Natural Tips for Healthy Hair

Balding or receding hairlines, double crown, cowlicks and the unusual pattern of hair growth are the common problems associated with the hair growth. There may be various reasons for these problems. Every day, every one looses some hair. Our body then replaces it with some new strands as part of the many renewal processes that are built into our body systems.

As we all age, 'the reappearance of new hair' event gradually slows down. This observable fact is more evident in men than women, whose 'male-pattern baldness is genetically determined and can begin as early as age 20. For women, hair normally thins after age 50, and considerable hair loss before that age is very rare.

Receding hair lines may occur due to change in the level of hormones, lack of proper diet, growing age, improper health and stress. Cowlick is a hair growth problem that is usually found in the hairline that is situated in the front. This type of hair growth problem is genetic. The hair may open or lift due to the growth of hair follicles in different directions. In case of double crown, there may be a great difficulty in styling the hair. The greatest problem occurs when hair are cut short in an excessive manner, thus sticking up.

The common problem faced is hair loss which can occur due to one or more of the following reasons:

Dandruff

Harsh shampoos which have a strong chemical base

Pollutants in the air

Hair colours, perming and straightening lotions

Heredity

Physical weakness and lack of proper nutrition

Stress

For Dandruff

Massage the Scalp with pure coconut oil. This will also help for growth of hair.

Apply the warm mixture of olive oil, lemon juice and coconut oil. Do a steam -towel- wrap for 15 minutes and wash the hair with a shampoo.

Apply coconut oil which has been boiled with small onions. Wash it off with a mixture of green gram powder and water drained from cooked (boiled) rice.

Apply a mixture of almond oil and gooseberry juice with finger tips on the scalp.

Mix Shikakai powder with the water drained from the cooked rice and wash the hair with it.

Apply a paste of fenugreek and mustard to the scalp.

Crush  the leaves of five petal hibiscus flower and take the juice. Wash the hair with this juice.

Heat the oil with a little camphor. Apply the oil in the scalp and massage for 10 minutes. After 30 minutes wash the hair with a herbal shampoo. Do the steam -towel- wrap for 15 minutes.

For Healthy and Shiny hair

It is better to apply castor oil for a healthy growth of hair.

Wash hair with tea once in a week.

Deep condition with curd, beer and egg.

Apply besan in the hair and wash it with water drained from the cooked rice.

Apply the mixture of an egg white, 2 spoon of castor oil, 1 spoon glycerin, in the scalp and hair. Wash it after some time.

Soak a handful of gooseberry in a cup of milk for two hours. Make it as a paste and apply in the hair.

Massage hair with warm coconut oil an hour before washing. Let it soak. Cover your head with a hot towel and wash your hair after an hour or so.

Boil a few hibiscus flowers in coconut oil. Filter and use this hair oil to control hair loss and thinning.

Do a 'steam-towel-wrap' once in a while, if your cuticles are damaged, as this steaming opens out the pores and absorbs the oil.

Mix a little vinegar in warm water and rinse your hair with this solution. This will add bounce to dull and lifeless hair.

Soak 1 teaspoon fenugreek in curd and keep it for a night. Have it in the next morning.

Boil coconut oil with the juices of curry leaves, basil, hibiscus flower and gooseberry. Apply on hair, keep it for sometime and rinse.

Egg white and curd is a good conditioner for hair.

Take a cup of coconut and mustard oils. Soak half a cup of curry leaves in the oil mixture and keep it for a night. Next morning, heat on a slow fire till the curry leaves turn crisp. Remove from heat and add two to three camphor balls. Allow oil to cool and then strain. Apply oil to hair roots using cotton wool along the parting and massage in circular movements. Leave the oil overnight and shampoo the next morning. Repeat twice a week.

Add a lemon peel to a 'shikakai' and 'amla' mixture while washing your hair.

For Graying

Take a little Mehandi , an egg, juice of  half a lemon, one table spoon of instant coffee powder. Mix it together and apply on the hair. Wash it after 45 minutes.

