Curry Leaves and Hair Care - 6 Easy and Most Promising Methods for Hair Growth

Curry leaves is a common ingredient in Indian kitchen. Almost every recipe prepared on daily basis includes curry leaves, and without the same the entire recipe seems incomplete.

The properties loaded in the curry leaves are highly beneficial to our body and overall health. Not many of us bother to look beyond the fact that it is a taste and aroma enhancer.

Hair care freaks will swear by these dark green fresh curry leaves. Fresh leaves work wonders for our hair. Hair and scalp problems can be easily tackled by use of curry leaves in our daily routine.

Methods are many. Lets us not stick to just topical application of curry leaves extracts. Intake of curry leaves shows excellent results in solving hair problems and stimulating strong healthy hair growth.

Here is a short list of how easily and effectively one can put curry leaves to use for hair care.

Hair Rinse

To prepare a hair rinse solution using curry leaves, you will have to boil about 20-25 freshly plucked curry leaves in about 4 glass of water. Boil until water reduces to half the original quantity. Strain and allow to cool. Your curry-leaves-hair-rinse is ready.

Fresh curry leaves are easily available at any local vegetable market or any street vendor.

After washing your hair with regular shampoo, rinse your scalp with the one you just prepared at home. Allow to drip off for couple of minutes before towel-drying.

Hair Mask

Masks/packs plays a very important role in the beauty world for both skin and hair.

Applying hair masks on a regular basis not only eradicates dead cells, dry scalp and dandruff issues; but also promotes hair volume and growth.

To prepare a hair mask that includes curry leaves, here is a quick recipe. Take one whole amla(gooseberry) and deseed it. Cut it into small pieces.

Add a fist full of freshly cleaned curry leaves from 3 or 4 strands.

Blend well in the jar until you arrive a fine paste texture.

You may include some amount of water for ease of blending. Before using, pour on a strainer so that you obtain a thick hair mask.

Apply this hair mask in between hair-roots while covering the entire scalp gives all the necessary power to fight the infections and promote growth.

Do not discard the strained water. It can be consumed as hair tonic on empty stomach.

Hair Tonic for Intake

Beauty and health are visible in the hair when care is given both inside and topically. Gulp a quick strong shot of curry leaves extract on empty stomach for best benefits from this miraculous spice.

Blend few leaves in warm water so that it leaves all its essential properties when crushed. Strain and use it as your daily shot.

Another best hair tonic is got when you prepare your hair mask using all edible ingredients like the one mentioned in the above method – curry leaves and amla hair mask.

The liquid collected by straining the mask is fit to be used as a health shot.

Infusing into Hair Oil

Take a few strands of curry leaves and sun dry for 4-5 days. When the leaves turn fully dry, add them into a jar of coconut oil. And place the jar under sunlight for another week. This way, the essential extracts are infused into the oil.

Alternatively, you may also heat oil over low flame and drop the dried curry leaves when the oil is sufficiently warm. Allow it to cool before transferring into a bottle for storing.

Preparing hair oil that is a combination of coconut oil and curry leaves is the best way to treat your hair.

Everyday Drink

Including curry leaves in our daily food habit has been an age-old practice, all thanks to its numerous health benefits. Healthy hair is one among the long list of benefits.

Curry leaves tastes delicious when fried in ghee and combined with butter milk. One of the best ways to prepare masala buttermilk for easy digestion.

Warm homemade desi ghee in a pan and add half spoon of cumin seeds. When they splutter, add curry leaves and roast until it turns crispy. Transfer into a blending jar and blend wit butter milk. Add table salt to taste better.

This way, you care for your hair and also help in better digestion.

Simple recipes in your daily diet

Indian recipes that include curry leaves are many, the list never ends. The common method is garnishing with chopped curry leaves or tempering with ghee roasted curry leaves, both for taste enhancement.

Preparing curry leaves chutney is one of the best recipe that includes loads of curry leaves. Ghee roasting fresh curry leaves and blending it along with 1-cup of grated coconut, red chilly and small amount of tamarind; makes the delicious recipe of curry leaves chutney.

This serves as an excellent combination with hot rice, idli, dosa, and many other Indian main courses.

Try these above 6 easy methods of including curry leaves in your daily routine and diet, and enjoy the visible difference it brings in your hair.