As we experience hair loss or hair thinning as we age, we can search online for ways to combat hair loss and promote hair growth.

There are many hair regrowth secrets shared everywhere. Maybe you came up with the idea of ​​​​massaging your nails to stimulate hair growth and find ways to help your thinning hair. But does this method really work?

The idea of ​​massaging nails together to stimulate hair growth has been around for a long time, but there isn't much evidence to support these positive claims. Today, we are going to look at whether massaging nails to help hair regrow is real or just a myth.

What is nail massage?
Massaging nails together is considered an ancient remedy for hair growth, a type of Balayam. Balayam is a yoga method that helps support hair growth.

Balayam roughly translates as "hair exercise". “Bal” means “hair”, while the word “vyayama” means “exercise”. Balayam is an alternative hair loss treatment based on Ayurveda.

Ayurveda is the system of traditional Indian medicine, comprehensive in nature and largely practiced in India. Balayam - nail massage, is one of the Ayurvedic methods. Massage your nails together is a method that combines both yoga and reflexology.

Currently in the world there are many people practicing yoga but the origin of yoga comes from India. Yoga dates back about 5,000 years. Today, the world has paid attention to the health benefits of incorporating yoga. Yoga can reduce stress, help improve balance, and aid in alleviating symptoms of stress.

The origin of acupressure dates back to ancient China. The acupressure aspect of nail scrubbing extends to the method: pressure is applied to specific points on the body to release energy and balance the flow.

The benefits of nail massage can go beyond promoting hair growth, with nail massage specifically focusing on stimulating the hair follicles.

This method is believed to promote circulation and hypothesizes that the nerve endings at the tip of your fingernail are attached to the hair follicle via your nervous system.

The Science Behind Balayam (Nail Massage)

Anecdotal stories about Balayam talk about increasing hair volume, reversing graying and changing hair health. The role of nail massage mainly to promote hair growth involves stimulation.

We know that stimulating the scalp through massage increases blood flow and can promote hair growth. Nail massage aims to increase blood flow while also stimulating the nails. There hasn't been any specific scientific research done to better understand Balayam, but there may be some connections that need to be considered.

To better understand the concept of nail massage, we need to look at the function of the nervous system. Our nervous system is divided into two parts: the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.

The central nervous system is connected to your brain and spinal cord. This part of the nervous system is responsible for thinking, memory, emotions, speech, movement, and intelligence. This part of our nervous system also regulates heart rate, body temperature, and hormones.

On the other hand, the peripheral nervous system is divided into two parts; autonomic nervous system and somatic nervous system. Inside the body's nervous system is the median nerve that connects to the nail area.

The scalp contains suprachiasmatic nerves, which eventually branch off from the peripheral nervous system. Both the nerves in the fingers and the scalp are indirectly connected.

Because the nerves in the nails connect to the scalp, there may be a connection to hair growth.

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