“If my hair looks good, I can deal with anything.”
What Hair wants
Hair, an inspiration for many poets, an ode by many scholars, and fixation for many lovers. They come in different sizes and textures from long to short, thin to thick, straight to curly but a matter of worry if they fall early.
Like all good things in life, we shouldn’t take our hair for granted too. Under the proper care and nourishment, they reseed, and if ignored your hairline will recede.
So let us help you with the guidelines to change your bad hair day to a good one.
“I didn’t want to go out, but my hair looks too good to stay in “
What causes a bad hair day?
The first step to deal with a problem is to be aware of what has caused it. Following are the factors that affect the quality of our hair, some are genetic and some are controllable :
- Pollution – Exposure to harmful chemicals in the air.
- Nutrition – Improper diet which is less in nutrients.
- Mental wellbeing – Increase in stress level due to work-life imbalance.
- Lifestyle- Lack of exercise and sleep
- Hormonal imbalance- Due to aging and body ailments such as thyroid, anemia, and allergies.
- Artificial Product – Excessive use of harmful and pungent chemicals for styling one’s hair and other treatments. Here are some tips for finding the right shampoo.
- Improper care – Not washing, massaging, and oiling your hair regularly.
Never underestimate the power of a good hair day
Good hair days are to come
Just by adopting a few haircare nurturing habits and bringing productive changes in the lifestyle, one can overcome the problem of hair fall and result in increasing the volume of their hair.
- Conditioning your way to healthy hair
Regular hair conditioning after shampooing will make your hair soft, shiny smooth, and easy to manage. A good conditioner will prevent hair damage from excessive chemical use and pollutants.
- Nutritious Diet
A healthy homecooked meal that is rich in vitamins, protein, and other nutrients such as iron, zinc, folic acid that can be sourced from eggs, millets, nuts, salmon, cereals, green leafy vegetables, seafood, will not only go a long way in maintaining the quality of your hair but will also lead to physical wellbeing.
- Regular oiling and massaging
To inculcate the habit of oiling and massaging before every hair wash will improve blood circulation in the scalp that helps in releasing more oxygen for hair growth.
- Use of natural ingredients
Avoid using strong chemicals for hairstyling and increase the use of natural homemade products in the form of egg masks with honey and fenugreek, aloe vera gel, amla powder with coconut oil, onion juice with honey, coffee rinse with water, essential oils like lavender, peppermint, rosemary for healthy and strong hair.
- Regular exercise and Sound sleep
Practicing the discipline of an active physical regimen will result in an active supply of oxygen in the body that will also help in maintaining an effective sleeping pattern and lead to hair growth.
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