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Nothing looks as good as a head of gleaming, healthy hair. While a lucky few are born with good hair, most of us have to work hard to attain luscious locks but the results are well worth it. Here are a few tips to keep your mane in great shape!
1. Shampoo your hair every alternate day. Some beauticians recommend shampooing your hair everyday, but this must only be done with a very mild shampoo as you could dry out your hair. However, don't let your hair get really dirty before you shampoo it, as this could cause your hair to fall. Shampooing it every alternate day or at the most, after every two days, should do the trick. Take a clue from the climate you live in. Ask yourself these questions:
- Is the climate humid - Do I exercise and workout a lot This leads to a sweaty scalp. - Is the atmosphere in my city polluted - If your answer to any of these questions is a yes, you need to shampoo more often.2. Does your work or lifestyle take you out in the sun a lot Wear a cap, and try and get your hands on a conditioner which has sun block. UV radiation can cause untold damage to your hair, so don't step out without a hat or scarf. Ideally, avoid stepping out between noon and 3:00, when the rays of the sun are at their harshest.
3. Apply oil at least once a week. Leave it on for around half an hour to an hour, and shampoo off. If possible, once a month, give your hair a deep-conditioning treatment by steaming your oiled hair to enable it to penetrate the strands.
4. Egg is excellent for the hair. It nourishes hair and adds shine. Whip up an egg and apply it to your hair once a week, after applying oil.
5. Visit your hairdresser for a trim at least once in four to six months, to keep split ends in check. There is no 'cure' for split ends. Once a hair is split, the end has to be cut off to avoid further splitting of the strand. Hairdressers would naturally recommend more frequent visits, but if you are trying to grow out your hair then a trim once in six months should suffice. If you want to maintain your current hairstyle, get it trimmed more often.
6. Condition your hair after every wash. After shampooing your hair, towel dry. Take a little conditioner in the palm of your hand, rub hands together, and apply the conditioner to the ends of your hair. Never, ever apply it to the scalp. Once you've applied the conditioner, comb it through your hair with a wide-toothed comb so it gets evenly distributed. Wash off after three minutes.
7. Is your hair frizzy? A great trick to tame frizzy hair is to apply two or three drops of oil to your hair, just after washing it, when your hair is still soaking wet. This tames the hair without giving it an oily appearance.
8. Don't shampoo your hair with hot water. Cold water is best.
9. If you have long hair, sleep on a satin pillowcase. This helps hair glide when you move in your sleep. Regular cotton pillowcases may latch on to your hair, causing breakage. It's best to tie hair up when sleeping. Never, ever use elastic rubber bands. Instead, invest in 'scrunchies', which are rubber bands enclosed in cloth.
10. Make sure your diet is healthy, or it will reflect on your hair.
Get your daily dose of proteins, vitamins and minerals. Fish is excellent
for hair.
Name: SHALU SMODI
City: Bangalore
Comments: hi,it's really an useful article.I am getting a lot of hairfall after coming to Bangalore from Jaipur.I would appreciate if some shampoo is also suggested.
Name: mamta verma
City: u.s.a( indianapolis)
Comments: very well written.nice article.
Name: Lakshmi Natarajan
City: Abu Dhabi
Comments: Yes! Good Tips But suggest some tips for the Clorine water our country has clorine water and due to this whenever we have head bath we have a tremendous hairfall. I have a long hair but need thickness, so kindly suggest for hair thickness. and emphaise on Aloevera for hair.please suggest
Name: ruchir
City: NDelhi
Comments: theres always a question of oiling. How oftn shd we use the oil. How often do we shampoo, paradoxiaclly it is advised tht shampoo shd not be used more than twice a week. What wd u advise.
Name: poonam
City: mumbai
Comments: i would like to know how can my hairs grow fast n become thick n black becoz iput mehandi n color so now there colour is change, is mehandi helpfull for hair n how many time we should apply n what should we add in mehandi plz mail me
Name: Sapna
City: Mumbai
Comments: Excellent site.I would like to know how can I improve my complexion nad make it fairer as I will be getting married within 3 months
Name: seleina
City: pakistan
Comments: i want to incerease the lenght of my hairs faster .....n some improvement in complexion glowing
Name: Maleka Qamaruddin
City: Karachi
Comments: I would like to know how can i prevent dandruff from my hair and also i got too many hairs on my face and pimples that leave patches.Plz advice.
