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The way your hair looks can make or ruin your appearance completely. Beautiful hair completes any appearance. Your hairstyle has to be perfect for you to look your best. There are a few of hair care secrets that are very handy and will help you make your hair look wonderful.

Balanced Diet:

The fiber obtained from fruits and vegetable provides sufficient amount of protein that can keep the hair stronger. Drinking ten glasses of water each day also hydrates the hair. Take vitamin E, C, zinc and silica rich diets and see your hair long, strong and shining in not time at all

Egg Yolk Treatment:

In a small bowl, combine one egg yolk and 2 tbsp of olive oil. Now, mix them well, using a fork for the purpose. Apply the mixture on wet hair, while concentrating on the ends. Be sure to avoid your scalp. Keep the mixture on your hair for 1-2 hours and then rinse it off with lukewarm water. Now, wash your hair with a shampoo and condition it.

Vitamin E Treatment:

The vitamin E treatment is a very simple and effective way to treat hair breakage. Just take about five or six vitamin E capsules and combine them with your favorite shampoo and proceed to wash your hair as usual. You can even add them to your oil, massage your hair with the same and wash your hair after a couple of hours.

Aloe Vera:

Aloe Vera helps in maintaining the pH level of the scalp, by cleaning the pores and hence, prevents hair breakage and loss, making them healthy, beautiful, and strong. Muddle up Aloe Vera gel with a small amount of wheat gram oil and coconut milk and use it as a shampoo on your hair. You will be able to see the results within a matter of weeks.

Henna:

The traditional Indian herb henna acts as a natural conditioner that effectively works in maintaining healthy hair. It heals the hair pipe by repairing and sealing the cuticle and protecting the hair against breakage and loss of shine. Mix sixty grams of henna leaves and 250 ml of mustard oil and boil it. Now filter the mixture using a cloth and store it. Massage the scalp regularly with this oil.

General Tips:

Read these hair care tips to make your hair look and stay they way you want them to.

* Do not shampoo your hair everyday. Hair that has not been washed for a day or two is easier to style. Infact washing your hair once every two or three days will actually make your hair healthy. Washing your hair everyday robs hair of essential oils and dries your scalp and hair.
* If you have oily hair squirt water at the roots. Water adds lift to the hair roots. You can sprinkle some baby powder to the roots of the hair as well. For dry coarse hair condition the ends of your hair well every time you wash them.
* If you want to tie your hair up in a bun, keep the bun loose. Finger comb your hair into a low disheveled bun.
* For sexy wavy hair use a sea salt spray. Mix sea salts in water and fill a spray bottle. Squirt sea salt on damp hair, scrunch your hair and let it air dry. As most of us have hair that has a natural wave and the sea salts will bring it out.
* While blow-drying your hair finger comb your hair and separate the tangles with your fingers. Dry your hair in this manner till your hair is almost dry and then use a brush.
* Bangs are the in thing. Layering hair with bangs is the perfect hairstyle. Keep the bangs thick and heavy or choose side-swept bangs. Side-swept bangs paired with long layers look beautiful.
* Coloring your hair is another hair treatment option. It is a nice change from the way you normally look. But choose a hair color that will suit your skin color. Ask a professional to help you choose the right color for your skin tone.
* Cut your hair in layers, this will make you look a lot younger.
* While curling your hair before using Velcro rollers use curling irons. Squirt your dry hair with styling spray and then use a medium curling iron to curl 2-inch sections of hair before rolling hair in Velcro rollers.
* Color your hair regularly. Color your hair every 28 days by doing this you may actually prevent your hair from getting damaged.
* For shiny hair add a few drops of shine serum to water and squirt it on to your hair.

Some common hair related problems are as follows:

Dandruff:

Dry skin flaking off the scalp and itchiness is referred to as dandruff. The aggravation of Vata generally causes this dryness.

Remedies:

* Add 1 teaspoon of camphor to half a cup of coconut or neem oil. Store it in glass container. Dosage: Massage this oil into the scalp before bed.
* Mix 1 teaspoon of castor, mustard and coconut oil each and massage into the scalp.
* Mix one part of lemon juice with two parts of coconut oil. Massage into the roots of the hair regularly.

