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Hair Loss
SAY GOOD BYE TO
PREMATURE GREY HAIR!
Are you in your twenties and already worrying about a grey hair that showed
up? Well, there’s nothing to worry about. All you need to do is review your
eating and lifestyle habits to get your natural hair color back.
Food Tips
A bowl of yoghurt a day keeps grey hair away. Basically, you need to include
vitamin B in your diet.
Avoid oily, artificially flavored and colored food products. Heavy-duty
carbohydrates in your diet can reduce antioxidants in the body, making the
hair dry and brittle.
Incorporate cashews, almonds, fish and sea food in your diet. These are rich
in melanin, iodine, iron and mineral copper that are essential for healthy
hair.
Home Tips
Massage soaked tea leaves or concentrated tea water on the scalp and leave
on for about 10–15 minutes after shampoo. Regular washing of hair with tea
extract twice a week helps in converting grey hair to black or brown.
Make your own hair mask! Mix olive oil and a mashed banana and apply it on
your hair. Leave it on for 10-15 minutes before a wash. Apply this hair mask
once a week for about two months and then stop. You can start this routine
again after two months.
Henna leaves if boiled in coconut oil can be applied as a paste in the hair
and washed after an hour of application. Coconut oil and henna make hair
black.
Healthy Habits
Tension and worries are the key culprits causing grey hair. Practice
physical exercises like yoga to keep tensions and worries at bay. Physical
exercises are a must for proper blood circulation. Blood carries oxygen to
every corner of your body, giving you a sense of well being and good health.
Exercises such as toe touching are good for your hair as the blood reaches
the head and scalp, promoting hair growth.
As far as possible, avoid smoking and drinking. Smoking causes premature
greying.
Refrain from using too many hair products such as sprays or gels. Some
chemicals may be harmful and can cause greying due to overuse or prolonged
use.
Heavy intake of caffeine — coffees, colas and teas — can cause premature
greying. Keep your caffeine intake moderate — one to two cups per day is
ideal.
Brush your hair thoroughly every night before heading to bed. This will
promote blood circulation in the scalp and sound sleep, both essential in
preventing greying.
IMPROVE BLOOD CIRCULATION TO PREVENT HAIR
LOSS
Hope you apply oil in your hair. Take warm coconut oil & rub it on the scalp
with cotton wool. Then apply this oil till the ends of your hair (from root
to the tips). After this dip your towel in hot water (that which would be
bearable) and then tie it on your hair. Keep it for sometime. If possible
repeat this procedure. This helps the oil to penetrate into the roots of the
hair. Moreover it helps in a good blood circulation in the areas near the
scalp and helps in good growth of your hair. Then wash it with oil based
shampoo. Your problem of dry hair will get solved.
VITAMIN DEFICIENCY CAN CAUSE HAIR FALL!
Vitamins not only have effect on the colour of our hair but also on the
entire hair history. For dry, scanty and falling hair you should have plenty
of fruits and vegetables. Leafy vegetables are best recommended, you could
add more of spinach and (methi) fenugreek leaves to your diet. Best
recommended fruits are amla and mangoes.
SPLIT ENDS
They can make you look impoverished. So gals, make sure
you trim those ends before more notice it. Once in two to four weeks is fair
enough to keep those splits away. But before you head for the salon, here’s
something you should know:
• Hair is basically made up of minerals and proteins.
• Mineral deficiency can lead to split ends, and weak hair roots.
So, to banish those splits away forever:
• Make sure you drink a lot of water as water contains minerals.
• Pamper your crown with regular oil massages, and make sure you massage the
hair ends too.
CHECK! IS THERE LICE IN YOUR HEAD?
The thought of having lice in your hair may make you cringe, and you may
think that you are immune to the onslaught of tiny wingless blood-sucking
insects. Unfortunately, lice can turn up in your hair anytime.
This normally happens through personal contact or when you share items such
as combs, brushes, towels, pillows, clothing & hats with someone who has
lice. Lice infestation can also occur at beards, eyelashes & eyebrows.
So how do you steer clear of head lice & nits (eggs)?
• Manually remove them one by one
• Applying anti-lice medication (lotion, cream or shampoo)
• Use essential oils such as herbs thyme & rosemary
Oil and Water...
