Top 15 Home Remedies for Hair Care

1. Egg Yolk. Massage the scalp with egg yolk, leave it for about an hour then wash.

2. Mustard Seeds. Boil one cup of water, add a teaspoon of mustard seeds, cool for 5 minutes, cool and drink.

3. Olive Oil. Olive oil is very good to reduce hair fall. Massage your scalp regularly.

4. Fenugreek Seeds. Soak it in a deep pot of water throughout the night. Massage the liquid into the scalp and wrap with a cloth for three hours. Repeat everyday for 1 month.

5. Castor Oil. Massage the scalp and hair roots with castor oil, not the entire length of hair. Wrap the hair in a cloth and leave overnight. Wash in the morning. Repeat every week for about 2 months.

6. Rosemary Leaves. Boil rosemary leaves in water, strain it and save the liquid in a bottle. Use to wash the hair everyday.

7. Mixture. Mix two tablespoons of olive oil, rosemary, one lemon's juice and an egg yolk. Apply on the hair roots for half an hour and wash off.

8. Salt. Avoid overconsumption of salt (most vegetables have their own natural sodium) and sugar; skip them entirely, if possible. Same with alcohol and tobacco, also contributing causes of hair loss and dandruff.

9. Use of Shampoo. Avoid excessive shampooing--once daily is usually sufficient, using a mild, unmedicated, nonalkaline shampoo (organic ingredients, whenever possible). All bathing or showering strips from your skin the oil which traps water and keeps your skin moist, so avoid harsh soaps, especially those containing deodorant. Also avoid astringents, unless you have oily skin, in which case you can wash/shampoo more often. Those with 'dry' hair may follow shampoos with acid rinses or with oil-based conditioners (again, using organic ingredients whenever possible).

10. Exercise. Try headstands--or any position lowering your head below your body--several times daily (15 minutes each time).

11. Minerals. Minerals are important to healthy hair than proteins, include both in your diet. Nutritional deficiencies can cause hair loss, as well as premature graying. In some cases, a copper deficiency may cause premature graying. Overall, eat a balanced, high-quality diet (organic, whenever possible), and/or supplement with good multi-vitamin, multi-mineral, trace-element and amino acid formulas.

12. Apple-Cider. Apple-cider vinegar, applied as a rinse, is another remedy for dandruff: heat only slightly, pour on, and let it 'set' for an hour on a towel-draped head, before shampooing.

13. Vitamin E.Vitamin E, rubbed on the scalp, is also an effective remedy against dandruff.

14. Swimming.Rinse immediately after swimming in chlorine- or otherwise-polluted water.

15. Sun Light.Avoid prolonged exposure to harsh, direct sunlight. Ultraviolet rays do the most damage, so avoid the hours they're most intense--10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (11 a.m. to 3 p.m. during Daylight Savings).