This homemade bhringraj oil | karisalankanni hair oil is very famous in my place and does wonders for our hair. The botanical name of bhringraj is Eclipta Alba. There are two varieties of bhringraj plants, one with white flowers and the other with yellow flowers. Both can be used to make this oil, I made the oil using white flowers and fresh amla.
Nowadays bhringraj oil is marketed everywhere, but you can make your own pure bhringraj oil at home very easily. We always used to have bhringraj plants in the farm but since there was no proper rains this year all the plants died.
When Aparna, who is a regular reader of this blog asked me to post about bhringraj I was looking out for this plant everywhere. Yesterday, when I went to visit my maternal grandmother I saw plenty of bhringraj plants in the farm there, I collected them and made the oil yesterday. You can identify this plant easily with it’s flowers and it is also used extensively in home remedies.
Bhringraj Oil Hair Benefits:
To summarize, bhringraj oil prevents hair fall, premature greying, strengthens the hair roots, conditions the hair well, prevents split ends, stimulates hair growth – in short everything that is needed for a healthy hair.
1. For Hair Regrowth:
2. For Grey Hair:
3. For Baldness:
4. For Dandruff:
5. For Alopecia:
Homemade Bhringraj Oil
This oil can be made in two ways, the first method is made by grinding the bhringraj leaves and amla without water and making it into small rounds and then sun drying till crisp. Then the rounds are added to coconut oil in a glass jar and placed in hot sunlight till the color of the oil changes.
I prefer to use homemade coconut oil that is not refined for making this oil and I would strongly suggest that you do the same for best results. This method takes around 3 to 4 days for the rounds to dry and for the coconut oil to get heated up. This method is best done during hot summer months.
I did the second method, which is made by directly heating the paste in coconut oil. This oil has a beautiful green color and a unique pleasant smell. When I made this oil, the whole house was smelling of this oil. To use this oil, massage it well into the scalp before having your hair wash regularly and let it soak for at least 30 minutes. This oil stores well for up to 3 months at room temperature.
How To Make Bhringraj Oil At Home:
1. Take 1/2 cup bhringraj leaves, you can identify them with the yellow and white colored flowers. Separate the leaves and immerse it in water, the sand and dust will settle down. Repeat the process to get rid of the dirt completely and pat dry using a clean kitchen towel to absorb excess moisture.
2. Take 5 fresh amla and pound to remove the inner seeds completely.
3. Now grind the leaves and the amla in a mixer to a coarse paste without adding any water.
4. Heat 1 cup virgin coconut oil in a low flame along with the paste. It will start sizzling immediately. Heat the mixture in a low flame till the sizzling sound stops completely and switch off.
5. Let the oil cool, strain and store it in a glass bottle.
NOTES:
- Wait for the sizzling sound to stop completely before switching off.
- Use fresh bhringraj leaves for best results.
- Make sure not to burn the bhringraj leaves.
- Store it only in glass bottles.
- Try this oil using direct sunlight method during hot summer months.
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I searched this oil. surprisely see today in ur blog. Because I tried ur henna oil.so I want ur version.I got it. Thank u.Excellent Blog urs.-bhuvaneswari.
Hello Ramya,I love your work so much. Kudos to ur efforts……. You know here in north india, we tend to use mustard oil or sesame oil for hair oil preparations……I love all ur work…. Sadly m not finding arappu powder here ramya…. I have asked for it everywhere here…. I wish u could help me out with this…. m also hunting for beeswax tooregards
Thank you Ramya. You are the coolest, You are the best. I managed to kill my bhringaraaj plants so I have to get some more.
what is virgin cocunet oil.? is it normal one which we buy from oil.? or different
Hi virgin coconut oil is the oil that is not refined. It is made by sun drying the coconuts and pressing it to extract the oils, no chemical additives are added to it.
Hi, I found a readymade oil with ingrediens you mentioned is it beneficial to use below mentioned oil or it should be prepared at home?http://www.aloeveda.com/view/bhringraj-multi-vitaliser-hair-oil.html
super…thank a lot
Does Bhringraj Helps In hair regriwth? Really?I'm 20, M. My Hairs r falling like hell bcz of hair colours which i had used in past.I had occupied d treatment of richfeel but nothng really has work.Can someone help me pls..cz i can't live widout my hairs..:(
Regular massage with any homemade oils prepared with pure ingredients will strengthen the hair roots and will prevent hair fall. The main thing is to use it regularly. This oil will prevent hair fall and help in regrowth, if coupled with a good diet…..
Hai Mam, Is it possible to use Fermentation Processed virgin Coconut Oil(Homemade) in this process?Any oil for Baldness?