Name: Lakshmi Vaidyanathan
City: Chennai
Comments: Well, your suggestions are really helpful. I was wondering how to apply conditioner to my hair since, I am using it for the first time. So, thanks for your tips and i would be grateful if you could give some more tips about the conditioners. It would be better if you list out the types of conditioners to be used for different types of hair.Thank you.
Name: Lalitha Rajasekaran
City: Chennai
Comments: Very nice article, i am really in need of it, bcoz lots of hair falling, infact i was wondering whether to cut it off to shorthair, but i am fond of long hair, but i was worried if u shampoo often whether the hair loss will be moreNULLNULL if possible kindly clarify the same. Thank you.
Name: umm
City: duh
Comments: PEOPLE SAY ITS BEST TO LET UR HAIR OPEN WHEN YOU SLEEP AS IT HELPS HEAIR GROWTH....WAT R THESE POEPLE SAYINGNULL
Name: samantha
City: dhaka
Comments: its good to open ur hair and sleep..but here is different!
Name: Shabana
City: Dubai
Comments: Hi good website Very much impressed. I would like to know how could i stop my hairfall. It increased after delivery. Please help me in this regard.
Name: Rajesh Bala
City: Panchkula
Comments: Very good website. I want to know how can I make my hairs shiny and silky as I have very rough/dull hairs. I want my hairs more and more longer. Regards
Name: Sejal
City: Chicago,USA
Comments: Very much impressed good website,i would like to know how can i make my hairs long,straight,shiny n silky as i have very rough,dull n curly hairs.i m very upset with my hairs everyday.pls help me this.
Name: 123456
City: Dever
Comments: I would like to know what I can do to make my hair grow fast. Please help, I want my hair to grow fast and want it really long. I have an Ethiopian hair, it is currently longer than shoulder lenght, a little dry, breaks a little to much,trim it every 8 weeks,I have a little dandruff problem and lately, my hair seems not to grow, pls tell me what I can do to make my hair grow super fast, if not possible please e-mail me what I should do to my hair to control it from falling off to much and keep it healthy.
Name: lotus
City: bombay
Comments: hi, i really n truly like this article.i didnt get this much guidance from any article.please send me more tips for my permed hair.
Name: Ami
City: bx
Comments: I have limp and dry hair. Not volumized at all. Are there any special oils I can use to volumizeNULL I have tried shampoos and conditioners. They do nothing. PLEASE HELP
Name: vijay
City: bangalore
Comments: Mage the Scalp with pure coconut oil. This will also help for growth of hair. Apply coconut oil which has been boiled with small onions. Wash it off with a mixture of green gram powder and water drained from cooked (boiled) rice. Apply a mixture of almond oil and gooseberry juice with finger tips on the scalp. Apply the warm mixture of olive oil, lemon juice and coconut oil. Do a steam -towel- wrap for 15 minutes and wash the hair with a shampoo. Apply a paste of fenugreek and mustard to the scalp. Mix Shikakai powder with the water drained from the cooked rice and wash the hair with it. Crush the leaves of five petal hibiscus flower and take the juice. Wash the hair with this juice. Heat the oil with a little camphor. Apply the oil in the scalp and mage for 10 minutes. After 30 minutes wash the hair with a herbal shampoo. Do the steam -towel- wrap for 15 minutes. For Healthy and Shiny hair It is better to apply castor oil for a healthy growth of hair. Wash hair with tea once in a week. Apply besan in the hair and wash it with water drained from the cooked rice. Soak a handful of gooseberry in a cup of milk for two hours. Make it as a paste and apply in the hair. Apply the mixture of an egg white, 2 spoon of castor oil, 1 spoon glycerin, in the scalp and hair. Wash it after some time. Mage hair with warm coconut oil an hour before washing. Let it soak. Cover your head with a hot towel and wash your hair after an hour or so. Boil a few hibiscus flowers in coconut oil. Filter and use this hair oil to control hair loss and thinning. Do a 'steam-towel-wrap' once in a while, if your cuticles are damaged, as this steaming opens out the pores and absorbs the oil. Deep condition with curd, beer and egg. Mix a little vinegar in warm water and rinse your hair with this solution. This will add bounce to dull and lifeless hair. Soak 1 teaspoon fenugreek in curd and keep it for a night. Have it in the next morning. Boil coconut oil with the juices of curry leaves, basil, hibiscus flower and gooseberry. Apply on hair, keep it for sometime and rinse. Egg white and curd is a good conditioner for hair. Take a cup of coconut and mustard oils. Soak half a cup of curry leaves in the oil mixture and keep it for a night. Next morning, heat on a slow fire till the curry leaves turn crisp. Remove from heat and add two to three camphor balls. Allow oil to cool and then strain. Apply oil to hair roots using cotton wool along the parting and mage in circular movements. Leave the oil overnight and shampoo the next morning. Repeat twice a week. Add a lemon peel to a 'shikakai' and 'amla' mixture while washing your hair. For Graying Take a little Mehandi , an egg, juice of half a lemon, one table spoon of instant coffee powder. Mix it together and apply on the hair. Wash it after 45 minutes. Boil one cup of dried gooseberry with 4 cups of water. Add a pinch of sugar in it. Keep boiling till the quantity of the liquid reduces to one cup. Mix 2 cups of Mehendi, an egg, juice of a lemon and the gooseberry solution and apply on hair. Wash the hair after two hours.
