Hair Care

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General Hair Care

For healthy hair, include in the diet: Omega-3 fatty acids (salmon, halibut, herring, mackerel, sardines, flaxseeds, flaxseed oil, canola oil, soybeans, soybean oil, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin seed oil, walnuts, and walnut oil), Zinc (oysters, cereal, Alaskan King crab, the dark meat of turkey, cashews, sunflower seeds, spinach, kidney beans, and tofu), Vitamin B-6 (bananas, salmon, light meat of chicken, sweet potato with the skin, cod, spinach, and watermelon), Vitamin B-12 (cereal, top round steak, canned tuna packed in water, flounder, turkey breast, fruit-flavored yogurt, skim milk, and mozzarella cheese), Selenium (baked potatoes with skin, eggs, top sirloin, turkey breast, wheat germ, whole wheat bread, and cashews).
Drink 8 - 10 glasses of water a day to hydrate the body and keep the hair silky and shiny.
Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and avoid processed foods.
Take a multivitamin daily.

Hair tonic, nourishes hair

Apply olive oil as hair tonic before bedtime and wash it the next morning. It makes for healthy hair, shiny and stronger. Also adds luster to hair.
Mix some curd with water, or massage curd straight onto the hair and hair roots. Leave for 15 minutes, then wash.
Apply a paste of fenugreek leaves over the scalp regularly before showering. It lengthens and preserves the natural coloring of hair, and keeps it silky-soft.
Mix 2 teaspoons each olive oil and fenugreek seeds, 2 whole eggs and 4 bananas. Mash the bananas and blend all ingredients well. Apply to the hair and leave ½ hour. Then shampoo.
For silky soft hair, apply sesame oil on the hair at bedtime. Shampoo it off the next morning and towel-dry. Then apply baby oil or olive oil on the hair and comb it through if hair is straight. If curly, wait for a few minutes before combing to prevent hair from breaking off and splitting.
Eat a handful of sesame seeds (for its calcium and magnesium content) every morning to provide nourishment for the hair.
Take ½ cup coconut water daily.
Comb the hair gently in opposite directions to help improve circulation at the roots and make hair healthier.
To nourish the scalp, grind 2 handfuls henna leaves with a little water till fine and apply on the scalp and hair. Wrap the head with a plastic cover and leave for 3 - 5 hours. Shampoo, and towel dry.
Mix 1 egg-yolk and 1 cup vegetable oil. Blend well. Apply to the hair and leave for a minute. Rinse off with warm water that has been added with lime juice.