Healthy Hair Checklist Knowledge is power: Find out your hair type and seek out advice from others with a similar hair type. Moisturize: Kinky/Curly hair loves moisture. If you keep it watered and fed, it will grow like a healthy plant. Always deep condition: Going along with the point about moisturizing, regular deep conditioning penetrates into your hair shaft and strengthens hair from the inside out. Nourish: Keep your hair and scalp healthy with this basic 3 step nourishment: Water: Wet your hair as often as possible. Moisture: Moisturize daily Seal Moisture: Use essential oils to seal moisture. Stimulate: Massage your scalp on a regular basis to stimulate and remove dry skin. You can do this daily with a gentle fingertip massage. Protect: Do all you can to keep your hair from becoming dry or from breaking off. Stay away from products with unnatural ingredients. Avoid using heat such as flat ironing or blow drying. Manipulate your hair as little as possible. Wear “protective” hair styles then leave it alone. Sleep with a satin hair scarf, hair bonnet or on satin pillow cases. Avoid tight braids and twists and elastic hair bands. Pipe-cleaners make a good substitute. If you need to comb through your hair and when you detangle, be gentle. Always comb from tip to root. Avoid brushing and use a very wide tooth comb. Maintain: Have your ends trimmed on a regular basis or trim them yourself. Products: Believe it or not, you only need about 4 good products to keep your hair healthy. All you need are the following: Deep conditioner Leave in conditioner Moisturizer Sealant or hair oil Note that shampoo is not on this list. One of the biggest natural hair care tips: Prevent dandruff, dry hair and scalp and sometimes even hair loss by avoiding shampoo on your hair. If you feel you really need to use shampoo, only use those that don’t any harmful ingredients such as sulfates and other harsh detergents. Here’s our list of product ingredients to avoid for natural hair care. And if you do use shampoo make sure that you rinse it out extremely well. Nutrition: What you put into your body will directly affect the health of your hair and hair growth. Eat Green Leafy Veggies – Green leafies such as spinach, kale, all greens, cabbage and broccoli are packed with the vitamins and minerals which help to strengthen hair and nails from the inside of your body. Drink Lots of Water Take Supplements or drink vitamin packed juices.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 21:16:41 +0000
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