Healthy and Beautiful Hair

Health and Hair

Hair is not just one aspect of our personality, but also an indication of how much we care for our health. Stress, type and quality of food we eat affect the hair. If you do not take care of yourself and have an unhealthy and unbalanced diet, your hair will lose the shine, elasticity and becomes brittle.

Avoid it or make sure about it by eating healthy foods and have regular exercise.

Proteins

Hair is primarily made of protein and therefore you need to eat food rich in protein. Proteins strengthen and protect hair against breakage and split at the ends. The qualities of food that contains protein and which is useful for hair include: fish (especially salmon), milk, cereals, meat (chicken and turkey), eggs, beans and cheese.

Water

Water takes up a quarter of the total composition of hair. It makes the hair soft and supple and therefore should you should drink water in sufficient quantities. Do not let it to get thirsty to drink water. If you are thirsty it means that you've lost water and your body requires replenishment of the loss. Drink enough water to have silky and shiny hair.

Minerals

Different minerals are needed for healthy hair.

Iron supplies hair with oxygen and insufficient amount of iron will burnish follicles. Rich sources of iron are red meat and dark green vegetables (spinach and broccoli).

Zinc prevents hair loss. In large amounts zinc is found in meat and seafood.

For better hair colour you need to include copper in the diet by eating fresh vegetables, nuts, meat and liver.

Vitamins

Your diet should be rich with all the necessary vitamins that help in the development of healthy hair.

Vitamin A makes your scalp healthy and is good for the skin. Get it by eating vegetables, especially carrots and spinach.

Vitamins B and C stimulate hair growth and contribute to a beautiful colour. By entering these vitamins you will have healthy hair and protect the ends from splitting. Therefore, eat fruits, vegetables and grains.

Vitamin C also contributes to a better absorption of iron, whose effects on hair were previously mentioned. So eat oranges, strawberries, kiwi and citrus fruits, fruits that are rich in Vitamin C.

Exercise

Besides a healthy and varied diet is important to exercise properly and regularly. This will stimulate blood circulation throughout the body, respectively and in your scalp and will help hair growth.

Small tips

- Before washing your hair always comb it. Thus, when you are washing it with shampoo it will be easier to clean the dirt of hair.

- Massage your scalp with oil on the head at least once a month. Leave the oil overnight and in the morning wash your hair thoroughly. We recommend the use of almond oil.

- Avoid using dryer and hair products whenever you can.

- Use warm water to wash your hair while washing and at the end try to use as much cooler water as you can.

- Never comb hair when is wet because it is most fragile since then and you can lose a lot of hair.

- Cut your hair every 6-8 weeks, this way you will prevent split at the ends.

- Avoid very salty foods, refined and canned foods. Eat more fresh foods.