Shikakai Powder – For the Health of Hair

Dear Friends,

In our whatsapp group, we generally insist on oil bath as we all know that benefits of the same. You can see the benefits of oil massage for babies in this link. For an oil bath one of the best hair washing powder is shikakai powder and Green Gram Powder (Payatha Maavu) – Ubtan For Babies. I found out that many parents do not have option other than buying shikakai power available from market. That is when I decided to help the bigger community with this homemade product which is natural and does not have any chemicals.

Our Ancient Indian practice uses Shikakai powder for washing our hair. I am one of the parent of this group who believes that there should be some scientific reason behind our ancient practice. This Ancient Shikakai powder acts as a natural astringent for hair enhancing its binding properties. It clears dandruff and cleans the dirt accumulated on the scalp. Being a natural conditioner for hair, shikakai strengthens hair roots and promotes luxuriant growth. This homemade Shikakai powder has certain vital properties that act as coolants for the scalp.

At our home we have been using this homemade shikakai powder for generations. Generally during summer we prepare this  SHIKAKAI POWDER which includes ingredients that will enhance the growth and health of hair. I had learnt the art of making this shikakai powder from my grandmother and have been preparing this at home.

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I generally try to restrict myself from buying these kind of items outside. But nowadays most of us do not have time to do all these things because it is a long process and time consuming. As this is not a business , I will collect orders and make as per the demand. This is a product has to be prepared only during summer , so I may not have extra stock. In case you need it later , you can always let me know as I can get it ready during the month of October which is the next possible time to get this prepared.

Normal Shikakai Powder available in the market consists only of 3 to 4 ingredients like Shikakai, Soap nut or Methi or dried amla but at home we make this ancient shikakai powder with 14 ingredients which i have listed below with its benefits

Ancient Shikkakai Powder
S.No Ingrediants Use
1 Shikakai Hair growth, Treating Dandruff, Scalp related disease,Keeps the hair healthy and lusturous
2 Methi seeds Treats dandruff and Helps in regrowth of hair,Reverses baldness, prevents premature greying, Body coolent
3 Green gram Reduce hair breakage,Removes dandruff,Gives dark colour n shine to hair
4 Lemon skin Improves dull hair,Hair smells fresh n clean
5 Dried amla / Nellimulli Conditions hair leaving it Soft n luscious,Prevents greying
6 Rice Helps to detanle n manage hair, improves hair elasticity,strenghtens hair roots
7 Hibiscus flower Improves texture,Stimulates blood circutaion in scalp,Strenghthens root n hair
8 Hibiscus leaves
9 Boondhi Kottai/ Soap nut To get Soapy nature,cleans scalp,adds shine,anti fungal agent
10 Neem leaves / Veppilai Prevents hairloss,enhances growth,kills head lice,anti bacterial
11 Curry leaves Repairs damaged roots,Reduces hair fall,stops hair thinning,treats premature greying, strengthens hair  follicules
12 Dried Rose petal Tightens scalp,Gives a good smell in hair
13 Dried Maruthani leaves Treats dry brittle hair, colours n conditions hair
14 Vettiver Very fragrant n cooling,treats lice n relieves stress

You can keep this product for more than 6 months if maintained properly. Make sure you take little for the usage and store the rest in an air tight container. See to that the powder is kept away from any moisture.

 If anyone is interested you can place your order by clicking on the above button. For more information please mail @sriharicares@gmail.com or call me at 7760292062/9884554149.

Natural Lathering Shikakai Powder

As per feedback from many of you, here is another version of shikakai powder which produces lather and makes it easy to wash the oily hair. Wanted to have an All Natural Lathering Shikakai Powder which can substitute the use of shampoos and was working on it for quite sometime and here it is for you! !

This combination of natural products will be –

  • Easy to wash
  • Produce lather in order to remove the oil and clean the scalp
  • Helps to have healthy, smooth and shiny hair
  • Naturally conditions the hair

This all natural product which consists of shikakai, amla, methi, reetha and arappu powder is sun dried and grinded in shikakai grinding machine . This frothing shikakai powder can be used just like a shampoo. We need to mix the powder with water and make it thin, to a pouring consistency, like a shampoo. This can be used separately or can be mixed with the ancient shikakai powder in equal amount to get the benefits of other herbs.

