We make two champi oils, and the question we get most is: which one should I buy? The short answer is to start with where your hair feels worst.
Quick answer
- Scalp feels dry, tight or flaky? Muladhara.
- Lengths feel dry, rough or tangled? Pranavahi.
- Both? Use Muladhara on the scalp and Pranavahi on the lengths, or alternate weeks.
Side by side
| Muladhara | Pranavahi | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Dry scalp, the weekly champi | Dry, long or curly hair |
| Key oils | Cold-pressed coconut, sweet almond | Kalonji (black seed), coconut, almond |
| Scent | Earthy vetiver (khus), rosemary, lavender | Herbal, with a light kalonji note |
| Where to put it | Mostly on the scalp | Scalp and lengths |
| How long | 30 minutes or overnight | 30 minutes or overnight |
| Size and price | 100 ml, ₹499 | 100 ml, ₹499 |
Muladhara, for the scalp
Muladhara means "root" in Sanskrit. It is a light oil of cold-pressed coconut and sweet almond with vetiver, which most of us know as khus. It's the closest to the plain coconut oil champi you grew up with, with a calmer, earthier smell.
Use it the night before a head bath, or 30 minutes before.
Pranavahi, for dry lengths
Pranavahi is built around kalonji oil, a seed that has been part of Indian hair oiling for generations. With coconut and almond, it suits hair that feels rough by the end of the day: long hair, curly hair, hair that sees a lot of sun.
Work it into the scalp, then run what's left down to the ends. It's lovely in a braid overnight.
Can men use them?
Yes. Both oils are for everyone. Short hair needs less, about half a teaspoon.
Using both
The two oils work well together. Our Head Bath Kit combos pair each oil with Damage Repair Prewash Cream: oil the scalp, cream the lengths, wash.
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