Yes, fermentation processed coconut oil will be fine for this process. Regular oil bath, homemade hair oils and hair packs greatly prevents balding if combined with a good diet. But I haven't come across an effective home remedy or oil that helps to regrow hair on bald head. Though I have heard of small onion juice for hair regrowth on bald scalp, I doubt it's effectiveness in regrowing hair especially for a person who is genetically disposed to baldness…
Thank you Mam.
I am not been able to find out bhringraj plant or seed online or at city. PLease tell me where i can find the plant or seed online. I am from ludhiana ,punjab.please reply me
Hi I tried searching for bhringraj seeds online and this is the only source I came up with that sells small quantities. The site name is http://www.nurserylive.in. Try there….
you will find these plants near places where water is abundantly available, like near Ponds, Talabs, open drainage gutter surroundings and along the paddy cultivated areas. If you are from Hyderabad I can give (9704725526)you powder of these leaves both in small and big quantities. The above said remedy is really good. We have used it at home and had good results for me and my family members. Guntagalagara plant is water type of plant and it will be available just before paddy harvesting period and will die soon. Better way of utilizing it is its powder which also works as good as green leaves.
Respected madam,I appreciate your immense interest and involvement in developing the blog for people. I could learn many more new things from your blog. I appreciate the way you are contributing and the way you are conglomerating useful things at one site. I saw many posts in your blog where people are asking for Bhringaraj leaves/powder. Seeing so many requests, I feel I should say that I have a great resource of Bhringaraj with me. I stay in the outskirts of Hyderabad. If some body needs Bhringaraj powder, you can guide them to have it from me. If they are near Hyderabad, let them come and take from me and if they are from distant place, let them do their own arrangement to collect it from me. Thank you madam. One of my friend used this bhringaraj and had very soft and black hair.Now all of their family is using the same oil every day seeing the benefit. One of my friend with bald head resident of Banglore, took bhringaraj from me and used it and now he is happy that he got new roots of hairs. He has thanked me for hundreds of times till now.One of friends who collects various roots and medicinal plants from Nallamala forest will also extent his help in giving any type of ayurvedic medicinal roots and parts of plants and ingredients for people. You can contact me at 9704725526. Thank you madam.
Dear Dr.Kiran,I have natural white hair, will the green herb turn my hair green? Thank you so much for all your good work.Mo777
can we use bhringraj power bcz leaves are not here
I have not tried it with bhringraj powder and I am not sure whether it will be as effective as the oil made with the fresh extract, but give it a try…………
Properly processed dried bringraj leaves to powder will not loose hair Nourishing nutrients. So it can be used.
Thanks a lot for clarifying….
Hi.. can we use ghee place of virgin coconut oil. I m using ghee for hair massage. And tell me can i use buffalo milk ghee for hair massage.
If you are used to ghee for massaging your hair then try making the oil with ghee. You can use buffalo milk ghee just like cows ghee for your hair, it will only condition the hair even more as it has got more fat content…
Thnku 🙂
Hi i want ask you one more thing…mere baal bich mein se tot jaate hain..growth toh hoti hain but bich se tot jaate…bahut kam baal pure lambe ho pate hain.
Can you please translate what you have written in English, I don't know Hindi…
can we use any variety of bhringaraj powder.how do I prepare oil with bhringaraj powder and coconut oil.Thanks in advance
Hi Selvi, You can use either the white or yellow variety bhringraj for making the oil. To make the bhringraj oil with the powder, heat the coconut oil and the bhringraj powder mixed together in a very low flame till a nice aroma wafts and then switch off. Powders burn easily, so try making it in a very low flame. I have always made the oil only with the fresh extract and I am not sure how effective the oil made with the powder will be…
Can I add curry leaves, henna leaves, amla along with bhringraj leaves.
I have always made bhringraj oil like the way I mentioned in the post but all the herbs that you mentioned are good for the hair, give it a try and let me know how you like it…
Hi mam. Im Very much glad tat I cme acrz ur blog. Ur blog s awesome. I used to had thick and long hair ,for past 4 yrs im facing hairfall now my hair bcme very thin even my scalp s visible now. I hav been using mabh hair oil for past 4 months tat oil has reduced my hairfall sum wat okay bt not fully bt now my hairfall has increased don't know bcoz of d summer or not. Can u plz suggest me hot oil treatment nd regular oil for my hair.plz help me mam.
Hi, Try oil bath regularly weekly twice (recipe in the blog) and along with it try any one of the homemade oils from the blog (each one of the oil is effective). No matter what we apply externally, our diet plays an important role, check for deficiencies and try to eat traditional foods that is made with whole grains and increase the protein content in your food. You will start seeing results very soon….
Hi mam. Thank you for your reply. Can I use bhringraj oil alone or else can I mix bhringraj, curry leaves,hibiscus and amal to make an oil. Wil diz oil help in hairfall nd hair regrowth mam. Kindly suggest sum hair pack. Currently im using amal , bhringraj, hibiscus ,henna hair pack . Aft using diz my hair lukz shining bt hairfall not reduced. Kindly help me.
