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Vegan Shampoos

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Vegan ShampooMax Green Alchemy is a vegan shampoo thats really good for your hair. It’s also a great for dry, itchy, oily, flaky, and dehydrated hair. Plus, it has all of the necessary vitamins for your hair and skin. This shampoo is good for everything involving hair.

The best part of this stuff is that it isn’t tested on animals in any way. So, for those of you that live the Vegan life, this is the shampoo for you. But hey, even if youre not vegan, its nice to know that this shampoo did not come at the cost of some poor animal’s life, plus it is all natural. Also the fact that it’s unlike all the other products on store shelves is great too, and this stuff works really well. So why don’t you go and give this stuff a shot today, at only $13 for a 16 oz bottle, you can consider this stuff a steal.

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Beta Carotene and Your Hair

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Beta Carotene is great for a lot of things: your skin, your eyes, and what is most important here is your hair. Beta Carotene makes your hair look and feel better and it helps it to grow faster. Oddly, beta carotene got its name from carrots but carrots are 15th on the list of whats highest in beta carotene. Here are other foods, with the highest being peppers, hot chili, and other things such as baby food, lettuce, spinach, turnips, and most red and green vegetables. If you ever have any hair trouble, eating carrots is most likely bound to help you pick up speed at least a little. Simple List of great Beta Carotene filled foods:

  1. Peppers, hot chili, red, canned, excluding seeds, solids and liquids Beta Carotene: 63455mcg
  2. Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw Beta Carotene: 61469mcg
  3. Lettuce, green leaf, raw Beta Carotene: 59240mcg
  4. Kale, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Beta Carotene: 58821mcg
  5. Kale, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Beta Carotene: 58821mcg
  6. Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Beta Carotene: 58388mcg
  7. Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Beta Carotene: 58388mcg
  8. Lettuce, red leaf, raw Beta Carotene: 56182mcg

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Combs vs Brushes

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009


Choosing a comb:

Combs should be made of hard rubber or bone with perfect smooth teeth to avoid injury to your hair. Combs have two different sides: one is called a fine half the other a coarse half, both of which should be used in different ways. The fine half should be used for dressing the hair properly where as the coarse half should be used for untangling and combing the hair. Combing the hair rather than brushing assists in the polishing of your final look and gives your roots and scalp the benefit of massage.

Choosing a brush:

The brush you chose should have bristles well set into groups rather than far apart. Wire brushes should be one of your last choices if at all. Stiffer bristles should be chosen for people who have longer hair rather than a short hair cut. Brushes chosen with bristles that are the same length do not penetrate scalp as well as ones with searching bristles.

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The Key to Shiny Hair

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Hair is an extension of your body. So just like your other body parts, if you want them to look their best you have to take care of them. We all want healthy, bouncy, shiny hair. Your hair does not have to be dull. You can have shiny hair. Remember straight hair will look shinier than curly hair. Only because the light can reflect off the straight hair better because of the flat surface. Here are some tips of how to achieve that healthy, shiny look.

  • Avoid using junkie styling products- Products that supposedly make your hair shiny actually do the opposite.
  • Use a good brand of shampoo- Wash your hair once a week.
  • Use conditioner often- Preferably one with olive oil, shea butter and avocado oil which tends to moisturize and fill in tiny gaps in the shaft of the hair.
  • Squeeze your hair gently and do not rub dry with towel- Wet hair is fragile and it could lead to friction which in turn could make the cuticle rough.
  • Use a heat resistant products- This seals the shine and helps prevent damage from high temperatures.

References

1. FindChennai.com

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Easy, Healthy Hair Now

Monday, October 26th, 2009


Healthy hair is as simple as 1, 2, 3 with this great list of tips to keep your hair in top shape.

