HOME REMEDIES: It’s chips for your hair

Written by Claire Brown:

This is a secret home remedy. Most people are not familiar with the amazing hair-growth properties of potato juice. As potato are rich in vitamin A, B and C which are essential for healthy hair. Potatoes really do wonders when it comes to hair growth. Along with onions, you can also use potatoes to grow your hair. When your body lacks these vitamins, your hair gets dry and brittle. So, you must have those foods that are rich in these vitamins. Using potato juice on hair directly is very beneficial. This can be used even if you are suffering from alopecia, or thinning of hair.

How to use:

• Place 4 potatoes into a juicer for juicing (or you can grate them)
• Apply the potato juice onto your scalp
• Leave it on for 15 minutes
• Wash off, using a mild shampoo
• Potato is good for use as face packs too

Make your Potato mask into a super mask:

Egg yolk and honey add a good amount of moisture to potato juice which is beneficial for your dry hair. This hair mask will help your hair grow faster.

Ingredients:

•  3 potatoes
•  1 egg yolk
•  1 tablespoon of honey

Directions:

• Get the juice from potatoes.
• Add egg yolk and honey.
• Mix well into your potato hair mask.
• Apply on your scalp and leave for at least half an hour.
• Wash off with mild shampoo and water.

A super tip for hair growth:

Apart from using one of the above remedies for hair growth, you should always do one thing regularly.

Massage your hair with some nutritious oil at least once a week. Warm a tablespoon of olive oil, coconut oil or almond oil and gently massage while rubbing this oil on to your scalp in circular motions.

This is done best when you leave the oil overnight in your hair. However, if you can’t, then try dip a towel in hot water, squeeze the extra water from it and wrap the towel around your oiled hair. Leave it like this for at least an hour and then wash off your hair with mild shampoo and conditioner.

Warm towel treatment helps the massaged oil reach deep hair follicles, which in turn makes your hair strong, thick and healthy.

Enjoy beautiful, thick, healthy long hair this year.