5 Signs You Have Healthy Hair

Bouncy,shiny and beautiful hair are a dream of everybody, but not all understand that only healthy hair can be all that. All that one needs to do for maintaining healthy hair is eat a regular balanced diet, include lots of fluids in the diet, drinking lots of water, staying positive and of course keeping in mind the following signs.

* Hair Should Be Soft and Shiny

If your hair is soft and shiny from the roots to the tips it means your hair is free from damage or has minimal damage and is thoroughly moisturized! Healthy hair has a natural shine or luster to it (though it may be less noticeable in certain textures of hair that do not reflect the light as easily). To check the shine or luster of your hair naturally you must do it on a wash day when all products have been removed and your hair is in its natural state. Hair that is dull /lifeless is a sign of possible unhealthy damage. Including lots of leafy greens in your diet would ensure softer and shinier hair!

* Elastic

Another signs of healthy hair is that it in elastic in texture. Your hair should stretch like a normal rubber band. In order to maintain the elastic nature of your hair, one must avoid using brushes on wet hair. Elasticity and strength go hand-in-hand, as both are related to the integrity of the keratin within the hair. Hair that lacks elasticity is more prone to breakage, and has difficulty withstanding damage from manipulation. In general with healthy hair, you should be able to gently tug at a curl or two, and watch it spring back into place without breaking.

* Head Full Of Hair

A full head of hair is a good sign of healthy hair. Breakage of hair at the ends is really common but one should be really careful of breakage in the hair shaft! Minimal hair breakage is an essential sign of healthy hair. Pay more attention to your hair tools to see if you are seeing an increase in breakage during styling (check your combs and brushes for excess amounts of hair loss) When your hair becomes dry/brittle the strength of your hair is weakened and your hair will break off in larger amounts. Moisturizing and retaining moisture is a key factor in increasing/maintaining the strength of your strands.

* Normal Shedding Of Hair

100-200 strands of hair per day is the normal shedding of hair which should not worry you! However, bald spots, excessive hair loss, or thinning of hair strands could definitely be pointers for the depleting health of your hair! If your hair is unable to properly retain moisture or quickly loses moisture you may have damaged cuticles on the hair shaft that are incapable of properly covering the hair.

* Debunking The Myths

Shampooing your hair daily can lead you to strip your hair of natural essential oils which leads to production of more oil by scalp making your hair oily! Hence using natural products can ensure healthy hair!