Japanese Traditional Secrets In Treating Alopecia: 3 Ancient Ingredients Worth Trying

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JAKARTA - In the current decade, when busyness and pollution also leave a trail on hair health. It is not surprising that many people are looking for a simple but meaningful root of tradition. Among cultures that hold recipes for generations and beautiful, Japan keeps secrets, including natural ways to deal with alopecia or hair loss that appears in the form of small patches on the scalp.

This article invites you to dive into three ancient Japanese ingredients that have been used for a long time. And how can you adapt them into modern hair care routines according to the Times of India, Thursday, September 25.

Oil from the Camellia Japonica plant, known as tsubaki in Japan, has been one of the most beautiful mysteries of geisha hair for centuries. This oil is rich in antioxidants and fatty acids thattrict the scalp, moisturize hair, and helps healthier follicle growth.

In practice, tsubaki oil can be used as pre-shampoo treatment, which is applied before shampooing to provide deep moisture. It can also be used as a leave-in conditioner, especially on the tips of hair that are prone to dryness and fractures. With consistent use, hair can feel soft, look shiny, and health generally increases.

Who would have thought that the water from the rice bath, which has been considered kitchen waste, stores extraordinary properties for the hair? The Japanese tradition of utilizing rice water as hair rinse to strengthen strands of hair, increase elasticity, and provide natural flares.

The method is simple: after washing rice, store the immersion water. Use the water to rinse hair or apply it as a hair mask. Some Japanese women even rinse their hair every day: first with rice water, then with warm water to refinement the cleaning process.

The benefits are not just aesthetics, the bag content in rice water can help strengthen hair stems and maintain natural moisture in the hair so that it is not easily broken.

Japan has long known green tea not only as a refresher drink, but also as a natural solution for hair health. Green tea stores high antioxidant properties that help protect hair from damage caused by the environment and free radicals.

In its use, green tea can be used as a hair braking (Rense) after shampooing. This practice helps maintain hydration of the scalp, adds to the hair loss, and has a calming effect on the scalp that may be prone to irritation.

In addition to outside care, you also need to do internal care. Combine with the consumption of high-alcohol foods, protein, complex vitamin B, as well as antioxidants such as green vegetables, fish, soybeans, and green tea with the practice of hair care above. Thus, you get a holistic approach: treating hair internally as well as externally.