HAIR CARE & HAIR WASH

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The basics tips hair care and hair wash.The day-to-day hair damage and stress caused by the environment, coloring, heat styling, brushing,     perming, and relaxing and the thousands upon thousands of products out there that are all tasked with fixing the damage nit can be hard to know just what to do! Luckily, you won’t need expensive    hair   treatments or to shell out hundreds of dollars at some swanky hair salon hair to have hair that you can be proud of. Once you learn the proper techniques and tips for shampooing, conditioning and styling your hair, your strands will vastly improve in their look and condition. We’re giving you this   guide for Free because we want to help you get started in the right direction.

If you ask most people, they can tell you what damaged hair is! It’s no secret, folks. We all know it when we see it! Damaged hair is simply overworked, lifeless, dull, breakage-prone hair.
When hair is healthy, its outer layer (the cuticle) lies flat and tight. When hair is damaged, the protective layers are lifted up and away from the hair shaft or they are missing entirely. When the layers aren’t flat and tight, the hair becomes weak, dull and frizzy. If your hair is breaking, uneven, splitting, dry, frazzled and otherwise a mess your hair is likely damaged.
Other signs your hair might be in trouble:
1. Not gaining length over time. Hair should be growing about ¼ to ½ inch per month.
2. Not full from roots to ends. Hair looks stringy.
3. Color is not consistent from roots to ends. Hair lightens towards the ends.
4. Naturally wavy or curly hair that no longer waves or curls in certain areas.
A diet of Cheetos, macaroni and Sprite is hardly ever the key to better health. If your health is not up to snuff, your hair will pay the ultimate price. Here’s why: Hair, skin and nails are viewed by the body as extras because although we may disagree hair is not exactly required for survival in this day and age. If given the choice, your body would much rather fuel your heart, lungs and brain than your 100,000+ strands of hair. Nutrition goes to the most important parts, and the leftovers go to our hair and skin. This is why you cannot eat or take vitamins JUST to boost your hair growth or appearance it has to be a total body thing.
Healthy bodies produce healthy hair, so be sure that you are eating a rainbow palette of fruits, vegetables and lean meats. If you aren’t into exercising, START! Exercising will get your blood flowing and will encourage circulation to your scalp. If your diet lacks certain vitamins and minerals, try taking a basic one-a-day vitamin to supplement your food. While your body prefers receiving its nutrition from actual food sources, a one-a-day vitamin will help.
Keep in mind that these changes have to be kept up over the long term. Eating better for a week will not improve your hair. Most dietary changes take at least 3 months of consistent use to reap the benefits so hang in there! Always check with your doctor before making any changes to your diet, and certainly before adding in any vitamin supplements. 
Five Quick Tips for Better Nutrition
1. Eating a rainbow palette of fruits and vegetables will help you cover most of your dietary needs. Protein is also really special, since well hair is protein. Proteins can be found naturally in meat, fish, poultry, eggs, milk products, tofu, many vegetables, beans, rice and seeds.
2. Eating a balanced diet is critical avoid crash or fad dieting whenever possible. Consider taking a multivitamin to supplement vitamins and minerals that cannot be obtained from food.
3. Reduce caffeine and processed sugar intake.
4. Stop smoking, and be sure that you are receiving treatment for any underlying medical issues you have.
5. Increase your water intake. Keeping your body hydrated will do wonders for your hair and skin.