Name: sheetal
City: Mumbai
Comments: i have very thin hair. My hair does not grow. Above the forehead in the centre all the hair have falled. Suggest me some household tips to go new hair and for hair growth. pls.
City: Bangalore
Comments: hi,it's really an useful article.I am getting a lot of hairfall after coming to Bangalore from Jaipur.I would appreciate if some shampoo is also suggested.
Name: mamta verma
City: u.s.a( indianapolis)
Comments: very well written.nice article.
Name: Lakshmi Natarajan
City: Abu Dhabi
Comments: Yes! Good Tips But suggest some tips for the Clorine water our country has clorine water and due to this whenever we have head bath we have a tremendous hairfall. I have a long hair but need thickness, so kindly suggest for hair thickness. and emphaise on Aloevera for hair.please suggest
Name: ruchir
City: NDelhi
Comments: theres always a question of oiling. How oftn shd we use the oil. How often do we shampoo, paradoxiaclly it is advised tht shampoo shd not be used more than twice a week. What wd u advise.
Name: poonam
City: mumbai
Comments: i would like to know how can my hairs grow fast n become thick n black becoz iput mehandi n color so now there colour is change, is mehandi helpfull for hair n how many time we should apply n what should we add in mehandi plz mail me
Name: Sapna
City: Mumbai
Comments: Excellent site.I would like to know how can I improve my complexion nad make it fairer as I will be getting married within 3 months
Name: seleina
City: pakistan
Comments: i want to incerease the lenght of my hairs faster .....n some improvement in complexion glowing
Name: Maleka Qamaruddin
City: Karachi
Comments: I would like to know how can i prevent dandruff from my hair and also i got too many hairs on my face and pimples that leave patches.Plz advice.
Name: Lakshmi Vaidyanathan
City: Chennai
Comments: Well, your suggestions are really helpful. I was wondering how to apply conditioner to my hair since, I am using it for the first time. So, thanks for your tips and i would be grateful if you could give some more tips about the conditioners. It would be better if you list out the types of conditioners to be used for different types of hair.Thank you.
Name: Lalitha Rajasekaran
City: Chennai
Comments: Very nice article, i am really in need of it, bcoz lots of hair falling, infact i was wondering whether to cut it off to shorthair, but i am fond of long hair, but i was worried if u shampoo often whether the hair loss will be moreNULLNULL if possible kindly clarify the same. Thank you.
Name: umm
City: duh
Comments: PEOPLE SAY ITS BEST TO LET UR HAIR OPEN WHEN YOU SLEEP AS IT HELPS HEAIR GROWTH....WAT R THESE POEPLE SAYINGNULL
Name: samantha
City: dhaka
Comments: its good to open ur hair and sleep..but here is different!
Name: Shabana
City: Dubai
Comments: Hi good website Very much impressed. I would like to know how could i stop my hairfall. It increased after delivery. Please help me in this regard.
