Beyond Shampoo – Tips for Washing Your Hair

When your hair looks dull and lifeless, it can really drag down your entire outfit. Instead of your outward appearance reflecting your inward beauty, your fashion sense will be unable to compete with a hair style that’s wrong for your face, or hair that’s simply not healthy. Many people think that the only steps to taking care of your hair include wash, rinse, repeat, but there’s actually a lot more to it than that. If you’re interesting in moving beyond shampoo to total hair health, here are a few tips that you should keep in mind.

Those that are tired of fighting with frizz and flyaway hair will be surprised to learn that these problems have less to do with the products you’re using in the shower and more with the things that you force your hair to endure during the styling process. Do you have a hair blow dryer and flat iron ready to go at all times? These are usually the biggest causes of damaged and frizzy hair, and using them excessively can really sap your hair of its natural beauty. If you’ve got to style with heat on a daily basis, be sure to replenish your hair’s natural glow with these natural alternatives.

If you’ve got dried out hair, you don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars on a rejuvenation treatment at the salon because the best remedy is hiding right in your kitchen closet. Give yourself your own high quality hot oil hair treatment by slowly heating up some natural vegetable oil, like sunflower or extra virgin olive oil. Make sure the oil is not so hot that it will burn your scalp, and then slowly pour over your entire head, making sure to massage into the scalp and ends of the hair.

Have an emergency engagement and no way to wash your hair? The last thing you want to do is show up with a greasy head, but as long as you’ve got some baking soda and a paper bag, you can make sure that your hair is clean with plenty of time to spare. Shake a liberal amount of baking soda into your hair, and work it in with your finger tips. Brush or comb out the baking soda and you’ll find that it takes the oil and dirt with it. Your hair will be clean and there’s no water required! This is a great trick for camping trips.