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Featured Tip the Day How to Make a Perfect Deep Conditioner at Home 1. You'll need one fresh avacado and a bottle of extra virgin olive oil. 2. Peel the avocado and mash it to the consistency of guacomole dip. 3. Pour in one quarter cup of extra virgin olive oil with the avocado. 4. Add two whole eggs. 5. Apply 3 to 5 table spoons in one session. The mixture has no preservatives so it will need to be refrigerated between uses. |
Eat for Healthy Hair-Top Ten Foods My Hair Is Dry and Lifeless? Are There Any Foods I can Eat to Give My Hair Vibrancy and Life, Foods That Can Make My Hair Shiny and Less Prone to Breakage Falling Out? What can I eat to make my hair grow or keep it from breaking? Related Articles How to Relieve Dry, Itchy Skin Natural Home Remedies for Acne Hand Spa at Home for Dry Hands Natural Facial Masks North American Hair Research Society European Hair Research Society To have healthy hair, you need a healthy scalp and a healthy hair shaft. Hair is made of collagen, a protein that is also the core component of your fingernails. Here are the vitamins and food sources which can make your hair strong, healthy, and less prone to breakage. 1. Shiny Hair. To make hair shiny the body produces a substance called sebum, which is a type of oil produced in the follicle at the base of the hair shaft. When you brush your hair, you distribute the sebum along the hair shaft, making it shiner for two reasons. First, sebum is oily so it shines. Two, brushing makes the scales which make up the cuticle along the hair shaft lie down, so they become one, smooth surface, and smooth surfaces reflect light more, thus appearing shiner. The body needs Vitamin A to produce sebum. Foods with Vitamin A include fish, spinach, broccoli, apricots, peaches, carrots, liver, meats, milk, cheese and eggs. 2. Avoid Brittle Hair. To avoid brittle hair, the body needs a substance called biotin. Biotin produces keratin, which helps prevent hair loss and may even help prevent hair from going gray. You get biotin from whole grains (wheat, oats, barley, rye breads and cereals), egg yolks, rice, milk and Brewer's yeast. 3. Scalp. The scalp needs a variety of nutrients to remain healthy. It needs omega-3s, which are the essential oils in fish such as salmon, tuna, sardines and mackerel and can be found in some nuts such as walnuts. The scalp also needs Vitamins B-3 (technical name is inositol)and Vitamin E . You get Vitamin B-3 in fish, wheat germ, Brewer's yeast and meats such as chicken and turkey. 4. Hair Color. To maintain the color of your hair, the body produces melanin. It needs Vitamin B-6 to make melanin. You get melanin from vegetables, wheat germ, Brewer's yeast, whole grain cereals, egg yolks, and organ meats such as liver. The recommended limit is 1.6 milligrams. Excess amounts can cause numbness in your hands and feet. 5. Overall Health of Hair. The maintain the hair shaft's strength, you need zinc and Vitamin C. You get zinc from beans, whole grains, and oysters. You also need small amounts of Vitamin B-12, iron and calcium for hair health. You get these is you are eating a balanced diet that includes a multivitamin and dark green leafy vegetables, fish and whole grains. |