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Shock treatment for damaged hair

Shock treatment for damaged hair
hair treatment
* Remember to drink plenty of water to maintain adequate hydration of the skin and hair
* Eat balanced fruits and vegetables
* Avoid repeated staining, which attack the hair
* Similarly, avoid using too repeated the hair dryer or flat iron
* Do not wash your hair too often (1 to 2 times per week maximum, and why not but more space?) And attention to the shampoo used: major brands are not always the best
* Do not use too much gel and above, choose non-alcoholic gels (see the composition)
* And then most importantly, something that we think little, but very important: Do not wash your hair with water too hot, because it breaks the hair, choose warm water or cold.

Now, let’s treatment!

Shock treatment for damaged hair: to use

* 1 egg yolk
* 2 teaspoons pure shea butter
* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil of your choice (argan, olive, castor, jojoba, sweet almond … you choose!)
* Lemon juice (optional, you can also choose to make a lemon rinse)
* Glycerin (optional)
* Essential oils (rosemary, clary sage, ylang ylang, geranium … your choice!)

Mix all ingredients together, whisk like to make a mayonnaise.
Apply to wet hair. Leave raise a minimum of 30 min, and then make a gentle shampoo.

Three reasons why hair falls

Three reasons why hair falls

There are several reasons why hair falls out a person. In this article we discuss three of them and their solutions.

Iron deficiency.

Without enough iron in the blood may begin to lose his hair. The menstrual age women are more likely to have low iron levels in the blood even without anemia. This deficiency could cause hair were falling.

To remedy this, women should eat two servings of iron-rich foods such as lean meat, nuts, tofu, broccoli.

Medication.

Some medicines can affect hormones, circulation of the blood or the body’s ability to absorb nutrients, resulting in hair loss. Look in your medicine cabinet to see if you are taking any medications for Arral blood pressure or any hormone supplement or for acne. If you are taking medication and one of those suffering from hair loss can check with your doctor to see if they can give you another medicine. (more…)

The hair has three layers

The hair has three layers

The cuticle: This is the outermost layer. This consists of flattened squalor cells and serves as a protective wall against water and dirt. When the cohesion of these cells is damaged hair loses its brightness and the ends open.

Crust: This layer consists of keratin cells and the pigment that gives color to hair. This layer is responsible for giving color, strength, elasticity and flexibility to hair.

Medulla: This is the central part of the hair. The very fine hair does not have this part.

To have beautiful hair, the best advice is watching your diet. A balanced diet as well as benefit your overall health, will help you have a hair silky, rich and full of shine. (more…)

Did you experience hair loss?

Did you experience hair loss?

Many women suffer from hair loss and disappointed after tasting thousands of products without positive results.

In truth there are no magic solutions to this problem, everything depends on each of the care that conducive to hair, our diets and lifestyles. Today we’ll show you all the guidelines you should consider to preserve your hair.

To avoid seeing those nasty tufts of hair on the grid of the tub you should take some precautions.

* First of all consult a dermatologist to rule out any possible illness is causing hair loss.
* The main thing is food; you should strive for a balanced diet rich in nutrients (magnesium, silicon, selenium, and copper), high in protein, fiber and vegetable fat to help nourish the hair from drying out and preventing breakage.
* Have a good night’s sleep; sleep at least 8 hours per day.
* Make regular physical activity.
* For cleaning, use products indicated to prevent hair loss.
* Avoid hair tie ponytail style with rubber bands or clips carrying much pressure.
* No of colors your scalp ringworm or products which are used for these treatments are very abrasive and worsen the picture.
* When finished wash your head do not dry your hair with penal violence and soft bristle brushes
* Try not to use the punch and the pancetta.
For the care that your hair will be conducive to complete you can make yourself some simple restorative emulsions.

Aloe Vera:

Cut an aloe leaf, open it in half and remove the pulp by scraping with a knife. Moisten your hair and scalp rub this gel leaves act at least an hour, then rinse.

Nettle:

Boil a few leaves of nettle infusion to obtain, let it cool and apply it over your head clean massaging well for 10 minutes, not necessary to rinse.

Castor oil:

Mix the oil with white iodine, apply on scalp massage for 10 minutes constantly. Rinse with plenty of warm water.

Mixed Hair Care

Mixed Hair Care

Just as some have dry hair and other fatty. are those with both problems in one: mixed hair.

This problem is really annoying hair because the hair never seems to be as we want and looks more disheveled by dedication we put into fixing it.

The mixed hair is characterized by very fat roots with the long dry Pajos. It is a cosmetic annoyance rather annoying but fortunately has a solution.

As the main measure is necessary to use suitable products for mixed hair. The shampoo has always applied in the old trying to massage it to loosen the grease, and then rinsing with what falls to the length is sufficient for cleaning.

The conditioner, we have to apply only in the long, from below the ears toward the tips, massage gently and rinse. Never leave it on.

Once a week is recommended to have a mixed hair mask, thus helping to restore the old balance and not to secrete more sebum than usual while nourish the damaged sectors with a separate treatment in the tips.

We must break of hair regularly to remove dry patches and weakened.

For the electric and no longer help close the open ends silicones are ideal, but beware, only have to implement (in small quantities) in the long and never in the hull.

Do not abuse the very hot hair dryer, it is best used with cold air or warm temperature and not near the hair.

