REVIEW: Sesa Oil for Long, Beautiful and Nourished Hair

Sesa is not a cosmetic or toiletry preparation but an ayurvedic medicine for curative and preventive therapy.

Ingredients:
Mandur - 4% w/v
Bhringraj - 3% w/v
Triphala - 3% w/v
Dhaturo - 2% w/v
Brahmi - 1% w/v
Chameli pan - 1% w/v
Nilli patta - 1% w/v
Chanothi - 0.5% w/v
Elaichi - 0.5% w/v
Jatamansi - 0.5% w/v
Karanj beej - 0.5% w/v
Neem beej - 0.5% w/v
Mehendi pan - 0.5% w/v
Rasot - 0.5% w/v
Akkal kara - 0.5% w/v
Vachha - 0.5% w/v
Yashti madhu - 0.5% w/v

Milk 10% v/v
Wheat germ oil - 1% v/v
Lemon oil - 1% v/v
Nilibrungadi oil - 8% v/v
Til oil - 25% v/v
Perfume - 2% v/v
Coconut oil q.s to 100% v/v

Price INR 95 for 90 ml

Shelf life: 3 years.

How to use:
Use directly on hair and scalp. Take a little oil in your palms and work it into your hair. Repeat till all hair is coated with oil. Massage the roots and scalp to help oil penetrate better.

Benefits:

Improves blood circulation to the hair follicles. Protects scalp and hair shaft from seborrheic dermatitis. Nourishes hair roots and scalp with vitamins thereby giving denser and thicker hair. Controls hair loss due to stress and pollution.

Review:

Sesa oil has been in the Indian market for a while with the same packaging as it is now. A lady with long, thick, black hair, that golden colour box and the white bottle inside. The oil is greenish and has a strong herbal fragrance. The best thing about the oil is that it is ready to use and does not need to be mixed in any other carrier oil before use. It makes it so convenient to use directly out of the bottle.

The oil makes the hair very soft because of the coconut oil base. Wheat germ oil is also extremely softening. It also has milk in it to strengthen hair by the milk protein. Til oil is rich in calcium and iron and makes the hair strong and resilient to falling. Lemon and nilibrungadi oil treat and prevent scalp infections. 

If you see the list of herbal extracts in this oil, it is pretty mind boggling. There are so many of them!

The ingredient in highest concentration in the oil is mandur or oild iron rust. Iron deficiency anemia is one of the most common reasons for hairfall and greying, and this ingredient nails it in the head. Then there are the classic Bhringraj, Brahmi, and Triphala which are classic ayurvedic ingredients for hair care.  Chameli oil is very widely used in rural India and it is a fragrant, Jasmine oil. It helps the hair retain its dark and lustrous colour. Nilli patta or Indigo is the famous Indian dye which was one of the most famous Indian exports back in the day. It helps to colour the hair dark as it is basically a dye. Chanothi looks like berries that resemble a lady bird. It improves the quality of hair and removes split ends. Elaichi or cardamom is one ingredient that I never knew before that could be used in hair care. It soothes the scalp. So is Jatamansi which is also cooling. All the ingredients like mehendi, yashti madhu, neem, etc. are very beneficial for healthy hair.

The oil is very economically priced for the benefits it provides. If not for the strong fragrance, it is a great oil if you are looking to grow out hair, suffering from  dandruff, or hairfall.