Hair Care : How to keep your hair healthy ?

Tips For Healthy Hair

How you wash your hair and the products you use can go a long way toward maintaining smooth, shiny hair. Follow these simple tips from dermatologists to maintain healthy hair.

1. Wash oily hair more frequently : How often you wash your hair should be based on how much oil your scalp produces.
   • If your scalp is oily, you may need to wash it as often as once a day.
   • If you have chemically treated hair, your hair may be drier, so you may want to wash it less frequently.
   • As you get older, your scalp makes less oil, so you may not need to shampoo as often. But if you see flakes in your hair, you may not be shampooing enough. This can lead to dandruff and other scalp diseases.
2. Wash oily hair more frequently : When washing your hair, concentrate on cleaning primarily the scalp, rather than washing the entire length of hair. Washing only your hair can create flyaway hair that is dull and coarse.
3. Use conditioner after every shampoo : unless you use a “2-in-1” shampoo, which cleans and conditions hair. Using a conditioner can significantly improve the look of damaged or weathered hair by increasing shine, decreasing static electricity, improving strength and offering some protection from harmful UV rays.
4. Concentrate conditioner on the tips of the hair. Because conditioners can make fine hair look limp, they only should be used on the tips of the hair and not on the scalp or length of the hair.
5. Choose a shampoo and conditioner formulated specifically for your hair type. For example, if you color your hair, use a shampoo designed for color-treated hair. If your hair is damaged or chemically treated, consider a “2-in-1” shampoo. Regardless of cost, many shampoo and conditioner brands provide the same benefits.
6. Protect hair when swimming. Protect your hair from the damaging effects of chlorine by wetting and conditioning your hair before swimming. Wear a tight-fitting swim cap and use a specially formulated swimmers shampoo and deep conditioner after swimming to replace lost moisture.

Homemade Hair Care Tips

Your hair is your crowning glory! Hair thickness, length and shine have a lot to do with how you treat your mane, but they’re also a reflection of scalp health, which is often ignored and sidelined! But help is at hand, and often the best things to do are also the easiest! You can start at home with these common homemade hair care tips, and other key dos and don’ts to follow.

1. Apply Warm Oil On The Hair : Coconut oil , Argan oil , Castor oil , Bringhraj Tips : Choose a natural oil based on your need and hair type and massage well into scalp and hair for optimum hair health.
2. Use Rice Water As A Shampoo And A Rinse For Hair Care : Tips : Rice water can be used as a shampoo as often as you shampoo your hair, or as a final rinse, to prevent hair loss and greying.
3. Eggs Can Contribute To Overall Hair Health : Tips : Use raw eggs on your hair at least thrice a week, for strength and shine.
4. Apply onion juice all over your hair : Tips : Squeeze the juice of three onions and apply all over scalp and hair to replenish sulphur and protein levels. Leave on for five minutes, and then rinse.
5. Use As Much Green Tea On Your Hair As Possible : Tips : Green tea is rich in antioxidants, which aids hair follicle health, hydrates and nourishes.
6. Use A Beer Rinse Whenever You Can For Hair Care! : Tips : Rinse your hair with beer at least twice a month, to replenish and build lost protein levels.
7. Apply a paste of crushed amala for hair care : Tips : Crush 3-4 amala (gooseberries) in a bowl, and apply the pulp with the juice all over the hair and scalp, for optimum benefit.
8. Follow a sensible diet for healthy hair : Tips : Eat a diet rich in omega 3 fatty acids, vitamins, protein, iron, silica and fluids to hydrate.
9. Constantly hydrate yourself for hair care! : While you’re at it, don’t forget to add fluids, particularly water and coconut water to your diet. This keeps the body hydrated. Coconut water contains electrolytes, which help move nutrients into the hair follicle cells.

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