Choosing Best Hair Color

There are really only two nonsurgical ways that you can suddenly change your appearance. You can either get a stylish new haircut or you can give yourself a brand new hair color. Since it is impossible to glue your hair back on after it has been cut, I recommend you dye your hair the next time you need to change something in your life.



Pick a Color

Once you have made the decision to change the color of your hair, all you have left to do is pick the color.

It probably goes without saying that you need to choose a hair color that matches your skin tone and complexion. Since your hair is always going to be right next to your face, the last you want or need to do is dye it a color that clashes so badly with your complexion that you constantly look washed out and ill.

The best way to determine if a hair color suits you is to hold the sample photo printed on the box next to your face and get the opinion of two or three different people.

If you want to go for something that is both bright and sexy, you should select a shade of red hair coloring. One of the things that is so great about red hair dye is that there is a shade that works for almost every type of hair and complexion.

Longevity

Once you have selected a hair color, you have to decide how long you will want to live with the look. There are three basic types of hair dyes: ones that wash out right away, semi-permanent ones that are good for about a dozen shampoos, and permanent ones that take several months to fade.

The advantage to the hair dyes that wash out and the semi-permanent dyes is that if you select a color and realize that you hate it once it is in your hair, you don’t have to wait a long time to change it. You can just wash it down the drain. Permanent dyes look great and usually come with a really great conditioner that makes your hair feel soft and supple.

If you use a permanent hair coloring, you will have to wait a minimum of twenty-eight days before you can color it again.

Head Massage

It is actually a lot of work to keep the body healthy as you age because more and more toxins accumulate and old energy should be released daily. Even without the beginning signs of aging there are many practices you can undertake to prevent ailments and conditions that tend to occur later in life such as baldness.

Shiro Abhyanga, Head massages, are a perfect end or beginning to any day. In the Ayurvedic medicinal system from India this treatment is said to maintain health and wellness. They can be given in the traditional way massaging the shoulders, (arms, hands), neck, scalp, face and ears. Also, a scalp massage can be incorporated into a body massage or even used as part of a self-healing modality.



I have long hair and because I am active and sweat a lot I tend to pull my hair back often. Because of this constant tying of the hair and restriction I felt at times my hair had become weak and fallen out excessively. Hearing my story, my friend recommended head massage and since then I have been doing scalp massages weekly in the shower.

Hair loss can result from stress, illness, poor circulation, genetics or age. Head massages are a way to prevent or restrict hair loss. Not everyone will benefit from this practice; results will depends on how far along hair loss has developed before you begin the treatments, how often you engage in this massage, how thoroughly it is undertaken and your body’s unique composition.

A healthy scalp should be encouraged from childhood and head massage techniques can be taught to calm the mind, body and spirit.

I incorporate a head massage from time to time while teaching yoga and people love it! A nice head massage provides relaxation and eliminates fatigue from mental and physical stress. Working along the top three charkas it helps put the whole body in alignment.

Other benefits of head massages are increased energy and mental clarity and better sleep. As with any new practice give yourself time to repeat the process to experience all the benefit.

There are many different herbs you can add to your oil to promote healthy hair. Such as: the essential oil of rosemary, which is invigorating for the scalp or sandalwood, which is warming. Choose one of the two since they are not good in combination. Henna helps create shiny hair. Brahmi herbs help to revitalize nerves and brain cells.

Gather a few items for your head massage:
- Any kind of vegetable oil; such as: coconut, olive, almond or sesame. Sesame oil contains phosphorous and calcium that benefits the hair shaft and is the traditional oil used in India.
- Any of the herbs that were aforementioned
- Towel
- Low back chair

To Begin Head Massage:

The massage starts at the top of the crown using small, circular motions with your thumbs and fingers. You can apply varied pressures finding something suitable for you. Work your way slowly down and out each side of the skull. Go back to the top of the skull and keep moving down and out until the entire skull is invigorated.
Apply pressure with the base of the palms and then massage the temporal lobes which relaxes the senses of hearing and vision.
Pull the hair from the root upward which loosens the scalp and increases the circulation at the scalp.
Next, work down the base of the neck on both sides.
Continue with the shoulders, warming the trapezious muscles. Then you will move out along the arms and down into the hands.

Take your time and massage with the intention of relaxation it will greatly increase the enjoyment and effectiveness of your massage.
This can be a self-massage: you would use one hand for the opposite side at a time.
Most treatments last about a half hour.

