Healthy Hair

Healthy hair starts with maintaining your follicles correctly. To obtain a healthy head of hair first you must start with your diet. Eating the proper foods will help control the nutrients of your hair and scalp. If your one who loves to eat out or order take out, then you are not giving your hair the tender, loving and care your hair needs to strive the way it should. Shiny, soft, strong and thick hair is what most of us aim for so controlling your eating habits and learning how to meal prep healthy meals would be the first step you need to take. Eating a well-balanced diet rich in fruits, vegetables, healthy fats, and lean proteins can help keep your scalp well-nourished. Protein is also essential for maintaining strong hair. Taking vitamins will help this process as you transition into a better eating lifestyle.

Secondly, hydration would be the next suggestion. Since the human body is made up of a high percentage of water, consuming the correct amount of H2O each day is a must. Think of it as watering a plant, the more you water it, the more it thrives and blossoms. Same thing with you hair. Your intake of water matters when your destine to gain growth, promote and retain it. Drinking enough water can improve scalp health, reduce the risk of dandruff, itchiness, and dry scalp, and energize hair follicles to promote hair growth.

Third, clean hair is happy hair. Creating a routine wash day for your hair will help maintain follicles and getting rid of product or build up and releasing it from your scalps pores. Regular washing can remove dirt, oil, and product buildup that can clog hair follicles and irritate the scalp. However, washing too often can strip hair of its natural oils, which can lead to breakage and dryness. Allowing the proper air flow to your hair is beneficial, along with reapplying the moisture and natural oils your hair and scalp needs to supply the right amount of nutrients to prevent dryness, breakage and brittleness.

Last but not least of many more steps, scalp massaging and exfoliating are big steps to healthy hair. Using your fingertips or a scalp massager to massage your scalp regularly. This can increase blood circulation, remove dead skin cells, and reduce product buildup. Exfoliation can increase blood circulation to hair follicles, which can help with hair growth and rejuvenate the scalp. It can also reduce enzymes that contribute to hair loss. Also, brush regularly to prevent tangled hair and to release the shedding hair while breaking up the buildup. Avoid chemicals and excessive heat and heating tools. Detoxing you’re hair, especially if you have dreadlocks will help maintain great and healthy hair.

A healthy scalp should also be clean, free of product buildup, dirt, and dead skin, and not feel itchy or uncomfortable. It should also have an adequate amount of sebum, the natural oil produced by the sebaceous glands that helps protect the scalp and maintain a healthy pH balance. 

Tips for Healthy Hair

Wash oily hair more frequently. How often you wash your hair should be based on how much oil your scalp produces.

Concentrate shampoo on the scalp. When washing your hair, concentrate on cleaning primarily the scalp, rather than washing the entire length of hair. Washing only your hair can create flyaway hair that is dull and coarse.

Use conditioner after every shampoo unless you use a “2-in-1” shampoo, which cleans and conditions hair. Using a conditioner can significantly improve the look of damaged or weathered hair by increasing shine, decreasing static electricity, improving strength and offering some protection from harmful UV rays.

Concentrate conditioner on the tips of the hair. Because conditioners can make fine hair look limp, they only should be used on the tips of the hair and not on the scalp or length of the hair.

Choose a shampoo and conditioner formulated specifically for your hair type. For example, if you color your hair, use a shampoo designed for color-treated hair. If your hair is damaged or chemically treated, consider a “2-in-1” shampoo. Regardless of cost, many shampoo and conditioner brands provide the same benefits.

Protect hair when swimming. Protect your hair from the damaging effects of chlorine by wetting and conditioning your hair before swimming. Wear a tight-fitting swim cap and use a specially formulated swimmers shampoo and deep conditioner after swimming to replace lost moisture.

Tips For Strong Hair:

• Turn down the heat.

• Take vitamins.

• Use less shampoo. Too much will strip the hair

• Massage your scalp.

• Eat more protein.

• Make an egg yolk mask.

• Use a cool rinse.

• Apply aloe.

• Use microfiber towel to dry your hair.

• Hot oil treatments.