At the end of summer, the increased and accumulated heat in the environment and our bodies maintains our channels wide open and our physiology gets to release a lot of fat soluble toxins through sweat as well as the scalp. This is a desirable natural detox, but most of the time, the toxins that are evacuated can be very irritating for the hair follicles, resulting in oily scalp or pimples, or too much dryness and flakes. It is always good to drink lots of water to help flush out the toxins, but here are some SVA recommendations to help you balance things out and repair the side effects of the toxins locally.
If your scalp is dry and flaky: give yourself time to do a hair oil massage twice a week with the SVA HerbRich Hair oil. Warm the oil in your sink, apply, massage in with your finger tips, leave on for 20 minutes then wash off with HerbRich shampoo and rinse with the HerbRich conditioner. Do this protocol twice a week.
If your scalp is oily and itchy: give yourself time to do a hair oil massage twice a week with the SVA Aloe with Vit D Hair oil. Warm the oil in your sink, apply, massage in with your finger tips, leave on for 20 minutes then wash off with HerbRich shampoo and rinse with the HerbRich conditioner. Do this protocol twice a week.
Otherwise: make sure you add a lot of leafy greens to your diet to help detoxify and nourish the hair follicles.
Make sure you consume Morinaga leaves in one form or another: either as a tea, as the moringa soup mix, or a nectar drop (www.chandika.com). Traditionally, in India Moringa is known to be very nourishing for the scalp and hair.
Summer time is the time to feast on coconut! Fresh is always the best! Here are some recipes from your SVA Kitchen
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In South India, coconut is the number one food item for lustrous hair and healthy follicles.
Incorporate Bhring Raj nectar drops in your diet. The plant Bhring Raj is also known as “kesh raj” – the king of hair! It is famous for nurturing and supporting the hair.
Finally, you can use Vaidya’s SVA Lustrous Hair capsules that contain Bhring Raj along with other ayurvedic herbs in a balanced synergy.
If one is already doing daily oil massage is it really necessary to do any additional hair message?
Vaidya replies:
Dear Don: as you may already be aware, massage oils formulated for the body are different from massage oils formulated for the hair, in that they address different needs and imbalances.
It is always recommended to do both because in oil massage (abhyanga) the primary objective is to pacify vata, while with scalp massage, the primary objective is to pacify prana vata at the outset. Prana Vata is the master vata which governs all other 4 vata sub-doshas. Prana Vata is located in the head.
If your question stems from a practical concern of daily routine, and having to oil and wash the scalp daily, I recommend to oil the hair twice a week. You may do more if you so desire, but twice a week will give a good results.
Scalp massage will not only lubricate the scalp and nourish the hair, but it will also nurture the brain. In my SVA formulas, I use famous ayurvedic herbs such as shankapushpi and brahmi that are very good for nourishing and supporting the brain.