MSN Shikakai

Biological Source: - Acasia Concinna

Family: - Fabaceae

Acacia concinna has been used traditionally for hair care in the Indian Subcontinent since ancient times. It is one of the Ayurvedic medicinal plants. The fruit is known in India as shikakai. leaves and bark of the plant are dried, ground into a powder, then made into a paste. The plant parts used for the dry powder or the extract are the bark, leaves or pods. The bark contains high levels of saponins, which are foaming agents found in several other plant species used as shampoos or soaps. Saponin-containing plants have a long history of use as mild cleaning agents. Saponins from the plant's pods have been traditionally used as a detergent.

Chemical Constituents

MSN’s Shikakai contains  lupeol, spinasterol, acacic acid, lactone, and the natural sugars glucose, arabinose and rhamnose. It also contains hexacosanol, spinasterone, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, succinic acid, ascorbic acid, and the alkaloids calyctomine and nicotine.

Benefits of MSN Shikakai

1. It is used as a detergent.
2. Useful for the hair washing shampoo.
3. Shikakai also works as a nice hair detangler. So, you need not use a separate conditioner for hair after using shikakai.
4. It nourishes the scalp with nutrients like vitamins D and C.
5. It blends well with other herbs and natural extracts, thereby benefiting hair health.
6. Shikakai also helps combat dandruff. And dandruff, if not treated on time, can cause temporary hair loss