Rubbing Fingernails Together Stimulates Hair Growth and Reverses Graying: Reality or Myth
It is a popular belief among the practitioners of complementary medicine and Indian culture, that rubbing fingernails together can give you thick, dense and healthy hair. The positive results are supported by many anecdotal claims, and there are many proponents and followers to this ancient practice. Some have even claimed hair regrowth on bald areas.
When I was a child we used to rub fingernails together on seeing a crane bird. I have no clue as to why we would rub our fingernails, although the whole exercise was thought of as a good luck sign. I must say I then had thick, shiny and abundant hair. I was reintroduced to this practice at a yoga training program, but this time it was for a different reason. When done for 5 to 10 minutes every day, rubbing your fingernails stimulates hair growth, reverses graying and also improves overall hair health.
This practice is also known as Balayam: where bal means hair and vyayam means exercise. There is a little understanding of how it works. It could be that the body’s chakras or meridian play a role to correct imbalances in the flow of energy, similar to reflexology. So when you trigger the appropriate reflex points, the meridian energy is channelized through pathways to the affected areas of the body, increasing energy and health in those areas.
There may be some point to this explanation because when you rub fingernails against each other it causes tingling in the scalp. This may then stimulate hair growth.
How to do it?
Nail rubbing is done on an empty stomach or 2 hours after food. Curl the fingers as if to form a half fist (see picture) and rub the fingernails of each hand against each other briskly for five to ten minutes (rub only fingernails and exclude the thumb). You will feel a tingling sensation on your scalp.
You can do this anywhere – while waiting for or travelling in the bus/train, walking in the park, in your house. It may help if you focus your attention on the scalp and hair, and visualize your hair getting thick and healthy.
Rubbing fingernails together for five to ten minutes twice a day is recommended. Results are usually seen in a three to four months time.
My experience: Ever since I started the nail rubbing exercise (been 4 months), I have noticed some regrowth happening, and also an improvement in overall hair quality. Though, I do it along with other home remedies. I personally feel that each treatment has its own place and you cannot simply rely on a single solution.
What is the evidence?
The nail rubbing exercise has no scientific backing whatsoever. That said, complementary and holistic therapies, in general, have a little or no validation. Does this make them invalid? The answer is unknown. Due to lack of accurate data collection or scientific robustness, it makes such practices difficult to comprehend. Moreover, people who practice rubbing the fingernails do it alongside other home treatments. Therefore, even if there is any improvement it becomes difficult to attribute this exclusively to nail rubbing. Besides, there is no monetary reason to delve into the cost extensive research to prove the point since this exercise involves no practitioner or product, and can be done totally free of cost.
Why not give it a try? There is no cost involved and it can be done at your home. Simply join your fingernails and start practising. It may just work for you!
Word of caution: Avoid nail rubbing during pregnancy, or if there is any skin or nail condition around the contact area, or if you suffer from high blood pressure.
Do you practise nail rubbing? please share your views and experience and let us know if it had any effect on the hair growth.
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When I was a child my Mom told my younger brothers and I about rubbing your nails together. She said it was supposed to stimulate hair growth. We all tried it and were having a lot of family fun. I was especially intrigued because it made my scalp tingle but more powerful was the tingling sensation in my fingers and my hands. I am not 60 and I have onset of arthritis especially in my hands and fingers. I work with my hands and suffer from a lot of pain at times. Sometimes at night the pain will wake me and I cannot go back to sleep. One night recently my joints were hurting so bad I was almost crying. For some reason this memory came back to me and I started rubbing my fingernails together and 5 minutes later, lying in bed, I felt the familiar tingling in my fingers and hands. Within another 3 minutes the pain was gone. I was elated. I’ve slept.
Every night that my hands would start to hurt and my fingers would start to curl and I couldn’t straighten them out and it would awaken me, I would do this for five minutes while lying in bed. Each and every time the pain went away my fingers straightened out and I was able to sleep with a smile.
August 28 of 2019 I had an incident with my heart. It was A Fib. I almost died but I was lucky enough to get help and with modern science and cardio rehab made a full recovery but was left with Extreme neuropathy in my ankles and feet. For the last two years it is been painful to even walk across the carpet from the kitchen to the living room or from the bedroom to the bathroom. I can no longer walk barefoot in the sand on the beach.
After doing the exercise at night for my fingers I noticed after about a month at the pain in my feet and ankles was gone. I could walk like a normal person and once again I could go barefoot on the beach.
I have also regain full function of my fingers and the pain is gone and I exercise this each and every time I start to feel any pain. One night I decided to experiment and took it a step further. After rubbing my fingernails together I moved up to the first knuckles. I rubbed them for about 3 minutes. The tingling sensation was strong and ran up my wrists. I then moved up to the second knuckles and did the same thing. Every part of my hands were tingling so strong that there completely enjoying the sensation while drifting back to sleep. When I awoke I was not thinking about pain in my feet and walked to the kitchen an went about my day when suddenly I realized that ALL of the pain from neuropathy has disappeared.
Since that night I do the same routine meeting every night when I go to bed can I go to work with no pain in my hands or fingers and no pain in my feet and I walk like a normal person again. So no I do not have scientific evidence but I have personal evidence. I would encourage anybody with arthritis or neuropathy to try this I speak from personal experience.
