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Home Remedies and Treatments to Repair Damaged Hair
Dry, damaged hair is one of life's little horrors: it won't ruin you, but it
won't do you any good. Maybe your hair was caught in a freak, hot roller
accident; perhaps chemical straighteners or perms have tortured it into a
permanent, frizzy fright wig. You may seek treatment from a local salon, but the
stylist might recommend a crew cut. So, what can you do to repair extremely
damaged hair that doesn't require a period of enforced baldness? Or what if
you're darned close to bald already from chlorine, hair color, blow drying and
other hair related emergencies?
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People most likely to have damaged hair include those with fine hair and African
Americans who use straighteners or keep their hair in cornrows (this tightness
can damage the hair follicles and cause hair loss) . African American's hair is
very delicate –usually drier than Caucasian hair, and can be easily ruined by
chemicals and heat.
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Lock In to Ways to Repair Damaged Hair
 Anyone who has dry, damaged hair knows just how hard it can be to find effective and affordable products to fix the problem. With the popularity of hair colors, perms, extensions, and other harsh chemical treatments, as well as the current hair styles that call for using flat irons or hot rollers to perfect a certain look, having damaged hair is a problem that plagues so many women and yet there are still no perfect solutions. Avoiding damaging hair care practices, like having chemical treatments or using hot rollers, curling irons, and blow dryers in the first place is the best way to keep your hair healthy, but once the damage is done there are still products that can help you repair and restore your hair. Whether you need a deep conditioner, an oil treatment, a defrizzer, or a hair mask, help is on the way.
Start repairing your damaged hair right away!
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How to Grow Out Your Damaged Hair
If your hair has been truly wrecked, sometimes the best thing to do is have
professional advice and then cut off as much damaged hair and split ends as possible so you can start fresh.
You know when to cut off your hair: it's when you'd rather be bald than look the
way you do now! A super-short haircut can be appealing if you go to someone who
will shape the cut to your face. Understanding face shape is the difference
between a ten dollar, ten minute hair cut and an admittedly more expensive,
hopefully much nicer one.
Remedies for Dry, Damaged Hair
Home remedies for "hair gone wrong" include restoration of moisture to hair not
too severely damaged and making way for regrowth. In the case of hair ruined by
hot rollers or straightening, you may have a few inches of relatively undamaged
hair on the scalp. Get a medium-severe haircut to get rid of the frizzled hair
tips, or leave the damage right where it is and concentrate on protecting the
good hair. Leave off the chemicals, avoid the blow dryer and other heated hair
appliances, and use gentle shampoo as infrequently as you dare. Shampoo strips
oils from your hair, making it more brittle, so if you don't really need to
shampoo, cut it down to once a week or so. And forget vitamins in shampoo: they
don't work. You can try taking vitamins internally to keep your hair strong as a
side effect of your increased health, but there aren't any vitamins that help
when applied externally.
Home Deep Conditioning: Over the Counter & Natural Products
Buy deep conditioner hot oil products at the drugstore, or go the homemade route
for less money. Hot oil treatments (actually, the oil is warm, not hot), work by
starting with dampened hair, softening the cuticle and locking in the water by
sealing the outside of the hair with a coating of oil. You can make your hair
drier by using hot oil if you then go and wash it all out with a harsh shampoo.
When you give yourself a moisturizing hair treatment, leave it on overnight and
then wash it with a gentle shampoo the next day.
Deep conditioning home remedies and recipes for fried hair include mayonnaise,
avocado and egg, but some of us prefer to eat our salads, not wear them. You can
get the job done using any cooking oil (but peanut oil will make you smell
peanutty!) Coconut suntan oil is a favorite, and it smells terrific, too. Rinse
your hair with warm water, apply the oil from the palm of your hand, working it
into your hair. Now comes the warm part: wrap your head in a towel or a plastic
hair bag that comes with hair color kits, or in some cling wrap, and sit around
in it as long as you can. Cover your pillow with a safety-pinned towel and sleep
on it overnight. Next day, use a moisturizing or baby shampoo to wash out the
greasiness.
If your hair has been ruined from color treatments, consider switching to a
repairing henna, which has been used for centuries to keep hair shiny and
bright. Unlike permanent colors, henna has no ammonia to strip your hair; the
henna sits on the outside of the hair shaft, so it can't do any damage. But test
it first; some people are allergic to this all-natural herb!
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