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Healthy Hair Scalp Massage
Posted by admin in Hair Health on May 12, 2011
Include a scalp massage as part of your daily personal care regimen to grow and maintain healthy hair.
In what way does it help? Hair follicles are amazing little hair production factories which thrive on a constant supply of healthy, oxygenated blood delivered by a circulatory system in good working order. Drawing the nutrients and oxygen needed for new cell creation, these new cells push up through the hair follicle where they eventually die and harden to form new hair.
Scalp massage helps maintain a healthy blood circulation so the hair follicles get what they need. Be aware though that regular scalp massage can increase the amount of sebum produced in the hair follicle. Sebum is the natural oil produced by the body to protect the hair. If your hair is very oily you may need to decrease the number of times you do a scalp massage.
Here are two scalp massage procedures you can do by yourself for healthy hair maintenance. They are easily done each day while showering and washing the hair.
Scalp Massage No. 1: The Friction Massage
* For this massage use the balls of the fingers (not the finger tips) in rapid movements over the scalp. Read the rest of this entry »
Hair Loss – Minerals For Hair Health
Posted by admin in Hair Health, Hair Loss on May 11, 2011
Recognizing that you have the proper minerals in your body will help not just to balance your physique, but can also support healthy hair. There are certain types of minerals used for healthy hair and preventing hair loss. In this article, we’ll introduce you to them.
The first mineral that is known to support continuous hair growth is calcium. It will let your hair get stronger and continue to move through your scalp. Calcium is found in fish, dairy, yeast, nuts, tofu, and beans. Calcium works with magnesium. When combining food that has calcium with magnesium, you make sure that you will have better hair growth. Some common foods with high magnesium are nuts, grains, fish, beans, and green vegetables.
Another of the minerals that will help is copper. It helps with preventing hair loss, and also is good for your hair’s color and thickness. Copper can be added to the diet rhough grains, chicken, meat, eggs, and beans.
Iron is acknowledged to prevent hair loss as well. Nevertheless, iron will work also in preventing anemia; it can be found in similar foods as copper is. A third mineral effective in the same mode is silica, and is found in the same foods that copper is. Read the rest of this entry »