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Neelibhringadi Ayurvedic Hair Oil
Neelibhringadi thailam, an Ayurvedic herbal hair oil manufactured in Kerala comes as a permanent solution to hair care problems. Apply it on scalps on alternate days to ensure abundant, lustrous, dandruff free, healthy hair.

Neelibhringadi coconut oil is prepared with herbs like Indian gooseberry (Emblica officinalis), coconut milk, Eclipta alba, Cardiospermm halicacabum, Centella asiatica, Bacopa monnieri, Indigofera tinctora, Glycyrhiza glabra, Abrus precatorius.

Based on coconut oil Neelibringadi hair oil gives luster and a pleasant smell to hair. Neelibhringadi coconut hair oil prevents hair loss, prevents dandruffs, and fights premature graying of hair.

This article is not to promote a hair oil, but to bring forth the fact that Ayurvedic hair care has the best solutions for many beauty problems faced by both men and women.

Having healthy glowing hair is a sign of good health and active life.

Neelibhringadi thailam or neelibhringadi oil is meant for women. One has to apply the oil at night before going to bed and wash it off the following morning. Continue this for one to six months to see the difference in the form of dark, shining, thicker and longer growing hair.

For women who are sensitive to cold hair oils, need to apply the oil two hours before bathing. Leaving the oil on the scalp overnight can cause cold to some people.

For those who are not sensitive to cooling effect on head can have a good night’s sleep, as a bonus.

It will be a loss if one brands Neelibhringadi oil simply as a hair care oil. It is also good for sukanidra (good sleep). It has a soothing effect on brain and nervous system. The calm brain helps you organize your day in most effective manner, while avoiding instances of stress and tensions.

The smell of herbs emanating from this preparatory coconut oil is soothing.

Bhringaraj Hair Oil
Bhringa means hair. Bhringaraj oil is one fine hair oil, that promotes thick hair growth and darkening of hair.

Bhringaraj Ayurvedic hair oil prepared primarily from Kayyonni (False Daisy - Eclipta alba) with sesame oil base. Bhringaraj Ayurvedic hair oil is beneficial in darkening the hair, prevent hair loss and to treat dandruff and dryness of scalp.

This oil is recommended for persons suffering from premature graying, premature hair fall and balding. It is nourishing to the scalp. It avoids splitting of hair and makes it soft and manageable.

You can either choose to apply this oil on hair for an hour before shampooing away or can leave it on hair overnight.

The oil also has soothing effect on nervous system.

Thailam – Ayurvedic Massage Oils
Thailam (Thaila) is Ayurvedic massage oil. There are hundreds of different types of thailam used for different purposes. Application of thaila by means of massage is equivalent to injecting medicines to the body. The massage helps the blood to absorb most of the content of the thaila directly to the blood and cure the areas of injury.

Sports medicine (kalaripayattu) used different types of thyla massages to bring forth flexibility to the body and in treating sports injuries by massaging.

Only a qualified person can give thaila massage as there are specific methods of applying pressure at limbs, torso, joints and neck. A wrong method can worsen the injury.

Thaila are prepared mainly with coconut oil as the base and boiled with many medicinal herbs. There are hundreds of thaila based on the herbs used and based on the purpose of the thaila.

Thaila of different types are available to cure arthritis pain, joint injuries, reshaping out of shape limbs, etc. Ayurveda practitioners in Kerala can treat broken limbs by proper massage and application of medicated oil. The broken bones are placed in the right manner. The pieces of bone are got to place by careful massage. The bones are then made immobile by tying some solid pieces of coconut leaves after wrapping them with cotton cloth dipped in medicated oil. In most cases the bone will fuse together in two or three weeks.

Thailas are extremely powerful. Thaila prepared for one specific function may not be beneficial in another case. Sometimes it can be even counter productive.