Hair Care Tips

Good texture and length of hair is an important consideration for making a person look beautiful and attractive. You can easily get enhancement over the physical appearance with attractive looking hair. But, due to climatic condition and adulteration in food habit hair fall has become a usual thing to people. Falling 2 to 3 hairs while combing hair will be alright but, if you can see extraction of your hair strands one after another, this can become a serious case altogether. You can also get bald hair if excessive hair fall takes place.

Here are a few tips you must stick to religiously if you want healthy looking hair. You will be able to see the benefits in the long-term, within a period of 5-6 months if you follow these rules!

1. Combing

• Start detangling your hair from ends and work your way above.
• Always comb your hair very gently and take time!
• Use a wide tooth comb as much as possible to detangle your hair.
• Do not comb your hair when its wet.
• After its completely dry, Part your hair into 2-4 sections to comb it.

2. Washing Hair

• Use a mild shampoo to wash your hair.
• Avoid hot water baths! Hot water is not good for hair.
• Do not wash your hair too frequently as it will remove the natural oils from scalp, making it look dull and lifeless.
• Use a sulfate free shampoo, sulfate in the lon run can damage your hair.
• Do not rubb your hair with towel in order to dry but use a old t-shirt to gently wipe out the excess water after washing the hair.
• Let your hair dry naturally, as dryer can damage the hair.

3. Oiling

• Try to oil your hair twice a week.
• Use hot oil massage to oil the hair as it increases the blood flow to the scalp.
• Leave the oil overnight or at least for 2-4 hours before washing.
• Concoction of different hair oil can give your hair a new life.
• Make your own DIY concotion hair oil by mixing  2 tblspn of almond oil, 3 tblspn of coconut oil, 1 tblspn of Castor oil and 1 tblspn of Olive oil. Heat it a little and massage into the scalp once a week to see your hair grow longer and thicker. *You can make your own concoction by mixing your choice of hair oils too!
• Fenugreek seeds, Gooseberies and olive oil are known for number of benefits for hair, you can make your DIY Methi & Amla Hair oil.

4. Hair Packs

• Just like how we need to pamper and take care of our skin, we need to take care of our hair too.
• Applying a hair pack once or twice a month is very beneficial for hair.
• Best DIY hair packs are of eggs, curd, henna etc, which can be easily made and is very helpful in maintaining beauty of our hair.
• You can simple beat an egg, add some lemon juice and apply all over your scalp, keep it for 30 mins then rinse it off with lukewarm water!

5. Diet

• Make sure to drink plenty of water to keep your body hydrated.
• Eat food rich in proteins and vitamins.
• Eat fresh food, colorful veggies and fruits.
• Avoid junk, oily and sugary foods and drinks which not only has a bad effect on our hair but on our overall health too.
• If you notice extreme hair fall which persists for more than three months, visit a doctor.