Olive Oil, Baking Soda, Amla Powder Helps Prevent Scalp Damage
Scalp damage can be caused by a variety of practices such as staying out in the sun too long, using excessive heated appliances, tight rollers or even using the wrong kind of brush bristle. However, one of the most overlooked ways to avoid scalp damage is simple to have a healthy hair maintenance routine: daily, weekly and monthly. Suggestions:
Daily Hair Maintenance
Believe it or not, eating a balanced diet each day with lots of water aids in growing healthy hair and preventing scalp damage. Get your blood circulating with fresh green veggies and raw fruit. Avoid the sun’s harmful rays as much as possible by wearing a scarf, comfortable hat or use an umbrella. Moisturize dry hair daily. Protect your hair at night by using a satin cap or sleep on satin pillows.
Light Daily Maintenance: In the palms of your hands, add just a few drops of olive oil. Run your hands through your hair to control frizz. You can apply this on dry or damp hair.
Use a conditioner on your hair once or twice a week. Imbue Natural Conditioner is filled with ingredient that really benefit the scalp and hair.
Weekly Hair Maintenance
Shampoo once weekly with an all-natural shampoo filled with ancient botanicals that promote a healthy scalp condition and hair growth. Lustrous Henna Shampoo Powder is an excellent choice. Imbue Natural Shampoo is also extremely nourishing to the follicles.
For exceptionally dry hair, try a hot oil treatment using coconut, almond or extra-virgin olive oil. Castor oil is also beneficial but heavy on the hair, so use on the scalp only. Oils can even be mixed and massaged into the scalp. Cover hair with plastic cap and leave on overnight. You can also use a hot, moist towel until the towel cools (about twenty minutes).
Monthly Hair Maintenance
The scalp should be gently cleansed of debris from hair treatments and products at least once monthly. A good natural scalp scrub needs to be applied with a GENTLE touch. Too harsh or heavy-handed of a massage can cause harm to the scalp by simply being too abrasive. So cleanse your hair and scalp naturally with a very gentle touch.
Baking soda is a natural cleanser. Extra-Virgin Olive Oil adds moisture and controls frizz. Pure Amla Powder is a cleansing agent for the hair and scalp; Amla Powder also protects from dandruff, also helps prevent premature graying. Amla Powder stimulates growth of hair on the scalp and strengthens the hair roots. Tea tree oil is an effective antifungal and antiseptic.
Baking Soda Scalp and Hair Cleanse
½ cup of Baking Soda
2-3 tablespoons of Pure Amla Powder
¼ cup of Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
5 drops of Tea Tree Oil
½ to 1 cup water (add enough to make a thin paste)
Directions: Mix above until well blended. Apply mixture to hair. Gently massage scrub on scalp in circular motion. After two or three minutes, rinse out with warm water.
Apple Cider Vinegar Clarifying Rinse
½ cup Apple Cider Vinegar
2 cups of water
5 drops each of the following (to minimize vinegar smell):
Rosemary or Peppermint Oil
Sage or Lavender Oil
Directions: Close eyes tightly (you DON’T want this in your eyes) as you tilt head back; pour mixture through hair from root to ends. If needed, tilt head forward to cover hair completely. (Save any remaining mixture, if desired). After a minute or two, rinse with cold water to seal in moisture.
Hot Olive Oil Treatment (HOOT)
Warm up 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil in the microwave for around 15 seconds. Pour into the palm of your hand and gently massage it into the hair -from scalp to ends- until complete saturated. Cover with a plastic cap and damp towel. Wait for at least 30 minutes. Rinse out using a mild shampoo like Lustrous Henna® Shampoo Powder. (You don’t really need to use a conditioner, but if you insist, try Imbue™ Natural Conditioner by Saba Botanical of USA.)
This is a great conditioner for all hair types.
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