Kair By Kairali

Where Kair sits beside the classical range

Kair is the part of the catalogue you use without thinking about it. Shampoos, shower gels, soaps and face washes, formulated with the same herbs the rest of the range draws on but built to be pleasant and repeatable rather than therapeutic. Nine of the fifteen are cosmetics in the strict sense: they go on, they come off, they leave the skin or hair clean.

The reason a Kerala pharmacy makes soap at all is the classical sequence it belongs to. Oil first, then wash — and if the wash is a strong detergent it strips off more than the oil you put on. Kair exists to be the second half of that pair. Bought on its own it is a decent herbal cosmetic; bought alongside a thailam it is doing the job it was designed for.

Three notes on using the range

1. It is the wash, not the treatment — Kair cleans. The medicated oils are where the sustained work happens.
2. Formulated to follow an oil — The shampoos in particular are built to lift a medicated oil without stripping the scalp.
3. Daily use is the intent — No course, no schedule. These replace what you already use rather than adding to it.

See also Bath, Body & Hair and Ayurvedic Hair Oil.

Always read the label and directions on the pack you receive, and speak with your physician before starting anything new — particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, managing a health condition or taking prescription medicine.