Pitta Ayurvedic Herbal Shampoo — Maharishi Ayurveda

Pitta Ayurvedic Herbal Shampoo — Maharishi Ayurveda

$25.00

For Sensitive, Fine, Reactive, or Heat-Damaged Hair. Cooling. Calming. Clarifying.

BDIH Approved · Vegan Certified · Colour Safe · Made in India

Pitta hair has its own particular story. Fine or medium in texture, often with a natural lustre — but reactive. Prone to thinning or early hair loss. Sensitive to heat, sun, and chemical processing. A scalp that can run hot, inflamed, or prone to irritation. The kind of hair that responds visibly to stress — shedding more during intense periods, losing its condition and shine when the body is under pressure.

In Ayurveda, this is entirely understood. Pitta governs transformation and heat throughout the body — including the scalp, where excess Pitta manifests as inflammation of the hair follicles, premature thinning, sensitivity, and the reactive quality that makes Pitta hair types so particular about what they put on their scalp. The wrong shampoo — too harsh, too stripping, too fragrant with synthetic ingredients — makes things measurably worse.

The right shampoo works the way this one does — cooling the scalp, reducing inflammation, cleansing without stripping, and delivering a botanical complex of classical Pitta-pacifying herbs that addresses the heat-driven drivers of hair sensitivity directly.

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Description

Chyavanprash Ayurvedic Tonic

The Pitta Botanical Complex

Blue Lotus (Nymphaea stellata) The most distinctly Pitta-specific herb in this formula — encountered already in the Pitta Massage Oil. Blue Lotus is classically cooling, anti-inflammatory, and deeply calming to inflamed or reactive scalp tissue. Its inclusion here as the primary differentiating botanical makes this formula unmistakably and precisely Pitta — addressing the heat and inflammation at the scalp’s surface that drives Pitta hair loss and sensitivity.
Amla / Indian Gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica) The foremost Ayurvedic hair rasayana — contributing its extraordinary antioxidant, DHT-inhibiting, and follicle-nourishing properties. For Pitta hair types prone to thinning and early hair loss, Amla’s ability to regulate sebum, reduce follicular inflammation, and support healthy melanocyte activity makes it the most important single herb in the formula.
White Sandalwood (Santalum album) Ayurveda’s most revered cooling and anti-inflammatory botanical — applied here directly to the scalp as a heartwood extract. Sandalwood reduces surface heat, soothes sensitised tissue, supports the repair of sun-damaged or chemically stressed scalp, and brings a faint, sacred, warm-cool fragrance to the formula’s aromatic profile.
Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanioides) Delivered as both essential oil and aqueous extract — Vetiver provides a layered, sustained cooling and grounding action to the formula. Deeply anti-inflammatory and emotionally calming, its dual presence ensures that the Pitta scalp’s tendency to heat and react is addressed at every level.
Cedarwood & Himalayan Pine (Cedrus deodara & Pinus pinaster) The aromatic complex — fresh, woody, and distinctly cooling. Cedarwood brings its anti-inflammatory and scalp-clarifying properties; Himalayan Pine contributes circulatory activation that supports healthy follicular function without adding warmth that Pitta doesn’t need.
Shikakai, Soapnut, Hibiscus, Cuscuta & Hydrolysed Wheat Protein The cleansing and conditioning foundation — the same naturally-derived, pH-gentle complex that runs through all three shampoos, ensuring thorough cleansing that supports rather than disrupts the scalp’s acid mantle, alongside Hibiscus conditioning and Wheat Protein fortification for fine or thinning Pitta hair.

What This Shampoo Addresses

  • ✔️ Sensitive, reactive, or easily irritated scalp — the cooling botanical complex reduces the inflammatory response that makes Pitta hair types react to so many products
  • ✔️ Fine hair prone to thinning or early loss — Amla and the anti-inflammatory complex address the follicular inflammation that drives Pitta-pattern hair loss
  • ✔️ Heat and sun damage — Sandalwood, Blue Lotus, and Amla’s antioxidant complex protect and help restore damaged scalp and hair tissue
  • ✔️ Scalp redness or irritation — Blue Lotus and Vetiver directly reduce surface inflammation
  • ✔️ Loss of shine and lustre — the gentle, pH-balanced formula preserves the hair’s natural condition rather than stripping and dulling it
  • ✔️ Stress-related shedding — the formula’s cooling, anti-inflammatory action addresses one of the primary physiological drivers of Pitta stress response in the hair follicle

Directions

Squeeze a small amount into the palm and massage gently into the scalp during showering. Rinse thoroughly. Repeat if necessary. Suitable for frequent washing. Colour safe.
Best paired with the Pitta Massage Oil for pre-wash scalp treatment and the Rosemary Hair & Scalp Fortifying Spray for daily follicular nourishment and ongoing protection.

Practitioner Heritage

Maharishi Ayurveda — one of the world’s most respected Ayurvedic brands — BDIH approved for controlled natural cosmetics, formulated with clinical precision for the Pitta constitutional type and its specific hair and scalp presentations.

Disclaimer:
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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