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How to get Thicker Hair

Posted on April 16, 2012 with No Comments

Some people have naturally fine, thin hair in which case they want to know how to get hair thicker. Everyone has what nature and genes have given him or her. This does not mean that this status quo has to be accepted. There may be a medical issue at work that is thinning your hair. Your family physician will be able to give you a simple test to find out if your hair is thin through an ailing thyroid, through fungal growth or perhaps to a psychiatric problem.

If no such cause can be determined, then it has to be assumed that you have genetically determined thin hair. There are a few things everyone can do to improve their hair volume. Your hair follicles will not regenerate once they have died or been removed from the dermis. The issue to focus on is more the prevention of hair loss than additional growth of hair. To keep as much hair as possible on your head, there are a few steps you can take to achieve that.

Keep Your Scalp Healthy

Let’s look at the scalp. Ask yourself if you think that perhaps you need to wash your hair more often. If you have a job that places you in a smoke-filled or grease-filled environment, your scalp will need daily shampooing. Hair follicles can get clogged with oil and dirt particles too small to see with the eye. This may affect the death of a number of follicles every single day. The only way to prevent that is to protect your hair with a cap and daily washings with a mild hair thickening shampoo.

Do Raw Egg Treatments Once A Month

Even though the hair on your head is already dead, the follicles are alive and can benefit from the pure protein infusion an egg will provide. If you do not work or live in an environment that adds layers of dirt to your hair, perhaps you are washing your hair too much. Two to three times a week will keep your hair and scalp clean. This can prevent damage from harsh shampoos or over washing. You should supplement this treatment with a shampoo that thickens hair for best results to help swell the follicle shaft.

Another Step Toward Full, Thick Hair

Have you thought about scalp massages? You can do a scalp massage and hot oil treatment all at one time. Heat the oil you are going to use to make it comfortably warm. You can use any oil you want but coconut oil is often a good choice. Some people prefer olive oil. The smell may be the deciding factor over which oil you prefer. Massage it into every inch of your scalp with your fingertips in rotating motions. After you are finished, a hot towel wrap will keep the effects working for quite a while. This should add volume to your hair.

Internal Action Toward Thicker Hair

This will be a very important step for you. If your thin hair is due to a medical problem, the right prescription and treatment will reverse the thinning process and your hair will gain in volume and number. If no medical issue is to blame, then begin a healthy lifestyle. Eat the proper foods, get enough exercise, take your vitamins and stop smoking. Healthy living and proper hygiene will give you a much thicker head of hair.

Shampoo for Dense, Coarse or Thick Hair

Posted on May 26, 2009 with No Comments

Two years ago my wife and I were fortunate (blessed) to adopt a 5-year-old boy from Guatemala.  He always has a smile on his face, is inquisitive, humble, smart and has the thickest, densest hair of anyone I’ve ever met.

No kidding – his hair is jet black, stands straight-up and as thick as a carpet.  Whenever he is in the sun, his head absorbs heat like asphalt on an August day and the sweat starts falling, even when the temperature is rather mild.  It is coarse and stiff, and we have experimented with all sorts of shampoos to keep his scalp moisturized and follicles somewhat soft and manageable – what we needed was a shampoo for dense, coarse and thick hair.

Needless to say, we have several hispanic friends – mainly from Central and South America – and many of the “hispanics” we know have similar challenges, whether they’re from Mexico, Guatemala or Venezuela.  And the issue we hear repeatedly is how to maintain and manage hair that is so coarse and thick.

Here is what we have found.  First, maintaining moisture is paramount and the two best products we found for that are those with emu oil or LusterPlex.  LusterPlex, interestingly, was developed by Croda (a personal products research and ingredient company) to increase flexibility, shine and smoothness of coarse or thick hair.  It has become a top active ingredient for use in African American hair products for its’ properties for increasing sheen and reducing breaking.

Shampoos and conditioners with this ingredient work great for hispanic hair (latino, latina) too - I can attest.  Though density hasn’t changed (and I hope it doesn’t for a long time), his hair is much softer and smoother – and doesn’t have that “velcro” feel.  It still gets hot – as a recent trip to the pool proved, but the feel of brittleness is gone and it doesn’t seem to get as dirty as it once did.

The other ingredient I mentioned was emu oil.  Emu oil is great for moisturizing the scalp and works very well in shampoos and conditioners.  It is a very popular ingredient for African American shampoos and for anyone who deals with breakage or coarseness.  It is a great moisturizer – reducing dryness and poor hydration – and works well for those whose locks are thin…it adds body, softness and life.