When your hair is thinning or shedding it could be a result of the food you eat, your general health, and especially the condition of your scalp. Luckily, there are a number of remedies that can help treat this condition and prevent further hair loss.
Oil Massages
If you are losing hair, make it a habit to massage your scalp heartily for about 15 minutes every day after a water rinse to make hair follicles stronger by enhancing blood circulation. Use castor oil, hot coconut oil or a boiled mixture of amla (Indian gooseberry) and coconut oil.
Leaving coconut milk or the gel of the aloe vera plant in your hair for about half an hour after a massage and a warm water wash is another effective remedy.
Other Massages
Other therapies include a honey and egg yolk massage and an almond oil massage three times daily to help prevent loss of hair, as well as an apple cider vinegar and sage tea application, or rubbing a bald area with onions and then honey.
You can also use a mixture of half a cup of yogurt, powdered fenugreek and a half cup of cooked black lentils for a scalp massage, which should be left on for a couple of hours before washing off. Employ the same procedure using amla and a raw egg.
Regular Therapy
Apply a mixture of water, ground lime seeds and peppercorns (or oil in which raw mango pulp has been soaked) to your scalp. Another recipe calls for applying a mixture of a teaspoon of cinnamon powder, hot olive oil and honey to your hair 15 minutes before you wash it.
Applying Indian herbs such as triphala, shikakai and reetha, as well as the juice of coriander, are also beneficial in prevention of hair loss and slowing or reversing thinning hair. Also, you can use a natural hair cleaner made of a tablespoon of vinegar in half a liter of water to alter the chemical balance of your scalp and make your hair look more voluminous.
Fluids
Fluids are known to directly affect hair growth and loss. Bananas, yogurt and milk made in to a smoothie, a teaspoon of cider vinegar in one glass of water, and a mixture of alfalfa, spinach and coriander juice, can be ingested regularly to stimulate fast hair growth. You can also treat a copper deficiency, which is one of the main causes of thinning hair, by making a drink of lettuce, carrot, alfalfa and capsicum.
General Measures
Keep your hair clean, as blocked scalp pores make hair roots weak, leading to thinning. Never wash your hair with water that is too warm and never more than twice a week. Shampoos should be mild, preferably protein-rich varieties that fortify your hair follicles, add body to each strand and make the hair look fuller.
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