FOR A LONG LUSTROUS HAIR

LONG LUSTROUS HAIR

We prefer healthy and long hair,but due to negligence and pollution the hair is becoming dry and lots of hair is  lost.But if  some precautions are taken we can have a healthy hair.

• MASSAGE..Instead of speed combing and tie a ponytail,atleast twice a week massager your hair with almond oil,or herbal oil.Due to this the blood circulation will be improved and roots of the hair will be energised.
• MEDITATE..The hair loss may be due to stress and strain. Atleast meditate daily for 10 to 15 mins,by which your brain will be cool and the hormones will be balanced,due to which the stress and strain will be vanished ,this will surely help with your new hair growth.
• CLEAN SCALP..The hair loss will be generally due to lack of clean hair,so wash them thoroughly twice a week with a soft and mild shampoo.
• COVER YOUR  HAIR..Tie  a scarf and cover the hair when going out / in journeys, in polluted areas.

NEEM LEAVES-FOR BEAUTY

NEEM LEAVES... have medicinal values and they can be used as beauty products too from face packs to hair conditioner.

• Boil 2 to 3 handfulls of neem leaves in 2 litres of water.Boil up to the water turn green.Switch off and store in a bottle after the neem water is cool.
• Daily add 50 ml of neem water to the bucket of hot water and bathe.By doing this,the skin infections and facial pimples will be reduced.
• Dip a cotton wool in this neem water,and apply on your face before going to bed.By this the pimples ,and pimple marks and black heads will be reduced.
•  FACE PACK..Boil a handful of neem leaves along with orange  peels with 1 cup of water.Make a paste of them, after they turn cool,and add to this paste,1/2 tsp of honey ,and 1/2 tsp curds and soya milk ,mix them into a paste.Apply this paste as a face pack thrice a week,then the pimple marks will be reduced.
• To reduce oilyness from Oily textured skin ,apply curds,neem powder,and lime juice mixture to the face to retain the freshness .
• SOFT SKIN..For glowing skin,add neem powder with curds,rose petals powder,milk and mix into a paste.Apply this as a face pack for 15  min and wash.
• HAIR CONDITIONER..Boil 2 handfulls of neem leaves in water, and apply it to the scalp after they turn cool.It acts as a good hair conditioner.Add amla powder,and shikakai powder too,and wash your hair and use it as herbal shampoo.
• DANDRUFF..Make a paste of 2 tbsp methi seeds,along with neem leaves which are soaked for 3 hours.Apply the paste to the hair and retain it for an hour ,and have headbath..By this regular proceedure the dandruff will be reduced and vanished..

HAIR LOSS

HAIR LOSS

• Hair loss may be due to many reasons.
• For an average person,commonly daily 50 to 100 hairs fall is a common thing which no body need to worry.
• When the old hair falls , new hair starts comming in its place. 
• But when new hair is not seen comming soon,and when the hair is lost  in patches,and when the hair fall increases you have to think.
• And if it lasts for more than 4 to 5 months you have to go for a doctor/physician.

Hair loss causes...

• May be due to changes in hormone levels-which your doctor has to decide through tests.
• May be due to negligance in hair care-Due to continuos bleachings,frequently changing varieties of hair dyes,and hot ironing,straightenings etc.
• Due to mal nutrition or vitamin defficiency-Balanced diet is necessary for a healthy being.But unhealthy dietings and unbalanced diet  like fast foods cause defficiency and malnutrition.Lack of fresh fruits,vegetables and protein rich diet can minimise the  malnutrition .
• Maintain a routine to clean scalp,hair,by regular headbaths,oily massages,dandruff free hair,by keeping the scalp clean.
• Check your family heridatory whether your ancestors or parents have bald head.
• Some donts to follow are,never comb the hair while it is wet.Only comb with a good comb which has wide tooth,only after   the hair is dryed,and detangle the hair very carefully.
• Check your intake of medicines,if you are using for chronic illness..

Remedies for hair loss...