Appreciate the feedback and you contributing to the community!
i have done alot for almost 3 years, except last summer months i was working alot and dindt had the time, aside that i did alot and i did like 1h to 3 h a days, i was constant doing sometimes for few minutes others times i did almost entire watching a movie or youtube video every single days, and for my personal opinion, it works in someway, all depends also the lifestyle, to work good, a person must be dedicated alot to this and combine with good helahty lifestyle ( drink only water and eat healhty, and not have bad life habits, gymn exercizing helps along) all combine i can say it works very good in someway, but it takes time and dedication and all combine along time it works, and isnt free cost in my opinion, because it has a cost of the sacrifice of time and dedication to it, and in my opinion for a person that has several lost hair or very thin scalp in very progressive way, doenst work in efficient but it work in very soft manner, and in the end isnt worth the commitment and sacrifice to it just see a small improvement in hair scalp and thickness, and for those that has baldness genes even less, some bald men that has truly baldness genes and doing this exercize is almost pointless, it can help in someway, but the contrast of everydays Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) production in the system will destroy almost all the small results gain; For a woman that hasn’t too much severe hair sclap demaged it must work fine, aside that for most people special in men dont work in a way that can been consider efficient to the point of being noticed by the eyes, in my opinion is not worth the time and dedicaiton for small results that takes lot a time to been notice some progress! this is my personal opinion, but again im a 40´s man and i have a bit baldness gene in family , and all that even help me to formulate how truly genuine is this exercise is, but the this exercise help me more in better blood circulation in all my system and help me better digestive process and fast metabolism and for those that has intestinal problems like constipation and bladder problems is helps doing this exercize, in general this exercize has many benefits since the main thing this exercize do it improve blood flow circulation better making all body system better funtion in better optimized way! for better healthy way is worth the doing few minutes (10 to 30 min) a day, but for the hair those minutes only don’t make any improvements at all (in way that can be notice by the eyes)!
I don’t understand this article. How can I rub my nails together. A picture is needed please.
Hi Minaz!Could you please also tell us about how we can take care of our eyes especially when someone wants to get the white of eye whiter?(when they don’t have any other eye problem)
Thank you!
Hi Anne, I splash cool water on closed eyes. That seems to help.
Hair never grow in and my hairline try everything
I want to try nail rubbing. But…. I want to ask a question. If I have artificial nails on top of my natural nails, will nail rubbing be beneficial? What I mean is….is it the pressure of rubbing the nails together that helps?
Or is it the rubbing of the nails themselves?
Thank you.
Hi Rebecca, I would give it a try. It should have some effect.
Why is nail rubbing not good for people with high blood pressure?
Great job
Hello! I am a 15 year old boy. I am facing hair loss for past 1 year. My crown area is getting thin and the back of my crown part is thinner than the crown part. I regularly do nail rubbing technique. Please tell me am I supposed to anything else to get back my thick and soft hair.
Hi Minaz,Im 25 years old..I have lots of hair fall before but now ok and then i was shave my hair been one year ago..The growing of my hair is very late and thin..The hair is fall whenever i wash..Pls help me
Hi Agetheswary, there are so many factors to growing new hair. Your diet, shampoo, stress etc.
Please go through natural remedies in hair loss section. Hopefully you will find solution.
Please do this and I promise it will work. Your hair loss will stop!
Take these supplements and in two weeks you’ll see results.
Vitamin B complex
Vitamin B12
Biotin
Selenium
Copper and zinc
Trust me it will work!!!
Hiiii guys I wanted to regrow my hair what i do?
It shines hair, growth of the hair n makes it black.
my hair lossing day by day 1year
Minaz please help me actually I am having lots of hair fall earlier I use to have very thick hair but now after lots of hair fall It has became very thin I have started rubbing my nails from last one month for about half n hour a single day but no results it continues to be that much only I am afraid that my all hair will not just what to say please help me
Hi Vaishnavi, I totally understand that hair loss is frustrating, I have been there.
I have written a detailed article on natural remedies that worked for me, food suggestions and vitamins necessary for hair growth. Hope this help.
Did rubbing nails get turns white hairs to black ? According to ramdev baba’s theory he says this nails rubbing help to get black hairs
I like u minaz…..????????❤️????????
HOW MUCH HAIR FALL IS NORMAL IN A DAY?
50 to 100 hair
hello Minaz,
I am 22 years old.I am suffering from PCOS and hypothyroidism and suffering from extreme hair fall and thinning of hair now almost my scalp is visible help me out.
Hello Preethi, both thyroid and PCOS can be improved with a practice of yoga, healthy diet and regular weight training (it is beneficial for women too and does not cause muscles to bulk up).
Once your body is balanced your hair will start growing too.
Follow no 1,2,3,4,and 16 from this. I will share more info on this soon.
I had heavy bleeding problems for almost 2to 3 months my bleeding didn’t stopped and I have hypothyroidism but continue practice of pranayama by Ramsey baba on YouTube every day for three months my bleeding stopped and got regular periods with no trouble also my fibrosis got vanished my doctors are surprised how this is possible . Now working on my hypothyroidism acupressure my self and ujjai , udgeet , sheaasan and other excersise to loose weight by ramdevbaba from YouTube everyday and I m sure I will get read of all this overweight and hypothyroidism problems .
I want to grow my beard as it has less amount hair on my face…Pls suggest on this.my age is 30
Along with this above nail rubbing technic add your thumb also rub your thumbs too as it helps to grow a beard.
Doing nailrubbing on regular basis turn white hair to black? Anyone hair turn to black using this excercise? Please reply and share your experience…
I have been suffering from hair loss for three years I used minoxidil for last 3 months but I can’t get any results so I give it up and started using onion juice for 1 month but my hair loss continue and I have felt pain on my scalp so what should I do old ans me
Hi Suvo, just use plain coconut oil to massage your hair.
Also include coconut (dry or fresh), flax seeds, almonds, and ghee in your diet
Best wishes.
Take 1. SELENIUM 200CH & 2. LYCOPODIUM CLAVATAM 30CH Homeopath medicine…. You will see result in just 15 days
Dosage ? Time and mode of consumption
Can this method reverses grey hair????
Hi Minaz, thanks for this great resource
I wanted to know whether it was okay to consume store-bought Amla powder – for example- as a drink? And if so, what powder to liquid ratio should I apply?
Thanks so much!
Hi Huda, yes you can. I would start with 1/2 teaspoon with a 1/2 cup water.
You can read more in the article: Amla The Superfood for Hair.
Hi minaz
If someone lost hairs from front hairline. . . Is there any natural way to grow back hairs otherthen hair transplant
And also tell me about prp treatment. . . Who should go for it. .
Hi Jitu,
Massage twice a week with coconut oil. Wash with reetha-shikakai homemade shampoo.
for more tips, read my posts on:
17 things I did to regrow my lost hair
How to Stop Hair loss: 28 Remedies for Hair Growth
I am 20 and I had thick wavy nice hair until last month, I colored my hair and since then I lost hair in chunks and now when I run my fingers through my hair …I feel so sad…how can I make it grow back like it was bfore? Please help!
