| Hair Care Unani Tips | ||
| It is important to wash your hair, shampooing removes dirt, dead skin cells, hair oils, any hair products you may put into your hair. When shampooing, rinse your hair out before applying any shampoo to remove any dust, dirt, and any other foreign items, then apply the shampoo on to your scalp and massage it gently with your finger tips and work your way outwards. After you are done make sure that you thouroughly rinse out your hair to remove any shampoo residue that may be left. Shampoo residue may dry your scalp/hair and or attract dirt. It is recommended that you only lather once to avoid drying your hair out, if you have oily hair, lathering again may stimulate your oil glands to create even more oil than normal. You should wash your hair as often as you feel necessary to keep it clean, but a general rule is for oily hair you should wash it every day or every other day and for dry hair only wash it 2-3 times a week. Try rotating the shampoo and conditioner periodically, your hair responds differently to different products. Use a conditioner after shampooing, it’ll moisturize your hair, give it extra protection, add shine, reduce static, and makes it easier to untangle. Use a leave in conditioner, it’ll hydrate and protect your hair. A leave in conditioner on your hair is the equivalent of moisturizer on your face. When conditioning your hair, try to spread conditioner evenly through out your hair and leave it in for a couple of minutes before rinsing out your hair. Put the conditioner in at about in inch away from the scalp, the roots of your hair contain the most oils and usually don’t need the extra conditioning. Be gentle when shampooing and conditioning, don’t use excessive force rubbing your hair, remember hair is most vunerable when wet. Itchy Scalp RID by Unani way Aggravation of sajva stress, allergic reaction to shampoo, air conditioning, pollution and central heating lead to an itchy and red scalp, with tiny pimples or sores, dull and dry hair. Home Remedies for Itchy Scalp Add 1 teaspoon of camphor to half a cup of coconut oil and store it in glass container. Dosage : Massage this oil into the scalp before bed. Grind some jasmine roots with lime juice. Wash the hair and scalp with it. The causes for these hair conditions are as follows : Excess of Pitta dosha in the body is the chief cause of hair problems. Excessive intake of tea, coffee, alcohol, meats and excessive smoking. Eating too much fried, oily, greasy, spicy, sour and acidic foods. Intake of too many chemical medicines, low blood circulation, anemia, general weakness after disease, stress, anxiety and mental tension. Chronic diseases like typhoid fever, presence of dandruff or lice and hormonal imbalance. |
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