Scalp Massage to Prevent Hair Loss

A common medical problem is hair loss. Millions of people all over the world are putting their efforts to stop their hair loss. How ever, most of them did not spend a couple of minutes learning what the reasons behind their hair loss are and how to handle this problem properly. Read this article to learn the basics about hair, hair loss and hair loss treatments.

One important fact to know is that an average scalp has about 150,000 hair follicles and hairs, in them more than 90% of them grow continuously. Hairs arise from these hair follicles that are present in the scalp. When these scalp pores (hair follicles) gets blocked, it leads to hair fall or growth of bad textured hairs.

Causes of Hair Loss

There may be many reasons behind hair loss. So it's tough to list all of them here. This article will tell you only the major causes which are normally seen.

Hormonal Imbalance- One major cause of hair loss may be the hormonal imbalance brought on by something like a thyroid disease. Correcting a hormonal imbalance like the excess of androgens or estrogens could cause hair loss.

Genetic- Another big cause of hair loss is the genes being passed on from generation to generation.

Pregnancy- Many women begin to lose hairs a few months after pregnancy due to the imbalance in their hormones. This is usually cured on its own several months after the hormones return to normal.

Long Illness- Another common causes of hair loss is a long illness or a very stressful period of family strife. Stress can cause many problems with your body with one being the excessive loss of hair.

Infections- Certain types of fungal infections or degenerative diseases can also cause hair loss. To overcome the fungal infections that cause hair loss, you need to purchase an anti-fungal shampoo or lotion.

Poor diet- Lack of vitamins and minerals in your diet also leads to hair loss. You diet should contain proper nutrients to help you hairs grow healthy and keeps them strong.

Diet to Prevent and Cure Hair Loss

Protein is a vital food element required by all human beings and serves to the body in many ways. Natural sources of protein are milk, buttermilk, yogurt, soyabean, eggs, cheese, meat and fish. Normally 60 grams is required for women, between 80 to 90 grams for men and 80 to 100 grams of protein for adolescent boys and girls.

Hair problems like falling of hairs and premature graying of hairs may be caused by deficiency of some of B Vitamins, iron, copper and iodine.

A well balanced diet containing an adequate quantity of vegetable seeds, nuts green leafy vegetables, fresh fruits, egg and milk should taken when a person tends to lose hair.

Prevent Hair Loss through Scalp Massage



An effective method to prevent hair fall and to promote hair growth is scalp massage. It's easy, safe and free from side effects. Massage your scalp regularly for 5 to 10 minutes. Massage gently with the help of your finger tips. One thing should always be kept in mind that never massages your wet hairs. Allow it to dry by itself or blow it dry.

Scalp massage improves the blood circulation of the scalp thereby supporting the proper nutrition to the scalp. Secondly it helps in getting rid of dead cells and improves the hygiene of scalp and hairs. These methods in turn help in supplying nutrition to the hair follicles and leads to hair grown. Massage also helps in opening blocked scalp pores (hair follicles) and thus promoting hair growth.

Though massage is very essential to achieve hair growth but the massage should be done with the help of some nutrient and supplement that are essential for hair growth. These can be hair oils, hair creams and hair packs etc.

Disclaimer: This article is not meant to provide health advice and is for general information only. Always seek the insights of a qualified health professional before embarking on any health program.

Hair Care Myths

For those with extremely oily hair who shampoo twice a day, cut back to once. Wash your hair less often; if you shampoo daily, try every other day. It takes two to three weeks for your scalp to adjust the amount of oil it produces. If your hair feels uncomfortably oily in the meantime, wear a ponytail or a thick headband―and think about what you’ll do with all that extra time in the morning.



Use just two shampoos! You might have heard that hair can become “bored” with a shampoo and conditioner if you’ve used them for too long. And it’s true that hair can seem lifeless after a month or more of the same routine. A buildup of conditioners may be the culprit, says salon owner Johnny Lavoy, but “the good news is that you don’t need to fill your bathroom with four bottles of shampoo to rotate every week. Using a clarifying shampoo twice a month or so should correct the problem.”

If your hair is looking more like a wire fox terrier’s than a champion golden retriever’s, you should consider your eating habits. Biotin, a B vitamin found in many whole grains, liver, rice, milk, and egg yolks, “is a key vitamin to make your hair stronger,” says dermatologist Marianne O’Donoghue. Omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins E and A can also have an impact on the overall health of the scalp. They can be found in fish, vegetables―oh, and kibble.

