Shikakai

Shikakai, known by the vernacular names Shika in Tamil, Seekaaya in Telugu and Soap pod in English is a potent ayurvedic remedy for healthy, long hair. Commonly termed as the ‘hair-fruit’, it promotes hair growth, reduces hair fall, controls dandruff and relieves skin ailments. From the ancient time, these soap pods being natural surfactant are being used for cleansing the scalp, strengthening the hair from roots, providing relief from scaling and also removing itching, dryness, greasiness and scaling of the scalp.