An easy way to feel great about yourself is to ensure that your hair looks perfect. But you know how difficult that is to achieve when you hair that is dry, frizzy, or basically just not up to the mark according to you. So what are you supposed to do then? Run to your kitchen, get a hold of some natural, easily available ingredients and use them to improve your texture. Yes, it's that simple. Read on to find out some natural yet effective ingredients to improve hair texture and make it appear smoother, softer and more lustrous. Hot oil massages Giving yourself a head massage is an extremely effective way to improve the texture of your hair and make it soft and smooth. Apart from being extremely relaxing, oil massages improve blood circulation in the scalp and promote growth. Use any carrier oil such as coconut oil or olive oil and remember to add a few drops of your favourite essential oil to it. Tea rinse The antioxidants, polyphenols, and vitamin C in both black and green tea are extremely potent and help to add shine and lustre to your strands. They also help strengthen hair and promote hair growth. Tea also contains antimicrobial properties that keeps dandruff and scalp infections at bay. Simply rinsing your hair regularly with cold green and/or black tea will give you thicker and shinier hair. Aloe vera Chock-full of nutrients, essential vitamins and minerals, aloe vera is your one stop shop to getting healthy hair. It promotes hair growth, adds shine and strength to your strands. Additionally, it also prevents split ends and frizziness, making it a super useful natural ingredients to promote healthy hair texture. You can apply the aloe gel directly to your scalp and ends or even mix it into your hair mask. **Curry leaves ** If you tend to avoid eating curry leaves altogether, then you need to stop doing that if you want healthy, long hair. Curry leaves have a lot of amazing benefits for your hair and scalp. They treat damaged hair, reduce hair fall and thinning, prevent premature greying and a lot more. If you can't eat curry leaves, then simply make a paste or powder or add a few leaves to your favourite hair oil. Yogurt Yogurt is a multivitamin-rich food which has high levels of lactic acid that is quite beneficial when it comes to treating dry and damaged hair. Yogurt is a great way to get rid of dandruff, tame hair frizz, make dull hair look shiny and lustrous. Last but not the least, applying yogurt to your hair is a sure-shot way to cut down on hair fall. Image courtesy: Instagram