Hair Damage

What caused your hair to look thin? Discoloured or aged? Factors such as styling appliances and vigorous brushing, as well as sun damage, colouring and hormonal imbalances will all contribute to ageing your hair. We've found the best way to manage bad hair so you'll only end up with healthy, luscious hair every day.



Styling tools

Problem: Too much blow-drying or straightening can leave hair dry, thin and brittle. Unprotected heat styling draws out moisture from the hair cells making it age
a lot quicker than normal.

Solution: Always apply a thermal styling aid before using any heat appliances, and never use an iron or curling tongs on wet hair. To give your hair a break, let it dry naturally from time to time.

Colouring and highlights

Problem: Colouring, highlighting and bleaching hair too much can dry it out and cause breakage. Stick to the same hair colourist and never put colour over colour.

Solution: To stop hair from discolouring, use a maintaining shampoo and conditioner to keep your natural colour vibrant and to help artificial colour from fading. For best results, apply a protecting treatment once a week.

Hormones

Problem: Hormones not only affect our skin but they affect our hair as well. Whether you're going through puberty, a menstrual cycle, on a contraceptive pill or have started menopause - locks will become oily as your hormones produce excess sebum.

Solution: There is really nothing you can do that will stop your hormones from ageing your hair, but by colouring hair, you can dry it out so that it's not always looking oily and limp.

Pollution

Problem: The fumes of environmental pollution and smoke can leave your hair dull and smelly.

Solution: Like your hormones, there's very little you can do to prevent pollution from damaging your hair. You can wash it daily with a detoxifying shampoo and conditioner, which is especially good if you're a smoker. Also apply a treatment that's packed with vitamins and antioxidants.

Stress

Problem: Stress ages your locks, causing it to grey and, in extreme cases, fall out.

Solution: To reduce stress from affecting your hair, gently massage conditioner into your scalp and apply a scalp mask once a week to increase the blood circulation, which will help to reduce hair loss.

Poor diet

Problem: If you're not eating a healthy balanced diet, high in protein or iron-rich foods, your hair will eventually become thin, which can cause premature hair loss.

Solution: Eat a well-balanced diet, and if your iron levels are low, take a good multivitamin supplement. Also, use thickening shampoos and conditioners every day, which should help to combat thinning. Use styling products that add more volume to your hair.

Sun and swimming

Problem: Salt water and chlorine will dry your hair out, causing it to break, and it can also discolour hair, especially if it's bleached.

Solution: When out in the sun, slather on a sun-protecting mask to your hair that locks in the moisture. Wear a sun hat at all times and invest in a swimming cap for diving in to the ocean.

Split ends

Problem: Most people think that having long hair means you never have to cut it. But regular trims will help to prevent your hair from splitting at the ends.

Solution: Visit your hairdresser every six to eight weeks to cut off dead ends that may be splitting. While you're at the hairdresser's, ask for a heavy-duty salon treatment to revitalise your locks.

Pregnancy

Problem: While most women find their hair is thick and healthy during pregnancy, the opposite can happen after giving birth, especially while breastfeeding. Many of the nutrients go to the baby leaving mum with weak hair.

Solution: Make sure you continue to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet high in protein, and check with your doctor if you can take any multivitamin supplements while you're breastfeeding.

Instantly Sexy Hair

You can use your hair as the true weapon wherever you are; forget clothes and accessories, your hair holds more seduction power than anything else. Here’s how to make the best of your mane:

Dare to go Off Center

A hair part right down the middle can be bland and unflattering. A low side part looks great on all face shapes, so don’t be afraid to try it. Take a rattail comb to draw a line from the hairline at the outer corner of one eyebrow diagonally back to to the center of the crown. This will give your hair a very sultry look in the front and everything will stay balanced and in place.

Condition, Condition, Condition

Conditioning is the most important step in having healthy hair. Before shampooing, slather on a deep conditioning treatment to your hair and leave it on for 10 minutes. Rinse, shampoo, and finish off with your regular conditioner. This will make your hair super soft and manageable. Do this once or twice a week to keep up the shine and softness.

Sexy, Just-Woke-Up Hair



Sexy, just woke-up-hair can be achieved so easily. Just flip your hair upside down and give it a good shake. Flip it back over and scrunch your hair at the crown. Finish off with finger-combing your ends and lightly applying a shine cream to your strands.

