Natural Hair Treatments You Can DIY at Home

 

 

How to treat your natural hair: these tips can help your hair grow naturally, without trip to salon.

Caring for your gorgeous tresses and lovely locks is very simple when it is done naturally. Your hair is happier when you steer clear of synthetic chemicals, hair – stripping sulfates, and stifling silicones, and instead choose to nurture your magnificent mane with beneficial botanical ingredients. Delight in this lush mix of plant – based hair – care formulas to cleanse, condition, treat, and nourish.

 

Natural Hair Treatments

 If you treat your hair with care and attention, it will be both beautiful and healthy. The best thing you can do for your hair is to care for it naturally and avoid conventional products that contain harsh chemicals, petroleum products, sulfates, synthetic dyes and other potentially harmful ingredients. Instead, choose to care for your hair with plant based ingredients that will strengthen, smooth, and moisturize.

 

Choosing Between Natural and Conventional Commercial Hair – Care Products

Natural Products: Natural hair care and styling products are often formulated with the botanical ingredients listed below. These can moisture the hair, smooth the cuticles, increase thehair’s natural shine and softness, guard against breakage, increase manageability and strength, and protect the hair from free radicals, as well as help hair appear fuller, thicker, and healthier.

v Natural plant oils

v Natural plant extracts

v Natural essential oils

v Natural herbs

v Gentle castile soap

v Baking soda

v Natural clays

v Apple cider vinegar

v Vegetable glycerin

v Fruits and vegetables

Conventional Commercial Products: These hairs – care products may be formulated with the following questionable ingredients, which may cause allergies, sensitivities, damaged hair, and dry skin, and – at their worst – are also possibly carcinogenic of otherwise toxic! Some of these may also pose threats to our environment! The following is just a partial a list of questionable ingredients:

v Parabens

v Sulfates

v Silicones

v Synthetic dyes

v Synthetic fragrances

v Phthalates

v GMOs (genetically modified organisms)

v Triclosan

v Propylene glycol

v PEG (polyethylene glycol)

v Mineral oil

 

Combating Chlorine

Chlorinated water can wreak havoc with your hair. Consider installing a water filter to your shower head at home in order to remove harsh chemicals before they reach your hair and skin. Apply a generous amount of hair oil or serum to your hair and scalp before swimming to protect them from harsh pool chemicals and chlorine. Reapply as needed.

 

The Very Best Way to Wash Your Hair

Generally, most folks will discover that a gentle hair washing a few times a week is sufficient to keep their hair and scalp clean.

 

·        Wet your hair with warm water.

·        Apply a small amount of hair cleanser to the palms of your hands and rub together.

·        Starting at the crown of your head, begin massaging the cleanser into your scalp and work your way down to the ends of your hair. Massage for at least 2 minutes to allow the botanical ingredients to nourish your hair.

·        Rinse the cleanser out with warm water, while massaging your scalp to increase blood circulation.

·        Continue to massage the scalp for 30 more seconds under warm water.

·        Gently pat your hair with a towel.

 

How to Condition Your Hair Perfectly

Lightly conditionally your hair after a gentle wash will moisture your scalp and keep your hair smooth, silky, and manageable until your next hair wash.

·        While your freshly cleansed hair is still damp, apply a generous amount of conditioner to the palms of your hands and rub to together.

·        Starting at the ends of your hair, massage the conditioner into your hair and scalp.

Leave on for 4 – 5 minutes.

·        Rinse the conditioner out with warm water

·        (optional step) Apply a small amount of conditioner to the ends of your hair only and leave on for 30 more seconds before rinsing again.                                

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How To Deep Condition Your Hair

Deeply conditioning your hair and scalp a few times a month will intensely nourish your hair and smooth your scalp.

·        While your freshly cleansed hair is still damp, apply a generous amount of conditioner to the palms of your hands and rub together.

·        Starting at the ends of your hair, massage the deep conditioner into your hair and scalp.

·        Gently comb the conditioner through your hair from the roots to the tips.

·        Put a shower cap on your head. Leave the conditioner in your for at least 30 minutes or, ideally, overnight.

·        Rinse out the deep conditioner with warm water.

 

Tips and Tricks for Growing Long, Healthy Hair

Eat a healthy diet full of foods that contain omega – 3 fatty acids, vitamin E, biotin, silica, zinc, antioxidants, protein, sulfur, iron, selenium, and folate, consider taking a vitamin D supplement, too.

ü Cleanse your hair gently and only when necessary.

ü Condition and nourish your hair with plant – based oils and extracts at least once a week to protect the hair follicles.

ü Avoid wearing tight ponytails and hair styles in which the hair shaft is tugged or treated roughly.

 

Choosing the Best Hair – Treatment Ingredients for Your Hair Type

Every hair types can be perfectly nurtured with specific ingredients. Use this chart to determine the most appropriate ingredients for your individual hair type.

ü Hair type

ü Normal

ü Oily

ü Dry

ü Processed and damaged

ü Coarse and ethnic

 

Hair Type	Oils	Essential Oils
Normal	Apricot, argan, baobab, borage seed, grapeseed, jojoba, kuku nut, sweet almond	Cedarwood, clary sage, geranium, lavender, rosemary, sandalwood.
Oils	Apricot, argan, hazelnut, jojoba, neem, sesame, shea nut, sunflower	Cypress, geranium, grapefruit, lavender, lemon, orang, peppermint, rosemary, tea tree
Dry	Almond, argan, avocado, baobab, castor, coconut, eventing primrose, macadamia nut, meadowfoam seed, neem, olive, rosehip seed, soyabean, tamanu, wheat germ oil	Carrot seed, clary sage, eucalyptus citriodora, helichrysum, lavender, palmrosa, patchouli, rosemary, sandalwood
Processed and Damaged	Argan, avocado, baobab, borage, camelina, castor, evening primrose, hemp seed, macadamia nut, olive, pomegranate, rosehip, sesame, soyabean, vitamin E.	Calendula, carrot seed, clary sage, cypress, german chamomile, helichrysum lavender, myrrh
Coarse and Ethnic	Argan, avocado, castor, coconut, hemp seed, macadamia nut, olive, pomegranate seed, rosehip, shea butter, vitamin E	Carrot seed, german chamomile, helichrysum, sandalwood, tea tree.

 Choosing Beneficial Herbs to Care For Your Hair

The herbs listed in the chart may produce luster, increase manageability, condition, promote growth, and strengthen the hair shaft. Try adding these herbs in unique combinations, such as ginger and peppermint for an energizing and stimulating hair rinse. Try thyme and witch hazel together to purify oily hair and scalps.

HERB	BOTANICAL NAME
Aloe vera	Aloe vera
Basil	Ocimum basilicum
Black tea	Camellia sinesnsis
Black walnut	Juglans nigra
Burdock	Arctium lappa
Calendula	Calendula of ficinalis
Cassia	Cinnamomum burmannii
Chamomileq	Matricario chamomilla
Cloves	Syzgium aromaticum
Ginger	Zingiber officinate

 Don’t Over Brush

Brushing your hair 100 times per day is actually a really bad idea. The hair is stretched and pulled, which can lead to damage and split ends. Instead, use your fingers to massage your scalp for a few minutes to increase blood circulation and relax your mind.