10 Proven Ways to Achieve Silky Hair Naturally

March 28, 2025 by Arjun Singh

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Attaining healthy silky hair is goal for many, some people are blessed with naturally silky hair where others dream of having one! The good news is that with right hair care routine one can achieve silky hair with some smooth hair tips.

To have a silky hair naturally there are some easy and practical tips you need to inculcate in your routine.

1. Being mindful while picking your hair care products

Sulphate – Free Shampoos – Shampoos that are widely available in the market contains Sulphate that strips the natural moisture from the hair that leads to dry and dull hair. Forest Essentials Amla, Honey & Mulethi Hair Cleanser is a sulphate free cleanser that gently cleanses the hair, provides shine, nourish the hair and does not strip off the moisture.

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Hydrating Conditioners – Hydration is the key to achieve smooth silky hair. Choosing a hair conditioner that is packed with nutrients and oils. This will help to replenish the hair’s moisture. Forest Essentials Amla, Honey & Mulethi hair conditioner contains coconut milk that softens, improves shine and moisturizes the hair, Amla adds lustre, honey conditions the hair and Mulethi has anti-bacterial properties, adds shine making it more manageable.

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Hair masks – Hair masking once a week is a treat for your hair. It is like doing hair spa at the comfort of your home. Forest essentials Intensive Hair Repair Masque is a pre shampoo mask that repairs, protects and nourishes the hair. Contains Banana pulp that is rich in potassium and helps in maintaining the overall health of the hair. Hibiscus gives shine, controls frizz and Brahmi strengthens the hair.

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2. Minimize Heat Damage

Overuse of heat styling tools like hair drying, curling rod, straighteners can leave the hair dry and brittle. Excessive use of the same may lead to hair breakage. Instead let your hair dry naturally. When it is essential, you may occasionally do so while spraying heat protecting spray first.

3. Dry Massage

Massaging the scalp daily with your fingertips may help to improve the blood circulation that leads to smoother and healthier hair. Massage it daily to improve scalp health, promote healthy silky hair.

4. Yogasana for overall health of the hair

Sarvangasana – Shoulder stand pose

Also known as shoulder stand, is a traditional yoga posture that involves balancing your shoulders while keeping the rest of the body vertical. This must be performed under the guidance of yoga teacher. If practised daily, this Yog asana has multiple benefits including strengthening of hair, improving blood circulation, promoting thyroid health, and reducing stress and anxiety to name a few.

Uttanasana – Forward bending pose

Also known as intense forward stretch pose, this is highly effective to improve circulation which helps to strengthen the hair roots, reduce stress or anxiety and improves digestion as well.

Mudras to have silky hair naturally– Mudras are hand gestures in yoga and meditation that influence the flow of energy(prana) in the body and mind. Not only it helps to calm but also has many other benefits depending on the hand gesture or mudra.

Prana mudra

This mudra has multiple benefits that works on overall health of the person, improves immunity. This helps to improve the health of the hair imparting smooth, silky hair with a healthy growth. Touch the tips of your thumb, ring finger and little finger together. Keep your middle and index straight. Practise this mudra with both hands. You may rest your hands either on your thighs or knees. Start practicing this mudra for 5 -10 minutes daily and gradually you may increase the time to 30 minutes.

Balayam Mudra

‘Bal’ means hair and ‘vyayama’ means exercise, this mudra literally means exercise for the hair. This mudra helps to strengthen hair roots that helps to improve the silky hair growth. This may help to get thicker and silky hair naturally. Curl your finger inwards and bring your hands closer so that your palms are facing each other. Rub the nails against each other for 5-10 and repeat this daily.

5. Rice water Rinse

Rice water is enriched with many nutrients like Vitamins B, C E, minerals and amino acids. It helps to reduce surface friction and replenishes the moisture levels that makes the hair silky, shiny and reduces frizz. It has other benefits like detangling, strengthening the hair and promoting silky hair growth. Soak the uncooked rice in water for about 30 minutes. Strain the rice and keep the water separately. Shampoo the hair and rinse with tap water. Rinse the hair and scalp with rice water you had kept separately. Keep it for 10-15 minutes and finally rinse with water.

bowls with rice vase with grains for silky hair naturally.

