Hair Treatment
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General hair treatment
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For healthy hair, include in the diet: Omega-3 fatty acids (salmon, halibut, herring, mackerel,
sardines, flaxseeds, flaxseed oil, canola oil, soybeans, soybean oil, pumpkin seeds, pumpkin seed oil,
walnuts, and walnut oil), Zinc (oysters, cereal, Alaskan King crab, the dark meat of turkey, cashews,
sunflower seeds, spinach, kidney beans, and tofu), Vitamin B-6 (bananas, salmon, light meat of chicken,
sweet potato with the skin, cod, spinach, and watermelon), Vitamin B-12 (cereal, top round steak,
canned tuna packed in water, flounder, turkey breast, fruit-flavored yogurt, skim milk, and mozzarella
cheese), Selenium (baked potatoes with skin, eggs, top sirloin, turkey breast, wheat germ, whole wheat
bread, and cashews).
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Drink 8 - 10 glasses of water a day to hydrate the body and keep the hair silky and shiny.
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Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and avoid processed foods to maintain healthy hair and skin.
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Take a multivitamin daily to maintain healthy hair and skin.
Hair tonic, hair nourisher
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Olive oil serves as hair tonic before bedtime and wash it the next morning. It makes for healthy hair,
shinier and stronger hair. Also adds hair luster.
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Mix some curd with water, or massage curd straight onto the hair and hair roots. Leave for 15 minutes,
then wash.
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Apply a paste of fenugreek leaves over the scalp regularly before showering. It lengthens and preserves
the natural hair coloring, and keeps hair silky-soft.
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Mix 2 teaspoons each olive oil and fenugreek seeds, 2 whole eggs and 4 bananas. Mash the bananas and
blend all ingredients well. Apply to the hair and leave ½ hour. Then shampoo.
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For hair texture softener, apply sesame oil on the hair at bedtime. Shampoo it off the next morning and
towel-dry. Then apply baby or olive oil on the hair and comb it through for straight hair.
For curly hair, wait for a few minutes before combing to prevent hair splitting or breaking
off.
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Eat a handful of sesame seeds (for its calcium and magnesium content) every morning to provide hair
nourishment.
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Take ½ cup coconut water daily.
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Comb the hair gently in opposite directions to help improve circulation at the roots and make hair
healthy.
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To nourish the scalp, grind 2 handfuls henna leaves with a little water till fine and apply on the
scalp and hair. Wrap the head with a plastic cover and leave for 3 - 5 hours. Shampoo, and towel dry.
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Mix 1 egg-yolk and 1 cup vegetable oil. Blend well. Apply to the hair and leave for a minute. Rinse off
with warm water that has been added with lime juice.
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