The most frequent causes of dry hair include lack of natural oils, dry weather, chemical styling products or direct exposure to heat. Follow these home remedies from beauty expert Shahnaz Hussain to get rid of dry and dull hair.
Home Remedies for Dry Hair: Fine hair is balanced, healthy and shiny, while dry hair is dull and weak. It breaks easily, gets split ends and can even cause hair loss. The most common causes of dry hair are lack of natural oils, dry climatic conditions, chemical styling lotions or direct use of heat. Dry hair lacks moisture and needs plenty of nourishment. Dry hair should be treated gently.
Follow these remedies to get rid of dry hair
- Stop using a brush and use a wide-toothed comb with smooth edges, especially when the hair is wet. Detangle with a wide-toothed comb, starting at the ends and working upwards.
- For dry hair, hot oil therapy will help. Mix one part of castor oil with two parts of coconut oil. Heat and apply. Don’t forget the ending. Gently massage the scalp using only the fingertips. Apply the oil overnight and wash your hair the next day.
- Avoid very hot water. To dry hair, wrap a towel around the head and let it absorb excess moisture.
4 Simple Home Remedies for Dry Hair
- Applying curd or egg to the hair 15 minutes before shampoo helps the body to have beautiful hair. A beer rinse after shampoo also helps.
- Take two spoons of pure glycerin, one spoon of sesame oil and one egg yolk. Mix together and apply on scalp and hair. Apply to the ends as well. Put on a plastic shower cap and leave it on for an hour before washing your hair.
- Both hot and cold infusions can be made with hibiscus flowers and leaves. For a hot infusion, soak the flowers and leaves in hot water for 10 to 12 hours. The infusion (liquid) is strained and used as a final rinse after shampooing. For a cold infusion, the flowers and leaves are allowed to stand overnight in cold water, in a ratio of one to six. The flowers are squeezed and the water is strained before use. Such an infusion can be used to wash the hair and scalp or applied to the scalp with cotton wool. The paste or juice of the flowers can also be applied to the hair.
- Mix some water with creamy hair conditioner and put it in a spray bottle. Spray the mixture on the hair. Then comb the hair, so that it spreads through the hair. Regular conditioning is extremely important. Your hair is like a delicate fabric, so treat it as such.
