Amla Oil - Unrefined and Wild Harvested

What Is Amla Oil?

The amla fruit is small, green, and tart, packed with vitamin C, tannins, polyphenols, and antioxidants. When processed into oil, it retains many of these compounds, blending them with the fatty acids of the carrier oil. The result is a nutrient-dense oil with a mild herbal scent, ranging from light yellow to greenish depending on preparation.

Benefits of Amla Oil:

1. Hair Health and Growth
• Strengthens Hair: Rich in vitamin C and essential fatty acids (from the carrier oil), it fortifies hair follicles, reducing breakage and split ends.
• Promotes Growth: Stimulates scalp circulation and nourishes roots, potentially encouraging faster, thicker hair growth. Traditional claims suggest it activates dormant follicles, though scientific evidence is anecdotal here.
• Reduces Hair Loss: Antioxidants like ellagic acid and tannins combat oxidative stress, a factor in hair thinning, while its astringent properties may tighten follicle grip.
• Conditions Naturally: Moisturizes dry, brittle hair, leaving it soft and shiny without synthetic additives. Often used as a pre-shampoo treatment or leave-in conditioner.
• Fights Dandruff: Antibacterial and antifungal properties (from polyphenols) help soothe flaky scalps and reduce irritation.

2. Scalp Care
• Soothes Inflammation: Its anti-inflammatory compounds (e.g., flavonoids) calm itchy or irritated scalps, useful for conditions like psoriasis or seborrheic dermatitis.
• Delays Greying: High vitamin C and antioxidant levels may protect melanocytes (pigment cells) from free-radical damage, slowing premature greying—though genetics play a bigger role.

3. Skin Health
• Anti-Aging: Vitamin C boosts collagen production, improving skin elasticity and reducing fine lines. Antioxidants neutralize UV and pollution damage, keeping skin youthful.
• Brightens Complexion: Natural acids (like gallic acid) exfoliate gently, fading dark spots, hyperpigmentation, or acne scars over time.
• Moisturizes: The carrier oil base hydrates dry skin, while amla’s nutrients lock in moisture, ideal for rough patches or winter care.
• Acne Control: Antibacterial properties may reduce acne-causing bacteria, and its astringency helps tighten pores—though oily skin types should use it sparingly.

4. Antioxidant Protection
• Free-Radical Defense: Amla’s vitamin C content (20 times higher than oranges per gram of fruit) and polyphenols like quercetin shield cells from oxidative stress, benefiting hair, skin, and overall wellness when used topically.
• UV Damage Repair: While not a sunscreen, it aids post-sun recovery by repairing oxidative harm to skin and hair.

5. Traditional Wellness (Topical Use)
• Cooling Effect: In Ayurveda, amla is “cooling,” often massaged into the scalp to relieve stress or headaches—though this is more experiential than proven.
• Wound Healing: Applied to minor cuts or burns, its antimicrobial and regenerative qualities may speed recovery, a practice rooted in folk medicine.

How It’s Used:
• Hair: Massaged into the scalp and strands, left for 1–2 hours (or overnight), then rinsed. Often mixed with shikakai or brahmi for extra benefits.
• Skin: Applied as a face oil, mixed into creams, or used as a spot treatment for scars and pigmentation.

• Prevents and treats hair and scalp irritations.
• Used for promoting hair growth and darkening hair naturally.
• Reported that with the use of Amla oil, hair breaks less at the roots with less hair fall, and adds thickness to the hair.
• Amla can nourish, strengthen, and condition your hair; thereby making it shiny and adding volume to your hair.
• The antioxidants and vitamin C in gooseberry (Amla) help to brighten skin tone.
• Amla oil also helps to tone and tighten your skin and make it firm and soft.

• Oleic Acid (C18:1) 34.23%
• Linoleic Acid (C18:2) 57.14%
• Linolenic Acid (C18:3) 0.4%
• Palmitic Acid (C16) 4.94%
• Stearic Acid (C18) 2.68%

• Appearance - Golden yellow to light brown hue
• Aroma - nutty, woodsy, lightly spicy
• Insoluble in water. Soluble in oils and alcohols
• Medium Viscosity
• Medium Absorption

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