Posted on June 16th, 2008 by makeupbody
Traditional home-brewed hair rinses are lemon juice for fair hair and vinegar for brunettes—dilute them eight parts to one with water. This will neutralize alkalinity and give hair a real shine.
For dry hair, try an egg and honey conditioning treatment, mix one egg with one teaspoon of honey and two teaspoons of olive oil. Apply to wet hair. Put on a shower cap or a layer of cling film, cover with a towel, and leave for as long as possible before shampooing out. If you have an over-ripe avocado, use it as a nourishing hair pack in the same way.
Egg is a very good conditioner, besides it also nourishes the hair. However, you mix in curd, tea water, coffee-powder, amla powder and your henna. Leave it in an iron vessel for a couple of hours, then use it.
Should you avoid alcohol formulas ? Although the trend is for gentler control, dermatologists still maintain that very oily skins benefit from alcohol’s decreasing influence—used wisely, it’s an oil control that dissolves plugged pores. But abuse may parch skin into panic producing sebum and establishing a vicious circle. Many toners now have soothing, moisturizing and stimulating properties, taking them up a level from basic cleansing to the treatment zone. The newest way to use these formulas is as a hydrating spray. Apply moisturizer while your face is still wet for maximum benefit. An entire system is based around misting before moisturizing, to rehydrate parched cells. Desperately dry skin can take up to ten misting daily. It’s a wise idea to carry simple mineral or floral water sprays to spritz over your face in low-humidity atmospheres like offices and aeroplanes. They refresh even over make-up—but shut your eyes before you spray.
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Posted on June 16th, 2008 by makeupbody
Take a blood/stool/urine test to find out any internal cause for hair loss. Try the following home remedy. Take very hot olive oil and gently massage into the hair roots; leave it all night. Next morning apply egg and wash off. Take a well balanced diet rich in proteins.
Improve your diet, and eat sprouted black gram regularly. Consult your family doctor and take an iron tonic twice a week. Follow this recipe : 1 beaten egg, 2 tablespoon castor oil, 1 teaspoon glycerin. Mix and apply to hair roots. Wrap the head with hot towels 3-4 times. Wash off after one hour.
Use the following mixture once a week to counter dryness and hairfall : 3 egg yolks, 3-4 tablespoon curd, 2-3 tablespoon castor oil. Leave it on the hair for one hour and wash off.
Boil dry pieces of arnica in coconut oil and use it warm to massage the scalp. This will enrich hair growth and help in clearing dandruff.
Greying Hair
Prematuregreying of hair is sometimes caused by a chronic cold and sinusitis which can be effectively dealt with. To prevent further greying, activate the sebaceous glands by rubbing the scalp vigorously. Make a paste of amla, mandur and hibiscus flowers in equal quantities and apply to the head. Wash it off when it is dry.
Grey hair can appear at any age. Heridity plays a major role as also stress, worry and lack of vitamins. Nourishing the scalp with Arnica hair oil and use a good herbal shampoo.
To prevent hair loss and premature greying, try the following : Mix 1 cup bay mm with 1 egg yolk and apply to the scalp rubbing into the roots. This should help your condition.
Sometimes lack of hair care causes it to grey early. Use of very hot water and electric dryers or use of a hair dye are precipitating factors. Make a paste of 2 parts amla, 2 parts harad and 2 parts mandur. Keep this in an iron karahi over night. Apply this paste to the hair. Let it dry. Apply oil on this and wash it off with room temperature water. Rub the scalp vigorously with fingers. This will activate oil glands and improve blood circulation.
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