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Organic Amla Fruit Powder For Hair

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Radico Organic Amla Fruit Powder is milled Emblica officinalis fruit, grown on our own certified organic farms. One ingredient in the pouch and nothing else — no fillers, no synthetic preservatives, no fragrance, no PPD, no ammonia.

Net weight 100 g (3.5 oz). Enough for about 3 full-length treatments at shoulder length, or 13 to 20 smaller applications.

The one herb here that changes the colour

Of the eight single herbs Radico makes, seven are colour-neutral — you can add them to any shade and nothing shifts. Amla is the exception.

It is naturally acidic, and acidity holds a henna result back from the brightest, most orange end of its range. The same henna mixed with amla reads cooler and deeper: the difference between a copper that looks orange and one that looks auburn.

That is not a drawback. It is the reason amla is in 23 of Radico’s 24 shades — more than any other herb — with the proportion in each recipe measured for the tone that shade is meant to give. The only one without it is Violet.

What is actually in it

Amla is not a one-compound herb. Three are worth naming, and they are not equally specific to it.

Compound Class Identifiers
Emblicanin A Ellagitannin C34H22O22 · 782.5 g/mol · CID 119058016
Emblicanin B Ellagitannin C34H20O22 · 780.5 g/mol · CID 119058017
Gallic acid Phenolic acid C7H6O5 · 170.12 g/mol · CID 370

The first two are characteristic of amla; the third is not. Emblicanins A and B are what researchers use to identify Emblica officinalis material, and they occur as a pair — B is A with two hydrogens removed, the same skeleton after oxidation. Gallic acid is genuinely present and part of what makes amla acidic, but it turns up in a great many plants, so naming it tells you far less about what is in the pouch.

A note on vitamin C. Amla is widely described as rich in vitamin C, and the fruit is. That figure comes from nutritional analysis — it describes what amla does when eaten. What ascorbic acid does on a scalp, applied as a water paste and rinsed off within the hour, is a different question, and not one we have found answered in the literature. We would rather not carry a number across from one context to another and let it imply something it was never measuring.

We also do not list essential fatty acids for this powder. Those belong to the seed oil rather than to milled fruit.

What the research has examined — and what it has not

Most published work on Emblica officinalis concerns oral use. The emblicanins have been studied in cell and animal models, and the fruit’s nutritional profile has been characterised in detail. Very little of that is about hair.

Here is the honest position. We have not found published work establishing what milled amla fruit does when applied to a human scalp as a water paste. We are not claiming it treats any scalp or hair condition, and in the United States a cosmetic may not make that claim.

The one effect we do describe — that amla shifts a plant colour cooler — is not a health claim. It is a colour outcome measured into every recipe, and one you can see for yourself in a strand test.

How to use it on its own

Amla is a strand herb rather than a scalp herb, so most people take it through the lengths rather than working it into the roots.

step by step guide of using amla fruit for hair care

1. Weigh the powder

Weigh rather than spoon — a spoonful of milled fruit can vary by a third depending on the spoon and how it is scooped.

Full-length treatment

Short / chin length 15–20 g (½–¾ oz)
Shoulder length 30 g (1 oz)
Long or very thick 50–60 g (1¾–2 oz)

Scalp and roots only

Short to shoulder length 5–8 g (about ¼ oz)
Long or very thick 10–16 g (⅓–½ oz)

2. Mix with warm water — and choose your consistency

Add warm water gradually at three to four times the powder’s weight in millilitres. Where you land inside that range changes how the paste behaves.

Nearer 4× — looser

Spreads under the fingertips and reaches between sections without dragging. Better when you are working at the roots.

Nearer 3× — firmer

Stays where you put it. At the looser end the paste can drip once it is on the lengths, so keep closer to three for a full-length treatment.

Powder Warm water (3×–4×)
5–8 g (¼ oz) 15–30 ml (½–1 fl oz)
10–16 g (⅓–½ oz) 30–65 ml (1–2¼ fl oz)
15–20 g (½–¾ oz) 45–80 ml (1½–2¾ fl oz)
30 g (1 oz) 90–120 ml (3–4 fl oz)
50–60 g (1¾–2 oz) 150–240 ml (5–8 fl oz)

3. Apply through the lengths

Work from the mid-shaft down, then bring what is left up to the roots if you want it there.

4. Leave on 30–45 minutes

Cover with a shower cap so the paste stays damp. A dried-out paste stops working — it is the water that keeps the plant compounds in contact with the hair. Leaving it longer than 60 minutes adds nothing.

5. Rinse

Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Shampoo is optional.

How often: once to three times a week, as suits your routine. Amla does not build up on the strand, so it can be repeated as often as you like.

