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This blog will contain, tips, techniques and reviews, as well as articles i have saved from various haircare sites. Some of the advice may be your own. I have tried to add credit where appropriate.
Softresses
This blog will contain, tips, techniques and reviews, as well as articles i have saved from various haircare sites. Some of the advice may be your own. I have tried to add credit where appropriate.
Softresses
Best Hair Product Combos (tips) by a lovely LHCF member part 7
Posted 08-07-2008 at 07:50 AM by Softresses
VITAMINS- YES, YOU NEED THEM
Vitamins and minerals will do yur entire body good. But for our purposes here, I will list vitamins and minerals and their dosage for maximum hair benefit. Overall, your body must be healthy and getting nutrients it needs. Your hair, skin and nails unfortunately are the last thing your body cares about. If you are deficient in anything, your hair and nails will suffer. They get the leftover nutrition. Sad, but true. This is why you must take care to eat properly and Take vitamins so you can belp your body's buliding blocks and have your hair benefit in the meantime.
A general multi vitamin and mineral: Try Centrum for Women or it's equivalent. This will cover most of the body's needs. You can't have good hair and have everything else be bad. It doesnt work that way.
Super B Complex: The B vitamins are THE Beauty vitamin, and is nothing short of a miracle pill to me. It cures hangovers, keeps your stress level down and makes your hair good! Look for complex vitamin that contains WAY more than the RDA reccomended dosage of 100%. Look for ones that have 3333% more than the RDA. B vitamins are water soluble and the excess leave your body through urination. I've never had any ill side effects.
Biotin: Biotin is actually a B vitamin, but it is the B vitamin for hair growth. Buy the pills in 1000mcg. Start at 1000mcg a day, and work your way up to 3000mcg if you want. Biotin makes the hair grow fast.
Silica Complex: This is actually the herb horsetail, combined with other minerals. Silica is an important mineral found in the body and makes hair grow in stronger. Buy it at 500mg, 7% standardized. (I dont know what that means, but that's the right level for silica) You can take it every day, best if taken at night before bed. Dont take more than 500mg a day.
MSM: MSM is a form of sulfur. It is usually used to help arthritis. It makes the hair's growth period last longer and the shedding period shorter. This makes you have more hair and less shedding which will increase the amount of hairs you have on your head at any given time. I would be cautious with this one. I took it for 5 days and it made me very depressed (im allergic to sulfa) Others have had the same effect. If you decide to try MSM, start with 500mg and work up to 3000mg a day. Please take note of your moods while on this supplement.
Other Vitamins I take:
Vitamins A, C and E: This triple threat antioxidant combo is a magic formula for clear glowing skin. Sometimes you can get all 3 in one pill, which is the most convienient. Sometimes you can find them in chewable orange flavored ones. The most tasty option. But if you have to take them separately, Take 400iu of A, 400iu of E and at least 500mg of C. You can take as much vitamin C as you want. The excess will be excreted. Do not take more than doublethe recommended dosage for A and E, they are fat soluble and are stored in the body and overdose is possible. And remember if you are taking a regular multi vitamin, A and E are already in there.
Calcium: I dont take calcium ,although I really should. So do as i say and take Calcium. At least 800-1000mg a day for women. Viactiv is a chocolate chewable calcium supplement that supplies 500mg, take 2 a day
SAVE YOUR HAIR
This plan is for severely damaged hair. Any of these treatments are acceptable for all hair types. I do not recommend using a deep treatment everyday for normal hair. This is what I did for my hair every day for a month. My hair went from "Give up! Shave your head!" to "I guess you’re hair’s ok" in 1 month. It’s been almost a year and now I have "pretty" hair.
I tried anything and everything, and I spent a lot of money. Feel free to mix and match or only use a few favorites.
GUIDELINES:
Start with a good trim. How much to take off depends on how long your hair is and how much damage you have. My hair was about 24 inches and I took off 2 inches.
Have a wide tooth comb.
Brush and comb hair before wetting.
I generally deep condition hair first, then shampoo to keep hair from being weighed down.
Don’t comb through conditioners. Damaged hair is too easily snapped when wet. Use your fingers to distribute.
Take a hair vitamin or good multivitamin every day.
Massage your scalp for 5 to 10 minutes daily to stimulate growth.
No super hot water.
No blow dryers or heat appliances.
Wear your hair up as much as possible to protect the ends.
Use a humidifier in your home to replace moisture in hair.
Use a natural boar-bristle brush.
Any day you can’t do a full deep conditioning, do a light olive oil before you shampoo. Olive oil fills in the cracks in the hair shaft.
Use a good moisturizing shampoo and conditioner set. Try Clairol Renewal 5X or Infusium 23.
Use a leave in conditioner like Infusium 23 or Aussie Hair Insurance. Pantene Daily Hair Strengthener Complex worked well, also.
Use a plastic cap or bag when conditioning. It holds in heat, which makes the conditioner penetrate better.
Leave the treatments on for as long as possible, even overnight.
Don’t wash your hair everyday unless you have to. I love to wash my hair everyday because it’s so fine and oily at the roots. Take some times off during the plan to let your hair rest and recover some of its natural scalp oils. Don’t deep condition unless you plan to shampoo, too.
Go to a beauty supply store and buy some deep conditioning samples for 99 cents. Try them once or twice a week.
