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Taking Care Of Dry Hair

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:14:46 +0000

Dry hair needs a lot of nourishment and care. Since the roots are sensitive it needs plenty of hair oil and feeding. If you have dry hair it would be advisable to apply tonics and shampoos that have nutritive components, which would have Vaseline and lanolin base. Another remedy would be shampoos that have egg content in them as they prevent hair dryness much effectively.

One of the easiest home treatments would be to pamper your hair with a lot of hot oil treatments. Massaging your hair with warm coconut oil or olive oil is considered very beneficial for toning dry hair and prevents brittleness of hair. A very good method of opening pores of the hair would be to soak a towel in hot water and wrapping it around your scalp.

It is very important to massage your scalp in the right way because if you have no clue how to go on about it, then your effort would not be effective. So, it is important to know how to massage the right way. Plant your fingers firmly on your head and start with small circular strokes. Begin with clockwise then anti clockwise, moving the scalp as you do.

Wash your hair with a shampoo with lanolin or a Vaseline base and rinse your hair with gentle acidic solutions like cosmetic vinegar (about 2 tbsp) so as to rid your scalp of alkaline mantle.

How To Maintain Healthy Hair

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:12:23 +0000

There are many factors involved in maintaining a good looking set of hair, but there are three main factors which are vital- good health, the right attention to cleanliness, being careful while using cosmetics.

Sufficient Diet.It’s a person’s diet that determines the growth of the hair. With inadequate diet many people are suffering from loss of hair, which is caused due to iron deficiency. Iron deficiency can be overcome by adding protein and vitamins in your diet. Consumption of food like meat, eggs, cereals or peas and beans to gain proteins and fresh vegetables and fruits should also be consumed to gain Vitamin C as it enables the body to absorb iron.
Trimming of hairBy trimming your hair regularly, it is easier to keep the scalp clean as they are short and easy to wash. Besides that, regular trimming does not have any more advantages like making the hair stronger and grow quicker.
Hair is sensitiveAlthough the scalp hair is strong and hard can stand a lot of mistreatment by excessive or inexpert application of dye-blonde to brunette, bleaching and massage. Scalp is most of the time allergic to dye which leaves the scalp swollen and inflamed. To prevent this from taking place, it would be more prudent to test the dye first in a small part of your arm. If inflammation takes place do not use the dye on your hair.

Know Your Hair Type

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:27:53 +0000

All women try very hard to gain the youthful quality of their hair, all shiny, bouncy and lively looking. They would go to any extent to get the vivacity that they have always wanted their hair to possess.

Hair is a protein substance called “Keratin” which grows from a follicle beneath the skin. The hair that we see on the head is actually a “dead” horn like substance. Hair and skin are very similar to each other. Like the skin, hair owes its color to melanin, a pigmentation that develops only in special cells. Mainly this depends on the hereditary characteristics and has great chance that racial features can also influence it. The hair texture also depends on these features. The hair possesses such characteristics that help us to understand how we can care for it. As we know, hair is porous which allows the application of dyes and lotions to penetrate the outer layer to bleach, dyed or tint the hair.

Before going through any procedure involving hair care, it is important to first find out what kind of hair you possess and then start the hair care procedures accordingly.