Adding Shine To Your Hair

Those shiny long locks are every woman’s dream; your hair is the most affected due to various reasons like work pressures, pollution levels, irregular food habits, stress and strain making it dull, limp and life less. Just a little knowledge about your hair type and following a healthy hair care routine is all it takes for you to get your tresses to restore its shine and sheen.

Know Your Hair Type

This is an important aspect in your hair care. Your hair could be dry, oily or normal. Depending on your hair type, choose the right shampoo, this is key.

• Dry hair – Avoid lime based shampoos as they can make your hair more dry and brittle stripping your hair of its natural oils and shine.
• Oily hair – Rose geranium and lemon grass based shampoos are excellent for oily hair, they control the excess oil at the same time retain the hair’s natural shine.
• Normal Hair – Use shampoos that contain amino acids as their base. They soften the hair and add sheen.

Tips to Add Shine to Your Hair

• Honey is excellent for adding shine to your hair, mix in a tsp of honey to warm water and use it as a final rinse when you shampoo. Let dry naturally, honey is a great moisturizer, it smoothens the hair shaft making it soft and shiny.
• Apple cider vinegar or lime juice could be added to the final rinse while you wash your hair for extra shine.
• Even if you wash your hair with warm water, make sure you pour a mug of cold water for the final rinse, cold water closes the pores on the scalp softens the hair cuticle making it smooth and shiny.
• Mix in Aloe Vera gel with yoghurt and honey and apply over scalp , stay for 30 to 45 minutes and shampoo, this is excellent for adding shine to your hair.
• Use hair brushes made out of natural bristles and comb in one single motion removing tangles carefully, natural bristles contain small scales that make hair lustrous and add shine.
• Make sure not to strip the scalp off its natural oil, sebum, by using too many styling gels and hair products. Stick with natural hair care remedies as much as possible.
• You can mix in a little vodka or beer in your shampoo for instant shine.
• Use conditioner that suits your hair type at least once a week to add shine to your hair.
• Avoid using excessive coloring products on your hair; these damage the hair resulting in dull dry brittle hair.
• For adding quick shine to your hair, heat activating shampoos are another choice you could occasionally use.