Is your hair thinning, frizzy or flaky? Looking for a holistic remedy instead of a drugstore quick fix that doesn't get to the root of the problem? This April's edition of Natural Health offers expert advice and natural solutions to the most common hair complaints.
Thinning Hair
- Eat more protein. It's what makes up your hair.
- Be gentle. Pulling and tugging too hard only makes it worse.
- Get your testosterone levels and thyroid checked. Too much testosterone or hypothyroidism can cause hair to fall out.
- Massage the scalp to increase circulation, which will help get nutrients to the right place and promote healthy growth.
- Use hair products containing stimulating herbs such as white needle, arnica and thyme.
Dry, Frizzy Hair and Flaking Scalp
- Color, Blow-dry and shampoo less often.
- Eat foods containing essential fatty acids such as salmon, olives, flaxseeds and walnuts to boost oil production to scalp.
- Give yourself a scalp treatment with hydrating, nourishing oils such as olive and jojoba oils mixed with avocado.
- Wash with moisturizing shampoos and finish with deep-conditioning treatments containing shea butter, avocado or cedarwood. Avoid silicone and look for natural oils such as castor oil.
- Wash hair daily.
- Get your omega-3s and zinc. The healthy fat helps regulate oil production and zinc helps to decrease oiliness.
- An unhealthy gut leads to dandruff so eat yogurt, kefir and other fermented foods or take a probiotic supplement. Additionally, eat garlic and oregano to kill bad yeast in the digestive system.
- Use hair products containing herbs with astringent, antibacterial properties such as sage and chamomile.
- Use hair products fortified with zinc to stop dandruff and decrease scalp irritation.
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