Hair is an asset to everyone. There are a number of ways using which one can maintain their hair. Ones who cannot go in for the expensive shampoos and conditioners can opt for some natural or herbal ways to keep their hair smooth, silky and shining.

Let us have a look at some of the best home remedies for hair maintenance. These are natural and are free from any chemicals and are quite effective too.

The Herbal Shampoo for your Hair

Using multani Clay:

Take about 100 gm of multani in water. Leave it in for two hours and then make it into a nice paste. Apply this paste on your hair. Leave it on for 5-10 minutes and wash with warm water. To start with one can use this twice a week. Use of this makes the hair soft and silky and helps it to grow long.

Using flour of gram pulses:

Make a paste using the flour of the gram pulse and water. Apply this paste twice a week and wash it after an hour. Using this makes the hair become black, clean and also dense.

Home Remedies for the care of your hair

Let us know have a look at some of the easy home remedies which one can use to maintain the hair.

• About a 1gms of black pepper added to 100 gms of curd can be applied to the scalp to reduce hair fall. This can be used once in a week.
• To reduce graying of hair, take in black sesame and eclipta Alba in equal quantities and chew a tsp of this early in the morning on an empty stomach. After taking about a glass of water. This can be taken for six months and works wonders in people above the age of 60.
• To cure dandruff, make a paste of beet-root leaves and henna and apply on the scalp. Leave on for 15 mins and rinse with warm water.
• Take lemon peels and immense those in coconut oil under sunlight for about 8-10 days. Sieve this and store and use to massage your hair. This makes your hair black and also shining.

If nothing works, consult a professional hair salon and get rid of the hair problems.