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Treat Your Tresses
The dog days of summer often mean a lot of Bad Hair days due to the constant abuse of sun exposure, chlorine, salt water, pollution and dry, air-conditioned environments. Daily shampooing and styling routines strip the natural oils away from the hair shaft and scalp, leaving hair dry, frizzy, out of control and starving for moisture. A change in the way you care for your hair will result in healthy, more glorious tresses.
- Wash your hair as little as possible to maintain the natural oils that protect your hair and scalp from dryness.
- Replace lathering up with rinsing. Rinse hair immediately after swimming and exercising or if it is mussed up from sleep. Rinse thoroughly as you would when you shampoo, just skip the shampooing part. Too many people wash their hair even if it isn’t necessary.
- Read ingredient labels. Avoid shampoo with Sodium Laurel Sulfate and opt for shampoo that rely on milder lathering agents such as Decyl Glucoside, Cocamidopropyl Betaine or Castile Soap which are less irritating and drying, especially on chemically treated hair.
- Try only styling your hair with heat devices every other day. Go for a more carefree summer look and take advantage of decorative clips or pull back your hair with a head band, combs or even pomade.
Commercially prepared conditioners are fine most of the time to detangle, but often they can build up on your hair leaving a dull, lifeless appearance. Simple, natural remedies can encourage shine and body as well as control other conditions such as an itchy scalp and dandruff which are exacerbated by chemicals used in commercial conditioners.
Try an herbal vinegar rinse which is ideal for itchy scalp and useful for controlling dandruff. This treatment is excellent for clarifying and detangling and will remove soap and hard water residue from the hair shaft as well as make your hair feel soft and look shiny. Never use a vinegar rinse on chemically processed or overly dry hair.
Here’s How:
- Add two tablespoons organic apple cider vinegar (available at your local health food stores) to one cup of water.
- Pour over your hair and scalp after shampooing, taking care to keep solution out of your eyes.
- Massage vinegar solution into scalp and hair and leave on for a few minutes.
- Follow with a rinse of fresh water, preferably on the cool side, to close the hair shaft.
- Perform this treatment about twice a week. To enhance treatment for dandruff you may add a few drops of pure rosemary or sage essential oil to solution.
One to two times a week, perform a therapeutic massage to the scalp with ANOGI’s Bath and Massage Toning Therapia Oil. This special formula is enriched with emollients such as Jojoba and Olive Squalane — which closely resembles human sebum — and evening primrose oil-rich in essential fatty acids to nourish and re-hydrate. Stimulating botanical extracts such as Centella Asiatica and Butcher’s Broom work to increases blood flow and circulation promoting healthy hair growth. Uplifting essential oils of Peppermint, Lemon and Calendula also combine with healing Aloe Vera and Vitamin E making this the idea conditioning treatment for your hair and scalp. Follow these guidelines when performing a scalp treatment:
- Perform scalp massage prior to shampooing hair.
- Brush hair thoroughly and then pre-massage scalp with pads of fingertips.
- Apply a few drops of Toning Therapia Oil to fingertips and work into scalp. Massage more oil into ends of hair for extra conditioning and leave on for a few minutes.
- Never massage essential oils near the eye area as this may cause irritation.
- Rinse hair and scalp and proceed with a mild shampoo.
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