20 Home remedies for all your hair problems

It is alright to have a bad hair day once in a blue moon, but having bad hair all year long is a completely no-no.

To rescue you from the dull, lifeless, thinning hair and various other hair problems, Dr. Sandeep Suttar - Hair Restoration and Skin Rejuvenation Surgeon at Hairrevive, Mumbai, shares some extremely beneficial home remedies right from your kitchen that will help you have thicker, stronger and manageable hair.

Hair problem # 1: Hair Loss
Home remedy: Hot oil treatment

Ingredients:
Any natural oil - olive oil, canola coil, coconut oil or castor oil

Method:
1. Heat any of the above natural oil so that it is warm.
2. Massage it gently into your scalp.
3. Leave it overnight or for an hour, then shampoo your hair.

Home remedy: Coconut milk

Ingredients:
Coconut milk (grind some coconut shavings and squeeze them well)

Method:
1. Apply some coconut milk all over the scalp and massage into the hair roots.
2. Leave it on for 1-2 hours and then wash it off thoroughly.

Home remedy: Mustard and Henna leaves

Ingredients:
Mustard oil
Henna leaves

Method:
1. Boil some mustard oil in a tin basin and add one pinch henna leaves to it gradually, till it is burnt in the oil.
2. Filter the oil using a fine cloth.
3. Regularly massage your head with this oil to promote hair growth.

Hair problem # 2: Unwanted hair growth
Home remedy: Sugar squeezer

Ingredients:
Sugar
Freshly squeezed lemon
Water

Method:
1. Mix some sugar with freshly squeezed lemon juice in a bowl containing some water.
2. Apply this paste on the affected area, and leave it on for 15 minutes.
3. Keep rubbing the area and then rinse well with cold water.

Home remedy: Besan with yoghurt

Ingredients:
Besan
Turmeric
Yoghurt

Method:
1. Make a paste by adding some turmeric, besan and yoghurt.
2. Apply the paste to the affected area and allow it to dry.
3. Rub the dried paste for a while and then wash it off gently.
4. Apply some moisturiser to the area once done.

Home remedy: Lemon and honey

Ingredients:
Lemon
Honey

Method:
1. Make a mixture by using equal amount of honey and lemon.
2. Apply it to the affected area and leave it for 10-15 minutes.
3. Wash it off with cold water.

Hair problem # 3: Grey hair
Home remedy: Coconut oil and lemon

Ingredients:
Coconut oil
Lemon

Method:
1. Mix coconut oil with a dash of lemon juice, and apply this mixture on your head.
2. Leave it for about 10-15 minutes.

Home remedy: Amla magic

Ingredients:
Amla
Coconut oil

Method:
1. Boil some amla pieces in coconut oil, until they turn black.
2. Apply this paste on your hair and then wash your hair thoroughly.

Home remedy: Curry leaves cure

Ingredients:
Crushed curry leaves
Coconut oil

Method:
1. Take 7-8 crushed curry leaves and heat it some coconut oil.
2. Strain the mixture and apply it on your scalp when it is lukewarm.
3. Wash it off after 1 hour.

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