Hi, I have always made the bhringraj oil like above but make a small batch with the ingredients you mentioned and see how it agrees with you and then make a big batch. If you don't have sinus problem try fenugreek hair mask from the blog, it arrests hair fall very quickly…..
Hi Ramya,I'm from Mumbai and I couldn't source fresh bhringraj leaves. But I did get dried leaves. Want to know how to use these to make the oil and If I want to add curry leaves to it for added benefit, at what stage do I add these to the oil?Will bhringraj help in pre mature graying too?
Heat the oil and once hot, add the curry leaves followed by the dried bhringraj leaves. Switch off immediately and strain. Regular use of bhringraj oil is said to prevent premature greying but I don't have any personal experience with it…
Thank you. Will try this for my new batch of oil.
How do we get these herbs/products as I live in New Zealand…I do make balms , tinctures etc., from native plants but also find a lot of the indian herbs and plants very interesting and would like to try these too….
Hi, try the for dried Indian herbs & powders in amazon.in. You can also buy the seeds and try growing them there..
good product
Where can i find bhringraj plant leaves in chennai?
Try in nurseries, some nurseries stock them. If not the fresh bhringraj plant at least they will have seeds…
Hi, 1. Can I grind the bringraj leaves , filter it to get pure juice, and apply it directly to head similar to what we do with onion juice .2.Can I mix the filtered bringraj juice with indhulekha or biotique oil and apply to my head rather than heating them .Thanks in advance .Sanjay D
Hi, You can apply bhringraj juice directly on the scalp. Regarding mixing filtered bhringraj juice along with oils you mentioned, the bhringraj juice and the oils will not mix and it will make applying on the scalp difficult…
Hi,Does applying juice directly gives the same effect on hair as applying bhringraj with oil as per your above meathod.Thanks in advance
Always the fresh extracts are more potent and the same applies to bhringraj juice too. But when you apply it in the form of oil, it conditions the hair well…
Hi,I am staying in Bangalore can you suggest where i will get bhringraj leaves and henna leaves
Hi, Fresh bhringraj and henna leaves are rarely sold in the shops. It is best to grow them at home or you can visit a nearby village and collect it from there…
Hi mam,After using this oil, for hair wash whether we have to use shampoo r natural powder(shikakkai)?which will give the best result??
If you can use natural methods of washing hair like arappu powder or shikakai powder, it will be good. But if you are not comfortable using them try using a good quality baby shampoo, especially if you are suffering from lot of hair fall as it is more strictly monitored for pH balance than normal shampoo's..
If one has white hair will this stain the hair a green colour. Thank you doctor.
No, this bhringraj oil will not stain the hair green………
My friend has lupus is there a ayuvedic herb for that ?
I am sorry, I don't know any ayurvedic herb that cures lupus completely…
Hi..i bought bhringraj powder frm Silk nd Stone herbal hair care. Jst wanne know tht if i mix it with coconut oil to make oil for premature grey hairs, will tht work as a dye or the oil tht stops more grey hairs??Thnx
Hi..Jst wanne know, is tht mixing of coconut oil with bhringraj powder will make a dye or oil tht will prevent premature grey hair??Thnx
Regular use of this bhringraj hair oil does prevent premature greying…
Need to filter the leaves from oil?
Yes, you have to filter the bhringraj leaves from the oil….
Hi mam, we can make this oil using sesame oil..pls reply mam
Hi Mahi, If you are planning on using this oil as a pre shampoo treatment then you can use make this bhringraj oil with sesame oil…
Hi Rama garu, can I use guntagalagaraku powder in henna powder, if so when can I mix with henna? My hair is too dry in the ends and its standing like a broom, how can I make it soft, will this powder mix with henna helps to soften hair? Please advice.
Hi Sudha Garu, I am very sorry for the late reply. I would suggest using the fenugreek hair mask from the blog, it softens the hair really well (use it all over the scalp and hair). If you want to use some thing with henna, I would suggest using Aloe Vera gel. You can read about it here: wildturmeric
Hello Madam, can you let me know where i can find the bhringraj plant/seeds in Karnataka. I want to plant it in my garden. Thanks in advance.