Go Brunette

Brunettes - it’s your year! A rich cocoa hue has a dramatic quality that you can’t get from any other light shade. If you’re a natural blonde though, I don’t necessarily suggest switching so dramatically, but do go up one shade at a time. Try L’Oreal Paris Feria in Sparkling Amber.

Fake a Wind Machine

Standing in front of a wind machine or a fan, will bring your hair out in all of its glory, but unfortunately, we can’t walk around with someone holding a fan in front of us. So instead, do the next best thing: layers. If you have medium to thick hair, ask your stylist for choppy layers all the way around your head. If you have thin hair, just ask for a few chin-grazing pieces at the front.

Sweet Hair

Next time you spritz yourself with your favorite perfume, think about applying it to the nape of your neck and also a little bit into your hair. So next time you flip your hair around, you’ll be giving everyone a tiny dose of your sweet fragrance.

Chopsticks



There is nothing sexier than a low chignon topped off with the secretary/oriental touch. Next time you reach for your scrunchie, put it away and stick a pencil or a chopstick in your bun.

How to Get Beautiful Hair

Most of us tend to have bad hair days here and there, but there are tons of ways to fix that and what’s even more, you can fix almost any hair problem in the comfort of your own home. So here are your top 10 ways to avoid bad hair and get beautiful, shiny hair.

1. A Little Baking Soda Goes a Long Way

Baking soda has been proven again and again to do magic tricks. This time, use it with your shampoo. Sprinkle a quarter-sized amount of baking soda into your palm and mix it with your shampoo. Lather and rinse. The baking soda helps to remove builtup residue from styling products and will also make your hair super soft and shiny.

2. Scratch the Surface

We don’t always have time in the am to go for a full wash, blowdry and style. One trick you can do is just wash your bangs and put the rest of your hair in a messy bun or a ponytail. This way, your bangs will look nice and clean at least and the rest is history.

3. Throw in a Bun and a Headband

For those blah hair days where your hair just can’t seem to want to stay put, throw it all in a bun and add a chic skinny headband. Your hair will look stylish even though it’s a big mess.

4. Volumize

This is a really quick and simply volumizing trick. Turn your head upside down and spray a volumizing hairspray onto the roots of your hair. Add more volume by slowly crunching your mane and flip it back over. It’ll give you tons of volume, just make sure you tame the surface.

5. Goodbye Greasy Roots

This is a simple trick you can use anywhere, and it’s almost always guaranteed to work. Just sprinkle some baby powder into your palms and work it through your roots. The powder will absorb the oil, leaving your hair super soft and silky.

6. Revamp Your Hair

You know your hair never looks as good as it did the first day you washed it. So here’s something that might help you get your hair back to its day of glory. Let’s say you washed your hair yesterday, but it’s not looking so glamorous today. When you take a shower (today), put on a shower cap. The heat from the shower will make your hair softer and more manageable.

7. Bumpits

Bumpits are little inserts you put in your hair to add volume and depth to flat, limp hair. Just put them in and see your hair transform!

8. Ballerina Bun

For those messy hair days, put your hair up in a pretty ballerina bun, let those fringes go and add a pair of dangling earrings and some lip gloss. This will draw the attention away from your hair and onto your face.

9. Shine Treatment

A shine treatment will work for even the dryest hair out there. Just coat hair with a shine treatment, cover in plastic, leave it on for a half hour and rinse out.

10. Make a Huge Difference

Make a huge difference in your hairstyle simply by moving your part. So if your hair is parted at the middle, try a side part: you won’t believe the difference until you try it!

Fixing a hair color mistake

Never try to fix or adjust hair color by yourself—this is the time for a professional colorist!

The earlier you get the professional colorist involved, the better chance we will get you back to normal, with little cost or hassle. The more you attempt on your own, the less likely that our team of colorist can help, and if a Salon Blast hair colorist can do it, it will be less damaging, with great looking results.

How to Make Your Hair Looks Perfect

When you were on your first date, you would want to make sure that you looked perfect. This would include wearing clothes that were smart and elegant, making sure that your skin was clean and that you looked fresh and healthy and also you would make sure that your hair was also very clean and looked attractive.

