Long and shiny locks of hair are a matter of envy wherever you go. But what if you are unable to get those green eyes on your hair when you enter because your hair is not what it should be. After spending long time on mending your face, hands and feet, how did you even forget to get your hair care? Proper hair care leads to healthy and great looking hair.

Here are a few tips you should follow to have that beautiful hair people go green over

Keep your scalp healthy as a healthy scalp gives healthy hair

Clean scalp promotes clean hair

Brush hair thoroughly at least three times a day

Brushing enables the scalp to produce a protective layer of acid

Washing hair regularly removes the dirt and grime from the scalp

Diet and lifestyle contribute to the health of your hair

Your overall health contributes to healthy hair

Daily intake of vitamins ensure vitality in hair

Your mental health also contributes to the health of your hair

Shampooing

Even if your loved ones like the way your hair looks after a shampoo, that is not a reason to shampoo everyday. This is the reason for your dry, limp, thinning hair. Another common mistake is if you do not use a clarifying shampoo at least once a week. If you use styling products every other day, the chances of the residue build-up on your scalp are very high. You need to use a clarifying shampoo to get rid of all this product build-up and pollutants from your scalp.

Conditioning

A conditioner is to hair what a moisturizer is to the skin and should be used after shampooing. All types of hair have to be conditioned to keep it shiny and flexible. Conditioning is specially useful for dry hair. It adds to the natural oil supply and gives dry hair, shine as well as bounce and strength. For oily hair, use conditioner only on the ends of your hair .

Method of Conditioning

It is not surprising if you still have dull, lifeless hair despite using rich conditioners, hair masques, etc. Go a little too liberal with the conditioner and you will only end up weighing down your hair. Ideally, you must not use more than two teaspoons of conditioner for your hair unless you have really long tresses. Apart from applying too much you might also not be distributing the conditioner evenly. Applying conditioner from root to tip is wrong. You will clog the roots of your hair and your scalp might break out in itchy and oily bumps.

Conditioning

After shampooing gently squeeze the excess water

Comb your hair with the fingers or with wide toothed comb from the roots to the ends gently. Remove tangles

Apply little conditioner and rub the conditioner through the hair with the fingers. Never rub on the scalp

Keep it on the hair for 5 minutes

Now gently massage the hair to loosen the conditioner

Rinse the hair and remove all traces of conditioner. Now dry the hair

Conditioners used for different types of hair are different. On damaged hair, protein conditioners work the best to revive the damages. Dry hair requires moisturizers or intensive conditioners that help resolve the dryness. Normal and oily hair benefit from any normal conditioner.