Hair Care

Hair Care tips for the Summer

Summers are here, while you might be thinking of different ways to beat the summer heat, by eating and drinking cooling foods and drinks, the humidity and the harsh sun rays can not only damage your skin… they can even damage your delicate hair cuticles! During most summers it is difficult to get that bouncy look in your hair; most days are bad hair days with your hair looking dry, frizzy, drab and brittle. However you can protect your hair from the harsh rays of the sun with quick and simple tricks:

1.    Natural Days!

During summers, hair generally tends to get dehydrated this makes it look dry and lack luster. To bring back the luster and moisture in your hair reduce and avoid the use of hair products and chemicals like hair colour, relaxers, bleach, straightening and strengthening. Use natural products or home remedies for your hair, and see it bounce back to life in no time whatsoever.

2.    Take a break from Shampooing

While shampooing is good, try to use as less of shampoos as possible, as this makes your hair lose its natural essential oils, however if you have to clean your hair, you can use other cleaning methods which are effective and natural. If you nevertheless would like to use a specific shampoo for your hair, dilute it as much as possible, so that it is gentle on your hair.

3.    Give a break to all the heated hair styling tools

Take a break from using hot irons or blow dryers; these tend to make the hair frizzy and brittle, if you have to use a hair dryer, try using a leave on conditioner after that.

4.    Try getting as much of deep conditioning as possible

Pamper your hair in the summers with a great deep conditioning treatment; this helps your hair retain the lost moisture, due to regular exposure to the sun.

5.    Water, Water everywhere!

Hydrate your hair from inside, for this you need to drink plenty of water and keep your body hydrated at all times. Also try trimming your hair regularly during summers, to remove all the damaged sections.

Follow these simple steps and have great, bouncy, full of life and completely moisturized hair this summer!

Natural Remedies to get rid of Dandruff

Dandruff seems to be big problem almost every individual today! Everyone has faced the problem of dandruff at varying levels at least once in their life. This problem is not restricted to one age group of kind of people; it affects kids, teenagers and adults as well. When there is dry skin flaking on the scalp of the hair, it is described as Dandruff.

Dandruff occurs when there is an infection in the scalp due to a fungus and bacteria, this leads to itching and the formation of excessive scales on the skin of the scalp. Since Dandruff is infectious, it is advisable that you do not share combs, hair brushes or towels as it helps in the spreading of dandruff.

If you are not a fan of chemical and artificial products and do not want your hair to go through those for the treatment of dandruff, there are few natural remedies that you can use to get rid of dandruff. However, if you are a special case with excessive dandruff, then it is best that you visit a dermatologist to get a cure for your problem.

Some of the natural remedies you can use to get rid of Dandruff are as follows:

1. Comb your hair regularly as it leads to proper blood circulation inside the scalp, also massage your scalp with different oils. You can either use herbal oils, coconut oil or olive oil.
2. It is also good if you can massage your scalp with heated sesame or olive oil before you go to bed. The next day, an hour prior to bathing, rub a little bit of lime juice, after this wash your hair and rinse your hair thoroughly.
3. Apply a mixture of water and vinegar in equal amounts, leave this on your scalp overnight and the next morning wash your hair with any mild shampoo.
4. Take a handful of fenugreek (methi) seeds, soak these in water overnight, the next morning grind the seeds into a paste and leave it on your scalp for a couple of hours, rinse your hair with either ritha or shikakai.
5. Fresh apple juice massage on the scalp of the hair too is to get rid of dandruff in most cases.
6. A good solution of a mixture of ginger juice, beetroot juice and vinegar helps get rid of dandruff.
7. Try washing your hair with green grams powders as a good remedy for dandruff.