Shikakai helps you revive your hair’s lost glory! If this doesn’t entice you to inculcate this miracle ingredient in your hair care routine, we don’t know what will!
Natural ingredients have always proved to be a boon for our tresses. Let’s admit it! As much as we hate the smell of onion, a hair mask infused with onion juice can boost the rate at which your hair grows and keep your hair from developing split ends. Similarly, coconut oil champi before a hair wash can leave you with super soft and nourished tresses.
Luckily for you, we discovered one brilliant ingredient that has a number of benefits for your hair. Yes, we’re talking about shikakai! Infused with scalp nutrients such as vitamin A, C and K, saponins and flavonoids, shikakai is the answer to all your hair woes.
- 01. Helps banish dandruff
- 02. Treats oily scalp
- 03. Controls hair fall
- 04. Prevents premature greying
- 05. Conditions the scalp
01. Helps banish dandruff
Unlike split ends, getting rid of dandruff is not as easy as going for a haircut! Dandruff not only weighs your hair down but can also make for an embarrassing social situation. If you’ve tried a zillion shampoos already and nothing has worked for your hair till now, then we suggest you go the natural route and infuse shikakai leaves in your haircare routine. Shikakai being a rich of source of antioxidants, vitamin C and E, helps treat dandruff quickly.
02. Treats oily scalp
An oily scalp can cause as much trouble as oily skin. Caused by overactive sebaceous glands, an oily scalp can produce dandruff, attract dirt easily and make your hair strands stick together, thereby looking oily AF. The good news is that shikakai is at your rescue! The ingredient being highly porous in nature, ensures that your scalp is free of excess greasiness.
03. Controls hair fall
There are a number of factors that lead to hair fall. From protein deficiency and certain medications, to over-use of heat-styling tools and wearing super-tight hairstyles, hair fall can be highly frustrating. Shikakai being a herbal fruit, has tannins, alkaloids, flavonoids and vitamins that are antioxidative in nature. All of this can lessen the rate of hair thinning by removing harmful free radicals, thereby improving the health of your mane.
04. Prevents premature greying
Factors such as lack of nutrition, Vitamin B12 deficiency and hair cells producing too much hydrogen peroxide, can cause premature greying of hair. But, the most common factor is the presence of free radicals in hair cells. Free radicals tend to rust the hair cells when it comes in contact with the moisture of our hair. This results in greying of hair at a young age. Shikakai being an antioxidant prevents oxidation of free radicals, thereby protecting your hair from greying prematurely.
05. Conditions the scalp
Rough and dry hair leads to constant scalp itching. In order to stop the itching, we often reach for nourishing conditioner, hair oil or moisturiser. You’ll be happy to know that shikakai being anti-inflammatory in nature helps eradicate itchiness and treats dryness by making your hair cells porous. This miracle ingredient has the power to treat the dry and flaky scalp.
To maintain the health of your tresses, we suggest you get your hands on the Lever Ayush Thick & Long Growth Shikakai Shampoo which acts as a natural cleanser to promote hair growth.
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Written by Fatema Habib on Jan 31, 2020