Health and Wealth of hair is an essential consideration in one’s life as Hair is one of the important features reflecting beauty in a human. People often get stressed due to hair loss and damage.  However, genetics, diet, weather and your efforts to maintain a healthy hair plays a crucial role in owning a voluminous and shiny hair.

Here’s few hair care tips from experts;

• Select the right shampoo

Selecting the right shampoo for your hair is really important just like selecting the life partner. Do not grab whatever shampoo available in the supermarket or get fooled by advertisements. Always select the shampoo with chemical free and what suits your hair. Many shampoo brands contain high levels of sulfate and parabens. Select a product that suits your hair type –oily, dry or normal and a shampoo that targets your hair problems such as dandruff. Yet, opt for a chemical free shampoo.

• Avoid Hot showers

Usually hot showers remove the natural moisture from the scalp and leaves it dry and flaky. Thus, avoid bathing in chlorinated or salt water. Therefore, try to avoid hot showers and always have a cold bath.

• Conditioning in the right manner

Conditioners contain some essential ingredients that aids to maintain a healthy hair and it safeguards your hair from heat styling. It also aids to keep the hair manageable, shiny and soft. Yet, conditioner must be applied only on the tips of hair and not on the scalp.

• Adopt a well-rounded diet

Protein is the main source for a healthier hair. Diets with inadequate protein may lead to weak hair, brittle hair and eventually hair loss. Therefore, it’s crucial to consume 45 grams of protein daily through good food. Fish, Eggs, green leafy vegetables, berries, sweet potatoes and nuts are some foods that needs to be consumed to have a healthy hair.

• Wash up

Experts suggests, it’s not healthy for you to wash the hair more than once a day. it’s necessary to always treat the hair gentle when wet as the hair is three times more vulnerable to breakage. Even when brushing, its ideal to use a wide tooth comb and always avoid too much combing your wet hair.

• Avoid blow drying

Experts suggests to avoid blow drying and hair styles which opts high temperature hair dryers and straighteners. Thus heat styling must be minimized as it can make your hair dry and eventually leading to breakage. Let your hair dry naturally whenever possible and avoid using rough towels that may damage your hair cuticles.

• Oiling and massaging

Usually, oil and massage treatments prior to shampooing improves blood circulation on the scalp alongside restoring the moisture content in hair. Therefore, try to do an oil massage with oils such as coconut oil, olive oil, caster and almond oil.

• Consumption of Water

Internal hydration is extremely important for hair along with external hydration. Even if you are using hydrating hair care products, a well-balanced hair may not be grown due to lack of internal hydration in the body. therefore, experts recommend to drink at least 2-3 litres of water on a daily basis.

• Hair Trimming

To get rid of split ends, experts recommend to trim your hair every 6-8 weeks. If you are an individual who adopts heat styling and are exposed to pollution and stressful life, split end often tend to form. Therefore, its ideal to trim your hair to ensure that you own a healthy hair.

• Avoid sunlight

Similar to sunlight causing skin damages, it is also applicable to the hair. Harsh sun rays can cause damage to your hair as it will remove the moisture leading to the formation of dry, brittle and damaged hair over time. Thereby, use hats and caps when stepping out.

These are some simple and easy tips that you can follow in your daily life. However, make sure to establish a well-balanced work life too as having a good and stabilized mental state has a greater impact on owning a healthy hair with reduced stress levels in humans.