Thank you for this concise and informative Ayurvedic vignette of Narikela! You mentioned how it being Guru makes it less preferable than say Sesame as a base for hair and body oil. So, if we have to choose between two Siddha paka tailas prepared using Tila vs Narikela as base oil, the Tila-base taila will be lighter and easier for the body to absorb via skin than the Narikela-base one, right? What about Yamaka preparations? A mix of both base oils - can that be used as a base to prepare Ayurvedic oils? Sesame is great - the only reason I explore around it is this - the very property that distinguishes it - its Teekshna guna - is also a cause of concern for people with sensitive skin like me. Pitta-sensitivity means sesame-wary! So, for hair oil, wondering along the lines of Yamaka... maybe a 50-50 mix of coconut and sesame (as a base to cook the herbs and kashayam) will address the concern. Actually the lightest to digest fat is ghee.. but I have never come across any reference mentioning ghee being applied to hair as a substitute for hair oils! Have you? ... not that I can afford that either! 🙂
Even a paka taila that uses narikela as a base will be less guru and easy to absorb. While Sesame is ushna in guna, it makes it idea for oil application, because its excess ushna guna is brought down by the use of the right herbs. second its nature allows it to penetrate skin and scalp better. As long as the oil has been made to suit pitta sensitive skin with correct herbs, choice of base oil should not matter. A combination of base oils can also be used as long as tila paka vidhi is followed
@@kryagoodies Got it. And amongst the Krya oils, which would be the most suited for Pitta sensitive skn types? And Vata too is off-balance.. hard to say which is secondary.. sometimes Vata is predominant (in fall and winter months mostly), and summers, Pitta. Definitely got the hair thinning and falling symptoms - low bone density (coupled with skin inflammation in summer months). The only herb that's not allowed for me to use is Tulasi, some personal non-Ayurvedic reasons 🙂 PS - Speaking of hair oils, your onion hair oil video was Hilarious!!! Thank you so much for the much-needed and well-timed laughs... all study and no play makes anyone a dull boy! 🙂
