Hi Radhika,
No need to wash with shampoo....u know fenugreek is a good cleanser, it helps to remove dandruff too.
1/2 an hour to 1 hour--soaking time.
Applying on scalp is important, if u have extra amount u can apply on the hair.

Girija, don't use shampoo......for face any kind of fenugreek paste should be Ok.

I'm not getting curry leaves now a  days in my place, so i started to eat one handfull of raw, ready to eat spinach leaves everyday(washed and packed)...yes it's equally good ....u can get it in salad section.

Girija,

Curry leaves is the best treatment that worked for me. Regarding the powder version of curry leaves drying and powdering curry leaves loses some volatile vitamins like B vitamins reducing the benefit of the curry leaves. But dry curry leaf powder will have 60% benefit of not 100%. If you can get fresh curry leaves I would suggest to go for that opton for faster results. Yes in 20 days I was able to see the real change in my hair fall. Hair fall totally stopped and the new hairs grew thicker and stronger, hair roots become healthy. You can also take a multivitamin supplement along with the curry leaf treatment for 3 months. Good luck.

Hope this helps. Also check your haemoglobin content and thyroid since these may be the causes of hairfall as well.

Thanks a lot Abhi and Kavi for your prompt replies... I really appreciate it.

Also thanks for your promising words (about getting new hair...) I guess, here after I won't have the problem of my curry leaves getting wasted in my house...lols :-)

Abhi, when I mentioned powder, I did not mean dry curry leaves powder, instead I was refering to the curry leaves powder/Thuvaiyal using the fresh curry leaves (after saute it slightly with oil, of course for thuvaiyal!).

Is that OK? OR Will I loose the vitamins/advantage which I should be getting it from the fresh leaves... Answer me when you have a minute. But for tomorrow/may be will start from today itself (:-)), I am going with the fresh ones.

Thank you so much once again...

Girija,

Yes you can eat thuvaiyal since it is prepared using fresh leaves as an alternative. Make sure you do not saute too much and use less oil. Choose the option convenient for your taste buds.

Hope this helps. Thanks and good luck.

Ashish,

Thank you for your comment. Yes you should consume 40 raw leaves per day for a month for severe hairfall for fast results. Then you can gradually reduce depending on your hairfall.

GRind in a blender adding water to a smooth paste and drink like juice. Hope this helps. Thank you.

Roger,

I think your stalks are big stalks. Approximately I took 40 leaves initially for severe hairfall for a month. Then gradually you can decrease the quantity based on the intensity of hairfall. Again for me it worked wonders. Let me know if you have any more questions.

Racheal,

I dont think curry leaves will prevent hair fall from stress; But most of us of unaware of the reason for hair fall and unable to judge if it is due to stress or nutritional defects and mostly we think it is due to stress. But frankly speaking I dont believe hair fall is predominantly caused due to stress. In my experience even if I was stressed and whenever I ate curry leaves my hair stopped falling considerably.

Regarding hereditary hair fall, curry leaves does make the hair root stronger and healthier, reseachers say that it also turns gray hair to black. So for people experiencing hereditary hair fall it will certainly help to strenghthen the root and prevent from becoming bald.

Hope this helps!

Abhi, Thanks for such a positive reply.... they sure make sense...

Thanks once again,

Raech

Tarameenu,

I remember song 'tara tara vandharaa' after seeing your name.. ;-) old song..

I took curry leaves when I was pregnant  and did not have any issues. Make sure you wash it nicely and dont take yellow ones, eat fresh green ones without insect bites..

Hope this helps Let me know if you have any questions

So are you saying that curry leaves treatment coincided with your pregnancy and the hair fall stopped?

Hi Abhimuthu,

  Thanks a lot for ur reply. what will be  normal hair fall of person per day. I am having hairfall but i dont know wheather am having normal hairfall or abnormal.

 Pls let me know

Thanks

tara

Suganya,

Sorry for late reply, I did not see your message. Curry leaves is not totally banned in US. The shipments are banned from Hawaii only due to some infection. But curry leaves are still coming to Indian stores from Florida. I am in NJ and got 1/2 pound this WE. It is 10 dollars now(versus 7 dollars) before. If you have dry curry leaves make curry leaf powder and eat this as an alternative. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions.

Anitababu,

The point is curry leaves should enter the body, so you can consume it the way you like based on your taste preference (w/wo buttermilk, paste form etc).