Shampooing Basics 

The shampoo phase is really important for getting your hair on track. Shampoo’s job is to clean our hair, and they are great at it! Unfortunately, so many shampoos are chock full of stripping detergents like sulfates.
If your hair is coarse, dry or curly:
Curly or dry hair needs super gentle shampoo formulas to thrive. This type of hair often feels chronically dry because oil produced at the scalp isn’t distributed through the hair very well. Avoid using clarifying shampoos too often on this hair type. your shampoo formula will deposit light oils/conditioners on the strands to support the detangling process. curly or dry hair can be shampooed every 2-7 days (or even daily) depending on your own preferences in specific hair type. Curly girls can go a bit longer between cleansings, while those with finer, oilier or straighter hair may need to shampoo more frequently to prevent the greasies.
If your hair is fine or oily hair:
Fine or oily hair may need to be shampooed more frequently than other hair types to keep it from looking lank and greasy but the same gentle shampoo advice applies. Look for formulas that are a clear or transparent color. They won’t contain all of the softeners and heavy oils that are found in some moisturizing shampoos. They’ll rinse cleanly, which is what you definitely want if your hair is easily weighed down by products! The feel you are looking for is clean, not stripped. Try a dry shampoo to soak up excess oil. A dry shampoo is a water-less cleansing shampoo that is great for days when you’re not able to do the whole shampoo thing. You can even make your own dry shampoo using baby powder or cornstarch (for lighter colored hair) or cocoa powder (for darker shades)
How to Use Shampoo:
Before applying shampoo, your hair with warm water to remove natural oil buildup and residue from products. Distribute the shampoo between your palms before applying the hair. If your hair is very long, very thick, or very curly—loosely braid the hair into sections to keep it organized during your cleansing. Allow the shampoo to sit briefly (for a minute or so) on the hair so that it can quickly cling to and lift away stubborn product residues. Use the pads of your fingers, not your fingernails, to gently massage the scalp skin. Here you want to avoid rubbing the hair or shoveling it all to the top of your head in one big, soapy ball. Our hair is super fragile when it’s wet and this type of handling will quickly damage it and lead to split ends, tangles and breakage. 

Conditioning Basics 

Following your shampoo with conditioner is the best way to counteract the flyways and tangles that shampooing alone can leave. Conditioners smooth the hair cuticle and give the hair a healthier appearance, so they are great for rebuilding the hair after ravaging it with heat appliances, combs, brushes and chemicals. Conditioner products should be focused on the last 2 to 3 inches of hair for best results. Deep conditioning with heat at least once a week will help even the most stressed out hair fare better overall.
If your hair is coarse, dry or curly:

Hair that is naturally dry, damaged, coarse or curly will benefit from a richer conditioner that deposits heavier emollients and smoothers onto the hair to enhance manageability. Damaged hair (i.e. permed, relaxed, color-treated, thermal reconditioned) especially benefits from conditioning. To replace and mimic the natural oils you’re lacking at the ends, reach for a rich, creamy moisturizing conditioner. This oil helps keep the hair fiber nourished and smooth while keeping moisture stored securely within the fiber. These conditioners will contain light oils that’ll put a nice weight on the hair and will improve its look and condition.
If your hair is fine or oily:
If your hair is fine or oily, the last thing you want is more oil! But this doesn’t mean conditioner is out of the question. If your hair is naturally oily or fine, a lightweight conditioning formula will give you the conditioning power you need without making your hair greasy. Today’s conditioners for fine/oily hair are better formulated than ever! They are light, but still quite moisturizing so you don’t have to choose between getting your conditioning and feeling like an oil slick afterward! Avoid shampoos that are creamy look for products that are lotion-like or provide volumizing benefits instead. These formulas will plump up your strands and give them a much needed boost of body! If your hair is baby fine or detangles very easily after shampooing, you can skip the traditional conditioning step or simply use a light leave in conditioner to protect your strands.
How to Use Conditioner:
After rinsing your shampoo, carefully squeeze out excess water. Squeezing out the water will give your hair a chance to take up the conditioner more effectively. Allow your conditioner to sit anywhere between five and fifteen minutes. If your hair is fine or oily, you won’t need much conditioning and you’ll probably find your best results closer to the five to ten minute side; if your hair is medium to coarse, you’ll need a bit longer and will probably find best results closer to the ten to fifteen minute end of the spectrum. Heat use is optional, but most find that it enhances the feel of their conditioners on the hair. After conditioning your hair, rinse thoroughly in cool water to seal the hair and create shine.