Please refer the below link for easy way of washing hair with shikakai powder

https://swarnaprashana.org/how-to-wash-hair-with-shikakai-powder/

You can keep this product for more upto 6 months if maintained properly. Make sure you take little for the usage and store the rest in an airtight container. See to that the powder is kept away from any moisture.
 If anyone is interested you can place your order at below link. For more detail email @sriharicares@gmail.com or call me at 7760292062/9884554149.

We are part of HLP STORE, a project initiated exclusive by parents for parents at whatsapp holistic group.

Author: Sri Nandhini Hari

I’m Sri Nandhini Hari, a B.Com & M.B.A finance post graduate and have worked in American Express Bank as an Asst. Manager and later with CTS as Financial Analyst. I have a passion towards our own tradition and culture and this has triggered me to share the natural and homemade products to a bigger community for the benefit of all.

54 thoughts on “Shikakai Powder – For the Health of Hair”

  1. I can vouch for the 14 herb hair powder it’s all most magical after many products and oils I used this and after few washes itself I could see the difference Not onlyit makes hair smoother my hair fall has reduced and the density of hair has also increased After this I do not need any treatment any commercial product Thank you for this and keep up the good work!!!

    1. You do not need need conditiner, Shaikaki is more than enough. You can also try herbal shampoo if you need, But not needed.

  2. Hi My kids have wheezing who r 3 years old. Shall I use this product? Does any of the above mentioned ingredient(s) not suitable for wheezing?

    1. The items used to make this powder are not measured or weighed in grams. It is by experience and under my Grandmothers supervision we prepare. The ratio might change depending on the availability and climatic conditions too.

  3. Can u tell any herbal hair wash powder available on amazon and flipkart or any other site. I will like to buy yours

  4. Very happy with the product. I have been trying so many options herbal and home made to avoid shampoos, but none of them were good at removing the excess oil, hencr I always had to go back to shampoo. But used tour Shikakai powder couple of times and very happy with it.

      1. Hi nandhini, I couldn’t even go through the first window . It’s not logging into the payment window, when i click order it says payments unavailable.

    1. This whole group was created by group of parents. If you are in our whatsapp group you would know it by now. One the easy way to build trust to call the author and collect it in person.

  5. what is the benefits of this shikakai powder and Pure Shikakai powder , is it the same, they say that they add about 20 ingredients ?

    1. Pure Shikakai powder is only grinding of shikakai alone are you refering to that. Our shikakai powder has 14 ingredients which we have been using for generations. you can refer the blog for its benefits.

  6. I must admit that the shikakai powder is simply fantatsic! In fact I shared a bit to my friend and she was thrilled to have a pack for herself. Well done Nandini. I just followed your instructions to use the shikakai and I could see the difference in 2 uses. Many thanks and God bless!

  7. i am interested in this powder.,but due to my past experience with other products,i cannot trust till i get the result.do u sell sample of the product?so that i can buy the sample and check if it is good and as herbal as u claim????

      1. I must admit that the shikakai powder is simply fantatsic! In fact I shared a bit to my friend and she was thrilled to have a pack for herself. Well done Nandini. I just followed your instructions to use the shikakai and I could see the difference in 2 uses. Many thanks and God bless!

  8. Hey thank u by giving me a wonderful ingrediant, and one more thing u dint write how many grams i hav to put plz reply

      1. Hi Kavitha

        All the ingredients of the powder are not measured or weighed in grams. It is by experience and under my Grandmothers supervision we prepare the powder. The ratio might change depending on the availability and climatic conditions too.

  9. Would be interested in purchasing half kg of powder. I stay in basavangudi bangalore. Guide lines please

      1. I must admit that the shikakai powder is simply fantatsic! In fact I shared a bit to my friend and she was thrilled to have a pack for herself. Well done Nandini. I just followed your instructions to use the shikakai and I could see the difference in 2 uses. Many thanks and God bless!

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