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A healthy scalp is equal to healthy hair

02/10/2017 No Comments

A healthy scalp is the start of your journey to healthy hair. It is helpful to think of your scalp as the “fertile ground” from which your hair will sprout and grow. If properly tended to, your hair will thrive. Maintaining a healthy scalp is very important for optimal hair growth.

Healthy scalps are those where the skin is toned, pliable, and stimulated. A toned and flexible scalp indicates a healthy network of connective tissue and nourishing blood vessels, and a pliable scalp skin allows for better circulation to the hair follicles. A healthy scalp is also a clean and stimulated scalp.

A healthy scalp is perhaps the most important component of a healthy head of hair. An unhealthy scalp will cause your hair to thin and appear discoloured or frail. Maintaining your scalp is complicated, requiring a variety of steps and sometimes personalized treatments. However, doing it right will go a long way towards maintaining your good looks as you age.

You can maintain a healthy scalp through these four ways:

1. Go clutter free

The scalp is an extension of the face. Just as pores can become clogged on the face, the follicles of the hair can experience the same type of obstruction if products are placed directly on it. This is especially true of heavy oils and greases. However, many women, in particular, are known for religiously slathering heavy oils upon the scalp. When products are allowed to build up on the scalp and hair, moisture conditions become unfavourable and problems with dryness and growth will arise. The proper way to hydrate the scalp is simply through frequent washing and conditioning. This keeps the scalp skin clear of any obstructing clutter and keeps it moisturized and supple.

2. Use gentle hair products

Avoid stripping shampoos with harsh, primary detergents like ammonium and sodium lauryl sulfate. Use clarifying shampoos sparingly only once or twice per month, and moisturizing shampoos for weekly cleansing. In addition to limiting the use of stripping shampoos, make sure that conditioning products are thoroughly rinsed from the hair. Lingering bits of conditioner upon the scalp can masquerade around as dandruff and appear flaky. Proper and thorough rinsing of the scalp is critical.

3. Avoid extreme heat

The heated air from blow dryers and hooded dryers depletes large amounts of moisture from the scalp. Blow dryers release dry heat, causing all the hair’s hydration to evaporate. This makes your hair much more sensitive and brittle, causing more hair damage. If you have to use the blow dryer, be sure to direct the heat down the hair shaft and not directly at the scalp. This also prevents roughing of the cuticles from improper air direction flow. Avoid exposing the scalp to temperature extremes.

4. Eat a balanced diet and exercise regularly

Maintaining a healthy diet is imperative for proper scalp care and hair nourishment as new hairs leave the follicle. Your hair and nails are the last parts of your body to receive nutrition. Once the vital organs of your body have received their nutrition, then and only then does the body supply the hair. The follicle supplies your hair with all of the nutrients available from the leftover storage in your bloodstream at the time. Vitamins and minerals are essential for hair growth and your overall health in general. Nutritional imbalances may result in inadequate nourishment to our scalps which may hinder hair growth and scalp health. Adopting a proper diet will not only benefit your hair but also benefit your overall wellness. Regular exercise will help improve the condition of your hair. Physical activity reduces stress and increases the blood flow to the extremities, including the head and scalp.

Similarly, the right scalp treatments can help to remove any product build-ups from the hair and scalp, as well as stimulate blood circulation on the scalp, for healthier and shinier hair. Oriental Hair Solution’s Cordycep Shou Wu Therapy allows for antioxidants present in cordyceps to be delivered to the hair follicles as nutrients and shou wu stimulates hair growth. Enjoy a session of this treatment with a complementary set of Herbal Hair Tonic at only $18 (U.P $298)!

Diet, Hair Care

Foods to eat to get healthy hair

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Healthy hair is one major indication of a person’s overall physical wellbeing. Hair takes years to grow to a long length, so the quality of your hair is a map of your lifestyle through those years. Just like the skin, the condition of your hair is an outward sign of inside health.

Enjoying a healthy diet will do wonders for your hair. Staying hydrated and eating whole, nutritious foods can make a big difference in the appearance of your hair and the rate it grows. Fill your plate with these foods to get the shiny, lustrous hair you’ve always wanted.

