What are different home remedies for fried hair – a summer problem? – Part 1
Introduction
- A human head, has an average of 150,000 hair follicles.
- They need to be taken care of regularly.
- They should be subjected to as little chemicals as possible.
Causes of Dry Damaged Hair
- Hair colors.
- Hair dyes.
- Hair extensions.
- Treating hair to excessive heat while straightening, blow drying, re-bonding and perming.
- Certain hairstyles like tight braids.
The signs of damaged hair are hair ends that are:
- Dry
- Brittle
- Split
- Frizzy
Hair can develop a dry texture due to the use of:
- Chlorine water while washing hair
- Excessive use of hair care products
- Pollution
- Chemical treatments
It can also develop dryness due to:
- Lack of regular oiling.
- Regular shampooing and conditioning.
Dry and damaged hair can lead to many other hair related problems like dandruff, hair loss, etc.
Home Remedies for Damaged Hair
The use of only natural or herbal products like helps as a remedy for dry damaged hair like:
- Avocado
- Eggs
- Mayonnaise
Oil
Prepare a mixture of oils like
- Castor oil
- Olive oil
- Almond oil
- Coconut oil
- Apply it to the hair and scalp.
- Leave it on for a few hours, before rinsing it.
- These oils will provide the required nourishment.
- It will also moisturize to the dry and damaged hair.
- It promotes healthy hair growth.
- Use steam therapy after oil massage.
- To do this simply dip a towel in hot water and wring it carefully.
- Then drape the towel on the head.
- Let it sit for 10 minutes.
Eggs
- An egg is a natural conditioner and cleanser.
- It is excellent for dry and damaged hair treatment.
- Whip an egg into lukewarm water.
- Lather it into the hair and scalp and rinse.
- Your hair will be clean and shiny.
- Separate the egg white from the yolk and whip it well.
- Add a tablespoon of water.
- Mix well until it turns creamy.
- Add the egg yolk to the creamy mixture.
- Apply it to wet hair.
- Massage gently into the scalp.
- Leave it on for 5 minutes.
- Rinse with cool water.
- Repeat the procedure once again and rinse well with water.
- Apply a mixture of egg and honey to extremely damaged hair on an alternate day basis.
- Apply a mixture of one egg, two tablespoons of honey, one tablespoon of coconut oil and one of almond oil, to damp hair or washed hair.
- Leave it on for around 30 minutes and rinse with a mild shampoo.
Mayonnaise
- Mayonnaise has very good deep cleansing and conditioning properties.
- It is very useful in restoring health to dry damaged hair.
- Spread a thick layer of mayo from the root of your hair to the tip.
- Massage it well into the scalp.
- Leave it on for around 30 minutes.
- Rinse with lukewarm water for soft and shiny hair.
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Some simple ways to reduce stress…
Too much of stress can damage your health. Stress can be both mentally and emotionally challenging. Following a resilient approach to all the life’s problems and setbacks can make coping easier.
What is resilient approach?
Resilience involves the ability to face change and misfortune with realistic optimism, self confidence, and determination as you make an effort to adjust to and recover from challenges. Resilience helps people to maintain a good mood and protects them against negative thoughts.
Tips for increasing resilience in the face of challenges are:
- Credit should be given to self for the successes.
- Go easy on yourself if you make a mistake. Distract yourself in some other pleasurable activity.
- Try to view a mistake or setback as a learning opportunity.
- Find positive ways of looking to some situation and give away the negative thoughts.
- Be in touch with more positive people.
- Approach stressful situations with more flexibility and creativity.
- Learn the art of compromise in dealing with others.
- Face challenges.
- Embrace change.
- Use a step by step approach to problems.
One way to dissipate stress is by using your body, through the process of relaxing your muscles. When your muscles are tight or tense, the stress level of your body remains high. Shavaasana, also known as muscle relaxation, helps to reduce your stress levels. The way this works is, you focus on the major muscle groups one by one. What you need to do is, for each muscle group, tighten the muscle, keep tight for 20 seconds and slowly relax it. As you slowly relax your muscles, focus on the sensation of relaxation and feel your tension slowly getting released.
Is it possible to reduce problems like anxiety and depression through exercise?
Well yes, and there are some scientific reasons for the same. When stress levels are high, the body releases hormone such as adrenaline and cortisol. During exercise, the level of these hormones is reduced and exercise also leads to production of a chemical called endorphins. These are released by the brain and cause mood elevation and act as painkillers. When you exercise hard there can be a runner’s high, this is caused by endorphins.
The type of exercise is not that important as long as it leads to a workout for example: one of the easiest ways to do this is walking and jogging. This is another reason why elliptical trainers are getting more popular, because the vigorous workout not only help make you more fit but also reduce stress at the same time.