Hi Rakshita, I have similar story to you. I have shared many tip to regrow lost hair, please check out the hair loss section.
Best wishes.
It reduce my hairfall for 15 16 days but now i am experiencing 30 to 40 hairfall. Is it normal to loose the hair due to nail rubbing.
No.
But it’s okay to lose 30-40 hair per day. It’s a part of normal hair growth cycle.
dear minaz,
i am suffering from mpb 1st stage i hv started nail rubbing exercise 2 weeks ago i do it for 1 hour daily ( 20 min thrice ) my hair fall has increased tell me how long this shedding period will go on
and these fallen hair will come back or not
Dear Mukes, practice nail rubbing for 10 -15 minutes daily. That is enough.
Also use miracle hair mask or ayurvedic hair mask once a week.
Wash your hair with this homemade shampoo.
Also check for any vitamin deficiency: vit D, B12, calcium.
Yes it is normal it will increase your hair fall for a week or 2 week and after that it will stop.. And after 4 to 5 months you will see good result bt make sure you continue this process once you stopped. The hair which you gained it will go off
.. Trust me it works best as compare to taking any other medicine dont take any topical lotion if its possible try to drink amla juice and.. Take RND OIL. It wrks best bt make sure you use in the night time before go to bed this will helps to stop hair fall n regrow hair naturally do not trust any dermatalogist our indian dermatologist making money … So they dont care and they will prescribe you topicsl solution knw n as minoxidil. And they will give u some tablets to eat ..
Dear Minaz
I have heard that but doing so it may also stimulate extra hair growth on other parts of the body like facial, hands and etc. Is it true? This would be a big issue as I want to reduce the hair growth in those area and nor having this side effect.
What type if skin conditions do you mean when you say not to do nail rubbing? If its for hair, will it affect your face? I have acne, can I still do this?
Yes it works. 100%
Great!
I’ve oily scalp and whenever I Do this exercise it becomes more greasy and kind of silky..Is this exercise related to sebum secretion in any case
Can I rub thumb nails to get thick full of beard and mustache? Or will thumb nail rubbing causes other part of face hair growth…like ear and nose hair, if not can I grow along with finger nails rubbing?
i had my dreadlocks twisted too tightly? you think its permanent?
i had my dreadlocks twisted too lightly…you think the damage is permanant?
just update it to me. i want to hear more about your progress ok
Can someone tell me which exact parts of the finger nails need to be rubbed for hair growth? Is it the nail tips of one hand rubbed against the nail roots of the other hand? Or should i rub the entire nail surfaces against each other?
Entire nail surfaces against each other.
Hi, I have been doing nail rubbing for a few weeks now. During the first week or so, I did not feel anything. After that, I felt a tingling on my scalp after I did the exercise so I continued. However, there seems to be more hair fall these few days. I did some research and apparently there is a shedding period that some people experience when doing this exercise. Is there anyone who is did this experienced the shedding period? If so, how long did it last? I am a bit hesitant to continue this since I do not have much hair to start with. The only positive thing that I noticed is more of the hair falling out seems to be thinner or shorter. Some info about myself, I am 21 and female. Thank you for the input!
this is normal. meaning that you are doing great. your hair fall because it remove all the unwanted hair that no premature. inside of scalp there will be potential new hair growth with the strong roots push the premature hair. please update this if you hair got a significant growth.
I stopped doing it. It wasn’t because of the shedding,if anything, the shedding has continued with more hair falling now that I have stopped. Unfortunately, I started having scalp pain/headaches and I am not sure if the nail rubbing caused it. Maybe I was trying out too many things at once. Now, I will just take things slow, just do a couple of things. I do want to start the nail rubbing again though,just not now. Also, I recently discovered bin-aural beats which can help with hair growth too so I’m trying that out as an alternative.
I’m doing it for months but I didn’t find any result can anyone help me
Shall i rub my nails whenever i free?
that should be good. when i do it, my hand veining appeared at my hand palm. i hope that is normal for the stimulating
I have just started this but I am not feeling anything on my scalp, from what I have read this means I am doing it wrong but I have watched a few videos and I am doing what is being shown, I can’t see how I am doing it
wrong, the only thing that tingles is my fingernails. Help.
u must do it fast until u feel the heat at fingernail and veining on your palm. after you done that, you will feel your hair itch and that is a good sign. this technique works as long as you human. all human share the same experiences
Sir I doing rubbing nails last 1 month and my hair is falling lot pls explain anybody what should i do
that is good. good and great hair push the premature hair
Hi All,
My hair is still falling daily even after rubbing the nails. It worked for me for few months and after that all on a sudden it stopped working for me. I tried a lot after that and its still not showing any results.
Could someone please help me to find a reason for this.
Thanks,
Manz
Hi I feel bit dizzy after I do this…is it normal?
No… does anyone else feel giddy???
Do for less time and see if that helps.
Yes, I felt giddy straight away – will have to build up my time, delicate flower that I am. lol
Wondering if those finding they’re suddenly shedding hair are making sure they’re not using bought shampoo (detergent based). I am using Shakakai and Aritha (reduced hair fall from around 400 per day – yep! had to count them, to under 100 – so in the normal range. Some days it’s more like 20).
Thanks so much for this site and info – been a bit of a miracle. (especially love the rather unusual remedies)
That’s awesome.
Yes absolutely, shikakai and reetha homemade shampoo made a big difference to my hair as well.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
that is normal. me too experienced the same thing
I will start rubbing my nail today!
so how was it going? is it good?
I kinda stop intermittently, overall, I think it helps slightly, lesser shedding. But if stressful, the hair will still fall >_<
Thanks for such cool info, BTW: I am glad to say that I have came out of that pit where everything felt impossible. I was losing the grip on my hair. Our standard YOGAs like: Headstand, Balayam are really helpful. You should not give up. It will definitely take around a year or two to see the major results. But it’s worth it. Also: Only exercise won’t help. you have to maintain your diet and eat really healthy food.
I have been rubbing my nails for about a year now but only for 3 minutes. Since I read your posting today, I will increase to 5 minutes and twice a day. I am so glad I found your website today.
