~Natural home remedies for dry hair~

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" Natural Home Remedies for Dry Hair

If your hair has the moisture content of the Mojave Desert and

nothing short of dipping your mane in a bucket of oil seems to

correct the problem, here are a few home remedies that can make that

brittle hair supple and shiny again.

 

Home Remedies from the Cupboard

 

Nuts and seeds. Try snacking on some seeds and nuts. They contain

essential fatty acids that can pop that sheen right back into your

hair.

 

Vinegar. There are several ways you can help your dry hair with

vinegar. Vinegar is a great conditioner and can improve cleanliness

and shine. Just add 1 tablespoon vinegar to your hair as you rinse

it. Keep a travel-size plastic bottle of vinegar in your shower for

this purpose, and take one when you travel, too. Since dandruff can

make your hair look dull, use vinegar to make dandruff disappear.

Massage full-strength vinegar into your scalp several times a week

before you shampoo. Or, a brief soak in vinegar and water before you

shampoo can help control dandruff as well as remove the dulling

buildup from sprays, shampoos, and conditioners. Add 1/4 cup apple

cider vinegar to a small basin of water and drape your hair into it.

As an alternative, you can put the concoction in a spray bottle and

apply it to your hair. A conditioner that controls dandruff and gives

your hair a healthy shine can be made by mixing 2 cups water and 1/2

cup vinegar. Apply the conditioner after rinsing out your shampoo,

and let it stay on your hair for a few minutes before rinsing

thoroughly with water. If you need a stronger treatment for dandruff

control, use this same method, but keep the rinse on your hair for 1

hour, covered with a shower cap. Then rinse it out. This vinegar

rinse will also help control frizziness in dry or damaged hair.

 

Home Remedies from the Refrigerator

 

Avocado and banana. Mash a little overripe banana and avocado

together, spread in your hair, and leave it there for up to an hour.

Then rinse with warm water.

 

Beer. After your shampoo, rinse your hair with a little beer. This

can help restore shine.

 

 

Eggs. To clean hair and give it a super shine, whip an egg into tepid

water (not too hot or you'll be dealing with a poached egg), then

lather it into your hair. Rinse it out with tepid water or that egg

will poach right on top of your head. To deep-treat damaged hair,

give it a healthy sheen, and cure dryness right down to the roots,

use this pre-shampoo conditioning treatment: Mix together 3 eggs, 2

tablespoons olive oil or safflower oil, and 1 teaspoon vinegar. Apply

it to your tresses, cover with a plastic cap, and leave it on for 30

minutes. Then shampoo as usual.

 

Mayonnaise. You'll need the full-fat kind, not a diet or low-fat

version. Slather 1 tablespoon or so onto your hair, rub it in down to

your scalp, then cover with a plastic cap and wait about 30 minutes.

Rinse it out thoroughly or you'll be craving tuna salad the rest of

the day.

 

Oil. Rub a little oil into your scalp. Olive oil works well, as does

coconut oil. After you rub it on, cover your hair with a cap and

leave it on overnight, then shampoo and rinse the oil out in the

morning. "

 

 

Have a great week!

Jennifer

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS OF ABOVE ARTICLE:

 

Timothy Gower is a freelance writer and editor whose work has

appeared in many publications, including Reader's Digest, Prevention,

Men's Health, Better Homes and Gardens, The New York Times, and The

Los Angeles Times. The author of four books, Gower is also a

contributing editor for Health magazine.

 

Alice Lesch Kelly is a health writer based in Boston. Her work has

been published in magazines such as Shape, Fit Pregnancy, Woman's

Day, Reader's Digest, Eating Well, and Health. She is the co-author

of three books on women's health.

 

Linnea Lundgren has more than 12 years experience researching,

writing, and editing for newspapers and magazines. She is the author

of four books, including Living Well With Allergies.

 

Michele Price Mann is a freelance writer who has written for such

publications as Weight Watchers and Southern Living magazines.

Formerly assistant health and fitness editor at Cooking Light

magazine, her professional passion is learning and writing about

health.

 

ABOUT THE CONSULTANTS:

 

Ivan Oransky, M.D., is the deputy editor of The Scientist. He is

author or co-author of four books, including The Common Symptom

Answer GuideBoston Globe, The Lancet, and USA Today. He holds

appointments as a clinical assistant professor of medicine and as

adjunct professor of journalism at New York University. (McGraw-Hill,

2004), and has written for publications including the

 

David J. Hufford, Ph.D., is university professor and chair of the

Medical Humanities Department at PennsylvaniaState University's

College of Medicine. He also is a professor in the departments of

Neural and Behavioral Sciences and Family and Community Medicine. Dr.

Hufford serves on the editorial boards of several journals, including

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