Here are some simple recipes for mixing your natural hair products. Please visit www.forums.longhaircommunity.com and www.longhaircareforum.com as you will find a wealth of information, along with techniques and various recipes. You can even ask questions on their forum!
Please remember when using any new hair product it is always recommended that you do hair strand tests first!
We also encourage you to add orange blossom water, rose water or essential oils to your pastes and mud, to leave your hair smelling great!
Important: Please keep in mind that everyone has their own unique hair texture. Herbal treatments can be drying for some, and it is recommended that you add hair oil to your recipe, or deep condition your hair afterwards. We recommend that everyone keep an open mind when using henna and natural herbs on their hair, and use the recipe that works best for you!
Shikakai, also known as acacia concinna
Mixing shikakai for promoting hair growth and deep cleansing:
-For best results, add at least 1 tbsp of shikakai powder to 25 grams of your henna or cassia powder mixture. OR
-Mix powder (desired quantity) with warm to hot water. Let it cool.
-Apply shikakai paste or mixed herbal blended paste, by sections starting from the back and moving forward.
-Wrap your hair and allow to sit for 1-6 hours.
-Rinse or wash paste out.
How to store your powder: fridge or cool dark place.
How to store your shikakai and paste: freezer
Siri, you may want to try other ayurvedic treatments as well. Do you use henna or cassia at this time? Any amla for hair growth?
Hi khadi,
Thank you for the reply,Long time back I use to use henna,amla but not using now.can please suggest me how to proceed further to promote hair growth.
Siri you could use a combination of those herbs especially henna, amla, brahmi and bhrinraj. Just mix equal proportions of each, and use as directed. Our instructions will come with your order. 🙂
Make sure to also moisture. You can use our Organic Amla oil for overnight deep treatments.
All ve contributed their part. Here is my bit, herbs ll not give shampoo’s effect of lather and fragrance. SHikakai & Reetha ll naturally remove excess oil on any surface, be it, skin or hair. Remember, hair & skin requires some percentage of oil as moisturiser after washing, hence after using the herbs, some percentage of oil is retained on the surface, this is nature. In addition, men ve larger advantage, because of short hair, they can rinse easily. With long hair, if the powder is coarse like a scrubber, it is easier to rinse. I ve read in an article, men are using these herbal powders instead of shampoo to remove natural oil secreated by skin pores which attracts dust on the skin & hair. So, these herbs are used for regular bathing and after oil massage. GO Green… Love nature, lastly the water used for bathing can be re-used for watering plants.
i am 35 years (F) and my hair is completely damaged… can henna,amla and skikakai,as instructed above, improve my hair (in case of texture and volume) and also help lengthen my hair?
Hi Tinni. I’d really recommend our Sukesh Ayurveda for completely damaged hair as it’ll be everything you need all in one and not too drying. You may want to try overnight oiling treatments with our Cocoveda hair oil or Organic amla oil for hair growth.
Sir i am having some dandruff and there was more hair loss 3 months before but then i used olive oil ,lemon and egg white and there is relief from dandruff and hair fall but as i have short trimm my hair.can i also add shikakai powder to above said solution for good growth of hair .and with this can it help for regrowth of hair that i have lost.
I realize this us an old post but perhaps someone can help? I tried the cassia on my hair last month (mixed with warm tap water, applied immediately & rinsed after 1hr). It turned my light blonde hair (neutral/ash tone) a dark, honey color. Not very happy with the color change but it did make my hair much thicker and shinier. It has not rinsed out either and I am not sure how to return my hair to normal color. Is there a natural/plant product that I can use for my hair that will NOT change the color (at all) but provide the wonderful conditioning, shine and thickening benefits of cassia????
Years ago, I used to use a product called “hennalucent” in neutral that provided these benefits with zero color change. Unfortunately, it was discontinued and I do not know what organics were used in the product. I thought cassia would be a good substitute but it’s color change on light hair was pretty drastic. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!!!
Waseem, our Sukesh Ayurveda would work really perfectly for you. Please try this at http://www.hennasooq.com
Hello J. Thanks for your post. Cassia will color really light toned hair and it sounds like it did yours. Your hair must be very porous and healthy. It might be difficult to avoid coloring with the herbs if your hair takes the color so easily. It is possible though if you mix and use immediately and with honey added, it shouldn’t deposit much of any color and only leave it on for 30-60 mins. You may also want to try our Sukesh Ayurveda.
hello, with all the above said, does it really work. I am skeptical.
