Who wouldn’t want healthy looking skin and beautiful, shiny hair? There’s no need to break the bank to have beautiful skin and hair. Here’s how:
Water, water, water
Drink water. Being hydrated all the time hydrates the skin and the hair as well, making you look healthier and more beautiful.
Healthy Diet
Eat lots of fruits and vegetables. A healthy diet does not only make you feel good, it will also make you look good and that includes your hair and your skin. It may be a cliché but you are what you eat. If your hair and your skin do not look healthy then you may not be eating right.Beauty is not just skin deep, it comes from within.
Oil Treatments
For unmanageable and frizzy hair, use virgin coconut oil and leave it over night. You can apply coconut oil on your body as well to add moisture to the skin. Olive oil for the skin is good as well.
Protection
Protect your hair and your skin from harmful elements. There are conditioners available in the market that can protect your hair from UV rays. For the skin, you can use a sun block.
Super Meals
Omega 3 and 6 are good for the skin. Salmon, tuna, walnuts and sardines frees skin cells from toxins. For your hair eat red meat twice a week, the protein content in meat, with vitamin B, iron and zinc will make your hair look healthier and shiner than ever.
The Don’ts in Hair Care
Do not wash your hair with warm water, it makes it dry. Dry hair is hard to manage and it doesn’t look nice. If you are fond of using warm water however get a conditioner and moisturize daily. Apart from moisturizing your hair, a good organic conditioner like those made of aloe vera or fruit extract without chemical ingredients will keep your hair healthy and protect it from the elements.
Do not fail to cut the tips of your hair at least once every two months. Getting a trim will enhance hair growth and will remove split ends.
Do not use hair care products with too many chemicals on. it may make your hair look shiny and pretty the first few times but in the long term, it brings considerable damage to hair follicles.
The Don’ts in Skin Care
Do not go out without sunscreen even if you are not going to the beach. The sun’s UV rays damage the skin and may even cause skin cancer. Do not use tanning beds. A good tan may look nice on you but you are burning your skin, there is no such thing as safe tanning especially when tanning salons are concerned. To tan naturally, go to the beach with enough sunscreen protection and lay there in the early morning until 9 am. Do not tan in the middle of the day, the sun’s rays are not healthy for your skin at those hours.
Do not fail to exfoliate. Removing dead skin cells makes your skin look healthy and a lot smoother than before. For a natural way to exfoliate, you can use rock salt.