Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sumedha Kulkarni HOD Agadtantra Department, PACEAV, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Email - ksumedha84@rediffmail.com
Date of Acceptance: 2025-11-17
Date of Publication:2025-12-06
Article-ID:IJIM_468_12_25 https://ijim.co.in
Source of Support: Nil
Conflict of Interest: Non declared
How To Cite This Article: Kulkarni S., Sahu P. Toxic Truths of commercial hair oils and healing oils of Ayurveda. Int J Ind Med 2024;5(12):26-34 DOI: http://doi.org/10.55552/IJIM.2025.61104
Hair oil used all over the world since a long time. The growing use of commercial hair oils containing paraffin, phthalates, TBHQ, synthetic colorants, sulphates, silicones, and heavy metals poses significant risks to hair and scalp health. These toxic ingredients can cause hair fall, thinning, scalp irritation, hormonal, and long-term toxicological effects. Ayurveda associates such damage with khalitya (baldness) and palitya (premature greying), arising from tridosha imbalance. Promoting the use of pure, additive-free ayurvedic oils offers a safer and holistic approach to maintain healthy hair. Dermatologist needs to be aware of effects of hair oil and their usage and hence need to know about the common herbal hair oils. This article focused on the different types of herbal hair oil and their possible benefits. In India & many part of the world, oil have been used on the scalp that it prevents hair loss, brings shine & prevents graying of hair.
Keywords: Hair care, Hair oil, Khalitya, Palitya, Ayurveda, Tridosha, Toxic ingredients in hair oil, Toxicology