Usually here in Tamil Nadu we get the bhringraj seeds in most of the nurseries, I would suggest trying it in nurseries there…
m'am iam just 21 of age suffering from baldness though having long hair but thin cn I use bhringraj juice pure daily n oil just before the day I wash hair… plz reply me on my mail I kindly request u its mishraptatiksha7@gmail.com.. ur reply is very important for me plz reply what to do.. thank you
Hi, please check for deficiencies like vitamin D, zinc and iron and if there is any deficiency please take supplements for it. Also I would suggest regular hair oil application (bhringraj hair oil is good) with gentle massage as it will condition the hair and prevent tangling too. You can also try weekly twice fenugreek hair mask from the blog…
Hai ma'am I just wanted to know if applying heated coconut oil will cause hair fall? My hubby says like that.. And also can I just dry the leaves in shade and then grind them and simply mix it up with the coconut oil without heating.. Will it still work for hair loss.? And please reply I'm suffering from hair fall even a year after child birth.. Thank you
Hai mam,I am paramesh,can I add curry leaves,amla,hibiscus,amla,fenugreek along with this?will it cause any effect?
I have a recipe for making hair oil using the ingredients you have mentioned, you can find the recipe for it here
Wao your tips is awaesome.I have got the bhringraj plants nearby my house only.Can this oil be used for my 7yrs baby girl.please suggest 🙂
Hithanks for your suggestions.I have collected the bhringraj plant from near my house only. Kindly suggest can I apply this oil to my 7yrs baby girl also 🙂
You can use bhringraj oil for your daughter, try and let me know how you like it..:)
this.leave looks like ponaggani leave are they the same
Ponnanganni is different from bhringraj, I have a post on ponnanganni in the blog please read it…
Hi, Ramya . Can I use curry leaf & Bhringaraj leaf together with coconut oil for thicken hair of my 10 years daughter's .She has very thin hair from birth, I want to regrowth her hair follicle. Can u help me any way?
Hi, RamyaI have a problem with my 10 years old daughter, who has very thin hair from birth . Now We want to thicken her hair with growing more hair folicle . I use curry leaf with coconut oil weekly , but not get any result. I read ur blog about Bhrinjraj oil. Can I use Bhringraj leaf & curry leaf both with coconut oil for getting best result. I will thankful if u guide me any suggestion about this matter.
Hi Manisha, you can use both curry leaf and bhringraj together, in fact I have a recipe for making hair oil with both, you can find it here
Can u please tel me the ratio..
Soumy click the link given in the above comment (click the word "here")and it will take you to the video that will give the full instruction for making the oil step by step…
Hi mam, which leaves to use for oil preparation. White flower plant leaves or yellow flower plant leaves
Hi mam, which plant leaves has to be used white flower one or yellow flower one
You can use either one for making bhringraj oil…..
Can we use hibiscus flower with combination of bhringraj leaves when heating??
Yes, you can add hibiscus flowers too while making bhringraj oil…
ThnQ
Hello Ramya Ma'am… I have a terrible hairfall and little bald head. I have made the paste of the leaves. But have added water to it. Can i apply directly to the scalp? And how long can it take for hair growth?
Hello, Yes you can use bhringraj paste directly on the scalp as a hair pack too. You can also mix it with curd and apply on the scalp. It is hard to pinpoint the exact time frame for hair growth as each one of us react differently to different herbs but the hair fall should stop pretty quickly…
Hi Ramya….. Can we use castor oil instead of coconut oil for making bringraj oil….
Hi mam.. I just have made this oil as you said.. Will it need to heat the oil before every application
Hii Mam,if I use bhringraj oil at morning and after 4/5 hours can I use onion juice onto scalp?
I am using regularly – after washing dry the leaves for 2 days in sun – heat pure coc. Oil for 10 min – put the dry leaves in it heat for another 10min – close the lid for 1hr- store in container-it is powerful
Mam is it useful to change the hair colour from white to black?? Pls say
Yes, Bhringraj will help reverse grey hair, if used regularly…
Good post! With clear instructions and pics. Thanks!
Hi Ramya,I need ur help as i am unable to identify bhringraj plants, as the one that i have has different looking leaves(long and slender leaves) but similar looking flower ….and even in the internet it shows different kind of leaves.Please help. wish i could post the picture of the plant.I have already made some oil out of it but i am not sure whether it is bhringraj oil or some other plant oil .
Hi Smith, the leaves get long and narrow as the plant grows, I have used young tender plant for making this bhrngraj hair oil. I would suggest going by the look of the flowers instead of the bhringraj leaves…
Man can I use bringaraja powder instead of leaves for this oil
Yes you can, but bhringraj powder tends to burn very quickly so do it in very low flame….
Hai mam ,I have dried bhringaraj leaves how could I use to prepare oil
For making bhringraj oil with the dried leaves, heat oil in medium flame and once the oil is hot, add the leaves and switch off the flame immediately. Let cool, strain and store. Since dried bhringraj leaves does not have any water content, it will burn easily so do the whole process in medium flame and don't over heat the oil…
Hai mam thank you for your information Very useful To all..my qus daily Heat an apply or Normal Apply hair…which type use mam
Mam, could we use yellow bhrinraj instead of white one? It will effective as like white bhrinraj?
You can use yellow bhringraj for making the oil too, both varieties are equally effective…
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