| • Use mayonnaise: Use a dollop of | | | | peel away the shaft, resulting in split ends. Conditioner |
| mayonnaise on the palm of the hand and massage it | | | | glues these cuticles back to the shaft and lubricates |
| to the head and leave it on for five minutes before | | | | them. It also prevents static electricity, thus preventing |
| having the bath. The recommended time for the | | | | its frizzy appearance. |
| mayonnaise treatment is an hour. | | | | • Avoid heat: Heat appliances like |
| • Spray the beer: If you do not get any | | | | blow-dryers, electric irons and curlers damage the hair. |
| respite from using the mayonnaise, you can use beer | | | | Instead of blow-drying the hair, you can pat dry with a |
| as a good setting lotion that gives your hair the crisp, | | | | towel. Replace electric curlers with unheated plastic |
| healthy and shiny look. You can pour some beer into | | | | rollers that were used in a bygone era. Straighten the |
| an empty pump bottle and spray on the hair after | | | | hair by wrapping the slightly damp hair around the cold |
| shampooing and towel dry. Then you can style or | | | | rollers and leave them on for about ten minutes. To |
| blow-dry the hair. | | | | curl the hair or to give them a wavy appearance, use |
| • Shampoo minimally: Though it has become | | | | sponge rollers overnight or sleep with moist braids. |
| fashionable to shampoo daily, it is not advisable to do | | | | • Cover your head: Wearing a hat during |
| so. Shampoo strips the hair of its natural oils and thus | | | | windy days is the safest way to protect the hair from |
| gives it a dry, limp appearance. Alternatively, choose a | | | | drying out. This way, you will also protect your hair |
| shampoo for dry, damaged hair. | | | | from drying out by the sun. |
| • Condition your hair: Dry hair can be | | | | • Cut off the split ends: Every six weeks or |
| benefited greatly by the use of conditioners after | | | | so, try cutting off the split ends to keep them under |
| shampooing. The outer layers of the hair or cuticles | | | | control. |