Thursday, November 27, 2014

Winter Hair Care Regime for Curly Hair

Ladies who enjoy natural hair throughout the year should maintain a special treatment regimen to achieve optimal protection and functionality. It is integral you take care and nurture your locks as the temperatures recede. Here is some sage advice to follow to avoid excessive tangles and enjoy healthy, smooth, luxurious hair during winter.

Crash course

A quick rundown of essentials to a winter hair care regimen.

Wash and condition your hair regularly, though remember to do a natural deep condition at least twice a month.
Use flexi rods to stretch out those locks.
Use a thick toothed comb or natural fiber wide tooth brush to detangle your hair.
Make the most of protective functional styling, do your hair up in buns and rock twists, as much as possible.
Treat your hair with henna at least once a month.
Religiously oil your hair ends every single day.
Moisturize your hair every three days, followed by an oil treatment to seal in the moisture.
Tie your hair up in a satin bonnet every night before going to bed.

Complete winter hair care regimen   

Open up your messy bun or hair twists every other week and massage a deep, preferably natural, conditioner, pull on a plastic cap with a microwave heat cap over for about 15-30 minutes.
Rinse your hair out and separate into two sections. Wash thoroughly with shampoo a side at a time, rinse clean.
Then apply a silky conditioner to both sides in a scrunching motion. Quickly pass your head under the shower to spread in the conditioner and add more slip. Leave in for a bit.
Work at detangling hair, one side at a time, with your fingers. If you have persistent tangles that remain as the conditioner washes away, simply apply more conditioner and continue detangling.
Once all the conditioner has been washed out and your hair is tangle free, gently blot-dry your hair and leave to dry for about 15-30 minutes. Apply a leave in conditioner, seal in with oil.
Then stretch your hair out with flexi-rods and leave to set for about 5 hours.
Remove the rollers and comb your curls adding oil to separate and define them further.
Tie your hair up either in flat twists, high bantu knot, chunky twists or a bun. Once your twists are done, finish them up with a spray of hair dew, focus on the ends, to keep them moisturized and help set.
Pull on a satin scarf bonnet over your well treated hair and turn in for the night.

Monday, November 24, 2014

5 Hair Myths Debunked

One of the most popular fallacies in hair care is that washing your hair every day keeps it clean. By now, almost every woman knows that daily hair washes can deliver serious damage and makes hair incredibly dry and brittle. A reason why hair experts recommend a maximum of three shampoos every weak to maintain gorgeous healthy hair.

Apart from scrubbing this secret clean off the myth list, here are a few more common prescribed hair care truths demystified.

Periodic trims make hair grow faster

Rate of hair growth has nothing to do with the ends, but depends on how you care for the roots instead. Hair begins to grow from the hair follicle, so keeping your scalp well moisturized, nourished, and conditioned will definitely help boost hair growth. While trimmed ends help prevent and rid of split-ends which leaves overall healthier and plush head of hair, it does not speed up growth.

Change shampoo often to get better results

Hair doesn’t tend to get used to preferred shampoo and conditioner combinations, though frequent use of the same product does play in residual build-up that causes hair to feel lack luster and coarse. Stick to your tried and tested shampoo and conditioner; just make sure you use a gentle clarifying shampoo once every week to rid of any excess product build-up.

100 brush strokes makes hair shiny

While it is good to brush your hair daily and keep it tangle free, excessive brushing, like 100 strokes before bed, can cause damage and hair breakage. Apply leave in conditioner instead, when detangling hair and avoid brushing wet hair.

Greasy hair does well without conditioner 

Overproduction of sebum, natural oil produced by the body, is a major factor of greasy hair. Skipping conditioner won’t help your condition, and might cause further damage with dry and brittle, though greasy hair. It is best to use a clarifying shampoo on the roots and a gentle moisturizing shampoo, and stick to conditioning hair midway down to the ends.