Dosage: Wash with warm water after three to four hours or leave overnight.

Hair loss:

when the amount of hair lost grows higher than the normal hair fall that takes place due to the change in environment, increasing age or growth of new hairs, it is referred to as hair loss problem that needs special care. Improper or poor diet, exposure to a lot of chemicals or cosmetics, hormonal imbalance, stress, anxiety and mental tension are some causes of hair loss.

Remedies:

* Massage the scalp gently with coconut or almond oil daily for 10 to 15 minutes.
* Boil neem leaves in water. Cool, strain and rinse hair with it.
* Increase green leafy vegetables, salads, milk, fruits and sprouts in the diet. Take more proteins, milk, buttermilk, yeast, wheat germ, soya beans, whole grains and nuts.

Premature graying of hair:

Graying of hair is a natural process that happens with increasing age, but if the hair starts graying before the age of 35, it is termed as premature graying that occurs due to the aggravation of Pitta dosha. Excessive intake of tea, coffee, alcohol, meat, fried, oily, greasy, spicy, sour, and acidic foods increases pitta and leads to graying prematurely.

Remedies:

* Apply a paste made from 2-Tsp. henna powder, 1-tsp. curd, 1-tsp. fenugreek seed powder, 1 tbsp. coffee, 2-tbsp. mint juice and 2-tbsp. basil juice. Apply this paste to the hair for two hours. For a darker color, leave this paste in for 3 to 4 hours. Wash hair with any natural shampoo.
* Grate some fresh ginger. Mix with honey and place it in a jar. Eat 1 tea spoon everyday.

Itchy scalp:

Aggravation of Pitta dosha, stress, allergic reaction to shampoo, air conditioning, pollution and central heating lead to an itchy and red scalp, with tiny pimples or sores, dull and dry hair.

Remedies:

* Add 1 teaspoon of camphor to half a cup of coconut oil and store it in glass container.

Dosage: Massage this oil into the scalp before bed.

Different hair problems :

Grind some jasmine roots with lime juice. Wash the hair and scalp with it. The causes for these hair conditions are as follows:

* Excess of Pitta dosha in the body is the chief cause of hair problems.
* Excessive intake of tea, coffee, alcohol, meats and excessive smoking.
* Eating too much fried, oily, greasy, spicy, sour and acidic foods.
* Intake of too many chemical medicines, low blood circulation, anemia, general weakness after disease, stress, anxiety and mental tension.
* Chronic diseases like typhoid fever, presence of dandruff or lice and hormonal imbalance.

Treatment:

* Use natural shampoo or soap to clean the hair.
* Use amla (embilica officinalis), Shikakai (Acacia concinna) for washing the hair.
* Enhance oiling and massaging of scalp.
* Use coconut oil or mustard oil at least three times in a week.
* Use medicated oils like ‘Mahabhringraj oil’, ‘Amala oil’ and ‘Arnica oil’. Put oil on the scalp and massage gently in the roots of the hair.
* Maintain a regular bowel movement everyday.
* The diet should contain more green leafy vegetables, salads, milk, fruits and sprouts. Take more proteins, milk, buttermilk, yeast, wheat germ, soybean and vitamin A.
* Do regular physical exercise.
* A special Ayurvedic preparation made from Bhringraj (Eclipta elba), Amala, corals, iron and black sesame seeds is very useful and even stops the graying of hair.
* Rub the scalp vigorously after washing the hair. It increases the blood circulation, and activates the sebaceous glands.
* A mixture of lettuce and spinach juice is good to drink to induce hair growth. The juice of alfalfa mixed with that of carrot, and lettuce juice is also good to take.
* Daily application of coconut oil mixed with lime- juice on the hair is also beneficial. Applying juice of green coriander leaves on the head is also good.
* Washing the hair with a paste of cooked Urad dal (black beans) and fenugreek (methi) 2-3 times a week.
* A paste of licorice made by grinding it in milk can be applied in the bald patches. It induces hair growth. A paste of seeds of lemon and black pepper may also be applied on the bald patches.

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