HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR
HAIR
Five Parts: Washing hair properly, Drying your hair, Brushing your hair, Styling and dyeing your hair, Maintaining your general health.
Maintaining your hair is
relatively easy with the right kind of steps. Hair is made of protein, so
keeping a healthy diet and good hygiene is an essential part of maintaining
luscious locks. At the same time, here are some other tips about hair care, and
what you can do at home to get unbelievably beautiful hair.
Part 1 of 5: Washing hair properly
1 Wash
hair sparingly and use a good-quality shampoo. Washing hair too often can leave hair dried
out, leached of its natural oils, and may damage your hair. Aim to shampoo your
hair at most every other day or even only twice a week.
2 Try shampoos that do not contain
sulfates or parabens. Sulfates
are the chemicals that make shampoos lather up.[1] Parabens
are preservatives that cause irritation and eye problems after prolonged use[2].
Both of these chemicals aren't healthy for you or the environment so try to use
shampoos with natural cleansers.
- Choose a shampoo that suits your hair type. Don't
just go for any old shampoo; go for the shampoo that works for your hair
type. Typical types include (but are not limited to):
- Curly or coarse hair probably
wants frizz-minimizing and softening shampoo.
- Straight or oily hair probably
wants a gentle shampoo designed for daily washing.
- Colored or treated hair probably
needs a shampoo that's fortified with extracts or amino acids, because
treating your hair is essentially damaging it.
Dry hair probably needs shampoos with glycerin and
collagen to help restore some moisture into the hair.
3 Use conditioner that matches your hair
type, length, and treatment damage.A good rule of thumb is to condition every time you shampoo your hair,
although very processed or dyed hair probably needs a little more love than
natural hair.
Deep condition once a week. Use a
store-bought hair care product, or venture out on your own and try a homemade
solution. Deep conditioning is very good for your hair. It keeps hair soft,
healthy and moisturized.
4 Condition your hair properly based on
hair type:
- For fine hair: If you have
very limp hair, try a botanical oil treatment before you shampoo. Use
lavender or tea-tree oil, for example, and work it under your cuticles
before shampooing. Wash shampoo away and apply conditioner from the
mid-shaft down to the end. Leave in for a minute before washing.
For medium to thick hair,
use a moisturizer with natural hydrators. Keep your conditioner light. Apply
conditioner all over your head and let stay for 2-3 minutes.
5 Be careful about using hair care
products with too much protein. Too much protein can leave your hair feeling desiccated and
brittle. While protein is the building block of healthy hair, use conditioners
that come with balanced ingredients.
- Frizz-control serum can be used in small quantities to tame frizzes. Make sure you do not use too much, and wash once a week with a deep-cleanse shampoo to avoid build-up, which will leave hair looking dull and flaky.
6 Rinse
your hair with vinegar before shampooing, twice a year. Doing this helps to make your hair look
shinier and cleaner; plus, it treats dandruff. Use 1 part vinegar (preferably
organic apple cider vinegar) to 3 parts warm water, then rinse and wash your
hair as normal.
7 Moisturize
your hair. Use five oils:
almond, castor, olive, coconut and lavender oils. Mix together equal
proportions of each. Alternately, use egg oil. Apply to the hair and leave in
for four hours prior to showering out. Repeat twice a week.
Part 2 of 5: Drying your hair
1 Let hair dry naturally. After you get out of the shower, wrap your
hair in a cotton T-Shirt. Towels are made of fabric that is very rough and
damaging to your hair, causing frizziness and split ends. Avoid brushing hair
while wet, as it makes the hair brittle and weak. Only use a wide tooth comb to
brush out tangles while hair is wet.
- Try not to use a blow-dryer. Healthy hair does
not respond well to heat. Hair can sustain heat damage easily, especially
from blow-dryers. If you have to use a blow-dryer, dry your hair using the
lowest-temperature setting and limit usage to once a week.
If you shower before you sleep overnight, put your
hair up in a bun and let it air-dry overnight. Your hair should be dry in the
morning.
Part 3 of 5: Brushing your hair
1 Don't
brush your hair too much. Brushing your
hair stimulates the follicles which promotes growth, but brushing too much too
often, will cause damage to your hair strands that results in frizz and split
ends.
2 After
you shower, try using a wide toothed comb. Or,
use your fingers, rather than a brush.
Part 4 of 5: Styling and dyeing your hair
1 Trim
your hair regularly. The best way to
get rid of split ends is to do it yourself. Take some hair shears and attack
the split ends about 1⁄4 inch (0.6 cm)
above the splitting. Many women with perfect hair never have split ends because
they make it a priority to get their hair trimmed, or trim it themselves, every
6-8 weeks.
2 Style your hair naturally, minimizing
styling damage. Styling
by itself won't overly damage your hair, but repeated stylings multiple times
per week put some serious strain on hair.
- Avoid perming, crimping, straightening, curling, and bleaching or repeatedly coloring hair if at all possible. So you want to go out on Saturday night and need your hair straightened. That's fine. Just make it an occasional treat, not a permanent thing.
- Don't use rubber bands to pull back or otherwise style hair. Rubber bands will encourage your hair to get snagged, ripping it out of the follicle.
- Try not to use hairstyles that tightly pin or pull the hair back. Styles such as cornrows or tight ponytails can cause damage at the roots, or put stress on the follicles.
Instead, experiment with up-dos: a simple ponytail
or chignon looks clean and requires very few hair products. You could also just
keep your hair down and wear a headband.
3 Treat or dye your hair sparingly, if
at all. Dyeing and
treating your hair can take a lot out of it. People who opt for au
naturel often don't experience the same problem with dry, damaged, or
over-processed hair.