6. Apple Cider Vinegar

Take about 30 ml of apple cider vinegar and pour it in a mug of water. After shampooing the hair, pour the mixture into your scalp and hair. Let it sit for 1-2 minutes and rinse with water. You can do this once a week or 10days. Apple Cider rinse detoxify, cleanses the scalp and adds silky smooth texture to the hair.

7. Avoid hot water for hair

Hot water strips the natural moisture from the cuticle layer of the hair which leads to brittle and dull hair. Instead use cold water to have shiny and silky hair naturally. If the weather is too cold, then choose Lukewarm water.

8. Staying hydrated along with healthy diet

Drinking water not only keeps one hydrated, also flushes out toxins from the body. A balanced diet which is rich in vitamins and nutrients will lead to smooth, silky hair that are resilient. You may add food that are rich in protein like eggs, yoghurt healthy fats and fatty acids like Avocado, walnuts, flax seed and pumpkin seed.

woman doing herself scalp massage for Silky Hair

9. Art of Scalp Care “Hair Oiling”

Ayurveda has always emphasized on the importance of oiling. It has been part of Dincharya which means part of daily routine where the oil was applied post shampooing. To be honest, in today’s time we all are running to complete our daily chores and not choose to oil the hair and step out. Hence, I suggest massaging the hair with oil at least twice a week and use it on clean scalp, not on the dirty scalp the day you choose to shampoo. You may oil the hair after a day of shampooing as the hair won’t get dirty in a day unless you have short hair. Cold pressed oils like Sesame, Sweet Almond and coconut are great choices. Forest Essentials Japapatti head massage oil is an ayurvedic hair oil enriched with cold pressed sesame and coconut oil to nourish the scalp, potent herbs like Hibiscus to add shine, strengthen the hair and promotes silky hair growth.

10. Use a satin pillow cover

Cotton pillowcase can cause friction against your hair, leading to frizz and tangles. Using a silk or satin pillow cover on the other hand, creates less friction and allows your hair to slide smoothly while you sleep, helping to prevent breakage leading to silky soft hair.

How do I make my hair silky?

Some best practices that you can incorporate into your daily haircare routine are opting for natural hair cleansers and conditioners, applying hair masques (these may be DIY or store-bought) weekly, minimising the use of heating irons to style your hair, and massaging the scalp with oil twice a week.

What makes your hair feel silky?

To have silky and smooth hair, it is essential to inculcate hair conditioner every time you shampoo. Conditioner helps to form a protective layer from environmental damage, detangles the hair leaving them silky and soft. Conditioner enriched with coconut milk helps to deeply condition, improve hair texture; Sweet Almond oil helps to nourish and repair the hair; ceramides that restores and strengthens the hair’s natural protective barrier. Forest Essentials Amla, Honey & Mulethi hair conditioner is a great choice to restore smooth and moisturized hair leaving them silky and smooth.

Which oil is good for hair?

It is essential to use cold pressed oils as they are rich in nutrients and fatty acids. Cold pressed Oils like Sweet Almond, Coconut and Black sesame. There are Ayurvedic oils that are infused with traditional ayurvedic herbs and cold pressed oils which can be used directly to strengthen hair, nourish, making the hair smooth and silky. Ayurvedic head massage oil Japapatti or, Bhringraj Oil are suggested to be used twice a week.

Is it possible to get silky hair naturally?

Certainly, it is possible to get silky hair. Bananas contains potassium, biotin and other nutrients that nourish the hair. These are natural shine enhancer and makes the hair more manageable. Forest Essentials has Intensive Hair Repair Masque that contains Banana pulp, Hibiscus leaf and Brahmi that restores shine and makes the hair soft and silky.

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Reviewed By:

Arjun Singh Senior Ayurveda Expert

Arjun is a marketing professional turned Ayurveda Expert. After the completion of his post-graduation in 2008, he started his journey in the beauty industry. He has since worked with several global luxury beauty brands including DIOR & Estee Lauder. With now more than 12 years of experience, he is driven by the idea of making Skin Care, ‘simple’ and ‘accessible’ for all and help clients transform their lifestyle and skin with solutions rooted in his extensive understanding of Ayurveda. A Senior Ayurveda Expert at Forest Essentials, he carefully curates Ayurvedic remedies and is continuously working towards bridging the gap between time-honoured skin care solutions and the modern consumer of the fast-paced world.

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