Teens Hair Care

Washing our hair is a very natural thing to do. Most of us think that shampoo and rinsing it with water is already enough to keep it healthy. It is high time that ladies should be informed that the individual strands of our hair, regardless of how thick or how strong it looks, are actually very delicate. Never just tug or pull it because it will naturally break. The best way is to comb your hair first and disentangle it before you wet it. Not combing may worsen the tangles making it more difficult to wash.

Wet your hair thoroughly under the shower first using gentle strokes of our fingertips. It is best to wet your hair with warm water to open the scale-like cuticles of the hair. This will also clean your hair and wash off any leave-on conditioner or any styling gel you are using. Slowly pour a dollop of shampoo on the palm of your hand, rub your hands together, and then apply the shampoo to your scalp. Remember to put the shampoo on your scalp not on the ends of your hair. Shampoos causes your hair ends to dry, weaken, and split.

Never mix your hair all over your head as you shampoo. This will cause your hair to tangle and difficult to comb resulting to hair breakage. Sometimes we need to shampoo our hair twice. First shampoo cleans the oil and dirt off. The second shampoo serves to treat our hair. When you do this, let the shampoo sit on for a couple of minutes. Then rinse your hair completely but just lightly squeeze the water out in order to get the water off your hair. It is not advisable to pull or tug wet hair because it is most delicate when soaked.

You may now apply a dollop of conditioner along the hairline, the nape and the ends of the hair. For best results, pile your hair inside a shower cap and let the conditioner stay for 10 minutes. Rinse off completely.

Here are simple ways to maintain shiny, healthy hair:

1. Drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water a day. Water makes up to ¼ of the weight of a strand of hair. Moisture makes the hair supple. Make sure you get plenty of fluids.

2. Provide as much protein for your hair as you can like fish, meat, milk, cheese and cereals. Proteins give the shaft of your hair more strength and reduce likelihood of splitting.

3. You need minerals like iron to carry oxygen to the hair, zinc to prevent hair loss, and copper to optimize your natural color.

4. Vitamins are not only good for the body but serve your hair great too. Vitamin A gives a healthy scalp while vitamins B and C gives good circulation, enhances hair growth and maintains hair color.

Hair is a woman’s crowning glory. It serve to advertise natural beauty and hair care especially good grooming.

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