Did you know that your hair is nearly pure protein? Even so, our hair can only take so many chemicals, dyes, and permanents. As with skin, it’s important to know your hair type:

– If your hair has a natural gloss, good elasticity, and pretty much grows at a regular rate, it’s safe to say you have normal hair. You probably don’t fight with split ends or an over abundance of tangles or oil. Consider yourself blessed.

– Those with dry hair usually know it. Brittle, dull, easily tangled and maxed out with split ends. Believe it or not, even though everyone doesn’t produce the right amount of oils, dry hair is usually a sign of damage caused by yours truly. Chemicals, over drying, and heat are all culprits in diminishing the natural oils from our hair.

– Oily hair sufferers raise your hands! Your glands secrete too much oil, leaving your hair stringy and greasy looking.
As with facial skin care, keeping the hair clean is the first step. Of course, how much you wash your hair definitely depends upon the type of hair that you have. What type of shampoo you use is equally important. Usually, oily hair sufferers will want to wash their hair daily while those with damaged or dry hair should wash less often.

For dry hair, it may help to use a wide-tooth comb when applying shampoo. Make sure that the hair is completely wet and then add your shampoo. Use the comb to help bring the shampoo and the lather through the entire strand and to the ends of the hair. Gentle scalp massage when washing your hair is also important and aids in the circulation of the scalp. Hair lives anywhere from two to six years, and growth begins at the root, so special attention to the scalp helps to keep hair growing at a healthy rate.

Use of a conditioner can help hair that is very dry or severally damaged. Instead of a chemically based conditioner, look for one that is herb infused.

And instead of rubbing your hair vigorously to dry, simply squeeze the water from the hair using a towel. When at all possible, air dry air instead of blow drying to prevent even more drying and damage. If you have to blow dry, stay away from the ‘high’ or ‘hot’ setting. Instead, purchase a blow dryer that has a ‘cool’ setting and alternate the air flow between the warm and cool settings.

When it comes to brushing, never brush your hair wet. This causes split ends as well as breakage. Consider purchasing a brush with natural bristles instead of those hard plastic and metal ones.

Here’s a quick list of some of the more common herbs you can try to aid to the natural beauty and care of your hair:

– Eucalyptus can be used as an antiseptic or antibacterial stringent.

– Lemon can be used as an antiseptic, antibacterial stringent, and for dandruff prevention, hair conditioning, and hair loss prevention.

– Rosemary also aids in dandruff prevention, as a dry and wet hair conditioner, in hair loss prevention and as a hair oil.

– Lavender can be use in dandruff prevention, a wet hair conditioner and as a hair oil.

Author Bio: I write for TIR Massage Stone about hot stone massage and massage stone therapy including hot and cold applications.

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