Curry leaves definetely helps to stop hair fall if hair is falling due to lack of nutrients in the body. So if you know for sure the hair is falling due to straitening of hair, then curry leaves is not the solution. In other words if your hair is falling before straigtening as well then it is a good idea to consume curry leaves.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

Mullai,

Thanks for mentioning thyroid problem. I would also like to add that hair fall is also  caused due to anaemia(lack of iron/haemoglobin) content in the blood. Here is some visual checklist for anaemia:

If your open your lower eyelid and it is pale yellow or pale orange

If you have the tendency to eat uncooked raw rice(arisi), vibhoodhi, smell/powder chalk, like the flavour of sunnaambhu(lime stone) then you are definitely anaemic.

If this is the case, take prescription iron tables, curry leaves also has iron but it is also better to take a subscription for faster recovery. Always check with your doctor to make sure.

Thank you Rekdhar. Nice podi recipe, with other combination of ingredients, I am sure it will be tasty. Will try this podi and let you know.

Hi , u have mentioned about fenugreek sprouts. Can u tell me how to sprout it and how much should I use per day?

Refer this link for making sprouts. I have also pasted the text below (posted by Sugan). After sprouting by following this method, grind it in blender to a smooth paste. The quantity depends of the length and thinkness of you hair. So you have to experiment with a hand full first time and increase/decrease based on the your first trail. hope this helps

http://www.spiceindiaonline.com/sprouted_methi_coconut_milk_kuzambu 

Making sprouts:

Soak methi seeds for 6 hrs. Drain all the water and tie it tight in a cloth. Keep wetting  it with cold water and drain it completely, every 8 hrs. It sprouted after 5 days.  I got a tips about sprouting from my friend Kaviarun from our site. Thanks to her. Share the sprouting methods, if any. 

Kavi,

Thank you for your suggestions. I am sure our readers will be benefited.

In my experience, I have noticed that for the first 20 days if you have severe hair fall, you have to take atleast 10 stalks per day continuosly. Then after that for maintenance you can take 4 stalks daily as a maintenance. But your idea to take with butter milk is good and tasty like our mour.

Fenugreek sprouts.. very good kavi, I sprouted fenugreek from Sugan's recipe and I have a cup leftover in fridge and I was thinking what to do.. So this fenugreek sprouts makes the hair shiny(like a conditioner) or it stops hair fall? Let me know. thanks again will try and let you know Kavi.

Love, Abhi.

Hi Abhi, fenugreek sprouts helps to stop hair fall and conditioning like fenugreek seeds....the only differnce is sprouts doesn't sticks on my hair.....it makes hair strong .....to remove dandruff u can use this sprouts or seeds....really hepls to get thick hair...so curryleaves for intake and fenugreek for appying on my hair....if u have lots of curryleaves u can grind with seeds and apply on hair....

fenugreek seed & egg

fenugreek seeds & curryleaves

fenugreek seeds & sour curd (for this u've to wash with 2 tsp shampoo)

fenugreek seeds & sembaruthi leaves and flowers

so i don't miss fenugreek every week....more than seeds last 2 months i'm using sprouts....

will meet later...bye...kavi.

Hi Kaviarun,

This looks like a nice thread. Was looking for home remedies for hair fall.

Once we apply fenugreek sprouts paste on hair, can we wash it off with shampoo?

If we don't shampoo, wan't the hair be little sticky?

Thanks,
Nats

Kavi,

 I 've been following your fenugreek sprouts technique for my hair. Enna solla... worked like magic, considerable reduction in hairfall. Romba santhooshama irruku. Thanks.

Good good...enakkum santhoshama irukku Mullai....fenugreek contains iron-illaiya....

appuram face-kku oru tip sollatta--take 2 tsp overnight soaked fenugreek in the morning...really it helps for scar free face & glowing skin...

Hi kaviarun,

should we apply the soaked fenugreek seeds as a paste on the face or should we eat it? I i guess we should apply it since eating will be too bitter. can u help me out?

Thanks. 

HI foodluver, we've to consume(swallow with soaked water).no bitter....in 2 to 3 weeks u can see the change.thanks

thanks Kavi for the timely update. will try and let u know the results. thanks once again.

Kavi. Good tip.. for the face. Actually I have also heard that fenugreek removes the heat from the body and relieves stomach problems,ulcer,burning sensation etc..

Thansk for reminding.

Kavi,

Nice combinations and nice to know that it also promotes thick hair growth. Egg, is it egg white or whole egg? Will try and let you know. Good tip. Thanks.

i use whole egg....yolk gives mild egg smell...if i've to go out....then i avoid yolk....thanks...

Sujatha,

Thank you Sujatha. It is not required to soak the curry leaves, it is not as hard a dhal or pulses. By soaking also you lose vitamins. Take few stalks of fresh curry leaves and grind it in a blender with some water just enough to grind the leaves (juicy consistency). It really works for hairfall.

Hope this helps. Good luck.