Name: Rajesh Bala
City: Panchkula
Comments: Very good website. I want to know how can I make my hairs shiny and silky as I have very rough/dull hairs. I want my hairs more and more longer. Regards
Name: Sejal
City: Chicago,USA
Comments: Very much impressed good website,i would like to know how can i make my hairs long,straight,shiny n silky as i have very rough,dull n curly hairs.i m very upset with my hairs everyday.pls help me this.
Name: 123456
City: Dever
Comments: I would like to know what I can do to make my hair grow fast. Please help, I want my hair to grow fast and want it really long. I have an Ethiopian hair, it is currently longer than shoulder lenght, a little dry, breaks a little to much,trim it every 8 weeks,I have a little dandruff problem and lately, my hair seems not to grow, pls tell me what I can do to make my hair grow super fast, if not possible please e-mail me what I should do to my hair to control it from falling off to much and keep it healthy.
Name: lotus
City: bombay
Comments: hi, i really n truly like this article.i didnt get this much guidance from any article.please send me more tips for my permed hair.
Name: Ami
City: bx
Comments: I have limp and dry hair. Not volumized at all. Are there any special oils I can use to volumizeNULL I have tried shampoos and conditioners. They do nothing. PLEASE HELP
Name: vijay
City: bangalore
Comments: Mage the Scalp with pure coconut oil. This will also help for growth of hair. Apply coconut oil which has been boiled with small onions. Wash it off with a mixture of green gram powder and water drained from cooked (boiled) rice. Apply a mixture of almond oil and gooseberry juice with finger tips on the scalp. Apply the warm mixture of olive oil, lemon juice and coconut oil. Do a steam -towel- wrap for 15 minutes and wash the hair with a shampoo. Apply a paste of fenugreek and mustard to the scalp. Mix Shikakai powder with the water drained from the cooked rice and wash the hair with it. Crush the leaves of five petal hibiscus flower and take the juice. Wash the hair with this juice. Heat the oil with a little camphor. Apply the oil in the scalp and mage for 10 minutes. After 30 minutes wash the hair with a herbal shampoo. Do the steam -towel- wrap for 15 minutes. For Healthy and Shiny hair It is better to apply castor oil for a healthy growth of hair. Wash hair with tea once in a week. Apply besan in the hair and wash it with water drained from the cooked rice. Soak a handful of gooseberry in a cup of milk for two hours. Make it as a paste and apply in the hair. Apply the mixture of an egg white, 2 spoon of castor oil, 1 spoon glycerin, in the scalp and hair. Wash it after some time. Mage hair with warm coconut oil an hour before washing. Let it soak. Cover your head with a hot towel and wash your hair after an hour or so. Boil a few hibiscus flowers in coconut oil. Filter and use this hair oil to control hair loss and thinning. Do a 'steam-towel-wrap' once in a while, if your cuticles are damaged, as this steaming opens out the pores and absorbs the oil. Deep condition with curd, beer and egg. Mix a little vinegar in warm water and rinse your hair with this solution. This will add bounce to dull and lifeless hair. Soak 1 teaspoon fenugreek in curd and keep it for a night. Have it in the next morning. Boil coconut oil with the juices of curry leaves, basil, hibiscus flower and gooseberry. Apply on hair, keep it for sometime and rinse. Egg white and curd is a good conditioner for hair. Take a cup of coconut and mustard oils. Soak half a cup of curry leaves in the oil mixture and keep it for a night. Next morning, heat on a slow fire till the curry leaves turn crisp. Remove from heat and add two to three camphor balls. Allow oil to cool and then strain. Apply oil to hair roots using cotton wool along the parting and mage in circular movements. Leave the oil overnight and shampoo the next morning. Repeat twice a week. Add a lemon peel to a 'shikakai' and 'amla' mixture while washing your hair. For Graying Take a little Mehandi , an egg, juice of half a lemon, one table spoon of instant coffee powder. Mix it together and apply on the hair. Wash it after 45 minutes. Boil one cup of dried gooseberry with 4 cups of water. Add a pinch of sugar in it. Keep boiling till the quantity of the liquid reduces to one cup. Mix 2 cups of Mehendi, an egg, juice of a lemon and the gooseberry solution and apply on hair. Wash the hair after two hours.
Name: sheetal
City: Mumbai
Comments: i have very thin hair. My hair does not grow. Above the forehead in the centre all the hair have falled. Suggest me some household tips to go new hair and for hair growth. pls.
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