Long hair can be stunningly gorgeous. Long hair can be frizzy and stringy. Long hair can be difficult to care for or can be incredibly easy to take care of, there are several easy ways to care for long hair and keep in it great condition
1. Braid Before Going to Bed
By braiding long hair before going to bed it will keep hair from getting tangled. In turn it will be easier to brush out in the morning and will lessen damage from brushing out tangles
2. Get Hair Trimmed
By getting long hair trimmed when it needs it, it will remain thicker at the ends, long hair looks straggly and unhealthy when it is thin and uneven at it ends. Also by getting split ends trimmed off when they start to develop, it will prevent the splits from progressing up the hairs, leading to breakage and fly aways
3. Always Start at the Bottom
Start brushing your hair from the bottom and slowly work your way up. This will help get out tangles and knots without making them worse. By getting out knots with the least amount of force and effort will help keep from causing more damage
4. Leave in Conditioner
When conditioning hair be sure to leave the conditioner in hair for at least two minutes before rinsing. This will allow it to moisturize and repair hair, if immediately rinsed out the efficiency of the conditioner is severely reduced
5. Always Have a Band
To help keep long hair from getting tangled in the case of wind, rain, sleet or spontaneous motorcycle rides, by always having a hair band in close proximity, horrible tangling can be preventing
6. Eggs
Hair care home remedies can have great benefits. Take an egg or two, break and beat them, then after washing hair, work the egg into hair, let sit for about five minutes, rinse out and shampoo again. The protein the egg helps strengthen and moisturize hair. The protein in flat beer will also have the same effects on hair. If using beer, open it and let it sit for a day or more in the refrigerator so that it is completely flat. Then put in dry hair and let sit for five to ten minutes for great results
7. Olive Oil
Combing olive oil into hair will moisturize the scalp and is a great treatment for dry hair. It will give the results of the greatest conditioner ever made. Brush through hair, then comb olive oil through hair, wrap a hair in a towel, let sit for ten minutes to thirty minutes, and then wash hair normally. The longer the olive oil is in the hair the better the results will be, also the cost of the olive oil has no effect on how well it work and extra virgin does have a fairly strong scent so one might want to avoid using it.
