Showing posts with label hair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hair. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Best Natural, Chemical Free Hair Color

I tried Herbatint, which left my hair soft and with a nice color. However, I also felt slightly nauseous and with a small headache afterwards. That being said, the chemicals in herbatint are minimal compared to many other brands. And the negative feelings were gone within a couple of hours, especially after drinking some green tea or taking spirulina.



For a completely chemical-free hair dye, I recommend Aubrey's Light Mountain hair color. It's 100% chemical free and often works well for people who are more chemical sensitive.

Sunday, August 14, 2016

Can Coffee Cause Hair Loss?

Keeping your coffee black, organic, and limited to one cup per day helps to limit the negative effects of coffee (Link). Also, since coffee can reduce iron absorption during meals, many doctors suggest drinking coffee an hour after, or before, your meals.

Dr. Oz puts it well: "Don’t let coffee or [black] tea scare you! They both have multiple health benefits, so you shouldn’t avoid drinking them. In fact, even if you drink tea or coffee with your meals, if you’re not already anemic, chances are you’re getting the iron you need anyway. If you’re constantly fatigued and think you may have iron-deficiency anemia, you should see a doctor and get your iron levels tested" (Link).

1) Iron Deficiency - One study demonstrated that coffee reduced non-heme iron absorption by 39% (Link). Also, iron deficiency is linked with hair loss. "A review of 40 years of research shows that iron deficiency has a much closer link to hair loss than most doctors realize. It may be the key to restoring hair growth, Cleveland Clinic dermatologists find" (Link).

Black tea was also included in this study, and has similar results. "Black tea, and even coffee to a lesser extent, also block iron absorption" (Link). However, cultures that drink green tea do not suffer from anemia more than other cultures (Link). In fact green tea has been proven to regrow hair on mice (Link).

2) Adrenal Fatigue - It is well known that adrenal fatigue and stress can lead to hair loss. But can coffee can lead to adrenal fatigue? "What happens over time is that your adrenal glands start to burn out from overuse, which can lead to adrenal fatigue. Naturally, you can help to prevent adrenal fatigue simply by avoiding coffee, or keeping your consumption to a minimum" (Link).

3) B Vitamins - "Caffeine also reduces the levels of vitamin B which is necessary for healthy hair." (Link)

"I decided to stop drinking coffee. Was very hard in the beginning...but I did it and all my problems are gone! My hair stopped falling almost completely and is more strong now." (Link)

Saturday, July 9, 2016

Thinning Hair Solution

A YouTuber I'm subscribed to posted an amazing video this morning about how he effectively thickens his hair. Hair building fibers have many brands and can be found on Amazon, etc.


Monday, November 9, 2015

Quick Tip for Hair Growth and Preventing Hair Loss

"According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, a 2007 study by Korean scientists at the Seoul National University College of Medicine found that epigallocatechin-3-gallat, or EGCG, present in green tea promoted growth of hair follicles and stimulated the human dermal papilla cells to boost hair production.

According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, green tea can increase your metabolism. A faster metabolism may increase your hair growth rate." Link

"In a study of mice stricken with hair loss, research showed that hair loss was halted in all mice which received green tea in their drinking water and even triggered new hair growth in some of the mice. As for the mice who were not invited to the tea party, their hair loss continued." Link