If you have damaged hair – dry, brittle, with split ends, you need not spend so much in products and treatments to have it remedied. There are natural home remedies that you can do at home using things that we ordinarily have at home already. Here are some tips to treat damaged hair at home:

Mayonnaise treatment
Before bed time, apply mayonnaise to the hair. Keep the hair covered with a plastic shower cap or anything that will prevent it from staining the pillow. In the morning, wash your hair in the usual way.

Egg and honey treatment
Mix eggs and honey and apply it to your newly washed hair with warm water. Leave the mixture on your hair for about ten minutes before washing it off.

Homemade moisturizer
Other than mayonnaise and avocado, coconut suntan oil or any cooking oil are great for giving hair a deep conditioning. Wash the hair in warm water first and get rid of excess water before applying the oil to the hair. This is best done at night before bedtime. Apply a generous amount of oil from the palm of your hand and work it gently to your hair while massaging the scalp. Wrap the hair in a plastic shower cap before you retire for the night so that your pillow won’t get stained. In the morning, wash the hair with a mild shampoo to get rid of the grease. Photo Copyright of PR PHOTOS

Beautiful, healthy shinny hair is every woman’s wish. For those who are not naturally blessed simple hair care can make a lot of difference. Hair should be properly cared for to keep it healthy. And healthy hair is glossy, soft and silky in contrast to dull, brittle, dry and frizzy unhealthy hair. Some simple changes in the way you care for your hair can do wonders. Here are some simple tips to care for your hair:

Hair brushing
Brushing your hair can add shine to your hair since it helps in the proper circulation of oil from the scalp or pores to the tip of the hair. When brushing long hair, you should first detangle your hair by using a wide tooth comb. Start removing the tangles from your hair from the ends or tips and slowly move up to the scalp. When you have totally removed the tangles then start brushing your hair.
Never brush your hair when it is wet. Wet hair is weaker and more fragile and will easily break if not handled or combed properly. Excess water from long hair should be squeezed out by a towel but never rub the hair with the towel since it could cause the hair to break. Using a conditioner after shampooing and applying a leave-on conditioner will help smoothen and minimize tangles.
Use soft bristled brush and never a stiff brush when brushing your hair. The norm is 100 brush strokes a day to achieve that glossy soft appearance to your hair.

Shampooing hair
Keep hair clean by washing or shampooing. Choose a shampoo that suits your hair type. Never wash or shampoo your hair with hot water, only lukewarm or even cold water. Hot water will dry the hair and scalp. Brush the hair before shampooing to remove the dust and dirt from the hair. Shampoo as often as needed to keep the hair clean but for dry hair the best frequency for a shampoo is every 2 or 3 days. Rinse the shampoo thoroughly from the hair and scalp. Shampoo residue will clog the pores and may cause dryness, split ends, frizzy and dry hair or even hair fall.

Use a blow drier properly and sparingly
Even if the use of a blow drier is convenient, it should be used sparingly and properly. Blow dry hair when it is already half dry, with the blow dryer set in low or medium and never high, and aimed at least 6 or 8 inches away from the hair.

Are you afraid of hair loss? Do you count the hairs that fall off every time you brush? Or are you afraid of the mirror? Worrying about hair loss will get you nowhere. You need to do something about it. Thankfully, there are may kinds of food out there that have been proven to prevent hair loss. By eating these types of food, you can be assured that you are going to get a healthy scalp, the beginning of the hair transformation.

Take Care for Healthy Hair

Hair loss may be due to a lot factors. There are genetic predisposition, stress and even your lifestyle. You need to remember that there is a link between hair loss and a balanced diet. Vices such as too much drinking and smoking will only aggravate your condition. If you have already experienced the early signs of hair loss, or hair thinning, focus your diet on food that is rich in iron, silica and protein.

Hair is made up of protein. Stacking up with food rich in protein will also help you maintain the gloss and strength of your hair. It does not mean, however, that if you keep on eating meat, there will be no side effects either. Better eat lean meat because if you keep on eating that slab of a steak, you are bound to have clogged arteries. Fat is also linked to hair loss so better eat whites. Other substitutes may also include eggs, beans and milk.

Another important factor to note is that iron is also important to keep the scalp and also the hair healthy. Iron plays a role in the production of haemoglobin. When there is good circulation, your scalp is healthy. If it is healthy, your hair becomes so too. Raisins, eggs, dark green vegetables as well as whole grain cereals are good sources of iron.

