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Not so long ago I was presented with Ayurvedic hair shampoo. The small jar was thin, pleasantly smelling powder made of dry herbs. As a person who has been studying herbs for many years, in particular, for making safe and efficient cosmetics, I became interested in the composition. As it turned out, there are only three plants in this dry shampoo. But at the same time, the text on the label reported that the tool "perfectly cleans her hair and the skin of the head, actively contributes to the growth of the hair, returns them natural health and beauty." Further it was said that this herbal shampoo is effective with weakened and brittle hair, it increases the tone of the skin capillaries, relieves itching, softens and calms the skin, and also has a wound-healing and anti-inflammatory effect.
I did not even doubt these promises in the veracity, I have every reason to trust Ayurveda, this centuries of verified and tested by the Indian practice of healing and recovery. Of course, plants are used in Ayurvedic preparations, which can be found only in a hot tropical and subtropical climate. But is it really unique? Is there really no plants in our latitudes, with which you can achieve the same results? Of course, it will be found! The main thing is to correctly select herbs on their positive impact on the scalp and hair yourself.
Just as for a dry mixture of the crawl (powder for washing and cleansing the skin of the face and body), we will need roots containing saponins and flavonoids; Herbs that improve blood circulation that have anti-inflammatory and healing effects, as well as plants that are able to suppress the activity of pathogenic bacteria.
Here is an exemplary shampoo-mask shampoo made of herbs available in our climate, which is easy to prepare at home. Below are groups of plants and components according to their main properties that will give the result in our dry shampoo.
Plants containing saponins and flavonoids - optionally take all three of the listed, will be enough one to two:
The root of the soapy, the root of the burdock, the root of licorice.
Plants that improve the state of the head of the head that have a strengthening and anti-inflammatory effect, stimulating hair growth and their recovery - getting rid of dandruff, itching - choose 3-4 names:
nettle, chamomile, lime color, calendula, windown, birch leaf (for oily hair), birch kidneys, raspberry leaf, root of AIRA (warns the brittleness and cross-section of hair, protects against UV radiation), hop cones, hypership (only for oily hair - Effectively regulates the work of sebaceous glands).
Note. Nuts makes her hair darker, it needs to be taken into account by the owners of light hair.
Components that improve blood circulation - both of these components must be present in the shampoo:
Ginger root, mustard powder (also well cleans the skin of the head and hair from contamination and excess skin salted).
To prepare a dry herbal shampoo, you need to chop in a coffee grinder and sift through fine sieve well-dried vegetable raw materials. Take 1 tbsp. A spoon of powder of each of the plants you choose, while the ginger powder take 0.5 tbsp. spoons. We mix everything together with 1 - 1.5 tbsp. A spoon of dry mustard and add several spoons of rye flour into this mixture. Rye flour is known for their hair healthy qualities. Among other things, it adds the hair volume, while not at all by weighting them and leaving dull climb.
The amounts of the resulting dry mix can be enough for two or more, depending on the number of herbs you choose and rye flour (5 - 10 tbsp. Spoons). In any case, the consumption of this herbal means must be selected experimentally, it will also depend on the length of your hair.
Squeeze the right amount into the bowl and fill the hot (about 70 degrees) with water (better boiled) to the thickness of sour cream. Let it brew from half an hour. Then proceed to applying the resulting mass, rubbing it into the skin of the head with light massaging movements.
If possible, hold the applied mixture as a mask, rinse with warm water. Hair will be clean, shiny, very alive. With regular use of such a shampoo masks, you will soon see that the condition of your hair in principle has improved noticeably, even if there were no problems. And those who have any problems with hair, this recipe will help if not to forget about them at all, then, in any case, allow these problems to a large extent.
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