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- Wash hair regularly with lukewarm to cold water to keep the scalp clean and healthy - but avoid washing hair too frequently
- Condition hair regularly to prevent hair loss due to breakage
- Avoid blow drying hair especially with high heat since it leads to easy breakage of hair. Let the hair dry naturally
- Avoid rubbing wet hair vigorously with a towel - just gently pat them dry
- Avoid combing hair when wet since it is prone to breakage at such time
- Use a wide-toothed comb instead of a hair brush
- Don't choose hairstyles that put pressure on hair - e.g. tight ponytails, buns, etc
- If you must color your hair, choose ammonia-free products
- Avoid damage to hair as caused by chemical treatment, perming, straightening, ironing, etc.
Hair Care Tips Recommended by Our Nutritionists:
- Avoid red meat since it's a DHT (Dihydrotestosterone) activator and therefore aggravates hair loss
- Include more of green tea and soya in your diet since these are natural DHT (Dihydrotestosterone) inhibitors and therefore help to control hair loss
- Pumpkin seeds (sun-dried or roasted) taken daily helps control hair loss
- Black dates, Halim seeds (gardencress), black raisins, fenugreek, eggs, nuts, cods are good for treating hair loss due to anemia
- Limit intake of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and lentils if you are hypothyroid and its causing you to lose hair
- For controlling hair loss due to dandruff (scaly scalp), take 2 tbsp of roasted powdered flax seeds daily. Yogurt also reduces intensity of scaling
- Reduce / stop smoking