Salmon

Fish like salmon, sardines, and mackerel are packed with healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Your body cannot make these healthy fats, so you have to get them from food or supplements. They help protect you from diseases, but your body also needs them to grow hair and keep it shiny and full.

Greek Yogurt

It is packed with protein, the building block of your locks. It also has an ingredient that helps with blood flow to your scalp and hair growth, known as Vitamin B5 and may even help against hair thinning and loss. You may recognize this as an ingredient on your hair and skincare product labels.

Spinach

Like so many dark green leafy vegetables, spinach is full of amazing nutrients. It has tons of vitamin A, plus iron, beta carotene, folate, and vitamin C. These work together for a healthy scalp and mane. They keep your hair moisturized so it does not break. Kale is another great green choice if you want to mix it up a little.

Guava

This tropical fruit is brimming with vitamin C. It protects your hair from breaking. One cup of guava has 377 milligrams of vitamin C. This is more than four times the minimum daily recommended amount, which is an additional bonus for the body.

Iron-Fortified Cereal

Getting too little iron can lead to hair loss. But you can find this important nutrient in fortified cereal, grains, and pastas, and in soybeans and lentils. Beef, especially organ meats like liver, have lots of it. Shellfish and dark leafy greens do too.

Lean Poultry for Thickness

When you do not get enough protein, hair growth slows down, or even stops. Since it stops and older hairs fall out, you can have hair loss. To get protein from meat, pick lean options like chicken or turkey, which have less saturated fat than sources like beef and pork.

Sweet Potatoes

If you have dry hair that has lost its shine, eating sweet potatoes will help you regain the shine, They are filled with a good-for-you antioxidant called beta carotene. Your body turns beta carotene into vitamin A. That helps protect against dry, dull hair. It also encourages the glands in your scalp to make an oily fluid called sebum that keeps hair from drying out. You can also find beta carotene in other orange vegetables like carrots, pumpkin, cantaloupe, and mangoes.

Cinnamon for Circulation

Sprinkle this spice on your oatmeal, toast, and in your coffee. It helps with blood flow, also called circulation. That is what brings oxygen and nutrients to your hair follicles.

Eggs for Growth

Your protein and iron bases are covered when you eat eggs. They are rich in a B vitamin called biotin that helps hair grow. Not having enough of this vitamin can lead to hair loss. Biotin also helps strengthen brittle fingernails.

Oysters for Fullness

These are rich in zinc. When you do not have sufficient amounts of this mineral in your diet, you can have hair loss, even in your eyelashes. Cells that build hair rely on zinc to help them work their hardest.

In conclusion, nutrition plays a key role in hair growth and helps to fortify the hair and scalp. Always remember, to care for your hair inside out, eat a healthy and balanced diet to improve hair health. Eating the right foods for healthy hair is the way to go!

Hair Care, Treatments

Unlock the secret to good hair

30/08/2017 No Comments

Great looking hair is more than just great looking. Keeping your hair well-groomed helps to reduce hair loss and boosts your confidence. Roots are the second most important part of our hair that comes right after the scalp. If you pamper your scalp without paying attention to the hair roots, your hair will never get long, strong and beautiful.

But, despite all the benefits, and the fact that your hair accounts for a huge part of your overall appearance, your approach to your hair’s health is probably completely backwards.

It is easy to simply pay attention to the part of your hair that you can see, yet the most neglected part of your hair-care routine may end up to be the most important.

Just like healthy, beautiful flowers bloom bigger and brighter in healthier soil, making your hair look its absolute best means tending to the health of your scalp and roots first. It is the secret to good hair. With only a few simple changes to your routine, you can now take great care of your hair roots without any hassle. Here are just a few things you can do regularly to achieve the healthiest, strongest and best-looking hair by tending to its roots and scalp.

1. Brush your scalp

Gently brushing your hair daily helps to keep it untangled. At the same time, do remember to gently brush your scalp too. When you do that, you help to get rid of dead skin cells that can clog the pores on your scalp and distribute the healthy oils throughout your hair. Brushing your scalp also stimulates blood circulation under your scalp, which brings more nutrients to the roots of your hair.