Adding amla to a colour

This is where amla differs from every other single herb we make. It will change the result. That is what it is for, and it is worth doing deliberately rather than by accident.

What it does

  • Cools a henna result. A copper that was reading orange moves toward auburn.
  • Deepens it slightly. The same shade reads a little darker and less bright.
  • Does not lighten, and does not cover more gray. Adding amla will not solve either of those.

How much

There is no single correct ratio, because it depends on how far you want to move the tone and how much henna is in the shade to begin with. Small amounts do more than people expect.

If you are starting out, add amla at around a tenth of the colour powder by weight — roughly 3 g of amla to 30 g of a shade — and strand test before committing to the whole head. You can always add more next time; you cannot take the coolness back out once the colour is on.

Two things to keep in mind. Amla is already in 23 of Radico’s 24 shades, in a proportion measured for the tone that shade is meant to give — so if you are colouring with Radico, you are adjusting a recipe that already contains it. And on an indigo-containing shade the effect is less predictable than on henna alone, because you are altering the conditions two pigments are developing in rather than one.

Which Radico herb should you choose?

If your concern is Choose
Dullness — and softening henna’s warmth Amla (Emblica officinalis)
Dry or brittle strands Methi (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
Thinning, weak or tired-feeling hair — care at the root Bhringraj (Eclipta alba)
An itchy or sensitive scalp Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri)
A flaking or tight-feeling scalp Neem (Azadirachta indica)

Of these five, only amla affects a colour result. The other four are colour-neutral and can be added to any mix without changing it.

Before you use it

Emblica officinalis belongs to the Phyllanthaceae family. Patch test on the inner forearm 48 hours before a full application, and stop use if irritation develops.

Radico Organic Amla Fruit Powder is a cosmetic product for external use on hair and scalp. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition.

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If you are unsatisfied with the result, please contact us for a free replacement of the color of your choice. Returns within 30 days receive a full refund.

Ingredients

This product contains 100% Organic Amla Fruit Powder — nothing else. A single-ingredient treatment, milled from organically certified Emblica officinalis fruit. No fillers, no synthetic preservatives, no fragrance, no PPD, no ammonia. Amla is the one herb in Radico's single-herb range that changes a colour result: it is naturally acidic, and acidity shifts a henna result cooler.

100% organic, made in India. Net weight 100 g (3.5 oz). Patch test on the inner forearm 48 hours before a full application. Emblica officinalis belongs to the Phyllanthaceae family. This is a cosmetic product for external use on hair and scalp; it is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition.

FAQ

Yes, and it is the only one of Radico's eight single herbs that does. Amla is naturally acidic, and acidity holds a henna result back from the brightest, most orange end of its range, so the same henna mixed with amla reads cooler and deeper. It is the difference between a copper that looks orange and one that looks auburn. This is why amla is in 23 of Radico's 24 shades, in a proportion measured for the tone each shade is meant to give.

There is no single correct ratio, because it depends on how far you want to move the tone and how much henna is in the shade to begin with. Small amounts do more than people expect. A reasonable starting point is around a tenth of the colour powder by weight — roughly 3 g of amla to 30 g of a shade — followed by a strand test before committing to the whole head. You can always add more next time; you cannot take the coolness back out once the colour is on.

No. Amla cools and slightly deepens a henna result, but it does not lighten hair and it does not improve gray coverage. If a colour is coming out too light on gray, the answer is indigo or a different shade rather than more amla.

Amla is a strand herb rather than a scalp herb, so most people take it through the lengths: 15 to 20 g for short hair, 30 g (1 oz) at shoulder length, or 50 to 60 g for long or very thick hair. For roots and scalp only, 5 to 8 g covers short to shoulder-length hair. Weigh rather than spoon, as a spoonful of milled fruit can vary by a third.

Three to four times the powder's weight in millilitres, so 30 g takes 90 to 120 ml. Where you land in that range changes how the paste behaves: nearer four times is looser and easier to work into the roots, while nearer three times is firmer and will not drip once it is on the lengths.

Amla is widely described as rich in vitamin C, and the fruit is, but that figure comes from nutritional analysis and describes what amla does when eaten. What ascorbic acid does on a scalp, applied as a water paste and rinsed off within the hour, is a different question, and not one we have found answered in the literature. What can be said is that amla is acidic, and that its acidity is what visibly changes a plant colour result.

Emblica officinalis belongs to the Phyllanthaceae family. Patch test on the inner forearm 48 hours before a full application and stop use if irritation develops. We cannot tell you whether any plant is safe for you; we can tell you what is in the pouch.

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  • ・Free from Additives, Artificial Fragrance & Harsh Preservatives
  • ・Crafted with Traditional Ayurvedic Herbs

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