Super Hair Oil (grandmaa's recipe)

Coconut oil	1 litre
Guntagala akku/ Bhringaraj Leaves	3 bundles
Dried Gooseberry flakes/ Amla	50 gms
Papery Skin of garlic	a big handful
Mandram flowers/ Hibiscus rosa	30 - 35
Bavanchalu/ Babchi/ Psoralea corylifolia	1tsp
Kachooralu (used for fragrance)	5-8

Things to keep ready:

• Wrap the guntagala akku bundles in a newspaper or in a dry cotton towel. (just to make sure there is no wetness in the leaves) Then chop roughly and grind to a coarse paste (just to crush the leaves). remove to a vessel and keep aside.
• Make a rough powder together , dried Alma flakes, Bavanchalu and Kachooralu. Keep aside.
• Dry roast the papery skin of garlic in a kadai, till it turns to black.
• Keep ready with Mandaram flowers.

How to Prepare: 

Step 1:  Heat 1/2 litre oil in a large and deep pot on lower heat. When u see the oil comes to boiling point drop the Guntagala akku , Mandram flowers and coarse powder. Allow to boil till u hear the fired sound of leaves and flowers. Off the flame and leave till it cools.

Step 2: Tight muslin cloth tightly to a wide open bowl. Once the oil is cooled completely transfer the oil with along with ingredients mixture on to this cloth. Cover with a plate and leave it at least 6-8 hrs.  

Step 3: Next day heat the remaining oil on low flame and when it comes to boiling point, drop the squeezed mixture and boil it again. Continue boiling for 5mins on low flame. Cool it and transfer to the same muslin cloth bowl (as process said above). Leave it for 6-8hrs and finally squeeze oil bit harder from the cloth.   

             Discard the mixture after squeezing hardly.   

Step 4: Mix both the processed oils and preserve it in a clean and dry containers. 

Applying:

• Take some oil into a bowl and warm it. Apply to scalp and massage with your fingers in clockwise and anti-clockwise direction. 
• Apply the oil daily before going to bed. 
• By next day morning you can take head bath, or as usual you can wash your hair twice in a week.

Benefits:

• Stops hair falling,
• You can get relief from lice bitting wounds. If also works like medication.
• Hair becomes soft and shiny
• Guntagala akku is naturally a black herb product. It keeps your hair black
• Benefits of amla
• Bavanchalu It has been used in the treatment of eczema and hair loss.