Hair Care Tips For A Beautiful You

Hair Care

oi-Suparna Chakaraborthy

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Monday, October 25, 2010, 16:03

Your hair is the most important part of your looks and your personality. This is one of the reasons why we have various hair styles for different age groups and occasion. At the time when pollution and stress has become a part of our day to day life, hair is the worst affected. Like you care for your skin, hair care is also important to keep them healthy. Hair care regime not only helps in curing hair problems but also helps in enhancing the quality of your hair. Hair care involves keeping your hair and scalp clean, nourishing them with the desired nutrients and treating it off all problems.

Here are few hair care tips for-

Shiny Hair

1.Take two spoons of honey and beat it well with 1/3 cup of olive oil. Apply it to your hair and wrap it up with hot towel. After 30 minutes wash it off well with water.

2.Take one egg, 1 tsp of honey and 2 tbsp of olive oil. Beat it well. After washing your hair with shampoo, massage the scalp well with this pack. Then wash it off well with a mild shampoo.

3.Make a thin pack of besan and rice starch. Apply it to your hair and after the pack dries off wash it well with water.

Hair Growth

1.Heat coconut oil and massage the scalp with it every night. This improves the blood circulation in the scalp and enhances hair growth.

2.Boil coconut oil with 10 amla's for 10 minutes and then add 50 Hibiscus flowers to it. Leave it in the sun for two days. On the third day, take off the Hibiscus flowers and preserve the oil in a container and store in a cold place. Massage your scalp with this oil every alternate oil and wash it off in the morning.

3.Soak Shikakai, amla and reetha in hot water overnight. Next morning crush the ingredients and wash your hair with it. This can be used as a substitute of shampoo.

Dandruff Treatment

1.Mix curd, lemon and mustard oil. Apply it to your scalp and wash it off after the pack has dried.

2.Put Hibiscus leaves in a glass of water and heat it well. Squeeze one lemon into it and apply it to your hair. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash it off with a mild shampoo.

3.Add dry amla pieces in coconut oil and bring it to a boil. Apply it to your hair alternate days of the week.

Some of the other basic hair care tips include, keeping your head covered during travelling, to prevent it from dirt and dust; brush it well to prevent it from tangling, Tangling is one of the major reasons for hair loss; rinse your hair well after using hair pack, shampoo and conditioner.