But could imagine if you arrived for your first date, you saw a quick reflection of your hair and it was an absolute mess! Straight away you would run to the bathroom to make any necessary adjustments in order to make sure that your looked presentable and attractive.

Hair care is a booming business and a lot of people do take care in the appearance of their hair and are prepared to spend a great deal of money for it to look its very best all the time.
A good hair care routine does need to be in place as the hair is exposed to many elements of the weather and also pollution, so it does attract a lot of grime and dirt.

There are some habits however that can also have its toll on a persons hair, such as smoking and excessive drinking. Smoking first of all is going to make your hair smell and drinking too much alcohol will cause your skin and hair to become dehydrated. The same also applies to the range of styling products that are available and these try are generally chemical based, and cause the hair to become damaged and also the scalp.

It is important to take care of the hair as it is the face and body. The hair and also the skin does need to be nourished as often as possible, in order to prevent the hair from becoming weak, brittle and even from falling out.

When it comes to buying beauty care products a shampoo you need to be using a product that is going to be effective in helping the hair to get rid of the grime and dirt that it has collected.

Any shampoo is not just there to keep it clean but to keep it moisturized also, as you do not hair that is dry, as this would be difficult to manage.

Also make sure that you are buying a hair care shampoo that is specific to your hair type, such as a shampoo for dandruff, oily hair or damaged hair.

The ingredients within these products are designed to help restore the hair to its natural pH level, so make sure that you are using products for your specific hair type.

If you want to further moisturize your hair and scalp then you should use a deep cleansing conditioner. Before you condition your hair make sure that it is already clean and massage this deep into the roots of the roots and also massage the scalp. Leave the conditioner on for a few minutes and then rinse with cold water.

Treat your hair with respect and this means to not be excessive with the styling products that are available, or the heat treatments that can be used to either curl or straighten your hair. Excessive heat is another reason why hair can become damaged and also brittle.

Obviously We're Talking About Hair

So I am a hard core shine addict. Seriously. My hair is straight as a pin and fine as hell, so i can't curl it, volumize it, coiff it or anything else. My one weapon? Play up the straight and the shiny. Without, of course, crossing the border into the nastiness of oily hair (which, fine hair sufferers will know, shows muuuch faster than you thick haired beauties).

I have tried more products that I will admit (unless under subpeona--unlikely, but hey, hair care was an integral part of Legally Blonde). I have tried shine serums, gloss boosters, blow dry protection, leave in conditioner, volumizing mousse, gel, and root spray, and more leave in treatments in brightly colored bottles than should be humanly or financially possible.

So here is my regimen for shiny, glossy, super soft, ultra touchable, gotta toss it over your shoulder summer hair.

Quick Hair Care Fixes

Add Volume to Hair – Tip your head upside down and mist hair roots with hairspray. Style hair as usual.

Revive Limp Straight Hair – Separate your hair into three or four sections on top and at the sides of your face. Mist each section with volumizing spray. Roll your hair up with one or two inch Velcro rollers. Blow dry your hair and keep rollers in until hair has cooled. Take rollers out and style.



Revive Limp Curly Hair – Part your hair into four or five sections. Curl each section with a curling iron. Finish with a small application of light pomade.

Smelly Hair Fix – Add a few drops of perfume into a spray bottle filled with water. Spritz hair all over. Or, apply a little bit of baby powder into your hair and brush it in.

Tame Frizzy Curls – Spritz your hair with water from a spray bottle or scrunch sections of hair with a damp washcloth. Apply a dime size amount of curl enhancer product all through your hair. Let hair dry naturally.

Hair Oiling

It’s time to hit the bottle; the bottle of oil that is. As you count your falling locks, turn towards your grandmother armed with her trusty hair oil that solves all hair problems — from dandruff to thinning and hair that refuses to stay on your head. Know more about this age old magic cure from Dr. Rashmi Shetty, Parachute Advanced Hair Expert.



Why is oil good for the hair?

Oiling is very critical for the hair. It provides nourishment and strengthens them from the roots. Coconut hair oil is especially important. It is about 90 per cent saturated fat and is rich in a medium chain triglyceride called lauric acid. A natural conditioner that works on hair, it protects, covers and restores sheen by penetrating into the cortex (the inner most part of your hair). Use at least once a week to protect hair against all artificial treatments, colouring, perming and straightening.

What are the best ways to do it?

