NAIL RUBBING FOR HAIR RE-GROWTH
P opular belief among many practitioners of complementary
medicine, as well as in Indian culture, is that “Balayam”, or nail
rubbing, can not only stimulate hair growth but also reverse hair
graying, and help grow new, thick hair – some practitioners also
believe it improves overall health by stimulating circulation and
regulating blood pressure.
This practice is said to work because of the belief that nerve
endings under the nails are directly connected to nerve endings
in the scalp; other practitioners say it is because the friction in the
nails trigger energy meridian reflex points, stimulating dormant,
weak, or old hair follicles.
Nail rubbing is typically done on an empty stomach. Curl the
fingers as if to form a half fist (see image) and gently rub the
fingernails against each other for five to ten minutes, twice per day. Most people report a tingling sensation on the scalp
after practicing nail rubbing. It may take some time to see results, some report 6-8 months is normal.
NOTE: Balayam is not recommended for pregnant women, or people with high blood pressure.•
That’s SO interesting...
• Red is the rarest hair colour, found only in 1% of the population, while
blondes make up only 2% of the population. Scotland has the highest
percentage of red heads.
• Hair is one of the most common types of forensic evidence, yet it cannot
reveal someone’s gender.
• The core structure of the human hair can reveal information about everything
that has ever been in the bloodstream – including drugs.
• A person’s hair follicles are completely formed by the time a fetus is five
months old.
• Hair can stretch up to 30 % of its original length when wet.
• When a hair falls out, it can regrow up to 20 times from the same hair follicle
• On average, a man will spend five months of his life shaving his beard. If
he never shaves his beard, it can grow to be about 30 feet in length.
• The average person loses around 50-150 strands of hair a day.
• A strand of hair is stronger than a copper wire with the same diameter.
• By the time she is 65, the average woman will have spent 7 months of her
life doing her hair.
• 90% of Japanese people wash their hair twice a day. Washing your hair
daily creates more sebum (or natural hair oil).
• In Ancient Rome, women used to dye their hair blonde with pigeon poop.
• Using shampoos with silicones (SLS) is like pouring a layer of plastic film
on your hair: It may look shinier and feel softer, but suffocates hair follicles
over time leading to thinning hair as we age.
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