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| Wednesday, 11 November 2009 10:39 | |||
Prepare your hair for the winter. (Photo credit: iStockphoto)
Lay off the heat, turn up the moisturizerBy Collette Emery, My Salon Scoop writer
Thinning strands and tattered ends indicate unhealthy hair. As frosty weather approaches, consider some essential tips to reviving your tresses while keeping them nourished and protected.
Wintertime can be harsh on hair. Plus, negligence and lack of knowledge on hair care is just as damaging. Tamia McCarley, a stylist from Luxor Hair Designs in Calumet City, Ill., says the harm of hair often comes at our own hands.
"The most common mistakes I see are (women) doing their own relaxers, using too much heat, not removing weave properly and doing their own hair color," she says.
Women can preserve their mane through proper, consistent care. Since arctic weather produces hair dryness, McCarley suggests moisturizing tresses with a deep conditioner under heat for 15 minutes, rinse, then use a leave-in conditioner after shampooing. Aveda's Brilliant Humectant Pomade is great for saturating strands.
Quality products benefit our hair, but its true health begins from within. Mary Ann Robinson, a stylist at Vivo Hair Salon in Merrillville, Ind., believes that a healthy scalp equals healthy hair.
"People don't often view the scalp as being skin, too," she says. "Care for your scalp the way you care for the rest of your body. An unhealthy diet affects the health of your hair. Stay hydrated by drinking at least 32 ounces of water daily. Water flushes our system of toxins, while keeping hair from drying out. Vitamin E supplements are great for the scalp because they are antioxidants that boost circulation."
Robinson also recommends using hair products with natural oils to promote hair growth, rid dandruff and combat dryness. Natural oils are the pure herb extraction from plants, not a chemically based concoction.
Safeguard your hair from the elements with smart care. (Photo credit: iStockphoto)
The scalp isn't the only thing that benefits with a healthy diet. Hair also benefits. So stay away from too much yummy fried, sweet or salty treats. All adversly affect your hair.
Gwen Holman is a retired educator from Gary, Ind. Now, a full-time seamstress, she rocks a short, natural salt-and-pepper Afro. She is convinced that diet is linked to the health of hair.
"I watch what I put in my body," she says. "I eat fresh fruits and vegetables consistently, and I don't eat red meat. I'm not on any medication, and I abstain from smoking and drinking."
Some medications cause hair loss and brittleness. Tobacco prohibits blood circulation, leading to hair loss, and alcohol causes hair dryness.
According Dani Veracity, a writer from NaturalNews.com, the American diet is packed with fats, salts, protein and processed foods. Consuming this type of diet will affect the kidneys by creating acidic blood, which can lead to hair loss.
Don't let the winter blues freeze your hair care. Protect your tresses from the inside out, so when the frosty season melts away, you won't need a miracle to revive them in the spring!
Collette Emery is a freelance writer in the Midwest. Comments (1)
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