• Lead a healthy life style.Eat vegetables and fruits and protein and calicium rich diet.
•  Taking  multivitamins supplements may help with hair fall.
•  Include multivitamin supplements  which have all vitamins and nutrients which includes iron,protein,vit-C,Omega-3 fatty acids,Zinc and Biotin.
• Keep your hair clean ,without any hair problems like dandruff,alopecia,etc.
• Avoid various all varieties of harsh treatments,chemicals,hair dyes ,permanent colours,tight hair styling,perming,  hair straightening,etcs.
• Stop blow drying the hair quite often.
• Stop rough handling the wet hair like rough towelling,detangling and combing etc.and be gentle to the hair.
• Henna your hair,only with natural henna leaves paste,mixed with curds,methi powder,and hibiscus flowers paste,amla paste and  eggs.But henna is suitable for only black hair as a natural conditioner,but not for fully grey hair as it looks  peculiar.
• Avoid stress and strain.
• Have plenty of sleep.
• Massage with herbal/coconut/olive/almond oil regularly.
• Donot colour your hair more  often,than 1 to 1 and 1/2 months.Slow down on the  hair dyeing.Use only mild hair dyes.
• Use only mild shampoos,and avoid harsh shampoos.
• Donot use tight pony tails with elastics or rubberbands.
• Exercise regularly.
• Avoid low-calorie liquid/crash diets. 

  

HAIR DYES-FOR GREY HAIR

GREY HAIR...
We..spend much time,and money on skin..trying to make it wrinkle free and ageless ,with antioxidants etc.

• But our hair reveals the secret of our age by becoming grey..and to some people it turns grey at an early stage making them look old at an young age..
• The cause -is only a few of us, spend time or effort into ensuring our hair to stay healthy,but many of us neglect.
• But if we spent some time looking after our hair as we do looking after our skin, surely everyone looks,and feel,look young..

  White hair/Grey hair

• Grey hair..It is the number1 indicator of old look however,young one may be,if she has grey hair.
• As we know, grey hair is by far an accurate indicator, and many people start getting grey hair right from twelve years.
• The lifestyles,pollution ,food habbits and the genes,genetic factors  may play an important role in greying early.
• Some choose to colour their grey hair, while others let it stay natural,but looking prematurely old.
• Grey hair does make you look much older than your actual age,than you would look with coloured hair.
• But many of the hair dyes  make hair hard/brittle, so be choosy and picky when selecting a hair colour.
• You are lucky enough if you are not having grey hair until you are in fifty years of age,surely  you will look younger than your colleagues and friends,who needs colouring their hair.
• Select a hair dye/hair colour which is gentle in nature,and has moisturiser instead of harsh colour. 
• However,if you have to start colouring hair from young age,then make a selection of hair dyes with utmost care..
• Check the  list of the chemicals/materials used in making the dye, and consult your family doctor,or google for the verification about the chemicals used .
• But go for branded companies products with name and fame,to avoid hassles and troubles..as they may give us the accurate and safe products..
• Now a days there are many relliable hair colourants available in the markets,but a perfect scrutiny is needed before selecting them..
• Never prefer Jet black or dark black colour,it looks artificial.I use Loreal/Naturtint 2N brown black for my family.It looks quite natural.
• Look beautiful and gorgeous  like an Angel with black hair.. 

HENNA- AS A HAIR DYE

Henna..
Henna..has been used since ages as a hair colourant. Henna,as mehandhi has been used for skin dyeing since ancient times to dye skin, as a temporary tattooing on hands,fingers and hair.

• The name is also used for other dyes too,black henna and chemicals mixed henna, which are not derived from mehandi plant.
• Henna is a tall shrub or small tree,multiple branched cultivated in sub tropical regions  of Africa,Southern Asia and Northern Australia.
• Henna.. is an herbal option.. for those who are allergic to chemical based hair dyes, considered by many Indian women for colouring their grey hair.

• Some hair dressers say,that henna is not safe,but for REAL HENNA it is not true.
• Henna and Black henna is different.Black henna is chemical based .