2. Shampoo only a few times weekly

Since we devote so much time and attention to how our hair looks, it is easy to think that we should also shampoo the hair as frequently as possible. However, it is crucial to understand that when you shampoo your hair every day, you strip away the healthy oils produced by your scalp to strengthen each strand. The scalp will also become dry, which can promote hair loss.

3. Use the right conditioner

While you may have been told to avoid conditioners, the right ones help to return moisture to your scalp after you shampoo. Look for a conditioner that includes plant oils such as rosemary oil, olive oil or tea tree oil, and gently massage all over your scalp as you apply the conditioner. When you take care of your hair from the scalp out, instead of the other way around, not only will it be healthier and younger looking, it will respond better to everything you do to make it look great, including styling and colour.

4. Following a well-balanced diet

When it comes to treating hair roots the best way, the importance of proper diet cannot be ignored. Protein is the building block of our hair and therefore, you need to follow a well-balanced diet stuffed with vitamins, antioxidants and different types of proteins in order to make your hair roots grow. Some of the most beneficial foods that should be included in your diet are milk, fish, egg, soy, fresh fruits and green vegetables, as well as foods rich in omega 3 like salmon, walnuts and spinach.

5. Drinking Lots of Water

Our body is made up of 70% water, so keeping your body hydrated definitely helps a lot in strengthening your hair roots and promoting their growth. Make sure that you drink at least 8 glasses of water each day. It will induce enough moisture into the cells and stimulate their normal functions. As a result, your hair roots will get stronger by the day, which will ultimately give you long and beautiful hair.

Similarly, the right scalp and root treatments can help to break down any build-ups, stimulate circulation, and nourish follicles, giving you the best hair ever. Oriental Hair Solution’s Oxygen Hair Root Therapy allows for the delivery of oxygen into the hair follicles, thus promoting increased oxygen levels and stimulate hair growth, resulting in shiny, healthy and restored hair. Enjoy a session of this treatment with a session of the Award-Winning Herbal Scalp Therapy at only $18 (U.P $500)! Book an appointment with us and unlock the key to great looking hair today!

Hair Care

Natural ways to make your hair grow faster

30/08/2017 No Comments

If you have short, thin hair, and/or recently got a bad haircut, you may be looking for ways to grow your hair out and faster. Finding out how to make your hair grow faster can be a mean feat, especially if you are looking for the most natural way possible. Most hair grows no more than half an inch each month, which can mean an eternity once you have decided to grow out a pixie, bob, or lob for Rapunzel-like tresses. But that does not mean the pace of hair growth has to be sacrificed.

Get rid of those expensive, chemical leached hair products, and say hello to natural remedies before you make a pricey commitment on something that may or may not work. There is nothing like making the most of what nature has to offer.

Read on for these five easy and effective home remedies to make your hair grow faster and fuller. You will be delighted to know that most of the ingredients for these quick fixes can be readily found in your own kitchen.

1. Onion juice

This remedy is regarded as one of most effective and oldest ones. Onion juice contains sulphur that boosts collagen production in the tissues and helps in the re-growth of hair. While onion has a strong, pungent smell that starts your tears flowing, continue using it because that smell goes off just after one rinse. All you have to do is to cut a few slices of onion and squeeze out its juice, and apply it on your scalp for 10 to 15 minutes. Let it work its magic and then rinse it off with a mild shampoo.

2. Egg mask

If your hair breaks before it gets past your shoulders, an egg mask will be your saviour. Eggs contain high levels of lecithin and protein, which strengthen, nourish and heal your strands, aiding the formation of new hair. Their high sulphur content might even help your pesky dandruff problem. To make the mask, mix two eggs with two tablespoons of olive oil. If the stickiness bothers you, you can add half a cup of water to dilute the mixture. Apply the mask directly all over your hair and scalp, and leave it on for up to 30 minutes. Rinse it off with cool water and shampoo.

