NATURAL HAIR TREATMENTS
Hair is probably the last organ to benefit from any nutritional boost, so it is necessary to nourish it not just from the inside out, but also from the outside in. Once a week (or twice if your hair is very damaged and brittle) give your hair an extra-nourishing oil treatment. You can also try a very simple scalp massage. It helps improve blood circulation and relieve tension, thus helping to nourish the hair follicles with fresh oxygen and nutrients.
Scalp massage is especially beneficial if you suffer from a dry, flaking scalp; seborrhoea (a skin condition that makes your scalp itchy, red, and covered with pimples); or if you are concerned about hair loss. There are no set rules for scalp massage other than it should be done with firm pressing movements and last for three minutes or more. Rub, press, and glide your fingertips across your scalp and down to the temples, as long as it feels good and doesn’t scratch or pull your hair. Scalp massage, invokes an immense sense of relaxation and brings a lovely glow to your skin. After eight to ten minutes, shampoo your hair again and go on styling as usual.
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HEALTHY SCALP
Glowing, strong hair starts with a healthy scalp. Ironically, the hair as we see it is made of dead, flattened keratin cells, and only a tiny part hiding underneath the scalp is living and reproducing. Hair grows from a dermal papilla hiding in a hair follicle nourished by blood vessels. To maintain healthy growth, cells in papilla must receive enough nutrients and oxygen from surrounding dermal tissue.
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Hair-forming cells are one of the fastest-dividing in the human body, so if you notice change for worse in your hair condition, it’s a clear sign that your general health has taken change for worse too.To nourish the scalp, prepare a purée of 2 apricots and 1 ripe peach by mashing them with a fork or blending in a food processor. Apply to clean, towel- dried hair, leave for eight to ten minutes, and rinse off. You hair will be very shiny and bouncy. Stress, hormonal imbalance, certain medications, and even fever can dry out the scalp and make it less able to nourish and support hair follicles. Following a healthy diet with ample amounts of essential fatty acids, zinc, iron, copper, and iodine will maintain healthy hair growth and help prevent scalp problems such as dandruff and seborrhea.
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DEALING WITH HAIR LOSS
We normally shed somewhere between fifty and one hundred hairs every day, but nutritional deficiencies such as lack of protein or iron, ongoing emotional or physical stress, dandruff or eczema, and hormonal changes can all cause your hair to leave its “habitual residence” at a quicker pace, more than a few hundred a day. A recent study found other hidden causes of hair loss in women: multiple marriages, longer sleep duration, higher severity of stress, smoking history, lack of exercise, history of diabetes mellitus, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and hypertension. Women are particularly prone to hair loss during times of profound hormonal changes, for example, when they start or stop taking a contraceptive pill or during pregnancy or menopause. There are many traps and natural disasters that threaten our path to a glowing, strong mane of hair. Thankfully, there are ways to preserve your crowning glory.
Stress can be a major hair scavenger. It has been estimated that physical stress, such as childbirth, can trigger dramatic but temporary hair loss of up to 50 percent. Thinning hair can be due to a lack of iron, so if your hair loss is accompanied with fatigue, pale skin, headaches, sore tongue, brittle nails, and muscle cramps, you may be well on your way to iron deficiency.
Eat a lot of lean red meat, beef and chicken liver, lentils, soybeans, fortified oatmeal, spinach, and green leafy vegetables. An underactive thyroid can also be a cause for hair loss. Foods rich in iodine, such as haddock or cod, can help restore balance, but you must check with your health practitioner to rule out any thyroid diseases.
Hair loss may also be due to poor circulation. Scalp massage with castor seed oil is a very potent, traditional remedy for hair loss, so try to pair a castor oil scalp massage with meditation or yoga. Don’t forget to rub the remaining castor oil into your lashes or eyebrows to help them grow strong. Do not believe in the myth (it’s very common in hair salons) that vitamins rubbed into hair or scalp will stop your hair loss. The only way vitamins can benefit your hair is through balanced diet and careful supplementation.
Handle your thinning hair with care: avoid brushing it too vigorously; steer clear from appliances that pull, scorch, or twist the hair; and ideally leave the hair to dry naturally. Add good proteins, essential fatty acids, and calcium to your diet; sleep the recommended seven hours at least; and examine your lifestyle for any “hair enemies” such as stress, “fast-food” diet, too much styling, harsh hair dyes, chlorinated water, or excessive sun exposure without a hat.
When all fails, remember these words by a woman whose hair length barely reached two inches, yet who was (and is) the loveliest, most sincere beauty icon of all time: “The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.” - Audrey Hepburn
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