Yes, my hair surely has grown but the natural color has not returned yet. I do want this to happen.
This is doing something in my forehead…i mean the nail rubbing.. let me try this regularly
It really works, by aggravating the blood circulation to our upper part of head, And due to which it will help not only in stopping of hair fall but it will re grow all your hair back,if one is consistent enough. Do not overdo this procedure, as by overdoing of it will create increase in your heart beat and increase of blood pumping, so it will create an uneasiness, it will result in appetite disorder. So do it only 5-10 mins in morning and evening regularly.It will surely show u the positive result.
Hi..why should it be done on an empty stomach? Any idea?
It really works, do it and enjoy its benefit. Actually it looks very simple and many think it as illogical, but it aggravate blood circulation so it should be done with care. And to your question, it should not be done immediately after lunch or dinner, as we eat our major portion of blood rush to stomach for digestion process so rubbing of nail will create a mismatch in the flow. so it is prescribed to do in the morning and at night for 5-10 minutes only, Don’t overdo it. Please check out video also which are present in you tube for better understanding. :):)
Because when you eat something the more blood circulation goes for your stomach that’s y you feel sleepy after eating meal. By rubbing we have to improve our nails we have to improve our blood circulation to the brain not to stomach!
Hey guys i want to know whether this nail rubbing grows u a moustache and beard??
Yes. . . definitely . .it helps a lot.. . .but don’t try this otherwise you may have to reconsider your parlor budget….
rubbing your thumb nails will result in beard and mostache growth.
Yes, it does. But only if u rub both the thumb nails together.
hey, Does Rubbing Fingernails to guitar strings has the same effect? cuz most of the classical guitarist have lots of hair 😀 or you should rub them together?
people good news for all.! It’s wrking my hairs are growing back, miracles happens in this world only.. but, i have to work on it more.. nail rubbing with yogasan working as ramdev said.!
it take how months and did you do it 10 min per day explain us your technique thanks
Brother,how many months it tooks????
Brother please share your technique on how you do it.
You have to use pure coconut oil not shalimar or parachute please,when we have no hairfalls we can use this.bt when hairfalls start in life,these shouldn’t be used,these coconut oil contains parafin which is very dangerous for hair.
I AM ALSO USING THIS ONION JUICE AND NAIL RUBBING TEQNIQUE NOW.NO HAIRLOSS MORE THAN 6 TO 8 IN A DAY.USING IT BFORE BATH, 5 TO 6 HOURS BFORE.BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHETHER THE HAIRS I LOST FROM 1 YEAR CAN REGROW.IF REGROWS THEN I WILL BE VERY VERY VERY VERY GRATEFULL TO YOU.I HAVE USED THESE TEQNIQUES FROM 30 days,CAN I GET MY LOST HAIR BY THE two methods mentioned above FOR more MOnths,my age is 18 years AND WHAT IS THE MAX NO OF HAIRS FALL IN NORMAL CONDITION??
Adi, many people, including me has experienced hair regrowth. But I also did many other thing along with finger nail rubbing.
My best wishes to you.
Hair will grow back because both onion juice and nail rubbing is beneficial for hair.But it will take long long time to get back your lost hair.But again vary from person to person.It will take minimum 1 year to get them back.One guy state he got back his hair in 5 years by nail rubbing.Do not know about max no. of hair fall but read somewhere that 100 is consider as normal.
I THINK ONION JUICE ARE THE BEST.JUST USE THIS.IF YOU CAN’T GET RID OF hair fall from all these comments given by others,then you must try it.daily you have to apply on the scalp.and keep it for 3-4 hours.then wash.before using this, 1st use warm coconut oil on your scalp with your finger tip.then use onion juice.I AM NOT SURE THAT YOU CAN GET RESULTS SURELY.BUT I JUST GOT BENEFIT FROM IT,DAILY 50TO 80 HAIR FOLLICLES USED TO FALL BT NOW ONLY 3 TO 5 HAIR falls WHLE BATHING.AND ALSO DON’T ALWAYS FINGER TO YOUR hair.it may cause harm t o the hair root.
Never tried but read this in an old book 10 years ago….
I have been trying this nail rubbing for 3 months and i dont see any tickling on head or any regrowth , If any person who really tried and got hair regrowth with this technique can you please be kind and share your details so that i can contact you. I am really frustrated of this hair loss and its totally ruining my confidence.
Hi there I still do not know if it will bring back the lost hair but I know it stopped my hair fall.I started to lost my hair badly in April last year.Every morning I use to wake up with 10 to 20 hairs all over my bed.I am doing this nail rubbing thing form May 2014.I was not working for 3 to 4 months but now I have noticed my hair fall is back to normal level.Yeah I do felt that tingling thing in my head.Other thing I want to mention there is history of hair loss in my family.Some other point I like to mention are-
1.I do not smoke or drink.
2.I started to eat every vegetables from May which I was not eating.
3.I started some physical exercise to fight stress level.
4.I started using Patanjali Amla Oil and Divya Kesh Tail almost every night in a week.
5.Last I started taking amla powder and amla juice and every kind of amla product.
No I am not an agent of Patanjali.You can use amla product of any other brand.But amla is must.Because rubbing nail will supply blood to the hairs but your blood have to contain the nutrients.
Why you should try this?Because its free and easy.Sirshasan(Yoga) in which one have to stand in head does the same thing.
I do this 15 minutes in a day.Not always continuously and eat alma product every day.What else,no one ever lost hair in 1 months.It probably long time to trigger the hair fall so no one will get back those hair very soon.It may take long time to grow them back.Also it may vary from person so person depending upon many factors.
Oh guys I forgot to mention.While doing nail rubbing you have to keep the thumb straight.Nail rubbing is actually kind of mudra.Mudras are hand posture.For example God MahaDev do that while in meditation.Ok the rule is while doing thing nail rubbing one must keep the thumb straight.I am providing the actual steps below:
1.Put the hand together and make the posture.Keep the thumb straights.
2.Now bring the hands near your chest.
3.Now keep rubbing.
