Beauty Basics - Eight Tips For Naturally Beautiful Hair
Looking for a more natural approach to hair care? Here are some
tips to help your hair look and feel its best.
1. Avoid shampoos that contain sodium laurel sulfate, or sodium laureth sulfate. These chemicals are
synthetic detergents that are used in
dishwashing liquid and other cleansers. They are valued because they lather
well, but they are very harsh, and can
dry out your hair. Instead, look for
shampoos made with decyl glucose, or decyl glucoside, which are much gentler.
2. Give yourself a hot oil treatment to deep condition your hair. Warm oil penetrates the hair shaft
making the hair more flexible and giving it shine. This can also help to prevent
split ends which result from dry hair.
3. Eat right and consider taking vitamin and mineral supplements
to encourage healthy hair. Several vitamins and minerals have been shown to
help hair growth and condition including biotin, vitamin E, vitamin B, vitamin
C and MSM.
4. If you are an African American, or if you have extra
curly hair, avoid brushing your hair. Use a wide toothed comb, or your fingers
to work with your hair. Brushes can destroy African American or extra curly
hair by shearing it out of the scalp.
5. Look for essential oils, herbs and vegetable oils in your
hair care products. Essential oils such as rosemary, ylang-ylang and west
indian bay help to stimulate hair growth. Lavender and tea tree and naturally
antiseptic and help to fight dandruff. Vegetable oils such as soybean oil, safflower
oil and corn oil are moisturizing and conditioning to the hair shaft.
6. Avoid sleeping in hair accessories such as barrettes, scrunchies,
head bands, etc. This can lead to hair damage.
7. Massage your scalp to help stimulate hair growth. Massaging
helps stimulate hair growth by increasing the blood flow to the scalp. This
nourishes the hair roots and helps to stimulate the hair growth process.
8. If your hair ends are damaged, give yourself a trim every
so often to remove damage.
By :- Ololade
Franklin
