Hair Care without Chemicals

Taking care of your crowning glory is easier than it looks. Contrary to what popular media tells you to do, you don’t actually need several types of shampoo, thick foams of conditioner and even a bi-monthly visit to the salon to give your hair the pampering it needs. In fact, hair experts encourage men and women who are conscious about their hair to try natural, no-chemical solutions to keep their hair clean, fresh, and most importantly, healthy.

You can take care of your hair by mainly keeping yourself healthy. What you eat or drink shows through the shine and texture of your hair. Eating too much oily or eating unhealthy food will often result in dry hair and an itchy scalp, while eating healthily will give you livelier tresses.

Drinking water regularly also leads to better hair, aside from giving you better skin. Who knew that hydrating yourself means getting clearer skin and shinier hair, at the same time? If you want to keep your hair shiny, make sure to drink at least 8 tall glasses of water daily or 2 liters a day. Toxins in your body are washed out by your consistent water intake before they get to your hair to do further damage.

When it comes to shampooing, experts agree that washing your hair with shampoo is best done every other day. Take note that hair shampoo consists mainly of chemicals and these, when applied on the hair at excessive measurements, could lead to hair breakage and damage faster than numerous visits to the salon. It would be best to wash your hair thoroughly with water first, before applying a dab of shampoo. When rinsing your hair, make sure all shampoo suds are gone completely, before applying a thick layer of conditioner.

Finally, when grooming or tying your hair, try not to use tight “scrunchies” or hair bands since the garter used for these are much rougher than those used in skinny elastic headbands. The amazing thing about skinny elastic headbands is that smoother types of cloth and garters are used to make them, in order to protect your hair and to keep the headband from causing friction with each hair strand.

Taking care of your crowning glory does not have to be costly or even, unhealthy. In fact, you don’t need dangerous shampoo chemicals to give your hair the shine and sheen it needs.

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