Essay On Hair Wash

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Man has been much conscious about body care and cleanliness since ancient times. Those people were also concerned with ideas of beauty and fashion. Historians have found the concept of beauty treatment back to Egyptian times. Early Egyptians are also credited with being first to develop methods of extraction of valuable ingredients from natural products and were also advanced in the beauty sector Various ancient Unani physicians have dedicated either volumes or entire books depicting beauty concepts of Hair, Skin and Nails viz, Zakhira Sabit Bin Qurrah (836-901 AD) translation by Abu Sayeed Ayub Ali, Kitab al Mansoori by Abu Bakr M Bin Zakariya Razi (850-923 AD), Ghina Muna by Abu Al Hassan Al Qamri (9 AD), Kamil Al Sana by Abu Al Hassan Ali Ibn Abbas Majoosi (930-999 AD), Alqanoon Fil Tib by Ibn Sina (980-1037 AD) and Zakhira Khawarzam Shahi by Ahmed Al Hassan Al Jurjani (12 AD). In the above books a vast array of herbal and mineral preparations has been described for beautification of hair, nails and skin. Among them hair has been given prime importance. These preparations are applied as tila (ointments), Zimad (pastes). Various hair wash preparations are also described for hair growth, prevention of falling of hair, curling and straightening of hair. Face wash preparations for various dermatological conditions are frequently mentioned. Hair dyes are also well quoted. Various depilatory agents are also described to check superfluous hair and deodorant preparations as fragrant powders and tablets. Some more practiced formulas are as under: Remedy for premature graying of hair. • Daily intake of Itriphal sagheer. (Kamil al Sana 101, vol 2) • Intake of Itriphal kabeer once in a week. (Kamil al Sana 101, vol 2) Medicaments for prev... ... middle of paper ... ...sh (Origanum majorana) and barg seb (Malus pumila). (ZKS VIII. 21) • Local application of zaroor (Dusting powder) prepared from saad e kufi (Cyperus rotundus), saleekah (Cinnamomum tamala), izkhar (Cymbopogon jwarancusa), gul surkh (Rosa centifolia), aas (leaves of Myrtus communis) and zafran (Crocus sativus). (Alqanoon 1439) • Massage with booraq (Borax), saro (Cupressus sempervirens) and roghan gul (oil of Rosa centifolia). (Alhawi fil tib 95) Cracking or splitting nails • Regular intake of roghan kunjad (oil of Sesamum indicum) or roghan badam (Amygdalus communis) with sikanjabeen (preparation of sirka (Acetic acid) and Angbeen (Honey)) in morning. (ZKS VIII 28) • Zarnikh (Arsenic disulphate) and mavez (Vitis vinifera) as ointment. (Qarabadeen azam 351) • Application of sundroos (Shorea robusta) with roghan badam (oil of Amygdalus communis). (Qarabadeen azam 351)

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