Isn’t amazing to acknowledge that food and spices proved to be good for your health, also offer benefits to your hair? Think about it: coconut oil, extra-virgin olive oil, avocado oil, ginger just to mention a few. This is encouraging right? Investing in organic food pays off treble: mental health, body vitality and long shiny hair!

Today we are investigating what Fenugreek can do for your hair: Fenugreek belongs to the Leguminosae family and its seeds are the part used for nutrition and beauty. Your hair will be happy to know that according to Denys J. Charles, (author of Antioxidant properties of Spices, Herbs and other sources) Fenugreek seeds contain vitamins, antioxidants and essential amino acids.  Vitamin A, vitamin B (Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin), tryptophan, flavonoids, Saponins (mainly Diogesnin). It’s essential oil is rich in Beta-pinene Camphor.

Diosgenin, the main saponin found in fenugreek seeds, is a steroid compound precursor of the progesterone hormone. Author Kristin Russell reports that Fenugreek seeds can prevent hair loss thank to its positive impact on human hormones. Hormonal imbalance is known to cause hair loss.

Tryptophan is an essential amino acid found in Fenugreek seeds. In 2000, Scientist Bertazzo and his team from University of Padua in Italy, have discovered that Tryptophan plays a major role in our hair pigmentation. The correlation between Tryptophan and hair pigmentation gets stronger as we age regardless of our gender. Author H.S. PURI in his book Simple Ayurvedic remedies reports the use of Fenugreek seeds to prevent premature graying of the hair.

Camphor is known for its antibacterial, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. Camphor has been mixed with warm coconut oil to treat dandruff and head lice. Just as Fenugreek seeds have been traditionally soaked in water overnight, drained and mixed with apple cidar vinegar to obtain a hair mask against dandruff. The claim that Fenugreek seeds fight dandruff is related to its Camphor content.

Fenugreek seeds are also praised for giving volume and a glossy shine to your hair. Do you want to try? Soak Fenugreek seeds in water for a night. It will soften the seeds. In the morning pound them into a paste and apply it on your hair from the roots to the ends. Keep this hair mask for 20 minutes before rinsing with lukewarm water. I am expecting with impatience your pictures after Fenugreek seeds hair treatment.

With much love,

Adila