~ HAIR ~

NATURAL CARE

 

 

1.      TIPS FOR SHAMPOO, CONDITION, AND STYLING:

 

·          BRUSH OUT YOUR HAIR BEFORE WASHING SO IT IS TANGLE FREE.

·          PUT SHAMPOO ONLY ON SCALP AREA AND GENTLY WORK INTO SCALP.  SOME SAY THAT LOTION SHAMPOOS ARE BEST SINCE THEY ARE NOT AS HARSH.  MOST PEOPLE FIND PRODUCTS THEY LIKE SO STAY WITH THEM.

·          RINSE BY RUNNING HAIR IN THE SHOWER, NO NEED TO RUMPLE IT

·          UNLESS YOU DID SOME OIL TREATMENT AND YOUR HAIR IS ESPECIALLY DIRTY, JUST SHAMPOO ONCE.

·          FOLLOW BY A GOOD CONDITIONER THAT IS NOT GREASY SUCH AS NATURE’S GATE BROWN HAIR CONDITIONER.

·          WHEN CONDITIONING, DO THE OPPOSITE OF THE SHAMPOO: MAKE SURE MORE IS ON THE ENDS WHERE IT IS NEEDED MORE RATHER THAN THE SCALP.  YOU WILL HAVE BEST RESULTS BY MINIMIZING MOVING THE HAIR AROUND AND TANGLING IT.

·          WAIT UNTIL YOU HAVE PATTED HAIR ENOUGH TO SEMI-DRY IT AND USE A LARGE TOOTHED COMB,  OR ALLOW TO DRY BEFORE YOU COMB IT. 

·          BEGIN COMBING OR BRUSHING FROM THE END OF THE HAIR TO THE SCALP, EVEN HOLDING TRESSES IF HAIR FALLS OUT EASILY, AND WORKING ON AN AREA AT A TIME WITHOUT PULLING THE HAIR ON THE SCALP.

 

2.  HAIR FLAKING:

 

THERE CAN BE SEVERAL REASONS, INCLUDING LACK OF BRUSHING SCALP ON A REGULAR BASIS.  SHOULD HAIR FALL OUT EASILY, AND SOME PEOPLE DO HAVE OCCASIONAL SEASONAL SHEDDING OR PARTIAL ALOPECIA,  JUST PUT YOUR FINGERS THROUGH YOU HAIR WITH A TOUCH OF LAVENDER OR ROSEMARY OIL AND FEEL YOUR SCALP.  YOU MAY RUN IN TO CRUSTY AREAS WHERE A BIT OF OIL MAY GENTLY HELP WORKING IT SMOOTH. 

GO THROUGH YOUR ENTIRE SCALP.  SOME PEOPLE PRODUCE MORE SEBACIOUS DISCHARGE (SEBUM) THAN OTHERS, AND SOME SCALPS DEPOSIT IT AT DIFFERENT PLACES OR ALL OVER.

 

A GOOD GENERIC HEAD AND SHOULDERS TYPE SHAMPOO, OR THE NEUTROGENA TAR AND TAR BASED SHAMPOOS ARE GOOD TO USE AS ABOVE: BE GENEROUS BUT LEAVE SHAMPOO MOSTLY ON SCALP, ON HAIR.  WHEN WASHING OFTEN JUST LEAVE IN A FEW SECONDS, AS LONG AS IT TAKES THE PRODUCT TO REMOVE THE SECABIOUS DISCHARGE ON THE SCALP. LEAVING A SHAMPOO IN TOO LONG CAN CAUSE DRYING THAT LEADS TO FLAKING.

 

IF YOU HAVE AREAS ON YOUR FACE, BODY OR SCALP, RUB IN WITH ROSEMARY ESSENCE, NOT OILY, OR NOT MIXED WITH OTHER OILS.  IF YOU GENTLY LIFT THE FLAKES USING OIL IT WORKS TO LOOK COSMETICALLY BETTER, WHILE THE OIL ASSISTS IN HEALING THE DRY SENSITIVE SKIN.

 

EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHAMPOOS, CONDITIONER, EXTRA CONDITIONERS AND OTHER HAIR PRODUCTS AND FIND THE ONES THAT SUIT YOU BEST AND IF YOU LIKE THE FRAGRANCE.  SOME OF THE FRUITY SCENTS ARE UNPLEASANT TO ME PERSONALLY.  MANY OF THE SCENTS AND INGREDIENTS CAN BE STRONG CHEMICALS AND SYNTHETICS.  AVOID THE CHEMICAL LABORATORY ON YOUR HEAD.  SOMETIMES THE CHEAPER SHAMPOOS SUCH AS SUAVE CAN DO AS GOOD A JOB AS A FANCY EXPENSIVE SALON SHAMPOO.   NATURAL CARE PRODUCTS FOR THE HAIR ARE SOLD JUST ABOUT IN EVERY GOOD STORE.

 

2.      NATURAL COLORING:

 

THERE ARE SOME NATURAL COMMERCIAL COLORANTS FOR THE HAIR, BUT YOU CAN ALSO ADD VERY STRONG:

·          PURE CHAMOMILLE TEA TO YOUR SHAMPOO AND LEAVE IN A BIT LONGER.  REGULAR USE WILL LIGHTEN WITH GOLDEN SHEEN.

·          TEA OF YELLOW ONION JACKETS WILL BE YELLOW AND CAN ALSO BE ADDED TO SHAMPOO OR PUT IN AS A LAST RINSE. THIS ALSO MAKES YELLOW, SUCH AS FOR WHITE PEPPERED INTO BROWN HAIR WOULD COLOR THE WHITE TO GOLD.

·          BLACK WALNUT HULLS WILL MAKE A DARD TEA TO DARKEN BROWN.

 

 

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