Elderly Women - Hairstyles

Hairstyle is one topic, a lot has been written about. Most of these articles are related to young hair styles or for growing girls or young guys. But how about hairstyles for elderly women? Ageing process has its own pitfalls like lines wrinkles on the faces. But an elderly woman can change her appearance gracefully by modifying her hairstyle. The first thing in the process is to taking notice of one’s face cut and texture of the hair. Complexion is also important before going for that hair style breakthrough. Normally it has been seen that, elderly women prefer short hair but it is advisable to look to other styles as well.

Layered hairstyles cut works perfectly if you want to hide the wrinkles and lines appearing on your face. More so, long layered hair cut is suitable when you want to highlight your cheek or give a lift to your face and appear beautiful. There can be few modifications as well like using side swept bangs for eyes or introducing bangs in the hair style or skim the eyebrow etc.

Short pixie haircut helps in bringing that much needed style and grace. Medium hairstyles gives an illusion of additional hair volume. If you are interested in highlighting your facial features then pixie haircut works the best. You can also go for bob cut because it is an eternal hairstyle that will always be in demand. It is elegant for elderly women. You can choose symmetrical or asymmetrical cut depending upon your preference.

Homemade Hair Conditioner

One can make home conditioner in his/her home. Homemade hair conditioners are considered much better than those available in market because of the chemical elements. Conditioners available in market are prone to have huge amount of chemicals in them whereas those made in home are quite pure. Let’s talk about a home conditioner recipe. For that one needs to have the following things,

1 teaspoon of malt vinegar
1 teaspoon of castor oil.
1 teaspoon of glycerin.
1 teaspoon of Indian gooseberry or bacopa oil.

All the above mentioned ingredients have different functions to perform. Malt vinegar is known for restoring acid mantle whereas castor oil provides body to your beautiful hair. Call it herbal oil as Indian gooseberry gives that much needed tonic to your hair and glycerin is very useful in providing moisturize to your hair. One needs to apply shampoo so that these ingredients blend together in an effective way. This mixture needs to be applied before washing your hair and then leave it for 20 minutes.

While applying to the hair, be gentle. After the specified time, wash it with shampoo and clean water. Now, feel the change in your hair texture. There are other home made conditioners as well. Like for dry hair, one can make a mix of henna, oil and warm milk to make a paste. Apply it on hair and leave it for 20 minutes. Wash it with water and feel the wonderful change.

How to deal with split ends?

Split ends are a common problem today. This is because of the increase in the use of chemicals in different hair care products. Also, split ends occur when hair is exposed to extreme temperatures. Also it occurs when hair does not get enough nourishment. This is clichéd but it is true that one of the most common ways to treat split ends is to trim your hair regularly (once in every two months). Beauty experts suggest one should get a hair trim atleast once in forty five days. Hair trimming helps to keep your hair healthy and indeed makes them grow long.

Another precaution that one can take to avoid split ends in the hair is to minimize the use of hot rollers and hair dryers and reduce outings in the afternoon where there is a chance of hair being exposed to harsh sun rays. Try and avoid using hair dryer to dry your hair on a regular basis. Also, avoid using excessive chemicals on your hair especially when coloring your hair. Sometimes, black is beautiful too especially when every other girl is coloring her hair! There are a lot of shampoos, oils, tablets and conditioners that are available in the market that help to treat split ends and make hair healthy. Different treatments suit different hair. You can experiment and choose the best or you can even consult your beautician. It is said that castor oil and honey paste can also be used to treat split ends.

Summer hair cuts

As summers are approaching, crowds are flocking to the nearest parlor to get that new short hair cut. Parents also begin to take their children to hair dressers to get their hair shorten.
Less hair keeps one’s head cool. Believe it or not but you can actually lose up to 50 percent of your body heat from the top of your head.

Cool funky cuts are in with short summer dresses that women flaunt especially on beaches. Thick and long layers of hair trap the heat within and this is what make one feel the heat. Short hair will reduce the insulation on the scalp. Also, study shows that hair grows slightly faster in summer, all the more reason for you to get that hair cut!

