What Keralites Do For Long Hair
Keralite hair or Malayalee hair is world famous. People from God’s own country are blessed with dark shiny long hair.
One of the reasons is that they seal the moisture in their hair with oil.
The western world has discovered this just now whereas Keralites and Tamilians have been doing it for ages. Oil sealing is the best treatment for flyaway hair that is frizzy, dry, brittle.
Western method
hair is washed, conditioned with moisturizer. After the moisturizer is washed away, a thin film of oil is applied to the hair and rinsed away.
Kerala method
Hair is preconditioned with coconut oil or herbal oil, hair is washed with shikakai or Aretha nuts or mild shampoo and then 2 to 3 drops of oil is applied immediately over hair. Their hair is never allowed to go bone dry during washing.
Tamil Nadu method
Hair is preconditioned with coconut oil or herbal oil, hair is washed with shikakai or Reetha nuts or mild shampoo. You may also precondition it with homemade hair conditioners using okra.
The next day, hair is oiled by placing half a handful of oil on top of the head and then after a few minutes, the oil is rinsed away with water. The shampoo is not used. The moisture that was lost during washing is restored.
Too much oil will attract dirt and cause dandruff. Experiment with different oils and also different qualities of oil before you know how much oil is needed to moisturize your hair without making it look greasy and weighed down.
There are many people who destroy the eco-system of their scalp by applying various chemicals to tame wild hair. It takes months to get over the side effects of these harsh products.
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