Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Your Hair needs care


Beautiful hair no doubt, adds delicacy in your personality. But to keep your hair attractive requires little effort in some cases, and so much effort in most of the cases. Those who seriously take healthy diet must have fine hair and those who are bit careless about their diet may have some problems regarding to their hair. So, one thing is that your diet directly affects the health of your hair as well.
But other than your healthy diet you have to do some other tasks in order to give your hair a good-look. Oil messages do the wonder to your hair; it really makes your hair base strong from the bottom to top.
Some hair stylist suggests that if you do the massage from little bit warm oil it will be more advantageous for your hair. But massage requires some tactics to do. Always massage your hair with the help of your fingers tips, in the circular direction. It’s good to divide your hair in at least two portions and then do it separately. Keep doing for some time so that oil will penetrate till the roots of your hair. This process will not only make your hair strong, healthy and shiny but also it will make you to feel relax and so calm.
Other than using good quality shampoos, Conditioners also helps a lot in this regard. Good conditioning adds extra shine to your hair. But you must have to select the shampoo and conditioners exactly suitable for your hair. According to your hair texture and the way you want to you’re to be.
If you have got streaked, dyed or bleached hair then you must have an eye open to avoid dryness. You can avoid dandruff with anti-dandruff shampoos and a lot of home remedies.
Besides all these efforts, you can also have protein treatments. As protein treatment gives you an extra striking look. So your hair wants your care, in this way.

Hair Masks :)



Olive Oil Hair Mask
Mix 5 tablespoon of olive oil with 2 eggs. Apply throughly to hair. Wrap head with plastic wrap or a shower cap.

After 15 minutes rinse well.

Honey & Olive Oil Hair Mask -1
Mix 2 tablespoon honey with 3 tablespoon olive oil. Apply throughly to hair. Cover hair with plastic wrap or a shower cap. After 15 minutes shampoo and rinse well.

Beautiful Gorgeous Hair Mask -2
After you shampoo your hair, pour 1 cup fresh lemon juice or vinegar through hair and massage and rinse with water. Apply your usual conditioner and wash with water. It will remove all the dirt and your hair will be shine sparkling. Do not repeat this method before 2 weeks.

Beautiful Gorgeous Hair Mask
Grind fenugreek (methi) seeds soaked in water overnight. Massage this paste on scalp and hair and leave it for15-20 minutes. Wash it off with a mild shampoo. This paste is good for all types of hair problems, viz. dandruffs, falling hair, thinning of hair, baldness, split hair, etc.

Hair Rinse for soft and shiny hair
Mix 1 Tbsp of following herbs with enough boiling water and let it stand for 1/2 an hour. Add 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar and mix well. Shampoo your hair. Pour mixture over hair repeatedly. Vinegar will seal the hair cuticle.

Use the herbs as following:
For hair general care: rosemary leaves, nettle, burdock root, elder flowers
For dry hair: chamomile flowers, comfrey root, nettle, elder flowers
For oily hair: lemon peel, , peppermint, lemongrass

Shining Hair
Mix juice of one fresh orange, water, 1 tablespoon Honey and a few drops (5-7) of sandalwood oil. Use as an after-shampoo rinse.
Beat two eggs in a tablespoon of milk and apply on your hair. Rinse your hair after 5-7 minutes to get an instant shining.
Add a 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in water and rinse your hair.

For Damaged Hair
Mash a ripe banana with a few drops of almond oil and massage into hair. Leave it for about 15 minutes. Rinse with soda water and then shampoo and condition.

Dry Hair
Mix 1 tablespoon of honey in half cup of full cream milk. Massage on the scalp and leave it for 15 minutes. Wash with a mild shampoo.

Combine 1 banana, 1 egg, 1/4 cup honey, about 3 Tbs of milk and about 5 Tbs spoons of olive oil. Massage on the scalp and leave it for 15 minutes. Wash with a mild shampoo.

Zinc and essential fatty acids (pumpkin seeds, nuts, vegetable oils) are good for dry hair. Eating the foods rich in zinc help.

Falling Hair, Hair Loss

Rub Indian gooseberry (Amla) into the scalp regularly. It can show wonderful results, it will stop hair falling.
Eat a protein rich diet inluding green leafy vegetables, carrots, mango, dried apricots, whole grain cereals, sprouts, lentils in the daily diet for the hair loss.

Split Hair
Oil your hair twice a week with coconut oil mixed with fresh lime juice.

Frizzy Hair
Make an after-shampoo rinse by mixing one tablepsoon of honey to a liter of water. Use it after every hair wash with your usual shampoo.