Solve Your Hair Problems

Deep Conditioner

• 1 small jar of real mayonnaise

• 1/2 of an avocado

In a medium bowl smash mayonnaise and avocado together with a fork until it’s mixed together thoroughly. Smooth into hair all the way to the tips. Put on a shower cap. Leave on for 20 minutes.

Hair Conditioner

• 1/2 cup honey

• 1/4 cup olive oil. Use 2 tablespoons of oil for normal hair.

Work a small amount at a time through hair until coated. Cover hair with a shower cap; leave on 30 minutes. Remove shower cap; shampoo well and rinse. Dry as normal.

Shine Boosting Hair Mask

Mash an over-ripe banana; combine with 3 drops of almond oil. Massage into dry hair, leave on for 15 minutes, then shampoo out.

For dry hair, try opening a couple of vitamin E capsules and adding to shampoo once a week. Set your blow dryer on cool and dry only at the scalp, let ends of the hair dry on their own. This will help keep hair healthy looking and prevent hair ends from splitting or breaking.
Once weeks put a deep conditioning treatment on your hair and wrap it with a hot moist towel for ten minutes. Then, rinse and style. It’ll make your hair look great!
Apply Intensive conditioner before sunbathing or going into the sauna. Heat makes a conditioner penetrate the hair, and keeps it from drying out.
At home, before showering, apply an intensive conditioner to hair. Place a plastic bag on the head and shower normally. The hot shower will provide deep heat for better penetration. At the end of the shower, remove the plastic cap and rinse the hair.
Your hair needs moisture in the winter. Use a leave-in conditioner to protect and replenish daily.
Pamper your hair at least once a week. This can be as simple as giving yourself a hot oil treatment or taking extra essential fatty acids. Give yourself a relaxing scalp massage or apply a special deep conditioning pack. Do something for your hair that makes you feel special.

Massaging The Scalp

Use pressure point massage whenever you apply shampoos or conditioners. This will soothe nerves, reduce tense scalp muscles, and increase the circulation to the scalp promoting the natural hair growth. To massage:

Slide the fingertips through hair, starting at the temples Press gently and rotate to loosen scalp Slide fingers to the top of head & back to the back of the head.

Finish, slowly rotating fingertips around the front hair line. Repeat the process for two to three minutes, as time allows.

Mix one tsp. honey with two tbsp. olive oil, then beat in one egg yolk. Massage on hair in small sections. Wrap head with shower cap for 30 minutes. Rinse and shampoo.

Tips for Oily Hair

Add 1/4 cup lemon juice to 1/3 cup of your regular shampoo. Wash as usual. This will also add highlights!

Lemon and Aloe Vera Shampoo

• 2 tsp. Aloe vera gel

• 1 tbsp. lemon juice

Blend ingredients together with 1/4 cup of your regular hair shampoo. Wash hair then rinse well.

The most important thing you can do to prevent or resolve oily hair is to shampoo your hair daily. For people who tend to have a problem with oily hair, leaving the shampoo on your head for at least 5 minutes before rinsing, should help.

Avoid brushing your hair too often or too vigorously, since the brushing will carry oil from your scalp to the ends of your hair. Hormones affect oil production and therefore things that affect your hormone levels (such as stress or birth control pills) may also affect the oiliness of your hair.

Hair is generally oilier in summer because the heat stimulates the sebaceous (oil producing) glands in your scalp. You can combat oily hair by washing it in tepid water and applying conditioner just to the ends. Use a shampoo and conditioner for oily or fine hair.

Anti-Oil Hair Rinse

Combine a tablespoon of vinegar and a pinch of baking soda in one cup of water (or brewed rosemary or peppermint tea) and use as an after shampoo rinse by rubbing it into your wet scalp for one minute, then rinse.

It helps prevent an oily scalp, and gently finishes the cleansing process without stripping the shine from your hair. Also, if your hair is making your skin oily, try to keep it away from your face, especially when exercising and working. Wash your hair brushes at least once a week with mild shampoo; and change your pillow case every other day.