  • Brush your hair before washing. This helps remove excess dirt and skin flakes from your scalp.
  • Don’t use plastic bristle brushes. As tempting and cost effective as they seem, they do an untold amount of damage to your scalp and hair.
  • Get a trim! Have at least half an inch of hair trimmed every 5 weeks to keep away those pesky split ends.
  • Vitamize! Okay, I made that word up, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take vitamins to promote healthy hair. B12, B5, and many A vitamins
  • Drip dry. Let your hair naturally dry and blot it with a towel. Roughly drying your hair as soon as you step out of the shower is bad as hair is more easily damaged when wet.
  • Deep condition your hair every 2 weeks. It’s good to cleanse your hair and give it a deep wash in a chemically enriched conditioner every so often, but don’t over do it. It can make your hair feel very heavy and tangle easily. That’s why I recommend this treatment every 2 weeks.
  • Don’t over wash it! Skip washing your hair when you can so it can fully benefit from the natural oils produced by your scalp.
  • Eat right. Nothing is better for your hair then eating right. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables like bananas and broccoli.

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How Different Herbs Help to Rejuvenate your Hair

Monday, October 26th, 2009


Use these simple herbs and spices to your advantage when it comes to better hair health.

* In order to restore weak hair, use sage.

* To enhance the deep color of dark hair, use rosemary.

* Healthy hair growth is promoted by catnip and chamomile.

* To combat hair dryness, apply lavender, sandalwood, and rose.

* If your problem is an excess oil production, use cadarwood, lemon, patchouli, and cypress.

* If your hair is too thin and you want to give it more body, apply flaxseed, agar, quince, and Irish moss.

* For additional softness and shine of your hair, use natural honey preparations.

* To cure dandruff, use powerful disinfectant qualities of neem.

* To give your hair more strength and nourish it with silica, apply horsetail.

* For hair loss prevention, use arnica, burdock root, southern woods, and marigold.

* For sparkling cleanliness of your hair, wash or rinse it with nettle, birch leave, aloe, and watercress preparations.

References

1. Recipes for these Different Herbs

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Simple Video Tutorial for Men’s Hair Care

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Men, I know hair research is usually not on your top priority, so here is a short video tutorial on how to simply keep great looking and healthier hair. It offers tips on easy styling as well, and then after this 2 1/2 minutes you are better informed on how to achieve a better look. So go on men, feel good about taking care of your hair!

Hair Care For Men:
How To Keep Men’s Hair Healthy

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Food For Healthy Hair

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Lather, rinse, repeat. Those 3 words seem to be the essential hair care commandments to ensure that your hair doesn’t lose its health. But did you know that there are many other things you can try to ensure a healthy head of hair. One of the lesser known things on this very long list is eating the right foods. No I’m not talking about foods that make you thin, I’m talking food with the right things in them, like vitamins and minerals. Here is just a short list of the best foods for both you, and your hair.

1. Salmon- its full of vitamin B12, which helps hair grow.
2. Dark Green Vegetables- has lots of iron and vitamin C which help to rejuvenate hair follicles
3. Beans- also contains B12
4. Nuts- helps hair get shiny and strong
5. Poultry- lots of protein to help make hair stronger
6. Eggs- contains biotin which also helps make hair stronger
7. Whole Grains-great for iron and b vitamins
8. Oysters- contains zinc which speeds up hair growth
9. Low-Fat Dairy Products- calcium is good for bones and hair too
10. Carrots- full of vitamin A, which will make your scalp shiny

References

1. webMD

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Healthy Hair Tips

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

A healthy head of hair is very important. To ensure healthy hair you have to take care of it. The more damage to the hair the worse it looks. Follow these tips to have longer, healthier more manageable hair.

  • Pay attention to the ingredients on your shampoo avoid products that contain alcohol as a main component. The alcohol dries out the hair strand, making it more susceptible to breakage.
  • Drink lots of water and eat your fruits and vegetables A clean diet and proper hydration is crucial to healthy, shiny hair.
  • Get haircuts approximately every 6 weeks. This keeps split ends at a minimum and your hair looking fresh and healthy.
  • Skip a wash, when you can Washing hair less often lets it reap the benefits of its own natural oils.
  • Take a break from the styling tools Styling tools can cause hair damage and leave you with a frizzed, stressed mane.

References

1. eHow.com

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