Greasy hair is due to a mismatch in the sebaceous glands that secrete sebum. This is a natural substance which lubricates and protects hair. It is very necessary, but when in excess, appears in oily hair, which makes it seem heavy and stuck.

The main causes of excess grease, are due to genetic, hormonal changes, periods of stress or fatigue and the use of a shampoo is not suitable for the type of hair, among others.

How to treat oily hair

The first is to choose the right shampoo. There are special shampoos for oily hair, they tend to balance sebaceous glands. It is also recommended you to take a neutral pH shampoo or very mild. It is important that when you wash your hair, use some shampoo, so as not to greatly alter the natural balance of your hair. Ideally, wash it every other day, because if you wash it every day, your hair will want to defend themselves against this aggression and produce more sebum. Also, if you wash it every other day, will eventually get used to produce less fat, keeping it clean longer.

What to avoid

* Occupy baby shampoo
* Hot water
* Wash every day
* Strongly Massage the scalp with your fingers while you brush your hair.
* The hair dryer near the head.
* Brushing repeatedly (this activates the sebaceous glands).

Tips to look beautiful hair

* After applying the shampoo, take the final rinse with cold water.
* Blow dry hair with a towel first and finally with the blow dryer on low heat.
* Add to your shampoo three or four drops of essential oils of lemon, orange or sage.
* Once a week rinse your hair with a mixture prepared with a tablespoon of vinegar, rosemary oil and a squeeze of lemon.
* Use tooth brush, preferably plastic or wood and separated.
* Eat in a healthy and balanced sport and you get enough sleep.

Self Diagnosis

The normal hair, straight or wavy hair is balanced or not suffer significant alterations over time or with the application of chemicals. His appearance has characteristics of: soft to touch, luster, easy to untangle and comb, and does not open at the ends.

Daily care

Wash daily with mild shampoo, rinse thoroughly with warm water and nutritious mask every 15 days.

DRY HAIR

This type of hair increasingly abundant as a result of the dyes, perms, models, use the dryer, the straightening iron and vitamin deficiencies of the current diet. It can also be a dry seasonal, intensive action of the sun. A hair is dry from the organic point of view when the sebaceous glands do their job in an unbalanced way, resulting in poor lubrication of the hair fiber.

How to recognize

They are rough to the touch hair, brittle, dull, with the tips usually divided into two, or “bloom.”

Specific care

We recommend the frequent use of nutrients and moisturizers, from shampoo, to every wash detangling cream and masks to be used as least once a week. During the holidays, it is essential to the use of protective oils during the hours of beach. They create a protective barrier that prevents dryness increase Hair. You must be dried outdoors, as the heat of the dryer increases drying and straw appearance. It is also recommended intakes of vitamins A and E.

GREASY HAIR

The sebaceous glands secrete these hairs excess fat that causes excessive hair lubrication.
The causes are usually:
· Hereditary.
· For hormonal imbalances.
· For nervous system disorders.
· Sometimes, by ingestion of contraceptives.

Sometimes, hair may be temporarily fat due to:

· Exhaustion

· Menstruation

· Anxiety

High or prolonged · Fever

How to recognize

Recognized by oily appearance, with the fibers stuck together. Always look dirty on the adhesion of environmental pollution. The greatest amount of fat appears in the roots, because of its proximity to the scalp, where there are sebaceous glands.

Specific care

Never wash with a shampoo too much detergent, but with one specifically for oily hair, to rectify the excess fat and return balance. You have to wash it as often as necessary, but not massage the scalp, so as not to further activate the sebaceous glands. The products are applied gently with the palm of their hands, circling, without pushing the scalp.
Avoid all kinds of aggression: Brushed, hot water (just warm), cold water, air dryer.

MIXED HAIR

The fat is distributed close to the scalp, leaving the points totally dry.

Specific care

The shampoo is applied in two stages: The first dose is applied to the scalp, massaging the product without pushing too hard, and the second dose applied to the hair shaft and tip, washing them properly. After rinsing in abundance and without massage, place unravel skin creams and nourishing and moisturizing masks along the fiber and the hair ends, making movements that continue to penetrate the long hair out in clumps, carefully avoiding touching or pulling the scalp.

The hair on the scalp is born, has a root through which feeds and a stem (the hair), which grows out of the scalp. Under the scalp the hair bulb is a bulge where the roots penetrate up to five millimeters deep. The bulb is connected with the disc thermal-vital part of hair that works for 24 hours, one or more sebaceous glands and erector. Blood vessels reach the papilla, the link between the hair and the rest of the body, through which it receives oxygen and nourishment. The stem consists of three concentric layers:

• The cuticle
It is the outermost layer and plays a protective role.
This consists of layers of cells and flat corneas, ranging from three to ten layers, superimposed on one another in the form of flakes.

• The cortex
Is the layer that contains 75% of hair, and where is the keratin and melanin.
Keratin is a fibrous protein produced by the root, which depends on the texture and appearance of hair. Melanin is the pigment that gives color to hair.

• The Meulen
It is the center of the stem and is made up of dead cells.

THE LIFE CYCLE OF HAIR

The hair plays in all people and all ages the life cycle: birth, growth and death. When hair is healthy, and 85% is growing, while the remaining 15% is detached. So it is normal to lose between 30 and 60 daily hair fibers. The hair growth is 1 to 1.5 cm. Per month and more rapidly from fifteen to thirty years. His fall or dislodgement increases in autumn and spring.
Healthy hair is strong, elastic and permeable. Permeability (up to 40% of its weight in water) is what allows the penetration of chemicals that allow changes to its appearance and its color.

HAIR AND HEALTH

Both the skin of a person as your hair show their vital status: stress, surgery, alcohol, snuff, comprehensive disease, fatigue, pregnancy, menstruation, drugs ingested on a regular basis, anticoagulants , thyroid hormone, the anti-rheumatic and anti-fungals, and excessive chemical applications on as hair dyes, bleaches, lotions or permanent straightening chemicals, inadequate hygiene, or poor hygiene are factors that tend to weaken the hair, which may have symptoms of dryness, oiliness, difficult to extricate, fall excessive dullness, split ends or flowered, all manifestations of a hair in poor condition.

The power of hair from the blood.
Follow a balanced diet of nutrients is always the foundation of good health, and trace elements are indispensable material for an organic diet is adequate and aesthetically. Trace elements play a key role in the formation of hair. Are inferred to the plants, vegetables, legumes and vitamin complexes. Minerals are also necessary for our hair. We quote the zinc, calcium, manganese, iron.