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Hair Highlighting With highlighting your hair can look brighter and glossier. However, salt and pepper combinations (contrasting mix of dark and light shades) should be avoided as they are unnatural and old-fashioned, and can be misread as dark hair turning Grey. Although perfect highlighting requires to be handled by professionals, some wonderful effects can also be created with home-made treatments. Like finger painting and streaking can be used quite easily. Finger PaintingIt is a very easy process for a subtle effect. For this you need to wear a pair of thin gloves and the finger paint needs to be carefully prepared according to the instructions. Four fingers of each hand are to be dipped into the bleach solution and then run through the hair as if pushing the hair back away from the face. Starting at the front hairline, work as far back as you want. Leave the solution on for the time period specified on the pack, and follow it by a rinse, shampoo, and conditioning. And watch the result unfold.StreakingStreaking is of two types - half head or full head.Half head Streakinghelps to produce lighter and brighter effects because highlights can be seen at the sides and the crown. Here you take select of hair with a rat-tail comb, apply paste bleach on them and wrap them up in foil paper. For great results, half head highlights should be placed close to the hairline. However, touch-ups are essential every six to eight weeks before the growth becomes visible.Whole head streakingis a time consuming procedure, where the entire head of hair is coloured. It produces a blonde effect and depending upon the degree of lightness, darker streaks are placed close to the hairline. This too needs to be touched up every six to eight weeks.D-I-Y StreakingBefore you start, it is important to understand that this kind of streaking is more flattering to medium brown or light brown hair and that this process should be done on dry hair.To begin you require a streaking kit, toothbrush, and foil, a plastic or glass (not metal) bowl for the bleach, a rat-tail comb and some clips.
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Hair Care
The structure of hair is like the scales on the skin of a fish that has overlapping scales around a central core called the cortical. Smoother overlapping more shiny and smooth the hair looks. This also leads to easy combing while a tangled or roughed-up structure makes the hair look rough and dull. Diet and lifestyle are two major factors that influence the health of the hair. Poor diet, illness and deficiencies of any particular vitamin and mineral affects the quality of hair and problems like dandruff, thinning hair, balding, premature graying etc. spoil the hair. In an individual the condition of the hair is a reflection of the complete constitution of him. If the person is not healthy then the health of the hair will be deplorable. Example: If a person has vata constitution, the hairs are dark, dry, coarse, wiry or frizzy and tend to tangle easily, are prone to dullness, split ends and dandruff. The constitution comprising of Pitta has hair that is light brown, blonde or red and tend to grow gray or thin prematurely and are fine and silky with a tendency to become oily. Hairs are thick, wavy and shiny if the composition is of kapha. Regularly cleaning and brushing the hair is very important. When the hairs are brushed, oil-producing glands in the scalp get stimulated. This natural oil makes the hair glossy and healthy. To give extra shine to the hair, after washing rinse the hair with some lemon juice mixed in a cup of warm water. Some common hair related problems are as follows: Dandruff Dry skin flaking off the scalp and itchiness is referred to as dandruff. The aggravation of Vata generally causes this dryness. Remedies
Add 1 teaspoon of camphor
to half a cup of coconut or neem oil. Store it in glass container. Dosage:
Massage this oil into the scalp before bed.
Hair loss when the amount of hair lost grows higher than the normal hair fall that takes place due to the change in environment, increasing age or growth of new hairs, it is referred to as hair loss problem that needs special care. Improper or poor diet, exposure to a lot of chemicals or cosmetics, hormonal imbalance, stress, anxiety and mental tension are some causes of hair loss. Remedies
Graying of hair is a natural process that happens with increasing age, but if the hair starts graying before the age of 35, it is termed as premature graying that occurs due to the aggravation of Pitta dosha. Excessive intake of tea, coffee, alcohol, meat, fried, oily, greasy, spicy, sour, and acidic foods increases pitta and leads to graying prematurely. Remedies
Aggravation of Pitta dosha, 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. Remedies
Grind some jasmine roots
with lime juice. Wash the hair and scalp with it. The causes for these
hair conditions are as follows:
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