Thursday 25 July 2013

Quick tips for a shiny mane

Is the humidity and moisture wreaking havoc on your tresses? With the following tips you can make sure they do not lose their shine.

Aesthetician Ritu Singh Tanwar tells us about a simple hair mask that can be made at home. "Take a cup of thick curd and add two tablespoons of fenugreek powder to it. Apply this to your hair length properly. Let it stay for around 15 minutes, then rinse thoroughly. You do not need to shampoo your hair, but you must apply a conditioner and hair serum," she says.

Eggs, most of us know, are very good for hair and Ritu says that one should apply egg whites on your hair length and ends to make them lustrous. "You should leave it on for around 20 minutes and then use a shampoo — preferably egg-based — to wash off. Follow this with a conditioner," she says. Trichologist Dr Apoorva Shah says that one needs to condition hair well to give it a shine, (See box on conditioning). Hair masks like these, not only make your hair shiny but also softer and more manageable. Go on and flaunt your healthy, and shiny hair!

For lustrous tresses
- Take a large mug of water and add the juice of one lemon to it.
- Now use this water as a final rinse after your regular shampoo.
- You could also use three to four teaspoons of vinegar instead of lime juice.
- Rinsing hair with this, will make it lustrous.

Here are a few steps to conditioning your hair properly...

Step 1: Moisturising your scalp is very important. We have been following this since ages — oil the scalp and the hair shaft and let it stay overnight or keep it for at least four to five hours.

Step 2: Apply a deep conditioning treatment hair pack (there are many available over-the-counter or with your trichologist). You need to apply this only on the hair length. Keep this for 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 3: Now wash off the hair pack. Shampoo your hair well and then apply a good wash-off conditioner on your hair, but avoid the scalp. You need to keep a wash-off conditioner on your hair for at least three minutes.

Step 4: Finally, before washing off your conditioner, wrap a hot towel around your head covering your hair. Then wash off once the towel really cools off. After you are out of the shower, towel dry your hair. Now apply a hair repair serum on the hair shaft. Let your hair dry naturally. Comb through with a wide-toothed, preferably wooden comb. Do this once a week and you will be surprised at the visible change in your hair texture.

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