What Does Garlic Hair Treatment Do?
Garlic is a healthy and flavorful addition to almost any meal. Yet many people don't realize that garlic can be used as a hair treatment as well. Added to shampoos and gels, garlic can promote hair health and even help to slow hair loss, making it one amazing and beneficial herb. Does this Spark an idea?
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What It Is
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Aged garlic extract is a concentrated form of garlic with more health benefits than regular garlic. It is frequently added to shampoos, conditioners, oils, gels and creams to create a garlic hair treatment. When applied topically through these products, garlic penetrates the hair and scalp, promoting the health of both. Yet because the garlic is aged, it loses its potent smell, and most hair products containing garlic are unscented.
Hair Health
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Garlic hair treatments help to strengthen hair, protecting it from dryness, damage and breakage. Garlic also infuses hair with extra body, shine and smoothness, creating a fuller and healthier look overall. In addition, garlic hair treatments are also beneficial to the scalp, as they can help to relieve dry, itchy and flaky scalps.
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Hair Loss
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Garlic hair treatments are also helpful in preventing hair loss. When applied to the scalp, garlic stimulates blood circulation, removes harmful toxins and rejuvenates the hair follicle, all of which helps to prevent or even stop hair loss.
Where to Find It
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Garlic hair treatments can be found in specialty drugstores like Harmon's or online via beauty product websites like www.beautyofnewyork.com and www.bluebeez.com.
Pure Garlic
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If you're not up for purchasing a line of garlic hair care products or you'd like to try garlic out first before making a purchase, try the following hair loss remedy:
Cut a clove of garlic in half and rub the newly exposed portion to the area in which you're experiencing hair loss. Do this about an hour before bed; then just before going to bed, cover your scalp with olive oil and put on a cap. Keep the treatment on overnight and wash your hair regularly in the morning. Repeat this process for several weeks in order to see a change in your hair loss.
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