The hair on your head says a lot about you and what sort of person you are and so it important that you look after it well. Looking after your hair shouldn't be expensive or time consuming and a few tips can help.

Don't be tough on your hair. That means shampoo and dry your hair gently and carefully. Blow drying, hot rollers, curling irons, and other hair styling products can all affect your hair negatively and damage it. The heating will take the moisture from your hair and make it dry and brittle. Natural hair styling is the best way forward.

Remember that your hair can reflect your health, so a good and balanced diet can work wonders for malnourished and weak hair. Hair also needs to be hydrated as hair is made up of one quarter water so keep drinking water and lots of it.

Using a good hairbrush and comb can prevent unnecessary hair loss. Using a big tooth comb will stop you from pulling out your own hair when you comb it. Don't scrape the scalp when you comb as you will be damaging the hair follicle roots and which can cause inflammation and hair loss.

If you are suffering from hair loss it is important to indentify the underlying condition that causes it. It may just be male pattern balding and there is not much that can be done about this. However Propecia and minoxidil have been shown to help in some cases.

Some things like Biotin has been shown to boost hair growth and encourage hair follicle strength. Make sure that your are not vitamin deficient. Vitamin supplements like Vitamin B6 or zinc and saw palmetto may help you along with getting rid of stress and tension and sleeping well.