| Hair care is an overall term for parts of hygiene | | | | loss and thinning. Graying of hair is a natural |
| and cosmetology involving the hair on the human | | | | process that happens with increasing age, but if |
| head. Some basic hair care can use to improve | | | | the hair starts graying before the age of 35, it is |
| the health and look of your hair. Diet and lifestyle | | | | termed as premature graying that occurs due to |
| are two major factors that influence the health of | | | | the aggravation of Pitta dosha. Excessive intake |
| the hair. Poor diet, illness and deficiencies of any | | | | of tea, coffee, alcohol, meat, fried, oily, greasy, |
| particular vitamin and mineral affects the quality | | | | spicy, sour, and acidic foods increases pitta and |
| of hair and problems like dandruff, thinning hair, | | | | leads to graying prematurely. Take a cup of |
| balding, premature graying etc. spoil the hair. To | | | | coconut and mustard oils. Soak half a cup of |
| speed up the drying process, pat your hair dry | | | | curry leaves in the oil mixture and keep it for a |
| with a towell and let the remaining moisture in | | | | night. |
| your hair dry naturally. Gently use your fingers or | | | | 1. Avoid shampoos that contain sodium laurel |
| a pick to untangle any knots while your hair is | | | | sulfate, or sodium laureth sulfate. |
| drying. Coloring your hair is another hair treatment | | | | 2. A hot oil treatment to deep condition your hair. |
| option. It is a nice change from the way you | | | | Warm oil penetrates the hair shaft making the |
| normally look. Cut your hair in layers, this will | | | | hair more flexible and giving it shine. |
| make you look a lot younger. Hot air can be | | | | 3. Eat right and consider taking vitamin and mineral |
| damaging to your hair so when using a hair dryer | | | | supplements to encourage healthy hair. |
| use the cool setting. Don't leave the blowdryer in | | | | 4. Use a wide toothed comb, or your fingers to |
| one spot for more than a few seconds, keep it | | | | work with your hair. Brushes can destroy African |
| moving and at a good distance away from your | | | | American or extra curly hair by shearing it out of |
| hair. Squirt your dry hair with styling spray and | | | | the scalp. |
| then use a medium curling iron to curl 2-inch | | | | 5. Avoid sleeping in hair accessories such as |
| sections of hair before rolling hair in Velcro rollers. | | | | barrettes, scrunchies, head bands, etc. This can |
| Color your hair regularly. Color your hair every 28 | | | | lead to hair damage. |
| days by doing this you may actually prevent your | | | | 6. Massage your scalp to help stimulate hair |
| hair from getting damaged. Apply besan in the | | | | growth. Massaging helps stimulate hair growth by |
| hair and wash it with water drained from the | | | | increasing the blood flow to the scalp. |
| cooked rice. Soak a handful of gooseberry in a | | | | 7. If your hair ends are damaged, give yourself a |
| cup of milk for two hours. Make it as a paste and | | | | trim every so often to remove damage. |
| apply in the hair. Apply the mixture of an egg | | | | 8. Hot air can be damaging to your hair so when |
| white, 2 spoon of castor oil, 1 spoon glycerin, in | | | | using a hair dryer use the cool setting. |
| the scalp and hair. Massage hair with warm | | | | 9. Apply the mixture of an egg white, 2 spoon of |
| coconut oil an hour before washing. Cover your | | | | castor oil, 1 spoon glycerin, in the scalp and hair. |
| head with a hot towel and wash your hair after | | | | 10. Coloring your hair is another hair treatment |
| an hour or so. Boil a few hibiscus flowers in | | | | option. Color your hair regularly. |
| coconut oil. Filter and use this hair oil to control hair | | | | |