Lots of people mentioned that they did not feel the tingling sensation.I felt that.May be you people have to do it continuously for 15 minutes to feel that.Not sure though.Also never rub your thumb.Plus never rub the portion where you cut your nails,some says it may give you hair in your ears.I think it is true because I rubbed and I notice hair growth in my ear.So once again rules are:
1.Lock your hand and bring it near your chest.
2.Keep the thumbs straight.
3.Rub the portion where woman apply nail polish not the portion where you cut your nails.
4.In my opinion you might have to do it at least 15 minutes in a day for 8 months to get the results.But as said before vary from person to person.
5.You have to eat vegetables and amla.Amla is very much necessary but if you can not ignore.And remember nail rubbing only supply blood to the hairs.One have to eat healthy to supply nutrient blood to the hair,otherwise no use.
Another thing I am again mentioning there is history of baldness in my family but I able to reduced it normal amount.So I believe it work.
hy i want to know the tip of nail is the portion that you cut your nail?
roadblock, Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Really appreciate it.
Glad to hear that you are eating vegetables now and also exercising. I guess, not just your hair but your entire body will bless you for making healthy choices.
Amla in any form is highly beneficial.
The oil you mentioned – divya kesh tel didn’t work for me. I just make my own blend with pure oils such as coconut, almond, sesame and castor.
Do share your feedback in few days. Regards, Minaz
ramdev baba technique is rub tip of his right nails with left nails?
@Minaz: I heard Divya Kesh Tail did not worked for many people.Well I am not sure if it worked for me or not as I am doing lots of things for the hair as I mentioned.But I am going to continue using Divya Kesh Tail and Amla oil for atleast 6 months.Making ones own oil at home is cost is a good option.Lots of people do that depending on the result on their hair.
@Depor:Sorry for my bad English bro.Unable to make you understand.What I meant to say is you have to rub the area where woman apply nail polish and you have to rub those area of the right hand with the left hand.Never rub your thumbs as you will get facial hair and never rub the area of the nail that we use to scratch(that thin blade like portion) as that will give you hairs on your ear.
Once again In simple words only rub the portion where woman apply their nail polish.Rub the right hand nails against left as shown in the picture in this website.
but it’s impossible to rub upper part of nails together you should use your right tip nail to rub upper part of left nail
Dude sorry can not make you understand.Here there is pic guide of nail rubbing given in the website.Just follow it.Do it in Ramdev Baba way.
I agree. I rub one nail at a time (just the moon shaped nail bed and I’m seeing less hair loss in just TWO days!
Yes,this really works.I USED WITH ONION JUICE ON THE SCALP.WITHIN 7 days i get rid of hair loss.EVERY DAY 50 HAir follicles uprooted,bt now only 1 or 2 uproots while bathing.I DON’T KNOW WHETER NAIL RUBING OR ONION JUICE WORKED,BUT I AM HAPPY KNOW
Adi, Glad to know that nail rubbing along with onion juice treatment worked for you.
Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
Look forward to hearing more from you.
hi Suresh,
Frustration really is a stress booster which in turn make more hair loss. What you need first hand is stress busters. At least 25% raw food before usual food, at least 5 minutes pranayama, little bit of yoga would be a good start to help you sent away a good portion of stress. Visualize everyday nice thick lustrous hair 🙂 Enough. It gets you what you wish. Consistency is the key! Sure good luck!!
Hi
Can you please let me know if it really works, am sick of websites showing false ideas for growing hair . I have been trying this nail rubbing for 4 months and i dont see any tickling on head or any regrowth , If any person who really tried and got hair regrowth with this technique can you please be kind and share your details so that i can contact you. I am really frustrated of this hair loss and its totally ruining my confidence.
It worked for me dude.Read my other replies in the website.
Hey!! I have a Homedics mimi massager and I was wondering if putting my fingernails on the little machine would have the same effect as rubbing my fingernails together! It gives the same tingling sensation much faster! But I’m afraid it would be doing the same thing to my thumbs cause I heard rubbing your thumbs together stimulates facial hair and I’m a girl so that wouldn’t be good haha!!
NOTE: I put my fingernails on the flat side of the massager!
Please reply! Thanks! 🙂
Hello Merella, I have never heard of this, but would be interesting to hear your experience. Yes, please keep your thumbs off it.
Let us know how it goes 🙂
Hello, I have lost about 1.5 inch hairs from front of my head causing baldness. Is it possible to regrow this hair?
The only thing I seen so far that rubbing my nails together did make my nails grow faster. Also monostat works for going hair but you must keep it sprayed with water to stop the dryness. Yes I do mean the cream you use now there. To completely stop your hair from coming out or from falling out trim your ends and use sage mix with a good conditioner it does not matter the amount leave for amount an hour to really get the effects. Yes I’ m referring to the sage we use in our dressing for Thanksgiving. Also before rubbing your nails together use a good oil on them suchas coconut oil and wear gloves when using chemicals like bleach, and cleaning products this can stop and hinder nail growth and possibly hair growth. I hope this will help you, you can also google what I mention about monstat and sage. I did try all these things for myself it
was God that gave me the idea of sage.
I have been doin this for 5 months and no sign of relief and i am loosing 10 to 15 strands a day….
and i think i ll be bald in next few yrs and its depressing..guys est me something…:(
do you feel any sensaion on your scalp while doing this trick and how much dou you doing it 20 min or what?
Dude, you have serious deficiency of protein and rest. Stop smoking if you are doing…Take care of nutrition and good exercise..i think that is best solution..
hy guys we are in decembre do you remove your baldness or still no results come on share with us your improvement to give people some idea and ancouragement to still doing rubbing nails
can i do more than 3 times nail rubbing techniqe in a day ???any side effect after doing more than 3 timese in a day ???now i m ussing himalya anti hair fall oil please suggest it is beter or not ???
hy is still any difference on your hair did you find some difference
Hello Vivek, Yes you can do it thrice a day, and 2 hours after food.
Can you tell me the ingredient list of himalaya oil.
can i do more than 10 times in a day ??they will not do side effect after doing more than time in a day ???now i m using himalya anti hair fall oil please suggest it is better or not ???
don’t do more and more bro. three time is enough
Why is it not safe to do nail rubbing when pregnant? What are the repercussions?