3. Apple cider vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is another solution where you have to get past the smell. Though not as stinky as onion juice, it can be a little overpowering. Apple cider vinegar is great for your hair because it cleans away anything that might be keeping your scalp blocked. When you have a natural pH balance on your scalp, you will see that your hair grows much faster.

Before you get started, wash your hair in the shower and apply a mix of apple cider vinegar and water into your scalp, before rinse away with water. The mix can be simply made by adding one part Apple cider vinegar to nine parts water.

4. Green tea

Now you can reuse those used tea bags that you throw away daily! You will be surprised that green tea has such a wide range of benefits, and you no need to even drink it to get beautiful, fuller hair. Using an antioxidant like green tea on your scalp helps in boosting hair growth and preventing hair loss. Apply warm green tea (from the used tea bags) over your scalp while your hair is dry and leave it for an hour. Wash it off with cool water.

5. Garlic

It has always been known that eating garlic helps to improve heart health, along with many other benefits. However, if you just want a thicker head of hair, garlic can help you out with that too. Garlic contains allicin, a compound which helps to increase the flow of haemoglobin to your scalp, leading to stronger hair. You only need to use a garlic presser to crush three to four garlic cloves and boil them in a pot with some water. While the garlic is boiling, add in some coconut or olive oil and simmer for a few minutes. Once the mixture is cool to the touch, rub it directly into the hair roots and let it sit for 10 minutes. Wash with shampoo afterwards. Do this three times weekly for optimal results.

Hair Care, Styling Tips

Stop these common hair mistakes to prevent hair loss

23/08/2017 No Comments

Have you ever had a hair loss scare? All of us, at some point, start to fear that we might be losing too much hair. Though it is true that men are more likely to lose their hair than women, thinning hair and hair loss are also common in women, and no less demoralizing.

Every individual has the hair growing process, but the extent of the growth varies from one individual to another. There are different factors that are responsible for proper hair growth. For example, genes can also be a reason when someone in the family has more or less hair growth, while other external and environmental factors also contribute to it.

You might have unknowingly done certain things that damage your hair beyond repair. If you are making these mistakes, stop before it is too late.

1. Washing your hair the wrong way

Washing hair with warm water is a normal habit adopted by most of us, but what we did not realise is that hot water actually dries up the hair and scalp. On the other hand, using lukewarm water will help to open the cuticles and increase the effect of the shampoo to cleanse the hair. It is also advisable to rinse the hair in the end with cold water, as it will help to close the hair cuticle and help to lock the moisture. If you have coloured hair, you should avoid hot water completely because hot water will increase the chances of removing the colour faster.

2. Combing your hair when it is wet

If you often comb your hair immediately after washing them, stop now. You are actually tearing your hair from the scalp. Wet hair is prone to breakage because the pores in the scalp are wide at that time, which makes the scalp easily let go of the hair, leading to bunches of broken strands of hair. Hair must be left to dry naturally. Never style or tie wet hair. Comb the hair with a wide tooth comb only when they are completely dry.

3. Too much heat applied to your hair

Many women tend to use heat based hair tools like hair dryer, curling iron and the flat iron to style their hair. This heat tends to develop split ends and take away the natural colour of the hair. Drying your hair frequently with dryer can also cause irreparable damage to your hair. Therefore, keep the hair dryer away from your hair while drying, as much as possible. It is best to towel dry your hair gently or to keep your hair wrapped in a soft and clean towel for some time for drying it naturally.

4. Over-colouring your hair

Using hair colours might be the latest fashion trend but the colours are made of chemicals and hence are enemies of your hair. Over-colouring can also happen when you DIY and fail to pick the right shade. If you must colour your hair, the selection of the right colour must always be done by an expert or in a salon to get the right colour tone of the skin. If you can also keep your hair away from all kinds of hair sprays and styling creams or gels, your hair would thank you at the end of the day.

5. You avoid using hair conditioner

Most women neglect the process of condition after rinsing the hair. Conditioner must be applied immediately after the hair wash to prevent the hair from tangling and dullness. It is crucial to keep your hair moisturized with a good quality conditioner. Not using conditioner, especially when your hair is subjected to outside pollution every day, would not only make your hair extremely damaged but the shine and lustre would be gone too, within no time at all.

