Week one is a blood test, not a shopping list. Hair grows about 1 cm a month and nothing changes that, so a 90-day plan buys you roughly 3 cm of new growth. What decides whether that growth is healthy is almost always internal — and the commonest correctable cause in Indian women is low ferritin.
We sell hair powders. They appear in week two of this plan, not week one.
Week 1 — Find the Cause
Get tested for:
- Ferritin — iron stores. It can be low while haemoglobin reads normal, so "your haemoglobin is fine" does not rule it out.
- TSH — thyroid, both under and over
- Vitamin D and B12
- PCOS assessment, if your periods are irregular
Also, one free diagnostic: pick up a fallen hair. A white bulb means it came out at the root — internal cause. No bulb, ragged end — it snapped, which is breakage and a different problem entirely.
And check for the three-month rule: a fever, surgery, childbirth, crash diet or major stress around three months ago causes telogen effluvium — sudden heavy shedding that reverses on its own within six months. If that fits, you mostly need patience, not products.
Weeks 2–12 — The Routine
Weekly, external
One hair pack a week. Not more — more dries the hair.
- Shedding at the root: 3 tbsp bhringraj + 1 tbsp hibiscus, 45 min
- Breakage: 2 tbsp amla + 1 tbsp hibiscus + curd, 45 min
- Or one product: the 5-herb blend
Hibiscus is not optional. Amla and bhringraj are astringent and leave hair rough alone; hibiscus is the natural conditioner that fixes it.
Twice weekly, oil
Fingertips, not nails. 5–10 minutes. One hour, then wash out — not overnight if you have any dandruff, because eight hours of oil feeds the yeast that causes it.
Washing
Twice a week. If switching to herbal hair wash, expect a rough transition — week two is the worst and most people quit exactly then. Do one clarifying shampoo wash first to strip silicone build-up.
Internal, daily
- If ferritin was low: hemoglobin powder + amla, same glass, away from tea and milk
- Protein at every meal. Hair is keratin. Low-protein diets show up in hair.
- If prescribed anything for thyroid or deficiency — that is the main treatment, not the packs
Stop doing (free, and effective)
Tight ponytails and buns · combing wet hair · heat styling · open hair at night · a brush instead of a wide-tooth comb
What to Expect, Honestly
| Week | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1–2 | Nothing visible. Possibly more shedding from massage — dislodged hairs, settles. |
| 3–6 | Less breakage, softer, less tangling. Scalp calmer. |
| 6–12 | Shedding reduces — the first genuine sign |
| Month 3 | Short new growth at the hairline. ~3 cm of new hair exists. |
| Month 6 | Visible density change — when other people notice |
90 days is enough to know whether it is working. It is not enough to see the full result.
Day 90 — Reassess
Retest ferritin. Shedding reduced? Continue. Nothing changed at all? The cause was not found — go back to the doctor rather than to a different powder.
This Plan Will Not Help
- Male or female pattern hair loss — widening parting, receding hairline. Medical treatment works, and works far better early. Two years on herbal packs is time you do not get back.
- Round bald patches — alopecia areata, autoimmune, needs a dermatologist.
- Scarring, scaling or painful scalp — see a doctor.
- Grey hair. Nothing reverses it. For coverage, henna and indigo.
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Food supplements and external preparations, not medicines. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Persistent or patchy hair loss requires medical assessment.