90% of us suffer with dry brittle or frizzy hair because our hair
is deficient of (moisture) WATER! There is a certain preconceived notion
that has been passed on from generation to generation. That is the idea that
our hair is dry, because we are lacking in natural oils. We are told that if
we nurture our hair by brushing vigorously 100 times a day, or if we nurture
our hair with hot oil treatments and cholesterols, if we do all of these
things, then we are sure to be blessed with beautiful, shiny and healthy
locks. This might be the case, if you have young virgin (hair that is not
chemically treated) hair. But this is certainly not the case, once you have
impaled your tresses, with harsh chemicals such as bleaches and alkaline
permanents, or if you have naturally curly hair.
Naturally Curly Hair...
Those of you who have curly hair, have these curls, because of a
curvature of the hair follicles. A normal hair follicle under a microscope
would be seen as perfectly straight. However yours would have a definite
bend in it. This causes the hair to curl. Where the hair curves it compels
the cuticle (the outer layer of the hair) to lift.
The Cuticle...
Under a microscope, A cuticle is similar in appearance to
shingles on a roof. When the hair is in good condition, and is straight and
has good porosity the tiles or cuticle layers are tight together and in
perfect in shape, giving the hair a smooth appearance. This makes light
reflect off the hair enhancing shine! When hair is in bad conditioner, is
curly or has poor porosity, the cuticle layers are lifted and sometimes
damaged and broken. This makes the hair feel coarse and brittle. It also
causes the hair to absorb light, giving the appearance of dull lifeless
hair.
To sum up this scenario. Because curly haired cuticle layer is permanently
lifted, it feels, coarse, and brittle and has no brilliance. Hence the dull,
lifeless look. It also means that our hair has poor porosity.
Porosity...
Is the ability for hair to be able to absorb and retain moisture.
The best way for me to explain this is to would be for you to imagine a
sponge. First of all imagine a brand new sponge. It will have tiny holes in
it, and when you immerse it in water, it will soak up a large quantity, and
be able to hold that liquid for a long period of time. This is because it
has good porosity. Now imagine an old sponge. Its holes have become damaged
and distorted. It might even be torn in some areas. When you immerse this
sponge in the same amount of liquid, it will absorb far less and will
certainly not be able to retain the moisture so readily.
It is the same with hair. Hair that has poor porosity
will not be able to absorb or retain moisture as well as hair that has good
porosity. making hair permanently dry.
Hot oil treatments...
Traditions have taught many of us that lavishly applying oil to
our hair will give us the soft, shiny hair that we all desire. However more
often than not, the opposite takes place. Most oils if they are not
essential oils do not have the ability to penetrate into the hair shaft. Nor
do heavy cholesterols. What they will do, is to lay on top of the cuticle,
and coat the cuticle. This may give the hair some Brilliance. However, it
will also coat the hair. And causes product build up.
Product Build Up...
Once the hair is coated, your problems will commence. First of all, the
moisture that our hair so desperately needs will not be able to permeate
through the wall of product build. The moisture is then not able to find
it’s way underneath the cuticle layer. The hair cannot then be conditioned.
Also the oils will not diffuse, but sit on top of the cuticle layer. If you
use any kind of hot styling tools such as blow dryers or hot irons, what
will happen to your hair, is exactly what happens when you put an egg into a
hot pan. It will fry!
If you live in a sunny climate, the oil will do the same thing. The sun will
heat the oil and fry your hair. You must have heard the term, my hair feels
fried.
Optimum Condition...
For hair to be in tiptop conditioner is has to have a moisture
(water) content of at least 8%, and the right balance of protein and natural
oil. Most of us produce enough natural oil (sebum), to keep our hair
healthy, but lack the moisture. After having a chemical service your
moisture level will drop as low as 2%, causing, drying of the hair, followed
by split ends. The same will happen with constant use of blow-dryers and hot
styling tools, such as curling or flat irons. If the moisture level is not
restored to it’s optimum 8%; by the use of good moisturizing products your
hair will ultimately become brittle and possibly break.
What To Do...
You need to give your hair lots of TLC, with shampoos that are
designed to restore your hair’s moisture level to its optimum 8%. Along with
intense conditioners that will help to repair damaged cuticles, improve
porosity, elasticity and general health and appearance of your hair. Avoid:
• Product build by using products that contain natural ingredients.
• Also avoid hot oil treatments, heavy cholesterol type conditioners,
petroleum-based and silicone-based products.
• Also hairsprays, mousses and gels that have a high alcohol or butane
content.
Those of you with naturally curly, wavy or frizzy hair, those of you who use
hot styling tools or who chemically treat your hair, will need to give your
hair extra nurturing by supplying it with the necessary nutrition and
moisture that it needs. Sun worshippers need to make sure that your hair
care products have sunscreen properties to protect your hair from the
damaging affects of the UV rays.