Hello Gena, because it may trigger uterine contractions.
Sir, iam suffering from high blood pressure, my agw is 30, 90 and 140, so should i do nail rubbing or not, my hair is falling continuisaly, can i do nail rubbing or this exercise will fall hair more?? Plz reply me
Hello Sandy, finger nail rubbing is contraindicated in high bp, so plz don’t do it. Instead do oil massage with almond and castor oil (4:1 ratio), twice a week.
Sir Pls reply,
Iam 29yrs old, i have hereditary problem. I have lost my hair in my forehead (not full) and hair also become thin.By doing the nail rubbing exercise, whether any possibility of regrowing of hair in the bald area and will get thick in the existing hair. If so, how many times and duration in each time a day should do.
Pls suggest any other remedy to get my lost hair and to prevent the hair loss.
Hello Kabir, I did reply to you earlier. And do I look like Sir to you 🙂
Use almond oil mixed with castor oil to massage your scalp. And wash using Reetha- Shikakai Shampoo
Also, Apply apple juice (freshly squeezed) and gently massage your scalp.
And read the article on how to regrow lost hair. This will give you general understanding on how to care for your hair.
Best wishes, Minaz
Hi!
thanks for your valuable suggestion. Yes, u dont look like sir to me 🙂 .
i follow your suggestions. Reg nail rubbing how many times in a day should do. Pls tell the minimum duration in one session.
thanks
kabirkhan
Kabir, you can do once or twice a day for 10 minutes. Also, read the post for when not to do.
Let us know how it works for you.
regards, Minaz
hi i am doing nail rubbing since 6 months and I have seen new hair follicles on my head where previously it was completely bald. But the hair follicles are small and growth is slow. Still I can see my head less bald now. I am rubbing nails everyday for atleast 15 minutes. But I have not seen any reduction in hairfall. I experience almost 20-30 hairs falling everyday.
That’s great. Thanks for sharing.
It is okay to loose some hair every day. I have explained it here: https://www.hairbuddha.net/stop-hair-loss-naturally/
Hi!
Iam 29yrs old, i have hereditary problem. I have lost my hair in my forehead (not full) and hair also become thin.By doing the nail rubbing exercise, whether any possibility of regrowing of hair in the bald area and will get thick in the existing hair. If so, how many times and duration in each time a day should do.
Pls suggest any other remedy to get my lost hair and to prevent the hair loss.
There is a video saying how massaging black seed oil on your scalp can help with hair growth.
Naz, Please do not put any external links on this site. It will be treated as spam.
Sorry, I wouldn’t of posted it if I knew that. Kabir try researching it online.
sir,
my two questions are-
1)does this nail rubbing works for complete bald people?
2)is there sure chances for re-growth in bald head??
thank you sir,
regards, hari.
Hi Hari, there is some anecdotal evidence, so no harm trying. And the fact is, nothing comes with a guarantee. But if you don’t try I can guarantee nothing will happen 🙂
Plus, do oil massage using almond oil and castor oil (2:1 ratio) and wash your head using Ree-Shi shampoo.
Best wishes.
Sir, I have white hair problem. I am 16 year old. From yoga my white hair convert into black.
And How much time it will take.
Saurabh, Do it for at least 3 to 4 months. Also, include amla – dried or fresh – in your diet.
Thank You sir
Sir,
Iam 29yrs old, i have hereditary problem. I have lost my hair in my forehead (not full) and hair also become thin.By doing the nail rubbing exercise, whether any possibility of regrowing of hair in the bald area and will get thick in the existing hair. If so, how many times and duration in each time a day should do.
Pls suggest any other remedy to have get my lost hair and to prevent the hair loss.
do it for 1 hour a day at least and see results in just 10 days, its my experience, hair fall will disappear definitely, i give this advice to 5 peoples and all of them give me a positive feedback, the key is to give more time, 10-15 min. nail rubbing consumes a year to see results
Hi Avinash, thanks for sharing your experience.
I have few questions for you:
1. Doing nail rubbing for 1 hour doesn’t harm/injure your nails?
2. Do you nail rub continuously for 1 hour or break it down into sessions?
3. After ten days did you reduce the time?
Regards, Minaz
actually i didn’t got any problem on my nails its may be bcoz i have thick and hard nails, may be for peoples having soft nails would face problem, i wish to rub nails continuously for one hour but bcoz of pain in hands i break it down in 2 or 3 steps, nothing wrong in continuously rubbing the nail for a long time depends on your nails, you can take protein diet to make stronger your nail and hair also, and i am not going to reduce the time of nail rub until i get satisfied, you can rub your nails up to 1.5 hours a day, break it down in 3 steps, morning-afternoon-evening, try to apply fresh aloevera gel at scalp before sleep and do yoga also…. all the best
Avinash,thanks for your detailed explanation. Appreciate it.
Regards, Minaz
hy guys we are in decembre do you remove your baldness or still no results
keep patience dude….complete results will take a whole year, so keep doing without expecting early results…all the best 🙂
thanks but for ccontinu i would love to see experience for regrowth hair due to his technique, i will be thankful if you share with us your experience or someone had positive results thanks i am bald
Salam Ms Aslam.
2 years back I had very very strong hairs but then hair fall started and till now I have tried many things on my hairs but didn’t get any positive result. I heard about this nail rubbing thing last day and I have already start working on it, please suggest me some more exercises to do with this or any hair oil massage which I should do on weekly bases because I do job where I work till late night so I feel much dizzy to do any exercise or massage I want to do them when I have off, plus you have mentioned “pranayem” here, I didn’t got it what is this would you like to explain this term please.
Regards
Bilal Ahmed
Salam Bilal,
Pranayam is breathing techniques that help to improve oxygen supply, calm your mind, and energize your body; thereby increasing your awareness, concentration, and over all health (which includes your hair). Some examples of pranayam are kapalbhati, anulom vilom (alternate nostril breathing), and bhramri. Here is a video on how to do pranayam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e77exc7ukI (in Hindi) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_Jnra2O9Fc (in English)
You can start with anulom vilom (alternate nostril breathing) and bhramri. Also do moderate exercise like walking, cycling, or yoga asanas every day (for about 30 mins).