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For women with thin hair, caring for it can be a challenge. Bit who says that it can not be managed? Although it may be difficult, but it is manageable. Thin hair, for most part can oily as well. For the shampoo, it should be mild so there is less chances of having to use conditioner. Try not to scrub the scalp for it will stimulate the scalp to create more oils. If you do need to put some conditioner, make sure that is only applied at the ends of the hair, preferably3-4 inches away from the roots.

Get Healthy Hair

Choose the ones that are pH balanced. But for those who want to have more volume, avoid this for it will make the hair shaft smaller. Warm water should be used to rinse the hair of any shampoo and conditioner residues. Do not use hot water in any case. If you want your hair to be styled while it is wet, then do so. You can either use mousse, gel or hairspray. Apply mousse near the roots. With hairspray, choose medium hold. Gel is best used when it is mixed with a bit of water, just a few drops. This should be applied close to the scalp as well. When you blow dry, do not put the hair dryer in one place. Start form the bottom to the ends. Make sure that the roots are dry and the ends are damp. It is better to blow dry when the hair is flipped upside down. Since you hair is thin, avoid teasing or back combing your hair avoid split ends. Since the hair is oily, avoid products that have oils in it. Another thing, it is better to use a volumizing shampoo and conditioner for this kind of hair.

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Taking care of your hair is always important, no matter what you’re doing to it. One thing that helps with taking care of your hair this season is that since natural hair is in, you don’t have to worry about straightening or curling your hair and potentially damaging it! Instead, you need to worry about other things, such as how hydrated your hair is.

Firstly, if you are going to straighten your hair, make sure that you are using a good serum or something of that nature that will make straightening less damaging to your hair. Fried hair never looks good. Make sure that the serum is appropriate for your hair type, if possible.

Next, don’t straighten or curl everyday. Remember, your natural hair is in style in this point of time—you don’t have to do this, unless you really, really want to.

Also, have your hair trimmed every month or two. This helps you to keep away split ends that can make your hair fuzzy at the ends and hard to brush. Not to mention that it also helps to keep your hairstyle looking neat, trimmed, and well-maintained.

If you are going to cut your own hair, make sure that it is a cut that you can easily maintain. By doing this, you make it way, way easier to keep your hair looking neat if you plan on cutting it again.

Condition your hair as often as possible. If your hair gets oily quickly, you may want to condition your hair first and then wash it instead of the other way around.

Fine hair can be a true pain to style. Many hairstyles just are not suited for fine hair and leave you looking as if you are just going bald. There are thousands of people who have fine hair, and there are styles that you can make your own that will leave you looking as sexy as you feel.

Blake Lively Hair

When you have fine hair, you should choose the best length for your hair. Shorter hairstyles are normally the best for people with fine hair. A short hairstyle draws attention away from your hair and applies it to your face, so people will not notice that you even have fine hair. Chin length or just slightly longer is a great choice for people with fine hair. For 2009, the side swept bangs look is very popular. This also works well to fine-haired people’s advantage because all you have to do is sweep your bangs to the side and then pin them behind your ear. This gives your hair the illusion of more thickness and volume.

Rihanna’s Hair

If you have long, fine hair and you just love it, you don’t have to cut it to get a great hairstyle. Go for styles that allow you to pull your hair up. Even a simple ponytail can give you the illusion of thicker hair. French twists are another great option and are perfect anytime you just feel like wearing something pretty. Braids are another style you can try. There are many kinds of braids, from milkmaid braids to French braids. You’ll never run out of styles to try – just make sure you wear your hair back from your face to give the illusion of fullness.

A healthy diet and routine is very necessary to a strong and soft hair. Most of the hair problems are the results of our unhealthy diet. You have got to have some important nutrients to make your hair more healthy and lustrous. It balances your hair to stay healthy and smooth. Awesome, shiny hair is the replication of healthy body and healthy body can show a healthy diet behind it.

Perfect Healthy Hair

You have to take care of having more of essential fatty acids for the proper health in hair and skin as well. They play a very important role in these things. Almonds, walnuts, salmon, flaxseed oil are all can give us fatty acids plentifully. Then folic acids are also very necessary for your hair. Then certain vitamins like B-6 and B-12 are cannot be achieved from vegetables. Hence vegans got to take care of that by having lots of fruits and vegetables like spinach, potatoes and bananas which have high quantity of vitamin B-6. Try to have citric fruits which can provide more of folic acids. Most of the grain products and lentils, beans also can help with much folic acid.
Try to get as many proteins as you can get because it also plays a significant role in the health of your hair. We can have enough proteins from chicken, egg, fish and other soy products. Take care to have at least one of the kinds to get enough proteins to the system. Many people fail to get plenty of proteins usually. Minerals are also very effective to the hair and hence zinc and magnesium are also very important minerals to be included in the part of your diet.

