Ayurvedic Hair Oils. How Do Indian Women Care for Beauty?

Without doubts, there’s something mysterious and alluring about the beauty of Indian women – the velvety skin and shiny, long, dark hair. What’s the secret? The natural vegetable oils. It turns out that hair oil treatment isn’t just a craze.

The tradition of oiling has been born in India. Indian women don’t use oils only in Ayurveda (natural medicine) but also in the everyday beauty care routine. Natural oils, chosen right for the needs, work both for hair and body skin. A delicate and fast-absorbing oil can be applied to the facial skin, too.

Fine… but what are the benefits of using natural oils in beauty care?

Applying oils to the skin is a way to provide it with softness, hydration and smoothness. Natural fatty acids leave an essential protective layer on the skin and reinforce the natural hydro-lipid barrier. Oils can help do away with acne or an excessive sebum secretion, working for the very dry skin at the same time.

Hair oiling is much more popular. Oils are suitable for all hair types and replace traditional hair products. They control the hydration, nourish and strengthen the bulbs, hinder thinning, stimulate the growth, protect against the heat and sunlight, prevent dryness and splitting, make styling easier, define the natural hair shape, add shine and softness.

Among the hundreds of vegetable oils, which can be used in the daily beauty care, there are a few most popular Indian oils worth mentioning. Women like to use them solo yet the cosmetic brands like to enrich their products with the oils more and more often.

What are the most popular Indian hair oils?

Amla Oil. Amla is also known as the Indian gooseberry from which the valuable oil is extracted. One Amla fruit contains twice as much vitamin C as a lemon, as well as other vitamins, tannin and polyphenols – a rich source of antioxidant ingredients. That is why Amla works for the treatment of hair and scalp problems. Regularly applied, Amla Oil reinforces the bulbs, boosts the growth, holds back hair loss, soothes inflammation, increases sheen and bounce. It might make the hair darker.

Brahmi Oil. Extracted from the fresh or dried Brahmi herb which abounds in beneficial nutrients and antioxidants. Thanks to the ingredients, Brahmi Oil makes the hair stronger from the stem, stimulates faster growth, boosts volume and delivers smoothing. It may make your strands darker, too.

Bhringraj Oil. To be precise, the oil is an extract coming from the Indian Bhringraj family. It stimulates hair growth and is tolerated even by the sensitive scalp. The oil increases shine, helps detangle, blocks thinning and enhances the natural hair color.