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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Is It Possible to Straighten Hair Naturally?


Almost every woman, regardless of what hair type and texture they have, think about having straight hair. And it won't be a surprise if I said that I'm one of them. I don't know what it is about straight hair, perhaps because it changes the way we look, feel, and act, gives us self-esteem boost, or something else, everywhere you go, you'll find women wanting to straighten their hair. Of course, there have been many advances in technology and thanks to hair dryers, styling gels, and straightening irons, achieving a desired look is possible. However, after using these these hair products for a long period of time, you can be sure to administer certain damage to your hair; and that is not something to be carefree about. And hence, the need to find alternatives becomes important.


With curly or wavy hair, taming, styling, and even maintaining them becomes an issue. When you have to go for an important event or occasion to attend, a bad hair day will not just ruin your entire look, but it doesn't do well with the mood as well. So, are there any other alternatives that can be tried? Is it possible to straighten hair naturally? Read the rest of the article to find out.

Tips for Straightening Hair Naturally

First of all, let me just make something clear. If you are looking to get silky, smooth hair from a curly, wavy hair texture, then I might have to burst your bubble. It can be a bit tough to make this huge alteration because our hair, no matter what we do, will not transform this drastically. However, we can bring it down a few notches and make them at least manageable. So to get started, read all the home remedies to straighten hair naturally given below.


Hot Olive Oil Treatment
For this hair straightening treatment, you can use either olive oil or coconut oil. Heat some olive oil in microwave and apply it from your scalp till the ends. Make sure you massage the oil into your scalp and every hair strand is coated as well. Boil some water and dip a towel into it. Wear hand gloves and remove the towel with tongs. Squeeze excess water out and wrap the towel over your scalp and hair. After the towel becomes cool, dip it in hot water again and repeat the process. When the towel is cool, shampoo and condition your hair. Use a wide toothed comb to remove tangles and let your hair dry naturally.

Oil, Honey & Conditioner Treatment
To find the answer for "is it possible to straighten hair naturally", you can try this next treatment. In a bowl, mix honey, olive oil, and conditioner together. Depending on how long your hair is, make enough so that you can apply generous amount. Make small sections of hair and coat them with the mixture. Wear a shower cap after you are done for about 2 hours. Then, wash your hair properly with straightening shampoo. Make sure that the oil gets rinsed out properly. Use a brush or comb to remove all tangles from your hair and let them air dry.

Coconut Milk & Lime Juice Treatment
In this mixture, you can use either coconut milk or coconut juice. To make the juice, you need to grind fresh coconut pieces. Now, to make this straightening mixture, take a bowl to combine lime juice and coconut milk properly. Place the bowl inside the refrigerator as the mixture will begin to develop foam. Now massage the mixture into your scalp and apply till the ends. Take a steam or wrap a hot towel over your head with your hair inside. After 15 to 20 minutes, wash your hair with a straightening shampoo and conditioner. Air dry your hair and use a brush so that your hair won't be able to curl up.

Milk, Honey & Strawberries Treatment
To know how to straighten hair naturally, we will use the mixture of milk, honey, and strawberries. In a blender, crush strawberries into a paste and then add milk and honey in. Blend well till you get a good paste. Apply this mixture into your scalp and hair, massage properly, and let it sit in for about 2 hours or so. After the time is up, wash your hair thoroughly so that the mixture is rinsed out. Shampoo and condition your hair like you normally do. Air dry your hair and use a wide toothed comb to remove tangles.

I hope that now you know the answer to "is it possible to straighten hair naturally". Now an important tip before you begin making these different mixes. The thing is, you are not supposed to use all these mixtures one after the other to get straight hair. Also, if you feel that after the first application you'll begin to see drastic changes in your hair's texture, then you need to think again. It is only after repeated applications you will notice the difference in the texture of your hair. To get straight hair (or while styling hair), proper maintenance is very important.

Is It Possible to Straighten Hair Naturally?


Almost every woman, regardless of what hair type and texture they have, think about having straight hair. And it won't be a surprise if I said that I'm one of them. I don't know what it is about straight hair, perhaps because it changes the way we look, feel, and act, gives us self-esteem boost, or something else, everywhere you go, you'll find women wanting to straighten their hair. Of course, there have been many advances in technology and thanks to hair dryers, styling gels, and straightening irons, achieving a desired look is possible. However, after using these these hair products for a long period of time, you can be sure to administer certain damage to your hair; and that is not something to be carefree about. And hence, the need to find alternatives becomes important.