Tips for Great Hair

Wash and dry your hair carefully to prevent tangles and damage. If you wash and towel dry your hair too vigorously you’ll damage your hair before you even begin to style! When washing your hair, use your finger tips to gently rub your scalp. Don’t scrub. To dry your hair pat and squeeze dry with a towel.
Make sure you are using brushes which are appropriate for your hair type and your hair length. Use brushes with rounded ends to prevent damage. Brush your hair gently and only when necessary.
Maintain your hair with pride and consistency. Depending on the length and style, have it trimmed appropriately. If you wear your hair short, have the style refreshed every three to four weeks. If you are growing your hair longer, have it trimmed every six to eight weeks to remove split ends.
Make sure to eat enough protein. Since the hair shaft is composed of a protein called keratin, a diet low in protein is a triggering factor for brittle hair. You need at least two to three daily servings of protein (tofu, soy milk, beans and peas, nuts and nut butters) for hair that’s manageable and healthy.
Each time you shampoo your hair gently massage your scalp with the pads of your fingers in a circular motion, this will encourage a healthy scalp so increase shine and condition as well as encouraging growth.
Use a hot oil treatment once or twice a week. Deep conditioning can help keep hair manageable. Warm one tablespoon of jojoba, avocado or olive oil in the palm of your hand; massage into hair; place a plastic shower cap over your head for 30 to 60 minutes; rinse out with a gentle shampoo.
Once layers get quite long, comb in a zigzag parting. This will create body and make growing out layers work for you rather than against you.
Many fruits and vegetables can be used as natural hair products. Mashed avocado and mayonnaise are great moisturizers for dry hair, and whipped eggs and yogurt (one egg to three teaspoons of yogurt) give hair great luster. Just massage them into the hair, place a shower cap over your hair for 20 to 30 minutes and rinse off with a gentle shampoo.
Shampoo every other day or less frequently, if possible, unless you exercise regularly or work outdoors. Excess shampooing strips natural oils from the hair.
Choose healthy habits for your hair. Any habits that damage your body also damage your hair. Exercise, eat well and avoid smoking and alcohol, or at least cut back. Your hair is just one part of the holistic you.
Use the right styling products for your hair style. Understand the differences between a mousse and a styling gel or a spray on gel.
Mousses are generally used on damp, towel dried hair for volume and control. Extra body mousses give more volume and extra hold mousses offer more control. Gels are typically used on damp, towel dried hair to sculpt hair and help build style and structure. Gels can help make straight hair wavy and wavy hair smooth. Gel, applied near the roots of your hair, can help you style your hair in whatever direction you desire.
Let your hair air dry whenever possible. Blow-drying can dry out the hair and damage it even more, as can hot rollers and curling irons. If you’re in a rush and have to blow dry your hair, use the dryer on the lowest, coolest setting.
A daily five to ten minute head massage can promote blood flow to the scalp, enhancing the quality of your hair. Using your fingertips, work over the surface of the scalp, temples and back of the head, applying pressure in circular movements.
Your brush giving you static? Keep your brush squeaky clean. Wash it with a drop of shampoo and warm water and no more fly-always!
Adding either lavender or rosemary essential oil to your final rinse is claimed to add glossiness. A little vinegar will also close the hair cuticles.
Don’t pull your hair back into a tight ponytail or braid. Styles like these can damage dry, brittle hair even further.
Wash and rinse your hair as soon as possible after swimming. If salt water dries on your hair, it can cause mineral deposits to build up so wash your hair thoroughly. Chlorine will damage your hair more the longer it stays in.
Dry or oily hair? If you have dry hair and scalp, rinse in very warm water. Hot water stimulates oil production, so if your hair is oily, cool water is recommended.
After washing your hair always blot dry with a towel never rub as this causes friction and unbalances the cuticles making it appear dull and sometimes frizzy.
Use a shower filter. This will reduce your water’s chlorine and minerals, which can create a film on hair, giving it a lackluster appearance.
To make hair shine eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. Eaten raw they are especially beneficial. Include these in your diet everyday and your hair will shine.
Detangle your hair before you wash it. Wet hair is very fragile so brush your hair thoroughly before getting into the shower.
If in a morning you wake up and your hair is frizzy at the back try sleeping on a silk pillow this should help.
Turn your head upside down and give it a good brushing from the scalp to the ends, which stimulates the scalp and spreads natural oils through the hair. Brush it the right way: Tilt head downward to bring nourishing blood to the scalp. Begin at the roots and work in sections, dividing the brushed from the un-brushed. Twenty five strokes will do it.
For flyaway hair: Mix 1/2 mashed avocado with 1 tablespoon mayonnaise and apply to fresh washed hair. Leave on ten minutes then rinse thoroughly. You can use this once a week.
If you lay on a bed on your back and hang your head over the edge this will encourage the blood to flow to your scalp promoting healthy shiny hair and it is said to help the hair grow thicker and quicker.