• Natural henna may be herbal,until unless any colouring chemicals are added.We have to rely on them.
• As some henna powders have metallic compounds that react with the ammonia activator in synthetic hair dyes. So,Buy henna only from reputable sources to avoid this,or go natural.
• Experts say,that instead of relying on the henna powders directly wet grind the mehandi leaves with water and apply to the hair.
• It gives a dark red/brown colour to the grey hair when kept for longer periods.
• For light brown/shade remove/wash in one hour only. 
• Henna dries out the hair and causes it to be brittle in the long run,it is not an good idea to henna for a long time, say years together.
• Next compulsorily- To avoid dryness,use a moisturizer or oil  to soften the henna hair.
• After applying henna,as a hairdye for more than one hour your hair will become brownish/reddish.Only selective people like the shade.
• In my view,when you have grey hair upto 25% to 50% then henna is useful to you much,as the hair totally looks well,and you can retain upto 1to 2 hours.
• But when you have grey hair more than 75% of your total hair,then you have to think ,as it looks red/brown tinge.
• Those who are allergic to respiratory problems and asthamatics,may suffer due to cold and coughs and pneumonia due to the wet henna on the hair for a long period. 
• The problem with regularly hennaing is the duration of the  time,dryness and brittle hair,the red/brown colour and lastly prone to cold allergies.

Henna  as a hair dye..

• Go natural,by using self made henna powder/paste,or purchase from a reputable known shop.Or you can get the henna leaves, and dry them and powder them and store them in a airtight container for people who has the oppurtunity.
• Mix henna powder,with tea decoction/instant coffee powder,a night before.
• Before applying add whole egg(if u can tolerate the smell)/egg whites,mix well and apply on the hair.
• Keep on your hair for 1 and 1/2 hours to 2 hours.
• Moisturize.. after you henna your hair compulsorily go for moisturizing your hair ,which softens your henna hair.
• Moisturize your hair with  eggs,or curds or coconut milk ,herbal oil and keep your hair clean with regular  headbaths.

• Apply a conditioner,and keep your hair under condition..

  

Highlights ..

• You can also go for highlights, and highlight colour all grey hair.
• So the rest of your hair will stay healthy, being your greyhair is covered with highlights, and your hair will look gorgeous.
   

Hair dye/ Hair colour..

• Go for a temporary, mild and gentle, herbal hair colourant,which just deposits colour on grey hair without impacting natural hair.
•  Best go for the gentle hair colour that you can find in the market, especially if your hair is grey.
• If you have more grey hair go for a hair colour.
• Do not use hair dyes which contain ammonia, go for ammonia free hairdyes..
• But they do contain hydrogen peroxide ,but hydrogen peroxide is less damaging for the hair.
• See that dyes do not contain parabens and sulphates too.
• Select for mild colourants ,and do not go for permanent hair colour which lasts for 5 to 6 weeks. 

• It is a confusion.. to select henna or a hair dye,but it is up/left  to personal .
• Hair loss may be due to many reasons,check them without getting panic,and come to a decision.
• Shedding normally upto 50 to 100 hairs a day may be normal.

I have a collection of tips from many sources, which I edit, and make an article for my blog.

SHINING HAIR

SHINING HAIR-TIP
Before taking headbath,apply warm coconut oil..
You can use warm herbal oil too.
Apply hibiscus flowers paste before headbath and retain it for sometime and rinse off.
Apply herbal oil made of hibiscus flowers.
Apply methi paste before headbath,and wash off after one hour.
Apply curds too weekly once.

HAIR CUT

HAIR CUT

 Hair cutting..A persons hairstyle can take away or add years to her face, and can do a lot for the look.

• STEP CUTTING:A woman looks glamourous and gorgeous, if she opts for long hair, cut in stepsand layers,the hair looks thick and well styled.The volume of the hair looks increased..
• BLUNT LOOK:A woman looks younger, and nothing works as well as a simple blunt cut.
• CURLS:Curls make a woman look younger, while ironed hair makes you look older and a little sharper.
•  SOFT & STRAIGHT:A soft, straight look, is the easiest hair cut,curled in at the bottom makes you look younger, while curled out makes you look older and more glamourous.
• U HAIR CUT:The hair is cut in the shape of U,one can pin up or tie a pony tail and looks like elegant.It suits every one,even thick and thin and curly haired women can go for it..Best suitable for any dresses like sarees,chudidhars,pants etc.
• V HAIR CUT:This is a simple haircut which looks trendy and makes the hair look long.
• Similarly, hair cut very short, can make a woman looks ultra glamorous, funky and cutting edge.
• Likewise, a woman with hair that reaches till the  waist makes her look younger, since it is easier for a young person to grow hair very long.

Go for and have a hair cut often for a neat and sweet and glamorous look.