With curly or wavy hair, taming, styling, and even maintaining them becomes an issue. When you have to go for an important event or occasion to attend, a bad hair day will not just ruin your entire look, but it doesn't do well with the mood as well. So, are there any other alternatives that can be tried? Is it possible to straighten hair naturally? Read the rest of the article to find out.

Tips for Straightening Hair Naturally

First of all, let me just make something clear. If you are looking to get silky, smooth hair from a curly, wavy hair texture, then I might have to burst your bubble. It can be a bit tough to make this huge alteration because our hair, no matter what we do, will not transform this drastically. However, we can bring it down a few notches and make them at least manageable. So to get started, read all the home remedies to straighten hair naturally given below.


Hot Olive Oil Treatment
For this hair straightening treatment, you can use either olive oil or coconut oil. Heat some olive oil in microwave and apply it from your scalp till the ends. Make sure you massage the oil into your scalp and every hair strand is coated as well. Boil some water and dip a towel into it. Wear hand gloves and remove the towel with tongs. Squeeze excess water out and wrap the towel over your scalp and hair. After the towel becomes cool, dip it in hot water again and repeat the process. When the towel is cool, shampoo and condition your hair. Use a wide toothed comb to remove tangles and let your hair dry naturally.

Oil, Honey & Conditioner Treatment
To find the answer for "is it possible to straighten hair naturally", you can try this next treatment. In a bowl, mix honey, olive oil, and conditioner together. Depending on how long your hair is, make enough so that you can apply generous amount. Make small sections of hair and coat them with the mixture. Wear a shower cap after you are done for about 2 hours. Then, wash your hair properly with straightening shampoo. Make sure that the oil gets rinsed out properly. Use a brush or comb to remove all tangles from your hair and let them air dry.

Coconut Milk & Lime Juice Treatment
In this mixture, you can use either coconut milk or coconut juice. To make the juice, you need to grind fresh coconut pieces. Now, to make this straightening mixture, take a bowl to combine lime juice and coconut milk properly. Place the bowl inside the refrigerator as the mixture will begin to develop foam. Now massage the mixture into your scalp and apply till the ends. Take a steam or wrap a hot towel over your head with your hair inside. After 15 to 20 minutes, wash your hair with a straightening shampoo and conditioner. Air dry your hair and use a brush so that your hair won't be able to curl up.

Milk, Honey & Strawberries Treatment
To know how to straighten hair naturally, we will use the mixture of milk, honey, and strawberries. In a blender, crush strawberries into a paste and then add milk and honey in. Blend well till you get a good paste. Apply this mixture into your scalp and hair, massage properly, and let it sit in for about 2 hours or so. After the time is up, wash your hair thoroughly so that the mixture is rinsed out. Shampoo and condition your hair like you normally do. Air dry your hair and use a wide toothed comb to remove tangles.

I hope that now you know the answer to "is it possible to straighten hair naturally". Now an important tip before you begin making these different mixes. The thing is, you are not supposed to use all these mixtures one after the other to get straight hair. Also, if you feel that after the first application you'll begin to see drastic changes in your hair's texture, then you need to think again. It is only after repeated applications you will notice the difference in the texture of your hair. To get straight hair (or while styling hair), proper maintenance is very important.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Natural Hair Conditioner

Conditioning is a part of the hair care process as it helps in keeping the hair soft and silky. There are a variety of hair conditioning products available in the market which caters to each type of hair. In other words, people with dry hair, oily hair as well as normal hair can find a conditioner which works well for their hair. However, the problem is that hair conditioners are quite expensive and moreover, most of them are made of chemicals. So, when a person uses these conditioners regularly, the hair can get damaged after prolonged use. An easy alternative to this would be to switch to natural hair conditioners. There are several advantages of adopting naturally made hair conditioners. One among them is that they do not contain chemicals and can be made easily at home with the help of regular household products. Also, you will save a lot of money while making your own conditioner. So, if you are interested in knowing about how to make natural conditioner at home, here are some recipes that will help you in doing so.

Natural Hair Conditioner Recipes

There are several natural conditioner recipes that can be made at home. However, if you want to know which among them is the best natural hair conditioner, the only way would be to try them one by one. Nevertheless, one thing that can be guaranteed about these conditioners are that they would not cause any side effects. If you have an allergy towards any of the natural hair conditioner ingredients, it would be best for you to not use it and try something else. With this note, let us take a look at the recipes for making natural hair conditioners.