All hair grows at a same pace

Contrary to popular belief, not all hair grows at the same rate. In fact, hair grows at different rates across the body. Head hair grows in three distinct and separate phases and each area of the body grows at varying speeds. Regular haircuts and trims is an effective way to maintain consistency in style and length.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Natural Remedies to Soften Coarse Hair

Say goodbye to coarse and damaged hair that’s difficult to control and just doesn’t sit right. All women go through phases when hair can get awfully dry and coarse, with texture like something as rough as sandpaper. This is your hair screaming for attention and in desperate need of some special treatment. Set aside a little hair spa time to better treat and condition your locks to feel softer, bouncier and lighter than ever before.

Here are some natural ways to go about bringing out the best in your hair.

Sweet caramel treatment

Natural moisturizers used in this treatment absorb moisture from the air, retaining it in your hair to enhance softness, which makes hair a delight to manage and style. Positive feedback to this treatment claim that it helps loosen and straighten out curls.

Puree three bananas and put it through a sieve a few times. Make certain you remove all lumps and strands, as this can get a bit difficult to wash out. Alternatively you can use banana baby food. Blend your banana puree with equal portions of honey, black strap molasses, and olive oil, about ¼ cup should be cool. Add about 1 tsp apple cider vinegar.

Using an applicator brush, gently apply the mixture onto sectioned damp hair, from root to tip. Cover your hair up with a hairnet and leave in for 30 minutes or leave to soak in overnight for the best results. Rinse clean for silky soft hair.

Egg-ceptional treatment

Egg contains copious amounts of protein and lecithin that work incredibly well to moisturize, strengthen and soften hair.

Mix three raw eggs with two tablespoons olive or coconut oil and a tablespoon honey, apply all over scalp and leave in for about 30 minutes. Rinse clean with mild shampoo for soft luscious hair.

Blend half cup yogurt with about 2 tablespoons olive or almond oil and mix in two beaten eggs till the paste turns creamy. Apply onto scalp and leave hair mask in for about 30 minutes, rinse off with mild shampoo and feel the difference.

Banana and Avocado

A delicious fruit combination and perfect cure for coarse hair, banana strengthens and rids hair of split ends while avocado nourishes and moisturizes dry strands.

Blend a banana and avocado together with half a teaspoon of almond oil and apply thoroughly onto scalp and hair till the ends. Leave mask on for up to an hour and wash off with mild shampoo. 

Monday, November 17, 2014

Five Ways to Avoid Having Bad Hair Days

There’s very little you can do when you wake up to a bad hair day, especially when you’re late for work with absolutely no time to shower and set things right.

Make terrible hair days a phenomenon of the past. Make sure you only see days when your hair is soft, manageable and shiny in the morning is far better. Because when hair starts acting up, things can get from bad to worse in no time.

It’s unbelievable the number of natural home remedies you can use to completely eradicate chances of undergoing a bad hair day. Here are five simple steps to happily avoid ugly hair days.

Nighttime conditioning

Prevention is always better than cure. Let your hair moisturize over night to do away with unmanageable hair in the morning. Deep conditioning is a welcome technique to ensure your hair stays healthy and a dream to style. Apply a non-chemical based conditioner on your hair and leave it in overnight. No need to shampoo, simply rinse your hair when you wake up and you’re good to go.

Use a touch of soda

Keep unruly and frizzy hair at bay by mixing a sprinkle of baking soda in with your shampoo. Found in every household, baking soda is a multi-functional ingredient that works like a miracle remedy for dry hair. Bi-carbonate of soda helps rid of chemical residue left behind by styling creams, gels and other products, which not only makes your hair incredibly clean and easy to manage, but also super soft.

Amazing avocado

A number of natural fruits and products make great hair conditioners. Avocado works brilliantly to banish ruinous hair days. Make a paste of the fruit and apply it onto the scalp and roots and leave in for 30 minutes, for stronger, protein enriched healthy hair that rarely acts up.

Olive saves the day

Olive oil is a marvelous cure all for hair and certain to annihilate any streaks of bad hair days you’ve been facing. Combine olive oil with an equal portion of Aloe Vera for additional armor to combat shabby hair. It’s practically impossible to have frizzy or uncontrollable hair with regular olive oil treatments.

Add volume and bounce and keep hair in control by taking the time to care for your hair. Enjoy hassle free manageable hair that feels great, looks wonderful and styles beautifully.