hair care

thick, luscious and healthy hair is probably something every woman wants to have. i mean nowadays it’s literally impossible to walk into a drug store without being flooded by different hair products that promise to give you that mane of gorgeous hair you always dreamed of. well i have to say that nature is not always fair when it comes to the kind of hair you have. some people are naturally blessed with thick and strong hair while others have thin and fragile hair.

what i did for my hair on the outside

probably one of my favorite things to do is to try out new hair products. i love discovering the new aromas they bring to my hair and the texture and life it gives to my hair.

still the overall winner of all my hair trials has been Kerastase with their wonderful and extensive range of hair care.

normal to dry hair range

i am aware that these products are not cheap at all. and being a student on a budget i can completely understand why one would not want to buy them. however i have noticed that less-is-more with these products. i only wash my hair every 3-4 days and use about a coin worth of shampoo on my hair. the other days i tend to just wash my hair with water and apply some conditioner to the ends to prevents them from drying out in Singapore humidity.

kerastase range for fine and volume-less hair

i have also put together a few other shampoos that i highly recommend if you live in a country where they are available. My family regularly stocks up on good shampoos when we go back home to europe and buy suitcases full of Nivea and Guhl shampoos. Guhl is actually by far the best- regular priced shampoo that i have ever tried.

coconut, nivea and Guhl shampoo

but that’s not all. sometimes our hair needs a little more to really shine. This is where i like to use hair mask, leave in treatments and oils overnight to help the hair ends get the moisture they need. I usually use simple olive oil or coconut oil as suggested by katharina and leave it on overnight. But i have also heard that mashing up an avocado and spreading it into your hair can work wonders. haven’t tried it yet but i am very curious to try it out!

what i did for my hair on the inside

my hair has always been somewhere in-between thin and thick. there were a few years where my hair really suffered from the lack of healthy fats and b-vitamins in my diet. My hair now has begun to recover just like i did. I can’t even stress enough how much fats do play a role in the way that your hair looks. i never quite believed this until i started incorporating avocados, nuts, seeds and oils into my diet.

it’s shining right???

now that i shared my secrets to making my hair and roots happier i’d love to hear from you what you do?? or are you one of those god-blessed ladies who has flawless hair without any help?? oh i envy you!