Natural Hair Care




Hair situation can tell any specialist about overall health condition, nutrients’ deficiency and the natural solution for hair restoration can easily be found. For example, people with oily hair lack some vitamin B, brittle and dry hair indicates essential fats deficiency, dull hair and slow growth require zinc, and hair loss originates at low vitamin C, B1, iron and lysine. Gray hair cannot be treated because it comes with age and does not indicate any serious health problems.

Modern medications and surgeries might be good helpers, but unfortunately they are expensive and not every person can find enough funds to pay for them. Besides, the pills should be taken from the time the hair loss started and for the rest of the person’s life, because as soon as the treatment is stopped the hair starts falling out again. Properly developed natural hair loss treatment is effective and costs less. It includes healthy diet, herbal remedies, exercises and proper hair care techniques.

The diet does not involve any exotic products or sacrifices in eating. The rule is simple: what is good for the overall health is good for hair. It is important to give enough of important vitamins and minerals to the body and the healthy hair is guaranteed. Food rich in protein, low in carbohydrates and fat helps to keep hair health and prevent hair loss.

For example, we hear a lot about essential fatty acids or Omega acids lately. They are good for health, many pharmacy companies include them in the multivitamin complexes, pregnant women receive vitamins with omega-3, and people are recommended to eat fish for better brain work because fish contains essential fats… It is true that the groups of essential fatty acids promote healthy brain, eyes and nerves development, reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, stimulate blood circulation, treat depression, lower the chance of having ischemic and thrombotic stroke and help to fight cancer.

Besides all of the benefits Omega fatty acids are the basis of healthy hair. The diet full in spinach, walnuts, fish, soy, flaxseed oil, and sunflower seeds gives a good amount of the essential fats to the body. When there are not enough of them, a person may experience hair loss.

The important nutrients which feed hair roots and make the hair shine are present in organic healthy food such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains, lean meat, eggs, beans, seeds and poultry. For the better effect the person should limit the intake of salt, sugar, tea, coffee and chocolate. Vegetarians often suffer hair loss because their diet is low in iron, lysine and vitamin B12, they should substitute meat with something that contains these important nutrients.

Another significant point is herbal remedies. Some herbs treat hair very effectively. One of them is nettle which is sold in the form of Nettle Root Extract in stores. It is rich in vitamins A and C both of which fight DHT production that damages hair follicles and causes pattern baldness. Other useful herbs are green tea, liquorice extract, horsetail, ginger, psoralea seeds, apple cider vinegar, rosemary and sage.

Physical exercises are important because they bring health to the body in general and strengthen hair in particular. When activities are done right, they bring joy which decreases the amount of cortisone, stress hormone which weakens hair and starts hair loss. Active aerobic exercises are proven to reduce the amount of DHT hormone which damages the follicles.

And finally, proper hair techniques make the life of hair longer. It is not recommended to use tight hair styles like corn rows, tight pony tails and braids. Even if the person always pulls hair back, it is good to let it hang down for several hours in a day, which helps it rest and “breathe”. Washing hair with good shampoos and conditioners, applying crèmes and masques, massaging the scalp and brushing with proper tools will add to the hair care by strengthening the follicles and strands.

Phyllis Cox
Female Hair Loss Reasons

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Posted on July 15, 2009 
Filed Under Hair Care, Hair Loss, Hair Loss Treatments

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