularly prescribed to aid in the fight against hair loss and dandruff. It is known to provide nourishment and rejuvenation to dry and damaged hair and improve the hair texture revealing soft, healthy hair. It also acts as a catalyst in promoting a calm mind and in enabling sound sleep.
Taila – Coconut oil
Dhatri – Amla – Emblica officinalis
Aja ksheera – Goat milk
Nalikera Ksheera – coconut
Mahishiksheera – Buffalo milk
Dhenudbhava – Cow milk
Yashti – Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra
Gunjamoola – Root of Abrus precatorius
Anjana – Aqueous extract of berberis aristata
Shatakratulata (Karnasphota) – Cardiospermum helicacabum
It’s normal to shed between 50 and 100 hairs a day. This usually doesn't cause noticeable thinning of scalp hair because new hair is growing in at the same time. Hair loss occurs when this cycle of hair growth and shedding is disrupted or when the hair follicle is destroyed and replaced with scar tissue. There are many types of hair loss:
Involutional alopecia is a natural condition in which the hair gradually thins with age. More hair follicles go into the resting phase, and the remaining hairs become shorter and fewer in number.
Androgenic alopecia is a genetic condition that can affect both men and women.
Alopecia areata often starts suddenly and causes patchy hair loss and may result in complete baldness (alopecia totalis). But in about 90% of people with the condition, the hair returns within a few years.
Alopecia universalis causes all body hair to fall out, including the eyebrows, eyelashes, and pubic hair.
Trichotillomania is a psychological disorder in which a person pulls out one's own hair.
Telogen effluvium is temporary hair thinning over the scalp that occurs because of changes in the growth cycle of hair. A large number of hairs enter the resting phase at the same time, causing hair shedding and subsequent thinning.
Scarring alopecia results in permanent loss of hair. Inflammatory skin conditions (cellulitis, folliculitis, acne), and other skin disorders (such as some forms of lupus and lichen planus) often result in scars that destroy the ability of the hair to regenerate.
Hair is made up of a protein called keratin that is produced in hair follicles in the outer layer of skin. As follicles produce new hair cells, old cells are being pushed out through the surface of the skin at the rate of about six inches a year. Hair loss can appear in many different ways, depending on what's causing it. It can come on suddenly or gradually and affect just your scalp or your whole body. Some types of hair loss are temporary, and others are permanent.
Common causes of hair loss
Hair loss differs from hair shedding. Hair loss occurs when something stops the hair from growing. The most common causes of hair loss include:
- Hormones: such as abnormal levels of androgens (male hormones normally produced by both men and women).
- Genes: from both male and female parents, may influence a person's predisposition to male or female pattern baldness.
- Stress, illness, and childbirth: can cause temporary hair loss. Ringworm caused by a fungal infection can also cause hair loss.
- Drugs: including chemotherapy drugs used in cancer treatment, blood thinners, beta-adrenergic blockers used to control blood pressure, and birth control pills, can cause temporary hair loss.
- Burns, injuries, and X-rays: can cause temporary hair loss. In such cases, normal hair growth usually returns once the injury heals unless a scar is produced. Then, hair will never regrow.
- Autoimmune diseases: may cause alopecia areata. In alopecia areata, the immune system revs up for unknown reasons and affects the hair follicles. In most people with alopecia areata, the hair grows back, although it may temporarily be very fine and possibly a lighter color before normal coloration and thickness return.
- Cosmetic procedures: such as shampooing too often, perms, bleaching, and dyeing hair can contribute to overall hair thinning by making hair weak and brittle. Tight braiding, using rollers or hot curlers, and running hair picks through tight curls can also damage and break hair. In most instances hair grows back normally if the source of the problem is removed. Still, severe damage to the hair or scalp sometimes causes permanent bald patches.
- Medical conditions: Thyroid disease, lupus, diabetes, eating disorders, and anemia can cause hair loss. Most times, when the underlying condition is treated, the hair will return unless there is scarring.
- Diet: A low-protein diet or severely calorie-restricted diet can also cause temporary hair loss.
An Ayurvedic Perspective
According to Ayurveda, everything in the universe is made up of the five elements - air, fire, water, earth and ether - and the three doshas, namely vata, pitta, and kapha. In Ayurvedic science, one can achieve sparkling health by balancing these within the body. Doshas govern everything about us, from hair colour to body type to the kind of illnesses we can get afflicted with. Generally, we have one or two dominant doshas.
Briefly speaking, vata relates to air, pitta to fire and kapha to water. Vata's role is believed to be confined to our nervous system, pitta is responsible for digestion and metabolism while kapha lubrication of joints, strengthening of immunity and protection of body tissues. Aggravation of any of these doshas can lead to various kinds of diseases.
According to Ayurveda, hair loss is caused because of pitta dosha. Ayurveda considers the hair as a byproduct for bone formation and that the tissues which are responsible for formation of bones are also responsible for your hair growth Pitta governs our metabolism and digestion. A balanced Pitta leads to a healthy body and mind and controls our general well being. One of the foundational principles of Ayurveda is that the strength of agni (the digestive fire) determines the quality of nourishment received by organs and tissues throughout the body, including the hair. So according to Ayurveda, the health of the hair begins with the food we eat, and depends deeply on our digestive strength—as does the health of every other tissue and system.Typically, bad eating habits, anxiety, and stress cause pitta dosha, which in turn leads to hair loss. Excessive consumption of tea, coffee, alcohol, meat, fried and spicy food can cause an imbalance in pitta. Apart from Pitta Dosha, other reasons for hair loss according to Ayurveda are hormonal imbalances in men and women, stress, lack of sleep, improper diet, intoxicating substances, dandruff or fungal infections and diseases like lupus or diabetes amongst others.