6. Over-combing your hair and with the wrong comb

It is necessary to comb your hair to remove tangles, but excess brushing can lead to split ends and eventually hair loss. When combing your hair, make sure the comb you use is of the appropriate size for your hair and combing should only be done when required. If you choose a comb with the wrong size, this can break your hair from the middle or root. This results in the discontinuation in your hair growing process.

Hair Care, Treatments

The importance of purifying the scalp

23/08/2017 No Comments

Most of us are familiar with skincare; we know what the basic steps are: cleanse, tone, moisturise, and yes, exfoliate and apply a mask regularly. But how many of us know that our scalp needs exfoliating too?

Our scalp is an extension of our skin, so it is probably not surprising that it has many similar traits with our facial skin. Just like our facial skin, it produces sebum and sheds skin cells that can clog our hair follicles over time. As such, our scalp definitely needs to be exfoliated regularly to get rid of these impurities to prevent our follicles from clogging. A healthy scalp is important for strengthening hair, helping growth and reducing hair fall.

On top of preventing clogging, exfoliating our scalp thoroughly can also enable hair tonic and serum to penetrate deeply into the scalp, offering our scalp the nourishment that we need. Our hair is alive only at the root so nourishing the scalp leads to better hair follicles/roots, faster growth, increased hair strength and better overall nourishment in the long run.

However, most of us only use a shampoo and a conditioner from day to day. These are, of course, important products to use, but what will make a big difference to our hair and scalp health is if we introduce a pre-wash that exfoliates the scalp into our hair routine. A pre-wash acts exactly like how an exfoliator works on the facial skin – it gets rid of dead skin cells on the scalp, and prevents clogging from happening.

If you think hair maintenance means going for restorative processes only after your hair has taken damage from the environment, styling and substandard products, you are definitely wrong. Hair and scalp maintenance is to your hair as physical exercise is to your body, and healthy diet is to metabolism. The world is more polluted than before, and the human body’s processes are only getting weaker. Thinning hair is getting increasingly common these days, and even children are getting infections of the scalp.

Read on to know why purifying our scalp is so important.

For better hair growth

Frequent traveling and lack of proper diet can result in serious fall in hair numbers. When hair follicles are weakened and clogged, hair growth is slow or non-existent and falls easily even when running your fingers through your hair, which is why hair loss is a common issue especially in the later part of life. To prevent hair loss, and allow healthy hair growth, protecting your scalp and its hair follicles is key.

For a clean and problem-free scalp

Keeping dirt and excess oil away from the scalp through shampooing is half the job done. However, product build up from shampoo, conditioner, hair spray, moose and gels and blockage on scalp due to air pollution and added sebum can give way to major problems such as pimples on scalp or even irritation. We always recommend a scalp detox session every now and then to clear away these impurities. Together with the right kind of shampoo and conditioner, you can keep your scalp clean, fresh and problem free.

For healthy hair

Frequent colouring and dyeing can make the hair dull or fried. The chemicals in dyes and other substances are harmful for both the scalp and the hair. Using hair dryers and flat irons is also damaging. Regular hair maintenance helps keep the lustre and shine in check!

For avoiding dandruff

Dandruff happens when excess sebum is secreted by the follicles, leading to an excessively oily scalp. This sticky, oily scalp attracts dirt. Scalp and hair maintenance therapies can also regulate the sebum production, preventing dandruff from occurring.

Prevention is always better than cure, especially for healthy hair and scalp. Oriental Hair Solution’s Award-Winning Herbal Scalp Purifying Therapy treatment comprises of hair and scalp treatments that establish a strong foundation for protection against harsh chemicals or environmental damages. It aids in cleansing the scalp, nourishing and moisturizing both the scalp and hair roots which helps in restoring the vitality of your hair. What’s more, you can now enjoy a session of this treatment at only $18 and get 1 Hair Care Kit for free (U.P $358)!

Hesitate no more, contact us for an appointment today.

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