[excerpt] veryone wants shiny hair. It is so pretty. Not everyone knows just how to get it. Who
would have known that vitamin E gives your hair that extra boost in its appearance to
come across as shiny to the human eye? Some foods that have vitamin E are green
vegetables and nuts. So go ahead and feel good about munching on these foods when
you get the chance. Along with the right diet, hair also needs two essential fatty acids or
EFAs. These are omega-3 and omega-6. The human body needs outside sources,
because it does not initially produce essential fatty acids. Omega-3 fats are found a lot
in cold-water fish and dark green vegetables. I am a partial vegetarian and do not eat
any types of meat, except for fish. I like to eat tuna fish packed in water (which has
as much omega-3 as tuna packed in oil) an it is healthy, too. Protein in tuna is also
good for your hair, because your hair is made of protein and if you do not get enough
your hair could become dry and brittle. It is not hard to get the essential fatty acids
or protein into your diet and it is worth it. Drinking eight glasses of water a day can keep
the hair moist from within and help it from becoming dull in appearance, too. Dry and
brittle hair is not the desired effect, but shiny hair is the goal.
People do not even know why dull hair gets that way and they do not like it like that.
Dull hair does get that way, because of build up by products. It is not that shampoos
stop doing their job after some time. Using a clarifying shampoo once a week will get rid
of build up. First, shampoo locks in warm water. Then, rinsing locks in cold water after
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