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Coconut Oil Hair Treatment For Dry Hair

What you will need:

Organic Virgin Coconut Oil
A Clip or Elastic
A Shower Cap
Hair Dryer (optional)

1

Scoop out a handful of organic virgin coconut oil. My hair is very thick and long so my scoop has to be extra big. The oil will begin to melt at the touch of your skin, there is no need to heat the oil before application. It will melt as you massage it into your hair.

2
Flip your head upside down and slowly spread the oil through your hair. Saturate your hair completely, focusing on areas that are dry.

3
Once your hair is soaked with oil, twist your hair into a bun or ponytail. You can clip it in place by grabbing some hair from your scalp and part of the bun, or use a hair tie to keep it in place.

4
Cover your hair with a shower cap. You can choose to apply heat or not. Applying heat will open the cuticle of each strand so the coconut oil can penetrate the core faster. Leave the coconut oil on your hair for at least 30 minutes without heat, or 15 minutes with heat. You can use a hair dryer to apply heat over the shower cap. I like to rig a little system so I can sit on the floor and read or play with my kids! If I am busy and need to do other things I will leave the oil on my hair without heat.

5
Once your time is up wash and condition your hair as you normally would. You may need to wash your hair twice to rinse away all of the oil. I really focus on my roots and try to shampoo my ends as little as needed. Style your hair and be amazed at your soft, smooth hair!

*This treatment can be done as often or little as you feel you need.

Walnut’s Great Source Of Biotin For Hair Growth

Walnuts are the only type of nut that have a significant amount of omega-3 fatty acids. They’re also rich in biotin and vitamin E, which helps protect your cells from DNA damage. Since your hair rarely gets much shielding from the sun, this is especially great. Too little biotin can lead to hair loss. Walnuts also have copper, a mineral that helps keep your natural hair color rich and lustrous.

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After Braid Care

Braids can be used to protect your hair from constant combing, brushing and heat however, they do delay treating your hair to a little extra tlc!

Most women who wear braids, don’t realize that, the constant use of oils, braid spray or leave in spray can create a heavy build up on their hair and scalp. After you take your braids out, you may want to consider using a moisturizing clarifying or sulfate shampoo, to wash away deep down dirt, debris and hair products. Using these types of shampoos will allow your hair become new once more!

It’s also important to address any hair need or treatment that was overlooked during the braiding process like: protein treatments, deep conditioning treatments or prepoo treatments. Using these treatments will bring your hair back to its full luster and strength!

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Sunflower Oil For Hair Loss, Hair Growth, Soft & Manageable Frizz-less Tresses

Sunflower oil effective in preventing hair loss from male and female pattern baldness as well as alopecia areata, which causes round patches of lost hair. Just 1 tsp. a day is all that’s needed, Sunflower oil can also be applied directly to the scalp and massaged throughout your hair as a conditioner.The abundance of minerals, vitamins and fatty acids found in sunflower oil promotes hair health in many ways. Sunflower oil makes hair soft and shiny, prevents dryness and frizziness and makes hair easy to manage. Sunflower oil can be easily located online and in most herbal/health food stores or market places.

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http://www.livestrong.com/article/90229-benefits-sunflower-oil-hair/#ixzz2IGzwUOGH

A Healthy Body Equals, Healthier Softer Longer Fast Growing Hair

The nutrients you eat today help fortify the hair follicle, from which each strand is born, and the scalp that surrounds it. Healthier follicles! Healthier hair! Healthier scalp! Healthier hair! Learn which foods help to promote healthy longer hair!
http://www.webmd.com/healthy-beauty/features/top-10-foods-for-healthy-hair

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Hair Softening Avocado Deep Conditioning Treatment

4 tablespoons of honey, coconut nectar, or agave nectar

4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil

1 small organic avocado

1 small jar of organic mayonnaise

Grab a medium size bowl and pour in your preference of honey, coconut nectar or agave nectar, then add in your extra virgin olive oil. Proceed to opening up your avocado, remove the pit, mash it up to a creamy perfection, then add it to your other ingredients. Part your hair into 4-6 sections and began to apply the contents to the roots of your hair all the way down to the tips. Once you have completed your application, apply a plastic bag to your entire head. To really get the best out of this hair treatment, pop a damp towel into the dryer for 2-3 minutes, then wrap the towel around the plastic bag. Using a hot towel will help to process your hair, seal in moisture, penetrate the cuticle and strengthen the cortex of each hair strand. This treatment can be left on from anywhere to 30 minutes, to a few hours. If you have any of the treatment left, by all means store them in the refrigerator as this is a treatment that you will not want to waste!

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Learn How To Make A Olive Oil Honey Mask For Dry Brittle Hair

Is your hair dry, brittle or hard to manage? Olive oil and honey, can be used to infuse your hair with moisture, and fortify your tresses! Learn how to make this amazing all natural hair mask, to improve the quality of your hair!

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-an-Olive-Oil-Hair-Mask

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Frizz Free T

T-shirts are typically made of cotton fibers, knitted together in a jersey stitch that gives a T-shirt its distinctive soft texture. Generic towels are made of terry cloth fabric with long loops that can absorb large amounts of water. Its content is usually 100% cotton, but may sometimes contain polyester. The little loops that make up the cloth tend to catch on curly hair and cause frizz. Using a tee shirt to dry your hair will create a smooth, beautiful, frizz free more defined curls!

Use hair clips to section off your hair. Then gently remove water from your curls by squeezing them, this will remove excess water. Depending on how much hair you have, will determine how many T-shirts you will need to dry your hair.

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Sulfate Ingredient Names

* Please note that sulfates can be harmful, because they are known to dry out your scalp and hair, which in return can cause hair breakage. Hair breakage in return, may reduce your ablitity to retain length, which makes it harder to achieve your dream hair length!

Alkylbenzene Sulfonate

Ammonium Laureth or Lauryl Sulfate

Ammonium or Sodium Xylenesulfonate

Dioctyl Sodium Sulfosuccinate

Ethyl PEG-15 Cocamine Sulfate

Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate

Sodium Cocoyl Sarcosinate

Sodium Laureth, Myreth, or Lauryl Sulfate

Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate

TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate

*Some milder surfactants—
less drying include:

Cocamidopropyl Betaine

Coco Betaine

Cocoamphoacetate

Cocoamphodipropionate

Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate or Cocoamphodipropionate

Lauroamphoacetate

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate

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How To Repair Over Processed Colored Tresses

On average most hair dyes and bleaches range from a 14-12 on the pH balance scale, which is way to high because your natural hair’s pH balance is somewhere around a 3.5- 4.5. Rinsing your hair with apple cider vinegar is a natural way to balance out your hair’s pH balance levels, because the acv is low a low acidic similar to the pH balance of your hair. Deep conditioning your hair once a week or once every 2 weeks will also greatly benefit your hair.

How To Neutralize & Combat Damage

Try doing a protein treatment, washing with neutralizing shampoo, or apple cider vinegar rinses. The protein treatment will strengthen your hair and bring back elasticity. Using moisturizing neutralizing shampoo weekly, will lower the pH balance levels in your hair normalizing them from the high levels to low levels.

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