HAIRSTYLES FOR THIN HAIR 2010

While it can be a challenge to find a good hairstyle for thin hair, there are plenty of options out there. You just need to be open and creative to them. For men who have short hair, very short cuts – such as a crew, ceaser style, or even a buzz cut – are the best. This makes the hair look thicker no matter what. Some midway length styles are also going to work but long styles are more likely to make hair appear even thinner.

A woman with thin hair should opt for styles that are about chin-length. Other options that are great for thin hair are styles with bangs that slightly cover the face, curl at the ends, or having the hair pulled back behind the ears. You want to accent your features and draw attention away from your thin hair, so styles that emphasize such aspects as your cheekbones are great bets. These styles will make your hair appear bouncy, fuller, and much more interesting. If you want to wear your hair long, you need to choose styles that will get your hair away from your face. Braids are a great choice, as are many kinds of updos. If you leave your hair straight, pin at least some of it back so that your hair will seem to be full and thick.

Layers can really help those with fine hair add bounce and body. Layers will bring life to thin hair, and you can wear layers no matter how long you want your hair to be. If you have naturally curly hair, make sure that the layers are shallow or your hairstyle will seem awkward. You can also try perm styles to bring more fullness to thin hair, but make sure you have a blunt cut with them. Always take good care of thin hair – wash away anything that will weigh your hair down, and be sure to use products that won’t weight your hair down. Always ask your stylist for help when you get your haircut, since they can help you find the perfect style that will complement you.

Yes, thinning hair happens . I’m sure we have all seen that older guy with the really bad comb over at the company party, trying his very best to look young and failing. I’ll bet you were thinking, “Gosh- I hope that doesn’t happen to me! Surely there has to be a better way than comb overs, toupees or merely shaving it off?” Thankfully, these days there are plenty of hairstyles for guys with thinning hair to spare you the embarrassment of the comb over or worrying about putting sunscreen on your shaven head. Here are a few hairstyles for guys with thinning hair to help you get started. One of the easiest hairstyles for guys with thinning hair that happens to be thinning from the front is to simply keep your hair cropped short and refined. If you’re the type with a peaks in the front of your hair, this will look nice and sleek. Hey, if it’s good enough for Kevin Spacey and Bruce Willis, it’s got to have something going for it. Just keep it clean, neat and shaven and toss a little bit of styling wax in and you’re good! Just be sure to avoid any sort of hair products with oils; shiny scalp will just make you look off. The messy look is one of the most overlooked hairstyles for guys with thinning hair today, yet one of the most effective. When your hair is spiked up and tousled, who knows how long it is or how much is left? This one is also super easy. Start with medium short hair, and then take a handful of styling mousse to your head. Ruffle your hands around in your hair until it looks good to you, and then blow dry to set your style. It’s youthful, it’s easy, and it’s great for hiding any balding patches, especially if they are in the top of your head. Need more ideas? Talk to a barber or even a stylist. Hair is their business and they are bound to know something to help you look good regardless of how much hair you have left.

TAKING CARE OF GREASY, LANKY HAIR IN 2010

Overall health can effect your hair’s growth and appearance. Be sure to couple a balanced diet with exercise that is sanctioned by your doctor. If you have very greasy or oily hair you can use shampoos that are made for your hair so that you can minimize some of the effects. But you can also try to eat more vitamin B and drink more water.

Some studies have indicated that sources of B-complex vitamins can be closely linked with lowering the levels of oils in your hair that make it greasy and lanky. Apparently by consuming whole grains, dairy products, nuts, eggs, legumes and green, leafy products, you can lower the greasy and lanky effects in your hair.

Fast food and other greasy, oily foods may also contribute to the levels of oils in your hair. For your overall good health, stay away from foods prepared in highly saturated oils. Go for olive oil or canola oils for healthier choices if you must prepare your foods in oil.

Drinking water also is a large factor to healthy hair. Drinking eight glasses (8 ounces at a time) throughout the day will keep your body more balanced no matter what your diet. The water can help hydrate your hair and keep your whole body healthier.

There is no magic pill that will make your hair perfect, or allow you to absorb all the nutrients you need to keep your body and your hair strong. Try to eat a variety of foods that will provide you with the vitamins and minerals you need, and ask your doctor about supplements if you do not like the results of your diet on your hair and body.