Hair Loss & Alopecia Treatment in Ayurveda at Ayulife Hospital, Gurgaon

Why Hair Loss Happens

According to Ayurveda, Hair loss is considered a Tridosha Vyadhi (a disease involving all three Doshas: Vata, Pitta, and Kapha), but Pitta Dosha is considered the most significant factor.

Pitta Aggravation (The Main Culprit):

• Cause: Excess body heat (due to diet, stress, sun exposure, or lifestyle).
• Effect: The excess heat and acidity damage and “cook” the hair roots/follicles (Pitta burns the roots), leading to inflammation, thinning, early greying, and sudden hair fall, often seen at the temples or crown.
• Lifestyle Triggers: Consuming excessive spicy, salty, or sour foods (like pickles, coffee, alcohol), emotional anger/stress, and prolonged sun exposure.

Vata Aggravation:

• Cause: Excess dryness, irregularity, and movement.
• Effect: It leads to dehydration of the scalp tissues, making the hair rough, frizzy, brittle, and prone to breaking and shedding. This is often associated with stress-induced or sudden, copious hair fall.
• Lifestyle Triggers: Irregular sleep, excessive tension/stress, not oiling the hair, and living in very cold/dry climates.

Kapha Aggravation:

• Cause: Excess heaviness, oiliness, and stagnation.
• Effect: It causes an overproduction of sebum (oil) that can clog the hair follicles, leading to an oily scalp, sticky dandruff, and slow but steady hair thinning, as the follicles are blocked from receiving nourishment.
• Lifestyle Triggers: Consuming excessive sweet or greasy foods, lack of physical activity, and daytime napping.