Natural Hair-Care Tips Useful for All Types of Hair
By Leon Brant

Not many of us know how important hair conditioning is. The different home-care remedies may be tedious but can get you results that are highly recommended. The reasons for extreme hair loss can be due to dandruff, improper hair care, being out in the sun for a long time and umpteen reasons if we sit and think about them. It’s important to know about various hair-care recipes to prevent such a catastrophe. These are tips on the dos and don’ts of taking care of hair that are bound to be useful at some point in life.

There are 2 main types of hair rinses: chemical and natural. Natural hair rinses act to stimulate circulation on the scalp rather than just coating our hair shaft with a protective coating. Natural hair rinses can repair damaged hair by giving the hair strength and a fresh appearance. Natural hair rinses can nourish the hair follicle and promote healthy growth.

Diet and lifestyle are s major factors that influence the health of the hair. Poor diet, illness and deficiencies of any particular vitamin and mineral affect the quality of hair, and problems like dandruff, thinning hair, balding and premature graying spoil the hair.

Treat your hair as if it’s delicate and precious, because, well, it is. The more bends, curves, kinks and angles in your hair, the more opportunities for a comb or brush to catch or snag or snap. If your hair is weak or dry, it’s even more prone to breakage. The answer is to detangle hair only when wet.

1. In such cases, oils are a natural remedy.
Dry hair is also brittle hair. Ignore dry hair enough, and you are rewarded with easy breakage and unattractive, unmanageable hair. Don’t worry; you don’t have to look far for the oils you can use. You can use any of the following for the purpose of strengthening and maintaining younger-looking hair: almond oil, coconut oil, jojoba oil, olive oil and grape-seed oil.

2. Use a hair rinse after shampooing and conditioning your hair.
Natural hair rinses are easy to make using fresh, natural ingredients. Their sweet smell adds a final finishing touch to your hair treatment.

3. Try to dry your hair naturally and avoid using a hair-dryer.
If you must use a hair dryer, then remember not to focus the blow-dryer on one spot for more than few seconds. Keep the dryer at a distance from your hair. Use your fingers gently to untangle knots while drying your hair.

4. Apply a leave-in conditioner.
After washing your hair, be sure to apply a leave-in conditioner. Conditioners detangle the hair, create moisture and produce manageable hair.

5. Use a satin pillowcase or hair wrap.
Because natural hair is dry, keeping the hair moist is vital. One way to retain moisture is to sleep on a satin pillowcase. If you don’t have a satin pillowcase, wrap your hair in a satin hair scarf before going to bed. Cotton pillowcases and scarves can strip moisture from the hair and produce split ends.

Leon Brant may be contacted at www.leonbrant.com.au.