nisha manoj

Follow Me on Pinterest

Friday, December 5, 2014

Dry, dull and damaged HAIR – crowning glory and its care

I have faced and still face a lot of hair problems. This has led me to try a many home remedies on my dry dull damaged hair. I have listed out a few of them which I have immensely benefited from.

Hair Mask – mix the following and apply on scalp and hair for an hour before washing off with a herbal shampoo mentioned below
1. mix coconut milk, Vitamin E capsule
2. yogurt/curd, egg
3. avocado, coconut oil
4. curd, ghee and triphala

Leave in conditioner – apply for soft hair after washing
1. aloe vera gel
2. tea tree oil and thyme oil
3. almond oil, rosemary oil, glycerin, water

Sweaty and hot head
1. camphor, coconut oil

Dandruff
1. hot oil treatment with neem boiled in coconut or almond oil
2. methi seeds, almond oil, bottle gourd juice, Indian gooseberry paste – only rinse and donot shampoo
3. reduce salt, spice and sour foods
4. eat 1 tsp white sesame seeds everyday
5. apply little hot sesame oil with pinch of turmeric on scalp after bath

After shampoo rinse
1. onion peels soaked in hot water, cooled and sieved
2. water drained after cooking rice

Home made Shampoos
1. soak amla, shikakai and reeta nuts overnight , heat the water, cool and use
2. make powder of amla, shikakai, black gram dal, methi seeds and hibiscus leaves and store in a bottle. When needed soak overnight and use as shampoo
3. hibiscus leaves paste mixed in water and sieved

Few more tips to avoid dry and damaged hair:
- Avoid washing hair more than 3 times a week
- Oil hair 3 times a week
- Condition hair after every bath
- Handle wet hair with care
- Have good organic food
- Try to stay happy in all situations to reduce stress

No comments:

Post a Comment