Coloring your hair enhances your looks and confidence to carry yourself. Coloring your hair is perhaps the quickest and most dramatic way to change your look. It is also an excuse to go out and buy a new wardrobe of clothes. There are two types of hair dyes: permanent and semi-permanent, with variations of each. Permanent Tints- The peroxide opens the hair cuticle so that the tint can penetrate the cortex and form the color. The higher the level of peroxide, the quicker and lighter the result. Semi-Permanent Colors-Quasi-color contains ethanolamine and 3% peroxide which slightly opens the cuticle. This means that the color can last up to 20 washes and will softly fade as you shampoo, causing no regrowth problem.
Semi-permanent vegetable colors-It is similar to henna but it doesn’t coat the hair (adds shine though). This color sits on the hair’s surface and will wash out after about 8 shampoos. Red is the ultimate sexy shade, for color that cries out for attention. A good kind of shampoo to use is one that removes the pollutants of your hair. Do not conditioning and do not use a shampoo/conditioner mixtures available in single bottle. Conditioner will interfere with the dye bonding to your hair. To make your coloring to last longer, rinse your hair in lemon based solution immediately after dyeing. Protect and condition your hair and scalp regularly.
The hair should never be worn “done up” constantly. Another way to help prevent hair loss is to make sure that you don’t style it in a way that will influence it negatively. Scalp massage makes the hair grow and prevents many hair troubles. Scalp massage makes the hair grow and prevents many hair troubles. A five-minute finger-tip massage, night and morning, is the one ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure. The electrical massage by a professional (after a shampoo), the violet ray, and the rubber-disk vibrator are all excellent for the hair. Daily care of the scalp, massage and brushing, if persisted in when the disorder first appears, are very beneficial. A drop or two of rosemary will give a boost to darker hair, while chamomile oil will do wonders for lighter hair colors.
Hair Care Tips:
1. Use regular hair rollers, winding hair loosely around them.
2. Avoid electric rollers, hot combs, and curling irons, or use these on a cool setting.
3. Always apply conditioner from the ears down – never condition the scalp.
4. Choose hair color that compliments your style.
5. Avoid pulling back your hair tightly.
6. Add iron and minerals in the natural form in your diet.
7. Apply a mixture of almond oil and gooseberry juice with finger tips on the scalp.
8. Egg white and curd is a good conditioner for hair.
