Control Hair Loss

Our hair is a victim of pollution, ultraviolet rays, chemicals, hard water and more which lead to hair breakage and hair loss. In most instances this can lead to structural and chemical degradation of hair leading to plethora of problems such as hair breakage, split ends, hair loss and thinning of hair. Read on to know why coconut oil is the ultimate solution for all your hair related problems. Coconut oil, due to its unique properties not only shields hair from day to day abuse but also protects it from the harsh effects of soap and shampoo. Regular application of coconut oil helps in retaining the proteins that are usually lost from the hair, almost on daily basis.

Studies prove that application of coconut oil before a hair wash reduces protein loss up to 28%. Ultra violet rays from the sun can produce undesirable changes in the quality of hair, including dryness, susceptibility to breakage, loss of pigmentation and lustre, rough surface texture and brittleness. Worse, UV rays can penetrate into the cortex causing permanent damage to the cuticle, the outside covering of the hair.

However, application of coconut oil on hair can reduce loss of protein occuring from the damaging effects of the UV rays of the sun by 77%. Coconut oil has emollient properties and is an excellent conditioner, it has soothing effect on the scalp. Moreover, coconut oil penetrates better than any other oil, it penetrates the hair shaft almost 90%.

Olive oil can only penetrate upto 25% in the hair shaft. Some other oils that penetrate less than olive oil are sunflower oil and sesame oil, they penetrate just 5%. Nothing works better than a head massage with hot oil, it stimulates the scalp and improves blood circulation thus promoting hair growth. The hair follicles are activated due to the vigorous massage movements, these activated follicles prevent hair fall.