And massage your head twice a week using this blend of oils
Lastly,eat healthy and balanced diet.
Best wishes.
Does this have anything to do with the third eye? My forehead’s been pumping crazy x))
Hi Karl, I don’t know much about third eye, except that it is located between your eyebrows. But the tingling sensation that I get in my head, after doing nail rubbing, is similar to what I experience during meditation.
No Results So Far.I Have Been Doing It For Last Two Months & Will Try For Nearly A Year Excepting It To Work For Me.
Hi Raj, continue doing nail rubbing every day.
Also, do head massage twice a week using almond oil and castor oil (4:1 ratio).
And if you can, do pranayam and yoga asana as well (join a class if you have not done it before).
Best wishes.
Hi. Minaz
This is once again Manohar here and iam still doing this nail rubbing exercise but there is no any results yet iam doing it from atleast from past 3 weeks and also iam into the yoga works as you told me do but still my hair fall remains the same and there is no any improvement on the hair regrowth and hair fall as well please suggest me does this exercise really works out or not ??????
Manohar, Continue doing it for 5 to 6 months. 3 weeks is too short to see any changes.
Best wishes.
Please suggest that the best technic and use of hair oil to reverse the grey hair within in couple of weeks
I wish I knew how to reverse grey hair in couple of weeks 😉
But this hair rinse works miracle you will see results in couple of months
Hi , im 18 years old and i have a hair fall problem. im very stressed due to this. i have started nubbing my nails now.
my hair just keep falling no matter what for the past one year. please suggest me something, i dont want to get bald
Hi Vidit, stress will aggravate your hair fall, so please stop stressing. Continue nail rubbing.
Also, since you are new to hair buddha I would suggest you read few articles to understand how to care for your hair:
What to eat for healthy hair
17 things I did to regrow my lost hair
7 ways to stop hair loss
Traditional hair care
Let me know if you have any more questions.
HI
This is Manohar here and i wanted ask you a quick ? that i just wanted to know how many times do i need to oil my hair in a week and how many times do i need to take bath with the lukewarm water . And
Manohar, oil massage twice a week, leave overnight and wash off next morning. Use plain water or reetha-shikakai shampoo.
मेरे सारे बाल सफ़ेद होकर उड़ गए हैं क्या मेरे सारे बाल 30-30 मिनट प्रतिदिन नाखुनो को रगड़ने के योग से वापस आकर काले और घने हो सकते हैं
5 to 10 mins twice a day is enough. Do not overdo as it can harm your nails.
Hi,
I wanted to inform you that i am still not able to see any kind of changes on my hair fall count and more over am working in the night shift from past 4 years so will this might be one of the reason for the hair fall . So please help me out with the right information and i do see that there is a dandruff on my head . So i don’t how we do i judge on my hair fall is it because of the lack of sleep,dandruff or due to the typhoid which is faced 4 years before i don’t know what is exact reason for my hair fall and all ways my head will start itching when it’s itching i will put hand to scratch the head at that time i can see the hair falls like crazy at least 20 hair will fall and the hair which will fall down those hair will be very thick and there will be a hair root with the hair and falls permanently and it’s very hard to think about the hair and please give me the right answer what i need to follow and for how many minutes do i need to do the nail rubbing and for how many days i need to massage the scalp and how do i control the dandruff and what are right food to follow it up which should make my hair really thick and very strong as well …..
Hi Manohar, first of all you need to be patient, you are not going to see results over night. Give it at least 3 to 4 months to see any changes.
For your dandruff: Use amla with coconut oil. How to use
Shampoo: Use shikakai, reetha, amla powder to wash your hair ratio of (2:2:1)
Oil massage: Massage 2 times a week. When doing oil massage use affirmations like my hair is healthy and strong. More on how to use
Exercise: Do yoga – pranayam, and asanas I mention earlier.
Food: Eat flaxseeds, green vegetables, 2 to 3 fruits, almonds, whole grains, yoghurt, lentils and pulses (mung, massor, rajma, chana).
Hope this will help you. Cheers, Minaz
I hv been doing this practise since january but my hairs r continuously falling..more than 20 hairs per day my oga practise is not daily baisi but i do sometime sheersasan my hair r falling with roots i hv not seen any regow hair or thick hair line please suggest me what wrong with my hair ?
Hi Surender, It is normal to shed about 100 hair per day. Continue nail rubbing, and do sheersasan everyday (do not do it after food, should be done on an empty stomach, ideal time is in the morning before breakfast). Also include pranayam (kapalbhati, anulom vilom, bhramri).
More tips on how to stop hair loss: click here
Let me know if you have any more questions.
which oil should i use ? i use dabar amla and rogan badam oil,alternately and shampoo i use is vatika now i m thinking to change oil to patanajali ramdev oil.
my hair is falling at high speed the bald is getting more and hair line very thin.
which nail rubbing technique is better the one whic is being showed by baba ramdev all the finger nail togather or the another one i saw on youtube one on one.
the another thing is i m student and not living with my family so my diet is not good.can alone yoga and finernail rubbing regrow my hair and with normal diet.. i eat almond everyday 5-6.
Hi Surender, For nail rubbing move both hands briskly (I think ramdev baba moves only one hand).
You can use rogan badam or ramdev baba oil. I am not sure about dabar amla – does it contain mineral oil, if yes then don’t use.
You can also make your own oil: take 100ml almond oil, 100 ml coconut oil, and 50 ml castor oil, to this add 25 gram dried amla and 5 gram dried brahmi. Shake the oil everyday for 2 weeks and use.
For shampoo: use Shikakai, reetha, and alma powder (ratio of 2:2:1). Don’t use store bought shampoo.
And staying away from home is no excuse to eating unhealthy. It’s good that you eat almonds, also include 2 tsp flax-seeds (alsi or jawas). Eat 2 to 3 fruits daily (not 3 bananas, eat different varieties) and make a salad of spinach, cucumber, tomatoes, carrot, beet (any three at one time).
