Native to the Asian subcontinent, the Amla or the Indian gooseberry is a truckload of vitamins and minerals. Indian gooseberries can be used in several forms. It can be used either to make some delicious, traditional recipes or to make a DIY hair treatment.
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What is Amla powder?
The ground-up leaves of the Indian gooseberry tree or the Amla fruit is used for making Amla powder. Amla is a great source of several vitamins and minerals which are crucial for healthy hair such as Vitamin C, Vitamin E, phosphorus, iron, tannins, and calcium – all of which play an essential role to improve overall hair health. Amla powder can be beneficial to your hair in the following ways:
- Promote hair growth
- Prevents split ends
- Improves look by increasing volume
- Reduces grey hair
- Make the hair lustrous
- Treat head lice
- Minimizes dandruff
Now let’s take a look how to make amla powder at home
Simple Steps to Prepare Amla Powder at Home:
Read below the simple procedure to make Amla powder easily at home:
- Estimated time for preparation: Five Minute
- Estimated cooking Time: Two Minute
Ingredients:
- 100 gms Dry Amlas
- 4 tablespoons of oil of your choice
Procedure:
- Chop the gooseberry into small pieces and put them in the sunlight for a couple of days for drying.
- A few days in the sunlight and you will notice that the amla pieces will be dried up.
- Transfer the dried amla pieces into a blender and blend them completely.
- Mix it with the oil
- The homemade Amla powder is ready.
- Massage it in your scalp
- The amla powder can be stored for up to six months in an airtight container.
Benefits of Amla for Hair
Use Amla powder to prepare a hair mask according to your need- If you suffer from dead cells, mix the amla powder with water and grind it with 10-12 tulsi leaves. Apply the paste to your hair and leave it for 15-20 minutes. Rinse with cold water. Use this paste at regular interval to get rid of dandruff.
Amla powder and Sikakai paste for hair growth- The fatty acid contains in amla penetrate hair follicles. Create an amla paste by mixing amla powder with Reetha and Shikhakai and apply this paste to promote hair growth.
Amla powder for premature greying of hair- Lack of proper nutrition is the leading cause of premature greying of hair. Amla or Indian gooseberry is a fruit rich in essential vitamins such as Vitamin C, phosphorus, iron, and calcium etc all of which protects the hair from premature greying. Hence, if you’re in your early thirties and grey hair have already started to appear, mix some amla powder with henna and apply it to the hair to prevent premature greying.
Conclusion
Whether it’s a result of increasing environmental pollution or a poor lifestyle, almost everyone is suffering from hair problems. Amla or the Indian gooseberry is a wonderful fruit that can help you get rid of these problems. Using it with other herbal powder like Shikakai, henna and Brahmi can double the benefits.