The best way is to oil your hair and leave it overnight. This allows the oil to seep in through the pores into the scalp and thus enhances hair health. Massaging increases blood circulation. Make sure you oil your hair for 20 minutes before you go in for a head bath. Do it before a swim, stepping out in the sun or treating hair with artificial chemicals. Coconut hair oil works as a protective shield.

What are the advantages of coconut over other oils?

Coconut hair oil penetrates into the cortex (the central part of the hair) three times more than most other oils. It prevents chemicals in shampoo from destroying the proteins present in the hair. It acts as a protective sheet against pollutants like ultraviolet rays, bleaches, and other harmful chemicals that make hair limp and lifeless.

I have oily hair. Can I still oil my hair?

Yes. In most situations, people mistake an oily scalp (thanks to natural oils present on the scalp) for oily hair. It is important to oil the hair not just on the scalp but also the tips as the tips are the driest and subject to damage. Use light hair oils that are less sticky.

What kind of a shampoo should I use to wash the oil off?

Make sure that you do not use excessive amount of shampoo to rinse off the oil. Finish off with one rinse. If the oil is not completely rinsed off, go in for another round of shampooing. It is also important to wet your hair completely so that you require less shampoo to rinse the oil off.

Hair Problems: Dandruff

What is Dandruff?
It is a condition affecting areas of the skin rich in sebaceous (oil glands). Dandruff is actually a build-up of dead skin cells or dirt on the scalp that has not been sloughed off and over time, starts accumulating into layers. Stress, an imbalanced diet, etc can cause dandruff, which over time, can start accumulating into layers if the old oil glands are still present when the new set of oil glands starts to develop.

Likening its appearance to that of snowflakes, you will find them all over your head and shoulder area. You may even find yourself scratching vigorously. On top of that, unsuitable anti-dandruff products will only worsen the situation, resulting in hair loss!



Why it happens?
1. Lack of sleep, working overtime
2. Fatigue
3. Stressful lifestyle, frequent anxiety attacks
4. Lack of proper nutrients
5. Inappropriate hair care products
6. Imbalance of the endocrine gland
7. Extremely spicy food

Generally, sufferers will be able to get rid of the dandruff in a week or two, simply by washing their hair correctly and knowing the appropriate steps to take in combating this condition. However, if regardless of the number of times a day you’re washing your hair or if you keep finding flakes – it may be too late to remedy this problem! You have a serious dandruff problem on your hands!



Dandruff can cause scalp itchiness with vigorous scratching leading to hair loss. If left neglected, dandruff can result in a scaly scalp with an underlying redness, often showing around the front hairline, showing up as patches. Not only that, you’ll also be causing the metabolism to slow down, and thus speeding up hair loss. If you’ve already been experiencing dandruff-related hair loss, you need to take heed! Presently, there are about 30% of people who are suffering from such hair loss, due to neglect and ignorance. This is something you should take seriously.

If you’re facing dandruff problems, you should know better than to procrastinate. Consult a hair specialist straightaway. It’s not a pretty sight having flakes falling all over your shoulders! Think about your image!

If you want to get rid of your dandruff problem once and for all, you’ll need to seek the help of a professional expert to get down to the root of the problem. With a recovery rate of 100%, you can’t go wrong with Yun Nam!

Yun Nam’s renowned anti-dandruff treatment will be able to turn your hair problems around, in just a short period of time! Specially formulated herbs are used to penetrate into the scalp; this is in order to re-regulate blood circulation as well as to eliminate the old layers of oil glands, effectively clearing all dandruff as well as to alleviate the itch that comes with it. This will help to retard the growth of dandruff permanently. After going through this treatment, you’ll feel refreshed and renewed!

Spas Tricks to do Hair and Scalp Treatments at Home

Dandruff Treatments

Dandruff is usually caused by a fungus and requires special treatments to really deal with the problem. Many spas use tea tree oil in their scalp treatments because it is a well known anti fungal. A little tea tree oil will quickly ease the flaking that accompanies dandruff and soothe the constant itchy feeling that can be more than annoying for sufferers. Place a few drops of tea tree oil on your fingers and massage into the scalp for a few minutes. Make sure you make contact with your scalp rather than covering your hair in tea tree oil. Rinse the scalp with warm water. You can also use products like Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment instead of a tea tree massage.

