Look After Your Hair This Summer

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Tuesday, March 15, 2011, 9:53

A bright sunny day and the playful summer wind, might make you feel fresh at heart to see the natures glory but the same sun is harsh on your skin and hair. Hair, the crown to our beauty is worst affected in summers. The harsh UV rays of sun can make hair go brittle, dry and lose coloure, thus, making summer hair care important. The sweat, lack of moisturiser and excessive exposure to sun rays, increases hair fall. Here are some summer hair care tips -

1.Like your skin, your hair also needs moisturising. For this purpose, the best summer hair care tip is to apply a hair pack of egg, yogurt and multani mitti. Both egg and yogurt, are great moisturizing and conditioning agent. Multani metti is a cleanser. It cleans the skull of all the dirt, dust and dandruff. This hair pack reduces hair fall.

2.For those who face the problem of hair getting oily during summers and have dandruff, they can apply yogurt with methi powder. This cures dandruff and also does not allow hair to get oily.

3.One of the must tip of summer hair care is to follow deep conditioning during bed time. Jojoba oil, coconut oil and mustard oil are some of the natural oils good for hair. Have a head massage every alternate day with any one of these oils. It saves the hair from getting dry and prevents splits ends etc.

4.Wash your hair alternate days. The sweat and dirt are enemies to your healthy hair and thus, washing your hair regularly is important. You can wash your hair with a pack made of flour and milk or by a solution made of amla, reetha and shikakai.

5.Last but not the least tip is to keep the head covered with a cotton scarf while out in the Sun. It protects your hair from direct sun exposure and thus, prevent the harmful effects.

Follow these five summer hair care tips to enjoy healthy and shiny tresses. Avoid using hot iron and blow drier during summers.