Yusma Amla Hair Oil 200ml

• Length you keep, not length you grow: Coating the shaft reduces mid-length snapping, and less breakage is what most people are really after.
• Softens hair that has gone brittle: An oil for dry hair fills the gaps a rough cuticle leaves, so combing pulls less.
• Works hardest on the last four inches: A hair oil for dry ends belongs from the ears down, where the scalp’s own oil never reaches.
• Two hundred millilitres is months of use: A teaspoon covers mid-lengths and ends, so a bottle used twice weekly lasts most of a year.
• Best left on overnight: It does more with time, but it is heavy — a pillowcase you do not mind is part of it.

Seven ingredients, and the order tells you most of what you need to know.

Paraffinum liquidum — Mineral oil, and the bulk of the bottle. It sits on the outside of the hair rather than soaking in, which is why breakage drops.

Amla extract — Indian gooseberry, third on the list. Amla hair oil benefits are traditionally described as strengthening; the human evidence is thin, and this is an extract.

Henna extract — A dye plant, here for colour deposit on the hair. That is what the pigmentation language on the box means — not restored natural colour.

Tocopherol acetate and BHT — Vitamin E ester and a synthetic antioxidant, both protecting the oil in the bottle from going rancid rather than treating skin.

Two honest points. Nothing here has been shown to make a follicle produce hair faster, so if you are searching for amla oil for hair growth, you are buying breakage control. And because henna extract and oil colour are both present, an indian hair oil amla formula like this can stain a pale pillowcase, a towel or very light hair. Genuine hair loss — patches, a widening parting, sudden shedding — is a medical question.

Full ingredients: Parraffinum Liquidum, Tocopherol Acetate, Amla Extract, Henna Extract, BHT, Amla Flavor, Oil Color.

1.  Section dry hair and warm a teaspoon of oil between your palms.
2.  Work it through the mid-lengths and ends first, then take what is left to the scalp.
3.  Massage the scalp for two or three minutes — the massage is doing as much as the oil.
4.  Leave it for at least an hour, or overnight on a towel or old pillowcase.
5. Shampoo twice. One wash will not shift a mineral oil, and half-removed oil is what makes hair look flat.
6. Twice a week is plenty for most hair. Daily oiling on a scalp that is already oily tends to cause more washing, not less.

Which oil is best for hair growth and thickness?

No topical oil has been shown to make a follicle produce hair faster. Minoxidil is the ingredient with that evidence, and it is a medicine. What oils reliably do is reduce breakage, so hair looks thicker at the ends and longer over time because you stop losing it.

What oil is good for hair growth if oils do not grow hair?

Ask a different question: which oil keeps the hair you already have. Any oil that coats does that, and coconut oil has the best data for reducing protein loss in washing. Mineral oil, the base here, coats very effectively. Judge on how hair feels after two weeks.

Is this a hair growth oil for men?

It works the same on anyone’s hair. Male pattern hair loss is driven by hormones acting on the follicle, and nothing in this bottle touches that — so if your hairline is receding or the crown is thinning, an oil will not hold it. It is useful for dryness, roughness and breakage, which affect everyone.

Will it help with dandruff?

Sometimes, and not for the reason people expect. Flaking on a dry scalp softens when you oil before washing. Flaking that is greasy, yellowish and itchy is usually seborrhoeic dermatitis, and oil can worsen that. If your flakes are oily rather than dusty, use a medicated shampoo.

How often should I use it?

Twice a week, as a pre-wash treatment, suits most people. Fine or oily hair may prefer once a week and ends only. Very dry, coarse or chemically treated hair can take three times. There is no benefit to leaving it on for days, and a scalp left oiled between washes tends to itch.

Will it stain anything?

It can. Henna extract and oil colour are both in the formula, so the oil is tinted. On a white pillowcase, a pale towel, or grey and blonde hair left overnight, expect transfer. Use a dark towel, and test a small section first if your hair is very pale.

Can I use it on my beard?

We would not recommend it for that. The formula includes henna extract and an added colour, and facial skin is far more likely to show staining than a scalp under hair. A plain, uncoloured oil is a better choice for a beard.

Does it need washing out?

Yes, and it takes two shampoos. Mineral oil does not rinse away in water, and a single wash leaves enough behind to make hair look limp — which is what people mean when they say an oil weighed their hair down. Shampoo, rinse, shampoo again, then condition the ends only.