Natural Hair Conditioner Recipe #01

Ingredients
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon baby oil/olive oil
  • 8 ounces water
Preparation

In a small bowl, take the egg yolk and beat in high speed till it becomes frothy. Add baby oil to the beaten egg yolk and mix. When this is done, pour water to the mixture and blend all the ingredients thoroughly by beating them together. After this, apply this egg mixture in your hair, starting from the scalp to the roots. Massage well and rinse after 4 - 5 minutes. Do not forget to wash your hair with shampoo.

Natural Hair Conditioner Recipe #02

Ingredients
  • ½ cup or 4 ounces real mayonnaise
Preparation
Mayonnaise is the best thing that provides deep conditioning to the hair. However, before you apply the mayonnaise, make sure that it is the original one and not the one that is used for salad dressing. To use mayonnaise as a conditioner, first, dampen your hair and then apply the mayonnaise all over your hair thoroughly. Cover your hair with a plastic cap and then wrap it with a towel. Leave the mayonnaise on your hair for 20 minutes so that it gets time to penetrate into the hair completely. After twenty minutes, rinse off the mayonnaise with cold water, followed by shampoo.
Natural Hair Conditioner Recipe #03

Ingredients
  • 8 ounces coconut milk
  • 1 avocado, peeled and mashed
Preparation

In a microwave friendly bowl, take mashed avocado and pour coconut milk over it. Place the bowl in the microwave and heat it for 45 seconds. Stir the ingredients in the bowl with a spoon and put in your finger to test the heat. If you are able to touch the mixture, apply it on your hair thoroughly.

Natural Hair Conditioner Recipe #04

Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil
  • 2 tablespoons light sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 eggs
Preparation

Take coconut milk in a medium sized mixing bowl and add other ingredients like olive oil, sesame oil, coconut oil, eggs and honey to it. Beat till all the ingredients are completely blended. Apply the mixture on your hair thoroughly and allow it to sit for twenty minutes. After the set time, rinse your hair and then, shampoo it.

Hot Oil Treatment

Apart from the above given ones, the best natural hair conditioner is hot oil treatment. This is a conditioner that has been used by people since a long time. The first thing you have to do is to take your hair oil in a pan and heat it on a very low heat. Once this is done, apply the hot oil on your hair and massage gently with your fingertips. Soak a towel in hot water and wrap your oiled hair with it. Let the towel remain in your hair for 15 - 20 minutes and then, wash your hair with your regular shampoo.

These are some of the natural hair conditioners that you can easily make at home. Initially, you can try each one of these conditioners and when you find the one conditioner that best suits your hair, you can make it your permanent hair conditioner.

Natural Hair Conditioner

Conditioning is a part of the hair care process as it helps in keeping the hair soft and silky. There are a variety of hair conditioning products available in the market which caters to each type of hair. In other words, people with dry hair, oily hair as well as normal hair can find a conditioner which works well for their hair. However, the problem is that hair conditioners are quite expensive and moreover, most of them are made of chemicals. So, when a person uses these conditioners regularly, the hair can get damaged after prolonged use. An easy alternative to this would be to switch to natural hair conditioners. There are several advantages of adopting naturally made hair conditioners. One among them is that they do not contain chemicals and can be made easily at home with the help of regular household products. Also, you will save a lot of money while making your own conditioner. So, if you are interested in knowing about how to make natural conditioner at home, here are some recipes that will help you in doing so.

Natural Hair Conditioner Recipes

There are several natural conditioner recipes that can be made at home. However, if you want to know which among them is the best natural hair conditioner, the only way would be to try them one by one. Nevertheless, one thing that can be guaranteed about these conditioners are that they would not cause any side effects. If you have an allergy towards any of the natural hair conditioner ingredients, it would be best for you to not use it and try something else. With this note, let us take a look at the recipes for making natural hair conditioners.

Natural Hair Conditioner Recipe #01

Ingredients
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon baby oil/olive oil
  • 8 ounces water
Preparation

In a small bowl, take the egg yolk and beat in high speed till it becomes frothy. Add baby oil to the beaten egg yolk and mix. When this is done, pour water to the mixture and blend all the ingredients thoroughly by beating them together. After this, apply this egg mixture in your hair, starting from the scalp to the roots. Massage well and rinse after 4 - 5 minutes. Do not forget to wash your hair with shampoo.

