Taking Care of Your Hair

1. Taking care of your hair

2. Introduction • Hair may be dead, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't care for it. You should wash it regularly. • If your scalp is itchy, dry, and flaky, it could be because you aren't rinsing all of the shampoo out. • Or else it could be because you have dandruff. If you have dandruff, when you scratch your head, the skin flakes off and lands on your clothes. • It's really noticeable if you're wearing dark colors. You can use a special shampoo that your parents can buy at the store. • Consult your doctor or a skin doctor (dermatologist) to help you decide on the best shampoo for you.

3. Best way to get your hair • Get it really wet. • Use a small amount of shampoo. A squirt about the size of a quarter is enough. • Massage the shampoo into your scalp. Don't scrub the scalp too hard. • Rinse really well, until you don't see any more bubbles or suds on your head or going down the drain. • Gently dry your hair with a towel. • Comb it out carefully with a wide-tooth comb, especially if it's curly. Don't yank or tug on it, because that can break the hair or pull it out. • Let your hair air dry whenever you can.

4. Wash your Hair • How often you wash your hair depends on what it's like and what you do during the day. • If your hair gets oily quickly, it needs to be washed more often. • Straight hair can get oily quickly. • Very curly hair is not as oily and can be washed less often. • If you have very curly, kinky or thick hair, it might be too dry and look frizzy. • Using a conditioner after you wash your hair might help, but that doesn't make it healthier. • Remember, hair is already dead, but conditioner can make it look better.

5. Kinds of things can damage Hair • All kinds of things can damage hair and make it break off or get too dry. To protect your hair, be careful around: • The sun (which is one reason why you should wear a hat when you go outside). • Chemicals (such as chlorine) in pools (so you should wash your hair after swimming in a pool). • Products and treatments that make hair curly or straight or change its color. • Things you use to style your hair, such as curling irons, flat irons and hair dryers (so don't use them too much, especially if your hair seems to be getting drier or breaks easily).

6. Use essential oils combined with a scalp massage • Massage promotes good circulation in the scalp and increases blood flow to your follicles. • Gently massage your scalp daily by hand for a couple of minutes. • To enhance the massage, use a few drops of lavender, rosemary, thyme, peppermint, or cedarwood essential oil in an almond, coconut, jojoba, grapeseed, or sesame oil base on your scalp. • While many claim to have success with this treatment, there currently is no clear scientific evidence of its effectiveness.

7. Restore moisture through hot oil treatments. • When applied to the hair, hot oil can moisturize and also stimulate growth. You can use any natural oil, including safflower and canola or olive oil. • Heat the oil up so it is warm, but not too hot. The ideal temperature is not exceeding 104 °F (40 °C). Then, massage the oil into your scalp. • Put on a shower cap for about 30 minutes. When the time is up, shampoo out the oil. • Mayonnaise may also work well as a conditioner. Slather your hair with a generous dollop, put on a shower cap for up to an hour, and then rinse it out.

8. Conclusion One can maintain a healthy hair just by following the given easy tips. However in order to have a instant cure for your hair problem consult a doctor and ask for the best suggestions for your hair loss problem. You can find many trichology clinics in Madurai, to find optimum solutions for your hair problems, pick out one among the best clinic. Make sure that you have chosen a clinic which provides a treatment with no side effects.