Is using myrtle for hair nourishment forbidden, given its benefits in strengthening hair, preventing its loss, promoting its growth, and darkening it?
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The relied-upon opinion is the prohibition of dyeing hair black. So, if the use of the oil and extract of this plant leads to the blackening of hair, it takes the same ruling, which is the prohibition of its use on hair. Hair can be strengthened through other means known to specialists.
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