A natural alternative to off the shelf hair conditioners that prevents dandruff, split ends, and promotes healthy natural hair growth.

Burdock Root is traditionally used as a natural hair care treatment to promote hair growth and reduce hair from falling out. However, it’s variety of uses has made it very popular throughout the world of hair care, fine cuisine and horticulture.

Herbal final rinses for your hair are used to replace the conventional commercial conditioners. It adds nutrients to your hair and scalp unlike conventional silicone laden commercial conditioners.

Pour hot distilled water over dried organic Burdock root to release the thick slippery plant mucilage (proteins) and oils. Mucilage helps to promote effective recovery of scalp irritation, supplying nutritional support to the hair follicles and sebaceous glands hence promoting natural hair growth.

This biennial thistle, with a prickly head, would snag and catch onto any material that came near it – hair, clothes, dogs, cats you name it.

Burdock has been a favourite medicinal herb for centuries. It has been used to alleviate many ailments. Not just that but in some parts of the world it’s considered a delicacy.

It’s not just the root but the Burdock seeds, “niupangzi” as they are known in China, that are also used in traditional Chinese medicine.

Food and Drink: Cuisine: Kinpira gobo, braised burdock root, is a very nutritious common dish in Japan

In the United Kingdom, an all natural soft drink, Fentimans Dandelion & Burdock is true British classic containing infusions of burdock root and dandelion leaves.

Organic Burdock Root nutrients: Loaded full of calcium, potassium, amino acids, polyphenols (a natural antiseptic, anti-inflammatory & anti-oxidant derived from plants), mucilage, arcigen, essential oil, flavonoids, iron, inulin, lactone, chlorogenic acid, polyacetylenes (an effective antibacterial and antifungal ingredient), resin, tannin, and taraxosterol.

Phytosterol from the root source: Burdock Root is also rich in phytosterols and essential fatty acids (including rare long chain EFAs) required to maintain a healthy scalp and promote the growth of naturally curly, wavy, Afro textured hair. Organic Burdock root’s active ingredient, arctiin, can deter chronic tissue inflammation whilst stimulating the synthesis of connective tissues like collagen. Thus reducing the ageing process caused by chronic inflammation. This leads to loss of elasticity and resilience in facial skin giving way to the “wrinkled appearance”. Source: Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, Volume 7, Number 4, December 2008 , pp. 281-289(9) “Natural Arctium lappa fruit extract improves the clinical signs of aging skin”

Bur oil: Burdock root oil is used as a scalp treatment to improve the strength, sheen and body of the hair. When used regularly, Burdock root oil is also purported to stimulate natural hair growth.

Organic Burdock Root – excellent for hair and scalp:

Combats hair loss and encourages healthy hair growth.

Alleviates scalp irritation.

Adds shine and body and strengthens hair.

Next time you reach for your conventional conditioner read the ingredients and see if it’s as nutrient rich to your hair and scalp as Organic Burdock Root.

For further information regarding the benefits of using natural organic herbs in your hair care and skin care regime visit Anita Grant

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The Importance Of A Proper Hair Care Product

When it comes to taking care of our bodies we’ve found a way to combine good nutrition with diet in order to positively and profoundly impact our health. But when it comes to keeping our hair healthy and looking great, many of us are still missing the boat. In order to have the luxurious hair we’ve always dreamed of it is necessary to first understand what kind of hair we already have; that information can help us find the hair care product that best suits our needs so that we can have terrific hair before we know it!

Do you have thick hair? Thin hair? Curly hair? Straight hair? Oily hair? Dry hair? Short hair? Long hair? You must first identify and define your hair before you can treat it properly. There are literally thousands of hair care product on the market today and sifting through them means first eliminating those that will not work. You have to stay true to your hair; buying a gel that’s all the rage does little good if it has high alcohol content and you already have dry hair. Look for products that work with your hair rather than against it.

For instance, right in your local drugstore, you will undoubtedly find a serum hair care product to treat frizzy hair right out of shower; a thickening shampoo for to treat thinning hair; and conditioner for every condition of hair.

But aside from acting as a first line of response for hair care treatment, a hair care product should make your hair look great. From gels and mousse, to relaxers and curl enhancers; everything you may have ever wanted to do to your hair can be achieved with the use of one or several products on the market today.

You can always find a professional hair care product at high-end salons. And in some cases, your hair stylist may recommend that you use a specific product in order to correct some damage or enhance a particular style. Just keep in mind that the salon products are quite a bit more money than the product line in your local drug store. That being said, if the product makes a difference and helps you love your hair, it’s worth every penny.

Once you find the perfect hair care product for your hair and your lifestyle, use it consistently. You will soon find that you have finally gotten the hair you’ve always wanted.

Michelle Bery
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/the-importance-of-a-proper-hair-care-product-129189.html


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