If you lay on a bed on your back and hang your head over the edge this will encourage the blood to flow to your scalp promoting healthy shiny hair and it is said to help the hair grow thicker and quicker.
Run out of conditioner? Use facial moisturizer just on the areas that need it if you are in a pinch.
Avoid perms and hair straightens. They can dry out and damage delicate hair. If you like your hair highlighted or colored, go for natural hair color, made from vegetable- and mineral-based dyes with essential oils.
Round face: Pulling your hair back will only emphasize roundness. If your hair is short, wear styles that are fuller at the crown. If your hair is long, wear it fuller at the neck to detract from roundness.
Square face: A wispy sweep of bangs across the brow will soften your face. Always think softness. Curls or waves will detract away from the angles of your face.
Always wear a cap when swimming. Chlorine and salt water dry out the hair and can alter the color of chemically treated hair.
Get perm curls back by scrunching those curls with a palm full of mousse, wrinkling your hair as you go and your curls will be back!
Dull hair: mix 1/3 cup vodka with 1/3 cup of your favorite shampoo. Shampoo as usual. Your hair will shine. Rosemary: good as a hair tonic for thinning hair and dandruff and to stimulate hair growth.
Combat static by spraying a little anti-static spray on your hair brush. It works on hair the same way it works on clothes.
The B vitamins typically associated with moisture-rich hair are B6, B12, folic acid, pantothenic acid and biotin. It may be convenient to take a multivitamin that contains the RDA for all the B vitamins, but you can also get the right amount from a healthy diet rich in grains, soybeans, avocados, bananas, beans, yogurt and eggs.
Adequate intake of vitamin C is critical to the function of the sebaceous glands. Inadequate vitamin C intake can result in hair that easily breaks and splits. It doesn’t take much to get necessary amounts. Good vegetarian sources include oranges and real fruit juice, kiwifruit, red (or green) peppers and broccoli.
No time to shampoo? Dab facial toner all over your scalp with a cotton ball and blow dry. This will get you through until the next washing.
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin and is necessary for normal oil production in the skin and scalp. A deficiency can cause dry, dull hair and dandruff. The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for vitamin A is 4,000 international units (IU). A half-cup of broccoli provides almost half the vitamin A needed per day, while a half-cup of carrots provides almost double the RDA.
Ingredients to look for on product labels include the herbs peppermint,eucalyptus, thyme and rosemary – and plant or seaweed-based products. These will increase circulation, which leads to better distribution of oil all over the scalp and the prevention of the clogging of hair follicles by dead cells and oil.
Use shampoo and conditioners with panthenol. This B vitamin is a natural moisturizing ingredient found in eggs that thickens the hair cuticle. It helps to repair split ends, fly-away hair and general weakening of the hair shaft. You can also mix eight drops of liquid panthenol with one teaspoon of olive or jojoba oil and rub it into your scalp. Leave on for about a half-hour, and then wash it out.
Know your hair type. How would you describe your hair? Is your hair fine? Is your hair normal? Is your hair dry and damaged? Or is it color treated or permed? Did you know that when you perm or color or use hot styling tools you are probably changing your hair type to some extent. That’s why it’s important to get the right formula for your hair.
Rinse your hair with one teaspoon of dried nettles which are high in silica, which strengthens the hair and adds sheen, calendula, rosemary or lavender diluted in one cup of boiling water then cooled off.
Look for products with guar gum or flax seed. Found in styling gels and hair sprays, they’re gentler on fragile hair than products with a high isopropyl or ethyl alcohol content.
Don’t over brush hair. Over brushing can cause split ends and hair breakage, making it hard to maintain a good hair style.
Always wear a hat in the sun it minimizes sun damage and prevents hair from drying out. The summer’s ultraviolet rays can be drying and damaging to all types of hair. Wear hats, scarves, and bathing caps for protection from sun, chlorine and salt.

Frizzy Hair Treatment

• 1 cup water

• 1/2 cup vinegar

• 1/2 cup oatmeal water

To make oatmeal water, soak the oatmeal in hot water and leaving it for two to three days at room temperature and then remove the oatmeal flakes with the use of cheesecloth. Rinse your hair with this mixture to help keep frizzy hair away.

Help for Dandruff

A dry, flaky scalp can ruin the look of your hair. Here’s are some tips to clear-up dandruff in no time:

Hot Oil Treatment

• 1/2 cup olive oil

• 1/2 cup boiling water

Place olive oil and boiling water into large glass bottle or jar with a lid. You may need to wrap a towel around the bottle to avoid burning yourself. Shake very well until oil is emulsified. Massage into hair, taking care not to burn your head. Put a shower cap or plastic bag over your hair and wrap your head in a hot towel that has been soaked in hot water then wrung out. Leave mixture on your hair for 1/2 hour, then shampoo as usual

Here is an extremely simple and effective remedy. Apply plain yogurt to your scalp and leave it for 30 minutes. Then use a regular shampoo, and your hair is healthy and clean. Crush ten aspirin and add them to one tbsp shampoo. Wash hair as usual, massaging the scalp gently. Let the mixture sit for a minute and rinse.
Instead of shampooing, massage handfuls of baking soda into the hair and scalp to absorb oil and to loosen dead skin on scalp. Rinse thoroughly.
Take plain yogurt and mix with two tablespoons of soy flour and egg white and apply. Shampoo after one hour. Do this once in a week for four to five weeks to get rid of dandruff.
Boil three tbsp. dried thyme in one cup of water for ten minutes. Strain and cool. Pour 1/2 mixture over clean, damp hair. Massage into scalp, do not rinse.

