Wednesday, March 4, 2009

what are you using on your hair??



Ladies, it has long been said that a woman's hair is a part of her beauty;I will add that for some of us it is a large part of our beauty. Therefore , it is very important for us to take great care of our hair. Now this task can cost you next to nothing at all using items that are already in your refrigerator, cupboards or dresser tops.

For many years I had not taken the time to take care of my hair. I thought that if it was growing it must be healthy.It did grow , but I suffered from breakage all the time. I used hair bleaching products, I permed my hair whenever and didn't oil my hair often or sometimes not at all.

A year ago I learned and adopted the tradition of the Yemeni people. Every two weeks or every month I mix a cup and a half or two cups of henna , one cup of yogurt , a half cup of oil (any hair oil of my choice), an egg or maybe two. I mix all the said ingredients together and apply it on my head and place a plastic bag or cap tightly over my head of henna .I remain like this for four hours or more if I am able .

After four hours I rinse the henna from my hair and then apply a moisturizing conditioner for maybe a half an hour , with a plastic bag or cap tightly around my head.Afterward I remove the conditioner by rinsing and then blow dry my semi dry hair (I use a blow dryer with a comb attachment). The results??? silky, soft hair with lots of sheen .

The very first time I tried this , I was soooo impressed. The extra treat is that if done repeatedly you will begin to notice an orange red like colour.An important note is that frequent oiling of the scalp and hair shaft is very important,so I oil my hair and scalp everyday; especially since I suffer from dry scalp at times. It is really worth it to try this mixture , when you think about it what do you have to loose ? But then again , don't think about that , think about all that you have to gain!!!