Sunday, March 23, 2008

Hair Care for To Be Moms

Ayurveda specialities to keep that famous pregnancy glow

Pregnancy can cause amazing changes to the body, skin and hair.stress and nutritional defencies can rob the body of essential vitamins and minerals, however,generally these conditions are temporary.

Mums to be may notice their hair is drier than normal, brittle, lacking in luster and in need of a boost. At this special time in a woman’s life extra care is needed to keep it strong ,shiny and healthy.

In the true ayurvedic tradition the hair was lavishly pampered, washed in Reetha(soap nut) mixed with amla and bramhi to nourish the hair follicles, massaged with previous herbal oils, the primary oil being sesame which was infused with fenugreek, bramhi and amla. Again very nourishing oils played a vital role in the health of the hair. At the home the oil was left in the hair overnight to encourage the oil and herbs to penetrate into follicles. Hair was washed and dried over incense so that the fragnance stayed in the hair for no of days. It is no surprise that women and children using this traditional method had such radiant, long and thick hair.

For hair any mum would be proud to show off. Ayurveda recommends twice weekly shampoo. Amla shampoo which contains soap nut soap pod and the purest herbs like amla, bramhi and shikakai for nourishment of the hair follicles. To close the pores and cool the scalp, use oil twice in a week.

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