Excessive hair loss in women

Excessive hair loss in women

The excessive hair loss is a concern for everyone, but we are more accustomed to seeing balding men, although this may no longer be a subject of anxiety for themselves, turn to the subject of baldness in women is something that we immediately put on alert.

The first thing to know is that the scalp has around 100,000 hairs, of which, per day will fall about 100 naturally or by brushing it. This is totally natural and constantly regenerating, thus the hair lost will be quickly replaced by others in a normal cycle.

In contrast, if one realizes that hair loss is higher (when brushing your hair is always large numbers in the brush, the clusters are bathing in the shower, there are hairs on the pillow and so on.) Must not let the issue by high, trying to realize what causes the problem and seeking ways to solve it.

Some factors that cause hair loss:

1. Stress is a major factor that helps the steady drop in the hair, by the weakening of it.
2. Surgical intervention produce what is known as telogen effluvium, which occurs after the 3 0r 5 months of this and can cause a large decrease in the quantity and quality of hair.
3. The woman during pregnancy is likely to lose a lot of hair because your body sends cells to body parts that demand more, and also will be vulnerable after childbirth.
4. A poor diet will be between contra a considerable decrease in the amount of the individual hair.
5. The extension of infectious disease can cause hair loss, due to the weakening of the organism and the drugs taken to combat them.
6. Consume disproportionately contributes to the body nutritional supplements insufficient amounts of certain amino acids, which consequently weakens the hair cells.
7. The sudden hair loss may be a clear sign of an abnormality of thyroid gland function.
8. Excessive use of hair dyes and poor care that can severely damage the hair and the fall of this.
9. The strict diets or eating disorders as a symptom bring alopecia insurance can be complicated sometimes dramatically.
10. Dandruff, seborrhea and seborrheic dermatitis are among the conditions that may be causing increased hair loss.

Be sure to ignore any of these symptoms and under all circumstances consult a specialist.

Stress Causes Hair Loss?

Stress Causes Hair Loss?

Everyone can experience stress, stress levels everyone is different but do you know stress can cause hair loss?

The stress you have in your daily life can contribute to hair loss. Most of us already have hereditary factors that are responsible for causing hair loss.

Some people do not have a problem at all and others who begin to lose their hair early. Why is this happening?

It is believed that the stress in our daily lives we can accelerate the process of baldness. The pressure that is present at work and often at home is part of the problem.

Reactions in the world around us is directly responsible for changes in the body. We know that stress can cause hypertension, ulcers and mental health problems.

The level of stress you’re under will determine whether the appearance of baldness will happen sooner or later in life. This is an area scientists have been studying.

Some of these studies have shown that women are more likely to suffer from hair loss due to stress than men. This was determined by examination of hair and scalp of men and women in studies.

They simply are more affected by stress than men. This may be due to the increasing role they have to take care of your home, children, work and school often.

The good news is that women normally rebound and loss of hair disappears when stress is decreased. Moreover, men who lose their hair due to stress do not re-grow hair to lose.

What Causes Excessive Hair Loss?

What Causes Excessive Hair Loss?

A number of things can cause excessive hair loss. For example, about three or four months after an illness or major surgery you may suddenly lose a large amount of hair. This hair loss is related to the stress of illness and is temporary.

Hormonal problems may cause hair loss. If your thyroid gland is overactive, or are less active than normal hair can fall out. This hair loss usually can be helped with treatment of thyroid disease. Hair loss may occur if there is a balance of male or female hormones known as androgens and estrogens. Correcting the hormone imbalance may stop the hair loss.

Many women notice hair loss about three months of having a baby. This loss is also related to hormones. During pregnancy, high levels of certain hormones cause the body to keep hair that would normally fall. When the hormones return to pre-pregnancy levels, that hair falls out and the normal cycle of growth and hair loss starts again.

Some medicines cause hair loss. This type of hair loss improves when you stop taking the medicine. Drugs that can cause hair loss include those for thinning the blood (also called anticoagulants), medicines used to treat goiter, in chemotherapy to treat cancer, vitamin A if taken in excess, the pills for birth control and antidepressants.

Certain infections can cause hair loss. Children may have hair loss caused by a fungal infection of the scalp. The infection is easily treated with antifungal medicines.

Finally, hair loss may occur as part of an underlying disease such as lupus or diabetes. Since hair loss may be an early symptom of disease is important to determine the cause may be involved.

Androgenetic Alopecia: Why androgenetic alopecia occurs?

Androgenetic Alopecia

Androgenetic alopecia or genetic hair loss is the main cause of hair loss in men. It comes in several forms: inputs, small bald spot or total hair loss, one that leaves a crown of hair from temple to nape, and the absolute nakedness from the forehead to the top and the head. In its most manifest early on the 16, 17 but more often from the 25 and increases with age (40%, has alopecia at age 40).

Alopecia is caused by a hereditary genetic disposition determines the alteration of the hair bulbs in areas of the forehead, temples and crown (the top center of the head. Through a recipient of the bulbs (as a kind of switch that properly passes no electrical current) the male hormone testosterone into another hormone is modified: the dihitrotestosterona, which causes hair loss.

The cause of alopecia is due to the increased activity of an enzyme that produces a reaction called 5-alpha-reductase. At first, hair loss is not appreciated so obvious, but is associated with progressive reduction of hair regeneration. So, when it becomes visible, alopecia is at a fairly advanced level.

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