How to Get Hair Into a More Healthy Condition

Regular trims keep the ends of hair healthy.

Short or long, curly or straight, healthy hair always makes a positive fashion statement. With a huge selection of products and styling tools, caring for your hair and keeping it in tip-top shape can be overwhelming. Knowing how to get your hair looking its healthiest is the best thing you can do to keep it healthy for a long time.

Things You'll Need

• Natural-bristle brush
• Avocado
• Egg
• Essential oils
• Apple cider vinegar

Instructions

1. Maintain hair by keeping the ends trimmed on a regular basis. Getting a trim of ¼ inch every eight weeks is a good way to keep dead, frazzled ends away.

2. Deep condition tresses once a week. This is especially true if you use heat styling tools such as irons or rollers, according to Marie Claire.

3. Use a brush that has natural boar bristles because they distribute oils all along your hair shaft, keeping it moist.

4. Treat your hair to a healthy mask. Mix one ripe avocado with one egg and apply to your wet hair for about 20 minutes. The oils, vitamins and proteins will replenish you hair, according to Reader's Digest. Use the mask about once a week if your hair is damaged and once a month if your hair is healthy.

5. Mix essential oils into your shampoo. To improve the quality of your shampoo, dilute half with water and add about 20 drops per 8 oz. mixture.

6. Balance pH levels in your hair with an apple cider vinegar rinse. Combine one part apple cider vinegar with two parts warm water and apply to your hair, massaging into your scalp. Leave it on for a few minutes and wash as usual.

7. Make an omelet for your hair. Mix one raw egg with a small dab of your shampoo and apply to your hair from roots to end. Allow to sit for five minutes and rinse.

8. Apply silicone products after you've heat-styled your hair. Applying silicone before heating your hair allows the silicone to sap your hair of moisture, says Marie Claire.

9. Wait at least four weeks in between single-process colorings and eight weeks between highlighting hair, suggests Reader's Digest.

Tips & Warnings

• If your hair is oily, try using a gentle shampoo because harsh shampoos strip the oil, forcing your scalp to overcompensate, according to Reader's Digest.

• Avoid heat styling on hair that isn't completely dry.

• Don't sleep with accessories in your hair, as they cause damage.

References

• Reader's Digest: Get Healthier Hair
• Marie Claire: Healthy Hair 101
• Daily Glow: Tips to Repair Dry, Damaged Hair