Tips for happier hair and skin
I am very passionated about wellness. I constantly try to improve myself, learn new things every day to be able to give you my best advices in term of hair and skin maintenance. I believe health is a 360° approch. You need to heal yourself internally before to see results externally. Your hair and your skin is an answer of your general health too. Breakouts, grey hair or hairloss for example can be a result of an emotional chox, anxiety or stress, poor diet, hormon and so on. Genetic can have its part too, of course.
I believe that if you find balance in everything in life, you get more peace and more hapiness. Less stres, worries or anxiety so meaning less damage, aches or even deseases.
SLEEP: Does it sound like “?!” ? You read it. SLEEP. It’s probably the most important thing you should improve right now in order to succeed to the following point. Humans spend a third of their life sleeping. Hopefully you feel comfy in your own bed and invested in a good quality cushions and matress. If you are renting, alternatively, you can buy a topper. It’s very important to be out of light and noise as much as possible and get about 8h sleep, or more if you can. Scientists have proved through so many studies that people with less than 7h of sleep have many consequences throughout the day such as: craving junk/comforting food, feeling tired and exhausted and even decrease longevity! People who sleep 8H or more make better decisions and feel less stressed . It’s crutial to rethink and restore yourself as much needed. Making poor diet decisions and feeling stressed or anxious will definitely impact the quality of your skin and your hair
DIET: I am not saying you should eat only clean food but you should 100% eat a variety of all plants for fibers, carbs (preferably whole food, unprocessed), healthy fats (Omega 3 such as salmon, seeds,avocado, nuts…) and proteins (lentils,beans,eggs,poultry…) also vitamin A and C rich food items are very good for hair/skin (such as leafy greens, agrumes, peppers, brocoli…) for a balanced and healthy mind/body. Diet has a HUGE impact, especially on your skin (processed meat, dairy ,high trans fat items etc would easily cause breakouts for ex) If you don’t eat enough thouh you will suffer from hairloss. Make sure to eat all of it , in moderation. Follow your appetite not what your inner voice is saying.
SUPPLEMENTS: Zinc, yeast, silicium, cystine B6, fish oil, spirulina are good options to improve your hair and skin. Make sure to check first with your doctor and do blood test before trying out supplements.
MENTAL HEALTH: Most importantly, are you ok? If not, how can you improve your wellbeing? Stress and anxiety destroy us and we really need to be aware of our emotions and learn how to manage them. Worrying constantly is toxic and create deseases as mentioned earlier. My advice is make sure you are checking with yourself regulary (weekly ideally) how you feel and how to get 1% better each day. Nourish yourself with positive informations instead of Newspapers. We have wanderful tools like books, podcasts and youtube videos to learn how to become more open and feel better. It’s never too late to try. Just write down your thoughts and see if what you say or do is aligned with your deepest values, if your relationships or habits are serving you or holding you back from peace and happiness. Does this person bring me energy/joy or is soaking me, draining me? Does this habit makes me feel energised, positive? And so on! Speak to yourself like you speak to your bestfriend. Be kind with yourself. Allow you some rest and introspection. Self love is the number one most important thing and it is a skill. Nobody is born confident. You just learn how to be the person you want to be and when you ask you all these questions you understand yourself, your needs and communicate much more effectively. And what happens? Your relationships will improve. The number one love of your life is yourself. Nourish yourself with good stuff. Why do I speak about this in a hair tip article? Well, your wellbeing impacts the hair, the skin and you will be less likely to become sick as a bonus. Try to speak to your doctor , go for therapies or read mindfulness books/listen to podcasts to help you get to know you, open up and control your emotions.
HAIRCARE / SKINCARE: That is a very important step to get your skin or hair in a good condition. The more you take care of it, the best results you get. You don’t have to spend a fortune in expensive hair or skin products to obtain results. Regularity is KEY. Make sure to double cleanse your skin, add a serum (literally could be vegetal oils) and a sunscreen at LEAST. once a week a scrub and a mask to detoxify your skin from the polution. Same story with hair. Wash it with a clean ingredients shampoo 2-3 times per week should be more than enough. I started making my own solid bar shampoos, which are organic and free from chemicals, are inexpensive and safe for you. Why not buy one or try to make them yourself!? I sell them on the shop section and explain step by step how to make them on IG TV and REELS section. You should definitely do a conidtioner after each wash and a mask once a week (leave it one hour before doing the shampoo while cleaning/clearing /cooking / dancing/ doing your fav workout) on a sunday for example. It’s very important especially if you have colored or long hair to keep them heallthy. An other thing that can improve both hair and skin is invest into a silk pillow. The cotton is drying out the skin instead of the silk will create less damage to your hair (less friction) and keep your skin less dry.
As you know genetic is a huge part of the quality of our skin and hair. Following these tips won’t probably transform you but will definitely improve the quality. Overall good hygiene and taking care of it with clean products and with regularity will really help you. I hope this article will inspire you to take care of yourself :)
Sending Light & Love,
Lena x
