Hair and scalp

<How can you ensure your hair stays healthy?>

You just need to follow a few basic rules:

• Massage your scalp before applying your shampoo, with light circular movements from the nape of the neck up to the top of your head. This will not only stimulate growth by improving the blood microcirculation but it will also optimise the action of special shampoos.

• Use a shampoo and hair care product suited to your scalp and your hair. If you need to wash your hair every day, choose a non-detergent daily shampoo. If you use a treatment shampoo, adhere to your dermatologist’s prescription or your chemist’s advice.

• Rinse your hair thoroughly with lukewarm water. The rinsing time should always be longer than the washing time.

• Dry your hair with the utmost care. The gentlest way is to let it dry naturally. If you use a drier, set it to the warm position: excessive heat stresses the hair, stimulates the secretion of sweat and sebum and makes the hair electric.

• Brush your hair with care. The brushing should be gentle so as not to stress the scalp and the hair shaft. It is vital, since it helps eliminate the dirt that dulls the hair. Use combs and brushes made of natural substances, not forgetting to clean them regularly with a shampoo or an antiseptic soap.

• Opt for a balanced, varied, healthy, light diet, with plenty of fresh vegetables, fruit and cereals, not forgetting foods rich in Essential Fatty Acids (EFA), sulphurous amino acids, zinc and group B vitamins (fish, shellfish, eggs, oleaginous plants, yoghourts ...).

• Adopt an "anti-stress" life style. Take the time to relax to reduce the tension.

• Compensate for any deficiencies by taking additional nutritional elements (see the paragraph "Is it possible to prevent hair loss and strengthen the hair").