Natural Hair Conditioner Recipe #02

Ingredients
  • ½ cup or 4 ounces real mayonnaise
Preparation
Mayonnaise is the best thing that provides deep conditioning to the hair. However, before you apply the mayonnaise, make sure that it is the original one and not the one that is used for salad dressing. To use mayonnaise as a conditioner, first, dampen your hair and then apply the mayonnaise all over your hair thoroughly. Cover your hair with a plastic cap and then wrap it with a towel. Leave the mayonnaise on your hair for 20 minutes so that it gets time to penetrate into the hair completely. After twenty minutes, rinse off the mayonnaise with cold water, followed by shampoo.
Natural Hair Conditioner Recipe #03

Ingredients
  • 8 ounces coconut milk
  • 1 avocado, peeled and mashed
Preparation

In a microwave friendly bowl, take mashed avocado and pour coconut milk over it. Place the bowl in the microwave and heat it for 45 seconds. Stir the ingredients in the bowl with a spoon and put in your finger to test the heat. If you are able to touch the mixture, apply it on your hair thoroughly.

Natural Hair Conditioner Recipe #04

Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil
  • 2 tablespoons light sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 eggs
Preparation

Take coconut milk in a medium sized mixing bowl and add other ingredients like olive oil, sesame oil, coconut oil, eggs and honey to it. Beat till all the ingredients are completely blended. Apply the mixture on your hair thoroughly and allow it to sit for twenty minutes. After the set time, rinse your hair and then, shampoo it.

Hot Oil Treatment

Apart from the above given ones, the best natural hair conditioner is hot oil treatment. This is a conditioner that has been used by people since a long time. The first thing you have to do is to take your hair oil in a pan and heat it on a very low heat. Once this is done, apply the hot oil on your hair and massage gently with your fingertips. Soak a towel in hot water and wrap your oiled hair with it. Let the towel remain in your hair for 15 - 20 minutes and then, wash your hair with your regular shampoo.

These are some of the natural hair conditioners that you can easily make at home. Initially, you can try each one of these conditioners and when you find the one conditioner that best suits your hair, you can make it your permanent hair conditioner.

Saturday, October 2, 2010

How to Keep Your Hair Straight

Straight hair looks sleek, manageable and is very 'in'. If you also wish to sport great looking straight sleek hair, but think your wavy or frizzy hair is out of control then with some hair care products, you can greatly make your mane more manageable and straight looking. Here are tips and tricks on how to keep your hair straight all day long, that will help maintain great looking straight hair.

How to Keep Your Hair Straight All Day?

Keeping straight hair can be achieved with the help of a combination of many hair care products. Here are the various hair straightening products and tips on how to use them to keep hair straight longer.
  • If you wish to keep a good texture of hair overall, then giving a hot oil massage to your hair can help to nourish, strengthen and condition your hair. Mix coconut or olive oil with few drops of rosemary oil, and massage your scalp with this oil. Then wrap your head with a warm towel, keep the towel for 15 minutes, and then shampoo your hair.
  • To achieve maximum straightening, use hair straightening shampoos and then wash your hair clean. If you want, you can also use a straightening conditioner. Leave it in the hair for two minutes, and then wash your hair.
  • If you don't have a conditioner, then with some natural ingredients, you can condition your hair and make them look straight. Prior to shampooing your hair, do this step. Take 3-4 tablespoons of mayonnaise and then slowly massage your scalp with it for 5 minutes, and then cover the rest of the hair with mayo and then wash the hair with a straightening shampoo.
  • Once you are done washing your hair, there are two ways to get straight hair. Either you can blow dry your hair, or you can use a straightening iron. Straightening irons have longer lasting effect, so they are recommended.
  • Thinking, how to keep your hair straight all day after straightening it? Well the answer to how to keep hair straight longer, that is, for all day long, use hair serum, as it will not just keep your hair straight for longer, but also protect it while ironing it. Before straightening your hair, get a hair serum and generously apply it on the hair, covering the entire hair. Keep some hair clips handy. Divide your hair into different sections, and secure these sections using the hair clips. Now take a good quality professional hair straightening flat iron, and start straightening the different sections of your hair. A quality professional hair straightening iron is recommended, as the heat penetrates the hair shaft and does a longer lasting straightening job.
  • Once you are done straightening your hair, style your hair in the usual hairstyle you wear. Then use a hairspray. Hairspray will make your hair a little stiff, but will help to keep the hair straight for longer.
More Tips on Keeping Hair Straight Longer