Also how frequently do you use
Hi Jay. Yes it does work really well as a cleanser. You’ll really like it. You can use this every few days if your hair likes that or once a week as a deep cleansing treatment. It depends on how your hair likes the shikakai and take to it.
Is it good to leave shikai paste on hair for 6hrs ? dosen’t it affect the scalp and make it dry ? which again creates dandruff
It’s not necessary to leave shikakai powder in for that long. We don’t recommend that. Please leave this in for only 60 minutes.
Thanks a lot for your idea ..
I have been using the hair colour dye for years now would want to switch to using natural one like yours what are your thoughts? Can you help wit suggestions how do I go about it. Thanks for your time.
Malini, sure we can help. What color are you trying to achieve?
Hi, my hair is too frizzy and also weak. There are also stubborn small small curls on the top part of my hair. kindly say me what can I use or do for it???
Great to hear from you Mekkina. Would you like to focus on the strengthening? Did you want curl loosening? I’d really recommend you start here: http://www.hennasooq.com/ayurvedic-herbs/ Please let us know if you have any other questions.
hi,
i stay in UAE where the weather is too hot n dry, i have long hair n i am having dandruff on my head, please suggest me how to prevent my hair from this problem, i use shikakai with hina that time dandruff goes away but after some time again it comes, so i want to also know can i use only shikakai without hina if yes then how? n plz tell me quantity also, dont want use hina as its not possible with long hair every time
Thankyou
Hello Vini. Great to hear from you. How often do you use henna and shikakai? It’s usually very helpful to be consistent to make sure the dandruff doesn’t come back. Also make sure you might want to wash your hair a bit more often, like every 2-3 days. If you only want to use shikakai and other herbs you can do so and use the same amount of powder you also use for all of your hair. You still have to use the same amount. OR if you prefer to concentrate only on your scalp you can use herbs only for your scalp or our shampoo bars at http://www.hennasooq.com
I have blonde thin fine hair and I’m doing no poo..washing with baking soda and doing a herbal tea with apple cider vinegar rinse..I was wanting to change it up and hoping to grow my hair longer and stronger..i read a lot about shikakai power but I noticed it was used mostly by girls of color or very dark hair..is it ok for my type of hair?? thank you
Yes you can mix the herbs together if you’d like to.
best shikakai powder?
We carry shikakai powder online at http://www.hennasooq.com
Hi Jasmine. It can be used daily but some hair types it may be a bit drying. So please do monitor your hair and what it likes or doesn’t like to be sure.
I recently bought some shikkakai paste (rather than powder) Has anyone tried that? I am thinking of adding the shikkakai paste to my next henna batch.
I’m sure you can add that to your henna powder. It will tone down the red of your henna a bit. I’ve never personally use shikakai paste already made as I prefer to mix it fresh so that way there are no additives nor preservatives needed or from the premixed versions.
I massage my hair it falls 15 hairs per day what is the reason for it
Hello! You should usually lose from 50-100 hairs a day and sometimes up to 150. So 15 hairs is okay.
Have you tried our Sukesh Ayurveda or amla powders to help with strength and promoting hair growth? Usually the average person loses 50-100 hairs a day and sometimes up to 150. So your amount of loss is considered normal.
Hi i m suffering from scalp dryness problem because of that lots sheet of dandruff produced in my head that cause a big hair fall in my hai…..So, plzz suggest me some thing that suites my problem.
Hello!
Sure henna, cassia or our Sukesh Ayurveda will help. Please find it and purchase at http://www.hennasooq.com
Hello,
If we have done oiling to our hair, then how we have to use this shampoo ?
I applied a mixture of coconut oil, Castor oil n almond oil along with 2 vitamin- E capsule and wash my hair with this amla reetha shampoo but after air drying my hair , oil was still there in my hair.
If i apply only coconut oil, then also i faced the same problem , please suggest n tell me the correct way to use this
Hello. If there is too much oil in your hair, it will feel oily. You can then wash it out if it’s too heavy with oils. You may need to use something stronger like our shampoo bars here at http://www.hennasooq.com