If you do dye your hair, try it every once in a
while. Take a break from dyeing and give your hair a little breather. It should
respond favorably.
Part 5 of 5: Maintaining your general health
1 Eat healthily. Give your hair the right amount of vitamins.
Since hair is made of proteins, eat a balanced diet rich in lean protein, whole
grains, fruits and vegetables. A healthy diet will ensure hair that looks and
feels better.
- Make sure you get plenty of vitamin C. This
vitamin strengthens hair.[citation needed] In
addition, iron helps transport oxygen to blood vessels, zinc grows and
repairs tissue, and omega-3 fatty acids grow healthy hair.[citation needed]
Give your hair some time to show new brilliance.
What you eat will not have an immediate difference on the hair you already
have, but it will help with hair that is newly growing.
2 Remove stress from your life. Physical and mental stressors will keep your
hair from realizing its full potential. Stress can cause hair loss, so try not
to let stress overcome you. This means finding healthy emotional outlets for
your stress: yoga, biking, meditation, or other forms of exercise all work
well.
Tips
- Stress has a bigger impact than you think.
Meditation can be very helpful, as well as exercise.
- Put an oil on your hair at night before going
to shower because this makes your hair shiny.
- Detangler spray helps with knots so you don't
have to rip your hair out while trying to comb it.
- If you absolutely have to use heat, make sure
you use a protective spray first. These are very inexpensive.
- Do not sleep with wet or damp hair. This will
weaken the follicles and make hair strands brittle. Blow dry in low heat
at the roots before bed.
- Most people use more shampoo than they need.
Depending on hair length, you probably only need about a quarter sized
dollop.
- Don't blow dry hair too frequently. Frequent
blow drying, or use of other heat products, can stress your hair.
- Rinse your hair under cold water after you
finish shampooing and conditioning to make it shine and look even more
luscious than it was before.
- When towel drying, don't rub the hair
vigorously. This splits the hair. Try using a micro fiber towel as they
soak up lots of moisture.
- You can naturally strengthen your hair by
mixing carrots,and Fuze or Vitamin Water together in a blender and rubbing
gently into hair before you wash. Be sure to wash out well.
- Taking a biotin supplement daily can help
strengthen your hair and nails. The generic kind works fine and is
inexpensive.
- Massage your scalp often:this will help your
blood flow through it, and get your hair to grow faster.[citation needed]
- You should use natural things for washing your
hair like apple cider, marigold flower, gooseberry or even by boiling tea
leaves in some water, etc. You should never use shampoo but in caste if
you are using a shampoo it should have balanced pH. Shampoo having
unbalanced pH can lead to dandruff. And this dandruff can cause hair loss.
You should also not use conditioner daily because it can lead to white
hairs. You should not use oil before washing your hair because it makes
our hair greasy. You should use pillow cover made of silk and at last but
not least you should eat lots of vitamin C.
- Wash your hair thrice in a week with herbal
shampoo that you can prepare in your own home using some hibiscus leaves
and aloe vera; just make a fine paste and apply it on hair and wash off
after 15 minutes.
- Don't use many hair products
- If you have hairfall try a shampoo which
contain egg yolk
- Use a mild shampoo for your hair to reduce any
damage to your hair
- Don't comb your hair often, it causes damage to
your hair. If you want to comb try combing softly
- Don't use hot water to wash your hair, it
damages the cells of your hair
- Don't tie your hair very tightly , your
hairfall may increase
- If you hairfall has increased immediately
consult a doctor
- Put argon oil at the ends.
- You should not use more shampoo it may damage
your hair.
- When you put oils in your hair, hold forward
the head and massage the oils in. Also, it stimulates the roots for better
hair improvements.
- Massage olive oil or coconut oil in your hair
for 10 minutes, and leave it in for around 2 hours. It will help your hair
grow.
- Before wash your hair apply" aloe
vera" for one hours to make your hair healthy, smooth and shiny.
- Don't colour your hair or wash your hair
regularly. Also, apply oil regularly.
- You can moisturize hair with your diy hair mask
twice a week.
- When washing your hair don't scratch your
scalp, instead try massaging your scalp .
- Argan Oil is really good for your hair and
makes it shiny.
- Don't use huge amounts of shampoo. It damages
your hair. If you do either try to change the amount you use or only
shampoo 3-5 days depending on how much you use.
- If you have curly hair and want it to
straighten out a bit, apply oils and no water-based creams. For curly
hair, water just makes it much more curly.
- Use hair oil once a week. This will help
moisturize your hair and keep it healthy and strong. Also it will help
prevent hair fall.
- Apply coconut oil to your hair then, put it in
a messy bun. Leave it in for 4 hours or more. Then rinse with cold water.
This should help prevent hair from falling out and make your hair grow
overnight.
- Massage your scalp for 2-4 minutes. No more no
less than that and try home remedies like hair masks they really help the
ones. You should use are egg and olive oil or vegetable oil and also use
yogurt and orange juice.
- Don't brush your hair when it's wet, when you
hair is wet, it is very fragile. And if you do brush your hair when it's
wet, you will lose a lot more hair than your supposed to.
- You can also just put the white of an egg mixed
with some oil on your hair as it will leave it shiny and silky. Not very
frizzy.
- Yes, brushing helps you keep your hair smooth
clean and tangle free. However, be sure not to brush too often, because it
will hurt your scalp and make your hair fall out.
For a hair mask use the ingredients for mayo: eggs,
olive oil and lemon juice. Keep it on your hair as long as you can and then
wash your hair with a mild shampoo. Your hair will be soft!!
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