A Comprehensive Guide: Amla Benefits For Hair Growth
Amla is derived from the fruit of the Indian gooseberry or Phyllanthus Emblica L., a deciduous tree found in both the tropical and subtropical portions of the Indian and Southeastern Asian countries.
The lemon-sized fruit is greenish yellow with attractive vertical striations and has a bitter, sour, and sweet taste. While amla fruit is primarily composed of water, it also contains a variety of sugars, carbohydrates, protein, fibre, minerals, and contains very high amounts of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Our BOTANIQUÉ hair growth oil consists one of the finest ingredients avaialble together with amla.
Amla Benefits For Hair
- Hair growth: The phyto-nutrients, vitamins and minerals present in amla help in increasing the scalp circulation and stimulate healthy growth. Vitamin C of amla produces collagen protein. This helps in stimulating hair growth, both length and volume wise. Collagens replace the dead cells of hair follicles with new hair cells.
- Serves as a natural hair conditioner: Amla can nourish, strengthen and condition your hair thereby making it shiny and adding volume to your hair.
- Treats dandruff: Dandruff is usually the result of dryness. Amla’s Vitamin C, its anti-inflammatory plus its anti-bacterial properties can stop dandruff and also the itching caused by it, on the scalp.
- Scalp cleanser: Amla is great for cleansing the scalp. It nourishes the scalp and makes the hair shiny. The antioxidants present in amla, shields our hair from various hair damages, caused due to it by dust, pollution, smoke, and hair styling tools, etc.
- Reduces greying of hair: According to Ayurveda, premature greying usually occurs due to excess pitta in the body. Amla, a natural coolant, is an excellent remedy for fixing the pitta condition, which reduces greying.
- Strengthens hair: Amla strengthens your hair follicles thereby facilitating hair growth and strengthening of the hair. Plus, strengthens the roots, maintains colour and improves lustre.
- Natural shine: The surplus of vitamin C in amla can help halt premature greying and gives natural shine to hair.
- Thickening of hair: Amla has vitamin C, which is assisted by various minerals, nutrients, amino acids, and antioxidants, etc. That helps Amla in fighting against all the hair weakening factors and thickens hair.
- Prevents frizzy hair: It prevents dryness and helps in restoring moisture. It also removes the dead cells. The essential fatty acids present in amla strengthen hair follicles and add lustre to the hair. With the regular use of amla, you may get rid of those unmanageable frizzy hair.