Given above, were the general hair care tips that you can observe to keep your hair straight. However, every time when you are out or traveling, it is not possible to follow the above instructions. Here are some easy hair straightening tips, that you can use to keep your hair straight.
  • Wondering, how to keep your hair straight in humidity? If your hair tends to get frizzy due to humidity, then while going out or swimming, apply a generous amount of leave-in-conditioner. This will protect the hair from further damage, and the weight of the conditioner will keep the hair straighter for long. Also, you need to keep on frequently shampooing your hair, to protect it from humidity.
  • If you want to know how to keep your hair straight overnight, then use these tips. Before going to bed, apply a little hair serum, and brush your hair down properly. Then tie your hair properly with a silk scarf, and go to bed. Then in the morning, again brush your hair properly.
  • Wondering, how to keep hair straight when out? To keep your hair straight when you are out, just keep a small bottle of hair serum or silicon containing pomade and a hair brush with you. You can go to a restroom, apply a bit of serum and brush your hair down, to make it look sleek again.
  • After a match or a game, if your hair becomes very frizzy, then just wash them with a straightening shampoo, and apply loads of hair serum or leave-in-conditioner and brush them down. This will help to get rid of tangles, frizz and make the hair look straighter.
These were the steps on how to keep your hair straight and other tips, that will help you maintain straighter hair when out. So, keep all the hair care products handy, to maintain straighter sleeker looking hair.

How to Keep Your Hair Straight

Straight hair looks sleek, manageable and is very 'in'. If you also wish to sport great looking straight sleek hair, but think your wavy or frizzy hair is out of control then with some hair care products, you can greatly make your mane more manageable and straight looking. Here are tips and tricks on how to keep your hair straight all day long, that will help maintain great looking straight hair.

How to Keep Your Hair Straight All Day?

Keeping straight hair can be achieved with the help of a combination of many hair care products. Here are the various hair straightening products and tips on how to use them to keep hair straight longer.
  • If you wish to keep a good texture of hair overall, then giving a hot oil massage to your hair can help to nourish, strengthen and condition your hair. Mix coconut or olive oil with few drops of rosemary oil, and massage your scalp with this oil. Then wrap your head with a warm towel, keep the towel for 15 minutes, and then shampoo your hair.
  • To achieve maximum straightening, use hair straightening shampoos and then wash your hair clean. If you want, you can also use a straightening conditioner. Leave it in the hair for two minutes, and then wash your hair.
  • If you don't have a conditioner, then with some natural ingredients, you can condition your hair and make them look straight. Prior to shampooing your hair, do this step. Take 3-4 tablespoons of mayonnaise and then slowly massage your scalp with it for 5 minutes, and then cover the rest of the hair with mayo and then wash the hair with a straightening shampoo.
  • Once you are done washing your hair, there are two ways to get straight hair. Either you can blow dry your hair, or you can use a straightening iron. Straightening irons have longer lasting effect, so they are recommended.
  • Thinking, how to keep your hair straight all day after straightening it? Well the answer to how to keep hair straight longer, that is, for all day long, use hair serum, as it will not just keep your hair straight for longer, but also protect it while ironing it. Before straightening your hair, get a hair serum and generously apply it on the hair, covering the entire hair. Keep some hair clips handy. Divide your hair into different sections, and secure these sections using the hair clips. Now take a good quality professional hair straightening flat iron, and start straightening the different sections of your hair. A quality professional hair straightening iron is recommended, as the heat penetrates the hair shaft and does a longer lasting straightening job.
  • Once you are done straightening your hair, style your hair in the usual hairstyle you wear. Then use a hairspray. Hairspray will make your hair a little stiff, but will help to keep the hair straight for longer.
More Tips on Keeping Hair Straight Longer

Given above, were the general hair care tips that you can observe to keep your hair straight. However, every time when you are out or traveling, it is not possible to follow the above instructions. Here are some easy hair straightening tips, that you can use to keep your hair straight.
  • Wondering, how to keep your hair straight in humidity? If your hair tends to get frizzy due to humidity, then while going out or swimming, apply a generous amount of leave-in-conditioner. This will protect the hair from further damage, and the weight of the conditioner will keep the hair straighter for long. Also, you need to keep on frequently shampooing your hair, to protect it from humidity.
  • If you want to know how to keep your hair straight overnight, then use these tips. Before going to bed, apply a little hair serum, and brush your hair down properly. Then tie your hair properly with a silk scarf, and go to bed. Then in the morning, again brush your hair properly.
  • Wondering, how to keep hair straight when out? To keep your hair straight when you are out, just keep a small bottle of hair serum or silicon containing pomade and a hair brush with you. You can go to a restroom, apply a bit of serum and brush your hair down, to make it look sleek again.
  • After a match or a game, if your hair becomes very frizzy, then just wash them with a straightening shampoo, and apply loads of hair serum or leave-in-conditioner and brush them down. This will help to get rid of tangles, frizz and make the hair look straighter.
These were the steps on how to keep your hair straight and other tips, that will help you maintain straighter hair when out. So, keep all the hair care products handy, to maintain straighter sleeker looking hair.