Boil three tbsp. dried thyme in one cup of water for ten minutes. Strain and cool. Pour 1/2 mixture over clean, damp hair. Massage into scalp, do not rinse.
Boil one ounce each of fresh or dried rosemary and sage in two cups of water. Let steep for 24 hours, then use daily as a hair rinse. Massage your scalp with carrot juice once in a week to cure dandruff.

Tips for Natural Hair Coloring

Do you want to add highlights to your hair without using all those damaging chemicals? Here are some fabulous hair coloring tips to add just a bit of color without ruining the condition of your hair.

Enhance Your Blond Hair Naturally

Brew some chamomile tea and let cool completely. Pour on dry hair and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse. To bring out highlights and lighten blonde hair, steep 1/2 cup of chamomile tea in one quart of boiling water. Strain and cool slightly. Shampoo hair until oil free, and then rinse with the tea infusion.

Marigold gives golden highlights to light hair and brings out red and gold highlights in light brown and red hair. Saffron, turmeric, calendula, mullein, privet and yellow broom in addition to any yellow blossomed herb or flower also add color and highlights for blondes. Rinse hair with a solution of one tablespoon of lemon juice to one gallon of water after shampooing.
To restore hair that was once blonde, mix ten grams of licorice root with ten grams of oat straw, add a pinch of saffron. Cover with water and boil to make an infusion. Strain and use a s a rinse after shampooing. It should be allowed to soak into the hair and not rinsed out.

To restore hair that was once blonde, mix ten grams of licorice root with ten grams of oat straw, add a pinch of saffron. Cover with water and boil to make an infusion. Strain and use a s a rinse after shampooing. It should be allowed to soak into the hair and not rinsed out.
Add four tablespoons of chopped rhubarb to three cups of hot water, simmer for 15 minutes. Strain, cool, and then use as a rinse after shampooing.

Cover or Enhance Gray

To get yellow out of gray hair use a highlighting shampoo with a cool base color like blue or violet. These colors minimize that brassy, yellow look. Look for shampoos that contain vegetable dyes.
Boil potato peels in water, strain, and cool. Use the strained water as an after-shampoo rinse to darken gray hair.
Sage covers the gray when used consistently over a period of time. Simmer 1/2 cup dried sage in two cups of water for 30 minutes. Steep for two or three hours. Strain, use as rinse on clean hair. Leave on until hair has dried, then rinse out.
Mix one oz. sage, one oz. rosemary and one pint of water. Simmer for 30 minutes and strain. Massage into the scalp and gray hair.
Mix one tablespoon of apple-cider vinegar with one gallon of warm water, use as final rinse.

Enrich Your Dark Hair Color Naturally

Brew one strong cup of espresso and let cool completely. Pour on dry hair and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse.
To lock in color, try using a shampoo that has a slightly acidic PH. All shampoos designed to clarify, add volume or control dandruff contain harsh, color dimming ingredients.
Make an strong infusion of any of the following herbs and teas then use as a rinse. Rosemary, sage, raspberry leaves, parsley, ivy berries, catnip, black coffee, black tea for chestnut highlights.

Enrich Your Red Hair Color Naturally

Use strong black coffee as a final rinse.
Use a strong rosehip tea.
Make red hibiscus tea, and use as a rinse.
Make a rinse from calendula.
Use an infusion of saffron for a rinse.

Help for Limp or Thin Hair

Lifeless Hair

Don’t use a body building gel or mousse on wet hair as it will make your hair go limp. Water will dilute the active ingredients in most volumizers. Instead, towel dry hair, removing the excess moisture, then massage volumizer into hair and style as usual.
To add texture to limp locks braid slightly damp hair at the crown, make only a few braids depending upon the thickness of your hair. Let dry completely, take braids out, spritz on a lightweight hair spray and run fingers through.
For bouncy hair saturate freshly washed hair with half and half, concentrating on the scalp. Leave on for five minutes, then rinse.
For baby fine hair create a hair plumping rinse by separating three large eggs; discard the yolks then mix whites with enough water to make it runny. Pour over hair.
For limp hair on freshly washed hair, massage in beer concentrating on the scalp only. Do not rinse out and your hair will have volume!
Shampoo with hair volumizing shampoo to gently and thoroughly cleanse away any build-up from styling aids. Before styling, warm up a small amount of styling gel in your hands and apply to dry hair to create lots of volume and texture.
To thicken hair add a tablespoon of powdered gelatin to your shampoo.

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