India, May 19 -- For generations of Indian women, hair has carried deep personal significance, reflecting delicate femininity and beauty, a bold identity, and self-expression. These women have carried forward the love and legacy of their wisdom through haircare habits learned, inculcated and then reinvented by every new generation. The basic rules have remained in place: patience, little daily rituals and consistent routines to nourish and maintain the mane.

Most of us can rattle out the rules of haircare without blinking. "Avoid combing wet hair, braid your hair before bed, oil-champi once a week, and use kitchen ingredients to nourish and pamper your hair", dermatologist and cosmetologist Dr Ashini Bhatt tells Health Shots. However, yo...