Hope this works for you, Minaz
sir my hair is still falling more than 100 i m rubbing it daily with sheershasan and also started eating alsi seeds now my front bald comes whole hair gonesugest me how much oil should i pour on my head and how many days in week should i use aloe vera to wash my head how many time should i use shampoo n aloe vera in a week thanx
Surendra, Well done for doing all the hard work.
But, please stop counting your hair, it won’t help. Oil massage twice a week, leave overnight and wash next morning with reetha-shikakai shampoo. Use aloe vera after washing your hair, apply to freshly washed hair and leave on.
Also eat amla – dried or fresh every day.
All the best.
but sir i get tensed coz my hair is falling and hter is no sign of regrowing new hair not even a baby hai on my front bald but i will try
sir should i wash my hair daily with aloevera
How can I not stop for 5 minutes?? My arms are aching
Hi Karl, Start with 2 mins and gradually increase to 5 mins.
cheers, Minaz
Do it while watching movie in that way you will be focused on movie and not feel that much of pain.I can do nail rubbing 15 minutes continuously.
HI ,
This is Mano here and i wanted to know weather this nail rubbing really works out to regrowth of the hair on the scalp to protect the hait fall or not just reply for this msg plz
Hi Manohar, nail rubbing has helped many people regrow their lost hair. Of course nail rubbing alone will not work, you must follow healthy diet, exercise, and use natural ingredients on your hair.
Hope this help.
Cheers, Minaz
So what are healthy diet that i need to follow it up can you suggest me what exactly i need to follow and iam just 21 yr old and i have a lot of hair from from past 4 years . And the reason why iam facing this problem his due to the Typhoid fever and that’s when i started losing my very badly and i have tried all the products hair oil like Indhulekha , Ervamartin and nuzen most of the products i have used but there is no any result till today my hairs are falling very randomly and please provide me the right instruction what exactly i need to follow it up to regrow my hair and make stronger
Eat 1 to 2 teaspoons of flax seeds (also called alsi or jawas) everyday, as it contains omega 3 and other vital nutrients for hair. More on what to eat –>> click here
I would also suggest you to join yoga class, and practice asanas such as sravangasan, halasana, and chakrasan. It’s advised to learn the asanas under trained yoga teacher.
Do oil massage regularly, at least twice a week. Use a combination of almond or olive oil and castor oil (in ration of 5:1).
And get yourself checked for any vitamin or mineral deficiency.
All the best.
it works i know for sure
Dear my age 25 and havi lot of grey hairs and oily scalp as well so please suggest me the treatment so that I can use the same and how long the treatment will take as am havi 70-80% of grey hairs, Reversing of grey hairs are possible or shall I try any alternate. please suggest the diet as well
Am havi amla n almonds in the morning and curry leaves tea with honey and lemon
Performing daily nails rubbing exercise.
Last point excess of heat lead to greying of hair..
Thanks in Advance.
Hi Abdul, Continue nail rubbing.
Plus, to cover your grey hair apply this paste: 1 teaspoon coffee powder(or katha powder), 1 teaspoon amla powder, 3 teaspoon fenugreek (methi) powder, 1 teaspoon henna powder, and 1 teaspoon bhringraj powder. Add hot water to make a paste. Apply to your hair and leave on for 45 minutes. Wash off with plain water.
Do this 3 times a week for 2 to 3 months. Let us know how it works.
Regards, Minaz
Minaz aslam
May yeh try kar raha hon 10 din hogaye han may bal bohat zada gir rahay thay is say pahalay lakim mujhay kafi kami nazar arahi hai agay Allah karay or behtar ho jaye hairloss ney mujhay bohat parishan kiya hoa hai may 2 hairtransplant kar wah chuka.hon lakin srif pasay zaya hoa koi result nahi mila mujhay
Good to know that you are seeing decreased hair loss. All the best and hope it works for you 🙂
And do pay attention to what you eat as healthy diet is very important. Click here on what foods to eat –>>https://www.hairbuddha.net/?p=590
Please koi guide karay kya yeh method waqai kam karta hai yeh nahi hairloss ki waja say bohat parishan hon may 🙁
Qaseem, Fingernail rubbing has worked for many, so I would say give it a try for few months. Along with that do oil massage, eat a healthy diet, and exercise. Also use herbs like brahmi, bhringraj, amla infused in oil or hair pack – read more https://www.hairbuddha.net/?p=20
This would sound crazy but there was an elderly lady with full white hair who practised this. One day she showed her hair to my mother. The new length of hair coming out of her scalp was BLACK! I have never seen or heard anything like this
Dear readers,
I would really appreciate if you put your name when commenting. That way we can at least establish the first name connection.
Thanks, Minaz
I started my rubbing nails 6 months back and became really excited due to its effect on my hair growth. But the excitement caused me to rub the nails very vigorously leading to damaged nails. I think this damaged my nails bed as now the lower part of my nails has slightly thickened and discolored while the nail plate at the tip is coming off from the nails bed and has become noticeably thinner. This has led to decreased effectiveness of the exercise. What should I do????
Good to know that nail rubbing has worked for you. But, doing anything of excess is not good. 5 to 10 minutes every day is good enough, and do not be very forceful while doing it. I would suggest stop nail rubbing for couple of months or till your nails grow healthy. And see a doctor if need be.
Till you resume nail rubbing here is a post on how to regrow lost hair, these tips may help https://www.hairbuddha.net/?p=686
i have of this before..but didnt knew that it was this much effective…will surely give this a try..could you please upload a video with correct method of doing it
I introduced this to my mother upon Reading about it online and we began it together 3 years ago. I wasn’t as vigilant and list interest But my mother religiously continued She claim her hair grows faster , that her hair Has stopped falling in the shower. I must admit I look at her now and it seems fuller healthier For a woman in her 60s She began with 5 minutes a day then 30 and finds it works better if you do more then 30 or there abouts I’ve decided to renew it after feeling a little jealous And I understand a healthy exercise and eating Plan helps. Being a non smoker drinker and exercise daily with cardio and weights I think Im in a good position to see results in the months to come. Cheers
is it possible to rub in sets of five minutes four times a day….or is its important to rub ten minutes each???
Yes you can do it that way. But make sure you do it 2 hours after meal.
nail rubbing has a scientific base dude
there is logic behind it