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Here are some hair care tips, which you can use to help
stop hair loss and keep your existing hair healthy and looking great.
1.
Massage scalp with your finger tips daily to stimulate and promote
circulation to the scalp and reduce excess fall out.
2.
Comb and brush out hair and scalp gently with about 100- 200 strokes in
the morning and at the night. This helps break up hardened oils(sebum) that are
clogging hair follicles.
3.
When using a hair dryer, always keep it a good distance away from your
hair. Excessive heat will increase hair loss or hair fall.
4.
Avoid getting hair creams, lotions, styling gels and sprays directly on
the scalp as they clog hair follicles. Use a light holds spray instead.
5.
After swimming, shampoo your hair to remove any chlorine residue.
Chlorine is extremely damaging to hair and scalp.
6.
Avoid over exposing hair and the scalp to wind and the sun.
7.
Avoid tight caps as they contribute to poor circulation, depriving hair
of proper nutrition and stunting new hair growth. Sweat, dirt and grime around
the rim inhibit follicle health and contribute to buildup.
8.
Always consult your hair care provider for extreme causes of excess
fall out and thinning. A medical condition or medication could be causing hair
loss side effects.
9.
Strive your balance and harmony in both your personal and professional
life style. High stress factors can cause your body to react by fluctuation
hormone levels.
10. Pregnancy, nursing, menopause
and birth control medication can cause constant changes in nutritional needs
and hormonal levels which contributes to hair loss.
Herbal
tips:
A good shampoo for normal, dark hair can be made as
follows:
·
Take one tables spoon rosemary and one tablespoon sage. Put them in a
small bowl and pour 120 ml boiling water. Leave to get cold then strain.
Meanwhile, take 360ml water, pour in to a saucepan and put in enough chopped
leaves and steam of soapwort plant so that they are just covered. Bring to boil
very gently then let it simmer for five minutes. Leave to cool down, strain and
add to the first herbal. For blonde hair, substitute chamomile for rosemary and
sage. For auburn hair use marigold.
·
Combining 30 ml olive oil 30 ml caster oil, and 180ml water in which
four tablespoon of a suitable herb has been infused can make another good
cleansing shampoo.
·
If you want a dry shampoo you can apply powered Orrisroot to clean the
hair. Comb the hair into sections, apply the powder at the roots, then comb, or
brush it in to the end. Keep brushing the hair until all traces of the powder
have been removed.
·
Take one egg, six-teaspoon cider vinegar, two tea spoon honey, mix this
together, then add olive oil drop by drop. Use this mixture before you wash
your hair.
·
Coconut oil and peach- kernel oil also make excellent bases for
conditioners for “hungry” hair. You can substitute either of these oils for the
olive oil and combine them with egg, vinegar and honey in the same “mayonnaise”
mixture and apply it in the same way.
Check your diet and hair care habits making sure
that you are not using chemical based colorants, dyes, perm etc.
Or getting excessive heat from rollers, tongs or
dryers. A rich protein diet, plenty of drinking water, cheese, exercise and
sound sleep are also important for hair problems.
Use mineral supplements and Multivitamins. For good
health and strong hair…