Controling Frizzy Hair

Frizzy hair is generally caused by a lack of moisture and that can easily be remedied by the use of moisturizing products. There are several different moisture rich treatments that spas use in order to get your hair back in shape but almost always the treatment is followed by applying steam and a thorough rinse. Try finding a shampoo to use that has coconut, jojoba, or grape seed oil as an ingredient. If you want to replicate your spa experience you can also directly apply any of the mentioned oils directly to your scalp and massage into your head and hair. In order to remove the oil from your hair rinse with water and shampoo.

Chemical Hair Treatments' Dangers

Every women (and even men) love to go for hair treatments regularly to keep their hair beautiful and refreshing. Whether it's for a new hair perm, or a change to the newest and trendiest hair color, or maybe just for straightening the curly hair, hair business is big business.



Regular treatments are not a cause for hair loss and do not contribute to hair thinning but when you or your hair stylist applies certain chemicals in some of these treatments, it can be shockingly dangerous for your hair and health as well.

Hair Problems: Very -Dry Hair

May result from hereditary or hormonal problems-or due to a result of damage caused by over-use of heated rollers, hot hair dryers, perms and bleaches.

You can protect your hair :
1. By using very mild shampoos and good quality conditioners.
2. By having them trimmed regularly.

3. By going in for once-weekly hot oil treatment. Use warm olive or almond oil and massage it carefully into the scalp and hair.
4. Leave the oil on overnight, if possible, by covering the hair with a plastic bath cap and a toweling turban. Wash the oil off the next day by applying diluted shampoo directly to the scalp before applying water.
5. Mayonnaise Conditioner. To recondition the hair, shampoo hair with homemade shampoo or a shampoo from the natural foods store. Rinse and towel dry. Apply regular mayonnaise (not salad dressing) to the hair. Massage in. Let sit for 10-15 minutes, shampoo again lightly and rinse with an apple cider vinegar and water solution.

Hair Problems: Very-Greasy Hair

Mainly due to hormonal problem, the sebaceous glands tend to become overactive and produce too much sebum.

Tips on managing Greasy hair :
1. Avoid too much brushing of hair because it might further stimulate the oil glands that are already over-active.

2. Wash your hair every third or fourth day or even more frequently, depending on individual comfort. A good nourishing liquid shampoo is often the best answer.
3. Excessive oiliness if neglected can lead to falling hair. If treated in time it can be prevented.
4. Wear your hair in easy-to-manage, well cut style. Light perming can help as it lifts the hair slightly away from the scalp, making it less easy for the sebum to travel up the hair shaft.

Hair Problems: Split Ends

The only cure for split ends is to have them trimmed off; if left, they may split further up the hair, making it look dull and lifeless.

Split ends are caused when hair is damaged, either by harsh shampoos, too much direct from the sun or a hair dryer, perming or bleaching or very often simply because the tips of hair are very old.

Healthy Hair : In top condition, the scaly outer shell, or cuticle, of each hair lies flat and smooth along the whole length of the shaft.

Treatments :
1. Mix 1 tsp honey with 2 Tbsp olive oil, then beat in 1 egg yolk. Massage on hair in small sections. Wrap head with shower cap for 30 minutes. Rinse and shampoo.
2. Massage hair and scalp with warm avocado or olive oil. Wrap hair securely in a towel. Leave oil on hair about 8 hours or overnight. If left on overnight, put a shower cap over head to avoid staining pillows and bedding. Wash hair, then rinse with a vinegar /water solution.

Hot Oil Treatment :
1. 1/2 cup olive oil
2. 1/2 cup boiling water

Place olive oil and boiling water into large glass bottle or jar with a lid. You may need to wrap a towel around the bottle to avoid burning yourself. Shake very well until oil is emulsified. Massage into hair, taking care not to burn your head. Put a shower cap or plastic bag over your hair and wrap your head in a hot towel that has been soaked in hot water then wrung out. Leave mixture on your hair for 1/2 hour, then shampoo as usual.

Hair Problems: Hair Loss by Disease

Diabetes is a hormone related disease which can cause the thinning of hair or hair loss. Losing your hair could be caused by diabetes, however, there are many more causes. It is important to investigate properly to ensure the most effective treatment is used to battle the hair loss. Diabetes can cause hair loss if not detected at an early stage, and proper medication is used. This site discusses
diabetes related hair loss and what you can do to prevent, minimize and even stop the hair loss.

