Since the early epochs, having think and healthy looking hair has been a dream of all people around the world. In every single old school of natural medicine like Traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy and related traditional European systems, as well as in modern approaches like Anthroposophical medicine, there are plenty of effective natural remedies and recommendations for those who want to strengthen their hair, prevent hair thinning and loss, and so on.  There are a lot of tips and secrets to having healthy hair coming from old Ayurvedic traditions of Indian natural medicine. The main message that Ayurveda experts would try to convey to those who want to improve their hair health could be the following: use the power of nature! This really works, and nowadays, a proper hair care by using natural solutions and home made remedies is the most commonly used approach for preventing hair loss and improving hair quality.

Below, check out the list of a few tips offered by Ayurveda for hair loss. They were proposed by Ayurveda specialist, Dr. V.L.Shyam MD, MPhil and a scientist at Birla Kerala Vaidyashala, and mainly have something to do with our lifestyle and our daily hair care routine.

• Those, who suffer from hair loss should pay attention to their daily diet. It is very important to add natural foods like fruits, veggies, or greens, rich in iron and zinc.
• Drinking a mixture of carrot juice, lettuce juice and spinach juice is a perfect cocktail to stimulate your hair growth.
• Also, it is required to do everything possible in order to maintain regular bowel movement. If you’re suffering from this common health condition, use natural remedies like triphala to treat it. This is a very important recommendation of the specialist in Ayurveda for hair loss which is very often overlooked.
• Exercise on a daily basis. Even if you have no more than 10 minutes for your daily exercise, never miss it because it helps you not only stay healthy, but also in balancing your psychological condition.
• If it is possible, switch to using 100 percent natural shampoos. For example, the good ones are based on such natural remedies as Shikakai (Acacia concinna), Amla (embilica officinalis), and others.
• Make it a habit of massaging your scalp with anti-hair loss essential oil before washing your hair. Use special blends of essential oils like rosemary oil, lemon oil, or other, and do not forget using carrier oil, like almond oil or coconut oil. Experts of Ayurveda recommend using coconut oil alone as an effective natural treatment for hair loss, and hair loss prevention.
• When washing your hair, be sure to massage your scalp once again. This will be one more opportunity to stimulate blood flow to your scalp and nourish your follicles to help them grow and develop. Remember not to be too harsh otherwise you’ll be at risk of physical damage of your hair follicles.
• One more interesting advice of Ayurveda for fair loss: rinse your hair in green coriander infusion after shampooing your hair. It will improve your hair quality in just a few applications.
• An old Ayurvedic recipe for hair loss: take some fenugreek seeds, soak them in small amount of coconut oil, and keep for 7 days under direct sunlight. Apply to your scalp to nourish and strengthen your hair follicles.
• Finally, applying licorice paste to the bald patches is one more effective treatment of Ayurveda for hair loss.