Boil one cup of dried gooseberry with 4 cups of water. Add a pinch of sugar in it. Keep boiling till the quantity of the liquid reduces to one cup. Mix 2 cups of Mehendi, an egg, juice of a lemon and the gooseberry solution and apply on hair. Wash the hair after two hours.

Hair Treatment

Natural herbs are proved panacea for all hair problems such as baldness, thinning of hair, hair-fall, dandruff, hair graying etc. People all over the world see the hair as an important part of our body. Different people have hair that differs in Colour, Length, Diameter and its distribution on the body.

Three types of hair grow on the human body :

Lanugo Hair - Develops on an unborn baby. It begins to grow about three months after the baby’s conception. Normally, they are shed about four weeks before the baby is due to be born.

Vellus Hair - They are short hair, only a centimeter or two, long and contain little or no pigment.

Terminal Hairs - They are long hairs that grow on the head and in many people on the body, arms and legs too. They are produced by follicles with sebaceous glands.

Home made Conditioner:

2 table spoon of castor oil is mixed one table spoon of vinegar and one tea spoon of glycerin with one yellow of an egg. Cares fully mix all the mixture and apply it on the scalp. Rinse it off after half an hour.

Hair Treatment

Comb your hair regularly to increases the blood circulation and massage scalp regularly to increase oil secretion.

Use natural shampoo or soap to clean the hair.

Use amla (Embilica officinalis), Shikakai (Acacia concinna) for washing the hair.

Enhance oiling and massaging of scalp and leave for an hour before hair wash.

Use coconut oil or mustard oil at least three times in a week.

Use medicated oils like 'Amala oil'  on the scalp and massage gently in the roots of the hair.

Maintain a regular bowel movement everyday.

Rinsing of hairs with Aloe vera gel mixed with the fresh lime juice is a good remedy.

Apply carrot puree for about 15 minutes to half an hour and then rinse of the hairs.

To use mehendi paste as a conditioner. Oiling your hair before applying mehendi paste and leave it on only for an hour . Do not shampoo your hair after applying mehendi.

If you want a bronze effect, add coffee powder to mehendi. You can also add oil to the mehendi paste.

Use coconut milk during your shower, it will leave your hair moisturized and smelling like coconut.

The diet should contain more green leafy vegetables, salads, milk, fruits and sprouts. Take more proteins, milk, buttermilk, yeast, wheat germ, soybean and vitamin A.

Do regular physical exercise.

A special Ayurvedic preparation made from Bhringraj (Eclipta elba), Amala, corals, iron and black sesame seeds is very useful and even stops the graying of hair.

Hibiscus petals act as a natural, emollient hair conditioner.  The powder of Hibiscus petals can be used in Ayurvedic hair washes.

Applying overnight soaked fenugreek seed on hairs and leave it for one hour. Rinse of the hairs and then shampoo them with mild shampoo.

Wash hair frequently with a mixture of 3-4 tbsp Bengal gram flour mixed with 1 cup curd to develop long and lustrous hair.

To stop falling hair, mix lemon juice, onion juice and ginger juice in equal quantity and then massage gently in the hair.

To give hair extra shine, when washing hair add to final rinse 1 or 2 tablespoons of vinegar.

Oil your hair at least twice in a week. Hair oil gives the necessary nourishment along with the moisturizers to your hair.

Dry Peels of lemon and oranges will maintain soft and silky hair and also removes dandruff from the scalp.

A mixture of lettuce and spinach juice is good to drink to induce hair growth. The juice of alfalfa mixed with that of carrot, and lettuce juice is also good to take.

Daily application of coconut oil mixed with lime- juice on the hair is also beneficial. Applying juice of green coriander leaves on the head is also good.

Washing the hair with a paste of cooked Urad dal (black beans) and fenugreek (methi) 2-3 times a week.

A paste of licorice made by grinding it in milk can be applied in the bald patches. It induces hair growth. A paste of seeds of lemon and black pepper may also be applied on the bald patches.

Cure for baldness, mix coconut , mustard and castor oil in equal quantities. Apply this on the scalp and massage gently at night once or twice a week. Leave overnight and wash in the morning with a mild shampoo. This is a very nutritious combination and is effective in the prevention of hair fall and growth of new hair.

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