If you notice your hair getting thinner, and have not been diagnosed as a diabetic, and also have other diabetes related symptoms - then you should visit your doctor as soon as possible. For many people the hair loss is preventable. Diabetes affects the growth process of hair and you will see the effects after some time. Diseases can cause a lot of stress - this also has a big effect on your hair. A treatment change is another reason why your body might respond as it does, especially your hair.

Diabetics are sensitive to skin problems as their blood circulation is not optimal. Slow healing, bruises and small wounds are some of the results of this. Therefore, it takes more time for your body to heal and re grow lost hair. This can cause visible
hair loss as your body has problems keeping up with the re growth process. A healthy person loses between 50 and 100 hairs each day. If you notice a large loss of hair it is very important that you seek medical assistance. Uncontrolled diabetes will cause damage to your body and needs good treatment to recover and stabilize.

Plenty! First, if you have not been diagnosed with diabetes then we suggest having yourself tested. The hair loss is just one of those signs that could indicate diabetes, or hormonal diseases that will require immediate professional attention. You may not diabetes and could look into other causes, such as a poor diet. Food affects our entire body. Taking care of your hair is also very important. No, you don't have to buy a thousand different hair lotions and cremes, but a good shampoo will take care of your hair. Stress relieve is another one of those things that you should look into. Stress + diabetes can result in hair loss and damage to your skin.

We would also like to note that some drugs that are prescribed to diabetics can cause hair loss. This also depends on your personal situation, people respond differently to various medication. Today's medical technologies allow for many different ways
to treat hair loss even in combination with diabetes. There often is a "solution" for your hair problems.

Hair Problems: Dry Hair

The first rule for having a beautiful-looking hair that does not need so frequent washing is to try washing it twice or three times a week and not daily. Most of us have hair problems especially because it gets greasy and laden with dandruff almost immediately after it is washed. It is not as hard as it seems, because what we don't know is that the more we wash our hair, the more rapidly it will grow oily.

The oily substance that leads to greasy hair is called sebum and is produced by the sebaceous glands in the hair follicles traced in the scalp. We should not think that frequent wash of our hair will remove the sebum, because this is wrong: biologically, sebum has the role of protecting our hair from getting too dry or dehydrated and it also gives the hair's natural shine. When sebum is removed from the hair by washing, the sebaceous glands will produce an excessive amount of sebum in order to make up for the previous loss. That is how our hair is depleted of natural shine and moisture.

Hair care should be done mainly on natural basis, as the cosmetic products mostly over-load it with chemical moisturizers that lead to a greasy hair. Nevertheless, we should be aware of the type of hair we have and use adequate natural remedies for dry, greasy, frizzy hair etc.

Dry hair is usually the hair that has not a sufficient amount of natural moisturizer and oil. This can be caused by over-exposure to the sun without protecting the hair, by excessive washing - especially with harsh chemical substances, excessive use of styling products and hot styling methods (blow drier, heat iron), excessive dying of the hair etc.

The solution rests in natural moisturizers, such as natural oils, and nutritious remedies. The jojoba oil is much recommended for regaining the shine and brightness of your hair, as the molecular structure of this oil is almost similar to the one of sebum, the natural hair moisturizer. It can be used as an overnight as well as a daily treatment for the hair.

Other types of natural oils that provide moisture for your hair are: olive, ylang-ylang, almond, avocado, rosemary essential oil, wheat germ oil, emu oil, shea oil and herbal oils such as: nettle oil, plantain oil, burdock oil etc. These are very efficient, as they provide a wide range of nutrients, antioxidants and vitamins vital for the hair and scalp. You can also mix one of these oils with honey and then apply it as a mask for the hair.

You can prepare a very efficient natural tonic for the hair by simply mixing 2 egg yolks and beat the paste until it is foamy. Then massage the entire scalp and hair with it and, when done, rinse it off with warm water. The egg is a very nutritious product, as it is a source of 11 essential nutrients, vitamin A and D. Mayonnaise is also beneficial for dry hair.

Applying tomatoes slices, tomato juice or tomato paste to your hair will enhance the natural PH of the hair due to the vitamin C in these vegetables.

Bananas, coffee and chamomile tea will also help your hair shine the natural way.

Besides these natural remedies, be sure to have a balanced diet, rich in fruits and vegetables that supply our organism with all the nutrients it needs and also try herbal teas that do wonders for our health. And do not forget that hair belongs to the body, just like any other organ, therefore what works for the metabolic system will surely work for our hair, too!