Remember that your hair is not going to look good everyday. Some days you will feel like cutting it off. All this over-conditioning is going to make your hair oily and limp. Wear it up a lot and be patient.
Vitamins and minerals will do yur entire body good. But for our purposes here, I will list vitamins and minerals and their dosage for maximum hair benefit. Overall, your body must be healthy and getting nutrients it needs. Your hair, skin and nails unfortunately are the last thing your body cares about. If you are deficient in anything, your hair and nails will suffer. They get the leftover nutrition. Sad, but true. This is why you must take care to eat properly and Take vitamins so you can belp your body's buliding blocks and have your hair benefit in the meantime.
A general multi vitamin and mineral: Try Centrum for Women or it's equivalent. This will cover most of the body's needs. You can't have good hair and have everything else be bad. It doesnt work that way.
Super B Complex: The B vitamins are THE Beauty vitamin, and is nothing short of a miracle pill to me. It cures hangovers, keeps your stress level down and makes your hair good! Look for complex vitamin that contains WAY more than the RDA reccomended dosage of 100%. Look for ones that have 3333% more than the RDA. B vitamins are water soluble and the excess leave your body through urination. I've never had any ill side effects.
Biotin: Biotin is actually a B vitamin, but it is the B vitamin for hair growth. Buy the pills in 1000mcg. Start at 1000mcg a day, and work your way up to 3000mcg if you want. Biotin makes the hair grow fast.
Silica Complex: This is actually the herb horsetail, combined with other minerals. Silica is an important mineral found in the body and makes hair grow in stronger. Buy it at 500mg, 7% standardized. (I dont know what that means, but that's the right level for silica) You can take it every day, best if taken at night before bed. Dont take more than 500mg a day.
MSM: MSM is a form of sulfur. It is usually used to help arthritis. It makes the hair's growth period last longer and the shedding period shorter. This makes you have more hair and less shedding which will increase the amount of hairs you have on your head at any given time. I would be cautious with this one. I took it for 5 days and it made me very depressed (im allergic to sulfa) Others have had the same effect. If you decide to try MSM, start with 500mg and work up to 3000mg a day. Please take note of your moods while on this supplement.
Other Vitamins I take:
Vitamins A, C and E: This triple threat antioxidant combo is a magic formula for clear glowing skin. Sometimes you can get all 3 in one pill, which is the most convienient. Sometimes you can find them in chewable orange flavored ones. The most tasty option. But if you have to take them separately, Take 400iu of A, 400iu of E and at least 500mg of C. You can take as much vitamin C as you want. The excess will be excreted. Do not take more than doublethe recommended dosage for A and E, they are fat soluble and are stored in the body and overdose is possible. And remember if you are taking a regular multi vitamin, A and E are already in there.
Calcium: I dont take calcium ,although I really should. So do as i say and take Calcium. At least 800-1000mg a day for women. Viactiv is a chocolate chewable calcium supplement that supplies 500mg, take 2 a day
SAVE YOUR HAIR
This plan is for severely damaged hair. Any of these treatments are acceptable for all hair types. I do not recommend using a deep treatment everyday for normal hair. This is what I did for my hair every day for a month. My hair went from "Give up! Shave your head!" to "I guess you’re hair’s ok" in 1 month. It’s been almost a year and now I have "pretty" hair.
I tried anything and everything, and I spent a lot of money. Feel free to mix and match or only use a few favorites.
GUIDELINES:
Start with a good trim. How much to take off depends on how long your hair is and how much damage you have. My hair was about 24 inches and I took off 2 inches.
Have a wide tooth comb.
Brush and comb hair before wetting.
I generally deep condition hair first, then shampoo to keep hair from being weighed down.
Don’t comb through conditioners. Damaged hair is too easily snapped when wet. Use your fingers to distribute.
Take a hair vitamin or good multivitamin every day.
Massage your scalp for 5 to 10 minutes daily to stimulate growth.
No super hot water.
No blow dryers or heat appliances.
Wear your hair up as much as possible to protect the ends.
Use a humidifier in your home to replace moisture in hair.
Use a natural boar-bristle brush.
Any day you can’t do a full deep conditioning, do a light olive oil before you shampoo. Olive oil fills in the cracks in the hair shaft.
Use a good moisturizing shampoo and conditioner set. Try Clairol Renewal 5X or Infusium 23.
Use a leave in conditioner like Infusium 23 or Aussie Hair Insurance. Pantene Daily Hair Strengthener Complex worked well, also.
Use a plastic cap or bag when conditioning. It holds in heat, which makes the conditioner penetrate better.
Leave the treatments on for as long as possible, even overnight.
Don’t wash your hair everyday unless you have to. I love to wash my hair everyday because it’s so fine and oily at the roots. Take some times off during the plan to let your hair rest and recover some of its natural scalp oils. Don’t deep condition unless you plan to shampoo, too.
Go to a beauty supply store and buy some deep conditioning samples for 99 cents. Try them once or twice a week.
Remember that your hair is not going to look good everyday. Some days you will feel like cutting it off. All this over-conditioning is going to make your hair oily and limp. Wear it up a lot and be patient.
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Thanks Softtresses!Posted 07-01-2009 at 01:59 PM by HERicane10 
