today I'm going to share my healthy hair secrets that every woman needs to know
hi I'm Schellea this is fabulous fifties a lifestyle channel for women over 50 and
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excited today to share with you a whole lot of things that I do to keep my hair
strong and healthy and shiny and as you get older as you probably very well know
the consistency of your hair changes so for me it got drier from already being
dry and frizzy and warrior if that's a word it got more
wiry so I have to do a whole lot of things to keep it as good as it was
before so I'm gonna share with you the things that I've found that actually
work my first thing is so cool it really really works you may think it's an old
wives tale but I can tell you it's not for me anyway and that is cutting your
hair on the full moon and since I've tried this my hair has definitely grown
quicker and thicker so the thing is you cut your hair on the full moon or three
days leading up to the full moon and the reason behind it is because when the
moon is full that's when it has the most energy and because we're so connected to
the moon that's when we have all that abundance of energy in our body so the
hair follicles can grow quicker so if your hair is damaged or dry or brittle
or you just want to make it grow a bit longer give this a try
I was surprised and when I tested it with my hairdresser we measured my hair
from the back of the chair and it grew three centimeters in six weeks which is
a lot which is way quicker than it usually grows so if you've heard that it
doesn't work I'm telling you it worked for me and it's worked with other people
that I know so give that a try my second tip is to prevent my hair from getting
even more dry than what it is I only wash my fringe
every day to freshen up the look so I'll go for four days without washing my hair
so today we're on day four from my hair wash and I'll style it but every single
day I just wash the front section so I bring my hair to the front put it over
the sink and wash and condition my hair then add a heat protectant on that and
then blow-dry it fresh I don't get it oily hair so that's not a problem for me
and if your hair's very oily you may need to wash all of your hair every day
but if you have dry hair give this a try because it saves you so much time
because washing all of your hair every day or every second day is huge and
who's got all that time and then after I've done that my third tip if you're
trying to get your fringe to stay in the right direction you've got a blow-dryer
in the opposite direction so when your hair's wet air dry it to get a little
bit of body into it then pull it with a round brush on the opposite side to
where you want it to fall so for me this is where I want it to fall I pull it
that side and then when you get to the end you kick it back under again and it
sits perfectly on the side that you want to without a cowlick but if you want to
get that kick and it just stays there perfectly with a little bit of hairspray
try this I bet you it'll work my next tip is the best thing ever it's a hair
turban so this is a microfiber hair turban and this is the shape after
you've washed your hair you put this on instead of a towel and the microfibers
in these really soak up the water and it dries your hair twice or three or four
times quicker than the towel does plus it's not bulky it's just a little bit of
fabric you wrap it around your head and then you can go and do whatever you need
to do and it's not heavy like you've got a towel on my husband think so
very attractive but what I love about this is it stops the frizz it's really
amazing and when I take it off you can either do a quick dry before you go to
bed or you can pull your hair up into a ponytail and wrap two pieces of hair
around each other and that will further reduce the frizz for when you wake up in
the morning so these are great they're not very expensive and they make a huge
difference this product is called bhringraj oil and it's an ayurvedic
combination of oils and recipe to help with hair growth and i used to make this
kind of recipe years ago with all the powders and coconut oil and mix it all
together and it was great back then but it was really messy and it was a hassle
so I didn't do it but then a year ago I started buying this one which was
already all the ingredients in it and it's boring garage and Amla oil and
bhringraj is called the ruler of the hair due to its ability to promote hair
growth and this is an ancient Ayurvedic remedy for balding and graying and
growth all for your hair so this oil is like the hair king in Ayurveda and it
really works my hair is really dry so what you do is you put it in your hand
and then start massaging your scalp and really really stimulate the scalp and
the oil goes in and then you rub it onto the ends of your hair and through your
hair and you put it on for an hour before you shampoo your hair so this is
great for someone like me who washes my hair at night and it works beautifully
on dry hair for rejuvenation and you know keeping it soft and healthy but
keep in mind you're not going to put this on and you know after two weeks you
notice your hair is thicker and longer it's not that kind of product it's
something that you would use once a week for a long period of time and you'll
notice the difference my next tip is for you if you're experiencing some hair
loss lay on your bed or your couch and rest your head draping back over the
edge and then start gently massaging your
scalp all over for four minutes I've just inserted a small clock here not to
distract you but just to give you an indication of how long four minutes of
Head massage actually takes the goal here is to
encourage blood flow to the scalp and your head must be below the heart to get
that instant rush blood supplies oxygen to our hair follicles and the lack of
oxygen creates hair loss and if you're taking any form of medication at the
moment this is something that's going to really help stimulate that blood flow so
you can rejuvenate your hair and why are you doing this take the time to actually
feel your fingers on your scalp and that touch is something that's missing in
today's world so just really feel it and connect in with yourself make sure that
you get up very slowly take your time because you can get dizzy and then when
you're up bend back over the other way and stretch over your feet you can also
do this massage standing or kneeling just make sure that your head is lower
than your heart really this is such an easy thing to do that actually gets
great results my next tip is silk pillowcases are amazing for your hair
and I've said this before but when I started using a pillowcase that was made
out of linen which is beautiful to sleep in but you can't put your head on it
because it cuts all the hair I would say never never never do that because the
weave of the cotton is quite thick and when your hair is rubbing on it
overnight it just cuts into your hair and I'll show you mine like you can see
these little bits here so those pits there unfortunately for me got cut and I
didn't realize it and I blame the pillowcase for that so I started using
silk pillowcases and I will never ever ever go back
they are so beautiful for your hair and when you sleep on it your hair
less frizzy and not damaged at all when you wake up in the morning and the silk
pillowcases are beautiful for your skin be careful not to buy the satin
pillowcases because it's a different experience so the Saturn you kind of
slip off them your face slips off and it doesn't feel good but for me I kept
waking up in the middle of the night with a satin pillowcase it just wasn't
right and the silk is a natural fiber and it has a beautiful harmony with your
face and your hair and I would treat yourself and buy one of these if you
haven't already got one and once you sleep on it I don't think
you'll ever go back I also use supplements and vitamins to keep my hair
healthy and I'm pretty sure they make a huge difference so I always use
hydrolyzed collagen and I use the perfect supplements brand because of its
purity and what happens is as you get older the collagen in your body reduces
and that causes dry brittle hair and you know saggy skin and all that stuff that
we don't like so it's important to get collagen back into your body and I've
done a lot of research on collagen and I'm confident that it really makes a
huge difference to the thickness and the vitality of my hair and also my skin as
well and the second thing I take is biotin and I take biotin for hair growth
so there's a lot of research to say that biotin is actually very very good for
hair growth and it stimulates the hair cell and helps it to grow so if you've
got thinning and hair breakage I think biotin would really help you it makes a
difference I really hope these tips were helpful for you and you can try some of
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