Things are better if hair is not totally straight or flat. Short curls are very much in vogue and most hot models are displaying their cool haircuts this season. Also, getting an extension or a color streak in your short hair gives you an edge of stylishness and sophistication. You are sure on that joy ride to attract a million eye balls and earning some praises and exclamation marks!
It is a myth that short hair look good only on slim girls. Medium hairstyles just gives you a personality change and that too a good one. Above all, it just makes you feel so light that you almost feel you are flying in the sky. So go ahead and get that short hair to beat the heat!

Introducing Hair Transplant

Many people are suffering from hair loss and in extreme cases, baldness. Blame it on poor lifestyle habits, lack of time and care, inadequate eating habits or plain hair structure, there are several reasons behind hair loss. The worst affected lots are youths many of whom have started experiencing hair loss. It’s never a good feeling to appear bald. Hair loss takes places in different stages. Initially it starts with the sides and then the middle part. The best way to prevent hair loss is definitely good care and proper eating habits. Apart from that one should also got for physical activities and massaging.

The last resort is hair transplantation. Now a days many people prefer to go for this method in order to feel good again. Technically speaking, in transplant process hair follicles from the side and back are relocated. These follicles are bald resistant. Transplantation involves relocating them to the bald or thinning area of the scalp. Hair follicles belonging to the donor areas are genetically bald resistant, hence they grow whole life. The transplantation techniques have vastly changed in recent years. It was not a very common or popular choice in old days but advent of new technology has made this process quite friendly and affordable. In earlier days, the basic techniques used were mini grafts and large plugs. But these days’ mostly large numbers of small grafts that contain 1 to 4 hairs are used.

Busting Hair Myths

It has been believed that scalp diseases spread by sharing combs and brushes. Yes, this is true because when you share brushes, combs or other hair care tools there is a fair chance of lice and other parasites getting transported from scalp to scalp. So better to have comb for personal use only. People who often go for color treatment or bridal makeup have this fear that color treatment will cause hair loss. No, this is false because if used properly then there is no chance of occurrence of hair loss. However, one needs to remember that most of the hair color products available in salon or market contain chemicals that can be really dangerous if not used properly.

There is this long existing myth about hair loss if you stand in sun light for long duration. Again, this is far from truth. The reality is hair acts as shield against harsh sun rays. Whenever hair loss occurs it occurs at follicle level. That means, if sun has to do any damage to your hair then it will have to penetrate that depth. It has been often said that, using tight braids or buns or ponytails cause hair loss and ultimately baldness. Yes, this is true and has been found in older African American women. Known as ‘Traction Alopecia’ that is a hair loss condition, it happens because of wearing tight ponytails and braids over a long duration. This causes stress and tension in hair and they start breaking down. So make sure to use looser styles so that there will be less tension and stress in your beautiful hair.

Hair Care- Right Facts

Many households in India place special emphasis on brushing 100 strokes each day so that hair will grow faster. But in reality, that is going to hurt the hair cuticle so never ever do that. Rather use a comb instead of brush. Vigorous use of brush will cause hair breakage and split ends.

One of the most common myths is cutting your hair frequently will make it grow faster and thicker. Wrong again. The main reason behind this misconception is that compared to tip hair is thicker at base. So having short hair gives it a thick appearance. Hair has a biologically determined growth rate so no frequency of hair cutting is going to bring thickness and length to it. Hair that are limp, fickle or thin will remain that way however one can use volume enhancing hair care products to plump up the hair. One can also use color treatment or hair fattening blunt cut or even texturing perm to enhance the look of the hair.

One frequently believed myth is that sleeping with wet hair will cause scalp fungus. That’s again is wrong. Fungal diseases can not be caught from sleeping with wet scalps. To be in contact with infected sources like tainted hair care tools or humans or animals is the more appropriate reason for getting scalp infection. More so, children are more likely to victim of scalp fungus because of their low immune system.