Feb 16, 2023Mira Rajput Kapoor's secret oil recipe for Hair GrowthAnkita Shukla
Supporter of ayurveda
Mira vouches for all this ayurveda - from food to hair.TNN
Her secret hair oil
Mira's glossy hair is thanks to an ayurvedic hair oil she prepares at home, here's the recipe.TNN
Ingredients
All you need is hibiscus, curry leaves, fenugreek seeds, coconut oil, amla or gooseberry powder, neem and moringa leaves.iStock
How to make the oil
Take two hibiscus flowers and eight to nine hibiscus leaves, along with a little coconut oil. Now grind the two ingredients and create a smooth paste. The amino acids in hibiscus strengthen the hair.TNN
Heat coconut oil
Take a pan and heat some coconut oil. Now add the hibiscus paste to it. The lauric acid in coconut oil prevents keratin loss in hair.iStock
Add fenugreek seeds
Add a teaspoon of methi or fenugreek seeds to the oil mixture. Fenugreek has flavonoids which hair growth.iStock
Next step in adding amla
curry leavesAdd one teaspoon of amla or gooseberry powder and some curry leaves. Amla and curry leaves together prevent premature greying of hair. Getty Images
Neem
moringa leavesNow add some neem and moringa leaves to the oil. Neem's anti-bacterial properties improve scalp health and moringa is best for hair as it is rich in omega-3 fatty acids. Getty Images
Boil the oil and strain
Boil the oil mixture, take it off the heat and cool down. Now strain the mixture and store it in a glass jar or bottle. Apply the oil before shampooing your hair.Getty Images