The ocean is an excellent resource of natural salt and minerals. It can be beneficial to both our hair and skin. Unlike the affects of chlorine on your hair, the healing elements of the ocean are as endless as the summer if you properly care for your hair before and after you take a dip. It’s extremely important to protect your strands from over exposure to the heat, sun and lingering salt. There are several steps you can take to keep your hair looking healthy, radiant, and gorgeous while enjoying the summer months at the beach. Before diving into the sea be sure to use a pre-conditioner on your hair to protect it while allowing the healing elements of the minerals to settle into your scalp. If you’d prefer to go all natural you can use coconut oil or pure Moroccan oil, which will perform the same way a conditioner would. Salt water is a known healer, which is part of the appeal of the ocean. It detoxifies and reduces swelling and can sooth irritated skin and scalp. Seawater has been proven to have an antibiotic effect. All in all it can improve the condition of a dry scalp. There [...]

Postpartum Hair Loss Have you been experiencing hair loss after your pregnancy? Do you have thin, baby hairs around your hairline? Are you noticing clumps of hair on your pillow, hairbrush, and in the shower drain? If the answer to any of the above questions is “yes”, then take a deep breath and read these words: hair loss after pregnancy is normal and not permanent. Joanne Stone, MD, an ob-gyn at Mount Sinai Medical Center and coauthor of Pregnancy for Dummies, explains the medical reason behind this phenomenon that many women experience. There is a three-stage cycle that occurs for hair as it grows. When the stages are complete, the hair falls out and then a new hair starts to grow. Due to the increased amount of estrogen during pregnancy, the hair cycle is stopped at the “resting” phase. This explains why women report having fuller, thicker hair during pregnancy. None of it is falling out! The increased amount of estrogen keeps the hair at the point in the hair growth cycle where it remains implanted in the scalp. However, after Moms give birth, their estrogen levels decrease, which results in hair loss. Most women report that hair loss continues [...]