Shiny hair is something every woman wants to have! With all the hair products that everyone uses, its easy to understand how hair can become dull, limp, or lifeless from time to time.
Products, even shampoo's and conditioners, can build up on your hair and that makes for dull, dry, yucky hair.
There are many ways to add more light refraction in your hair to make it look shinier. Everyone wants to have beautiful, silky hair, however different hair textures have different needs. You must use different ingredients for different hair types to make it shine. Healthy, gleaming hair enhances everyone’s beauty!
For all types of hair, use a can of beer as a final rinse. (any brand)
When your hair dries, you won’t be able to smell the beer but your hair will be oh so shiny and it will feel so soft!
When your hair is shiny, the cuticle of your hair is laying down. If the cuticle of your hair is up, your hair looks frizzy and unhealthy and dull.
Fine Hair: Use a shampoo with wheat proteins and polymers. These ingredients coat the hair shaft making it look and feel thicker. Using spray volumizers can really add texture to your hair too. These are light enough and will deposit a light mist of shine in the form of droplets without wilting your hair. Products like Biosilk Silk Therapy is great for fine hair types.
Normal Hair: Use a shampoo that has silk amino acids in it. These amino acids soften and repair hair structure. Lecithin also restores hair texture. To add shine, use gels and creams like the ones by John Frieda. First apply the product on your palm, rub your hands together and tap it gently onto dry hair. (for best results)
Thick and Coarse Hair: Use pomades they will not only make your hair shiny but will moisturize your hair as well. Pomades are like hair waxes and molding muds. They provide very strong control and hold, helping to maintain a sculpted style or reduce frizz. They work especially well on coarse, curly hair. Use these products sparingly as a little goes a long way. Place a dab in your hand, rub your hands together to warm up and distribute the product and then apply.
More Tips For Shiny Hair
Use heat-activated shampoo's. They really help add shine.
Don’t use a lot of styling products as they can dull your hair.
Use a Strawberry Hair Mask to improve shine: Mash eight strawberries with one tablespoon mayonnaise or olive oil. Massage into washed but damp hair. Cover hair with a shower cap and then a warm towel or sit in a warm place like beside the fire or in the sun. Rinse the mask out of your hair, then shampoo and condition as usual. This mask will give your hair a deep, rich gloss. If you don't have olive oil, (and you should!), you can use vegetable, canola, or any other type of oil. You won't get as good of results, but you will get them! You can also buy a hair conditioning mask. Each brand has its own good points. The hair experts suggest that you should go by how dry your hair really is. If it's very dry, then you may have to buy something that may cost more but has deeper conditioning abilities. If your hair is only minimally dry, you can probably get by with less expensive brands.
Increase the shine in your hair by giving your hair a cool blast of cool air using your blow dryer, to seal the cuticle after its completely dry. If cuticles are ragged then you will not have shiny hair.
For blonde hair color's, add a few tablespoons of lemon juice in a cup of water, then pour it over your hair as a final rinse.
For brown and red hair colors, add a few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in a cup of water, then pour it over your hair as a final rinse.
For all types of hair, use a can of beer as a final rinse. (any brand) When your hair dries, you won’t be able to smell the beer but your hair will be oh so shiny!
Mix one teaspoon of honey into 4 cups of warm water. After shampooing, pour the mixture through your hair, but do not rinse. Dry as normal.
Add blonde highlights around your face especially, and throughout the hair can make it look shinier. Just don’t over do them.
Rinse your hair with cold water to enhance shine. Rinsing with cold water will close the cuticle which makes it look shiny.
Use a hair glaze on your hair in the same way you apply hair color. Glazes are available in a clear formula that won’t add color to your hair, or in color formula’s that will enhance your color and give you shine at the same time. These treatments add microscopic sized color pigment molecules to the hair shaft that would make your hair shine when light is refracted. John Frieda has fantastic hair color glazes but there are many other brands. You can find a wide variety of shades from platinum to champagne blonde and Rich Reds to lush lark browns!
If your hair looks dull, you may have product build up on your hair. Use a clarifying shampoo to help strip the build up off your hair. Tea Tree Oil Shampoo or Jojoba oil shampoo work great to remove buildup and are dirt cheap to buy. They can be found at most any store. Once you strip the build up, go back to your normal conditioning products.
To have shiny hair, you might also need deep conditioners and finishing cremes. Leave in conditioners like Infusium Leave In Conditioner are convenient to use. They enhance your hair's ability to shine.
Vitamin E is essential for your hair. Include brown rice, nuts, wheat germ and leafy green vegetables in your diet.
Knox gelatin can help your nails but did you know it also helps your hair? Use gelatin to improve the strength of your hair, which also helps keep shiny hair. Protein drinks and foods are essential to building weak hair. Anytime you build up your hair, it increases shine.
Vitamin A is also essential to your hair, just as much as vitamin B. (B vitamins are called the ‘beauty vitamins’.) Biotin supplement is especially needed for shiny hair and tensile strength. You can also buy hair vitamins. These are formulations of different vitamins that are specifically made for hair growth. Personally, I take Super Biotin. Its cheaper than hair vitamins and promotes growth in your nails, skin, and hair!
In a bowl mash one avocado, one T. of olive oil and a tsp. baking powder. Mix them well and apply it to dry hair. Cover with a cap. Rinse it out after 15 minutes.
If you have chemically treated hair, use products made especially for chemically treated hair. These products will prevent your color from fading or dulling.
Natural oil can also make your hair look shiny. Just brush or comb your hair several times a day or run your hands through your hair several times a day. The oils from your hands transfer to your hair.
Using a hair dryer can eliminate the moisture from your hair but can be very drying. Choose heat-activated shampoos and good conditioners to retain the moisture.
Use Wen hair products. They have been touted to keep your hair shiny and healthy and restore, revitalize, and re-nourish your hair. The products are formulated for all hair types but are especially beneficial for damaged hair types.
Try hask placenta. These products restore the protein balance to your hair and help give you more shiny hair. It's also very inexpensive to buy. Hask placenta is made from sheep placenta however, so you need to know that information. It seems to work great for many people if you can get past the fact that it's made from the discards of a sheep's birth. Henna N Placenta With Olive Oil Treatment is best to use if you have dry hair.
is great for fine hair types.
and molding muds. They provide very strong control and hold, helping to maintain a sculpted style or reduce frizz. They work especially well on coarse, curly hair. Use these products sparingly as a little goes a long way. Place a dab in your hand, rub your hands together to warm up and distribute the product and then apply.
. Each brand has its own good points. The hair experts suggest that you should go by how dry your hair really is. If it's very dry, then you may have to buy something that may cost more but has deeper conditioning abilities. If your hair is only minimally dry, you can probably get by with less expensive brands.
work well.
, curling irons
and straightening irons
can all make your hair look shinier.
on your hair in the same way you apply hair color. Glazes are available in a clear formula that won’t add color to your hair, or in color formula’s that will enhance your color and give you shine at the same time. These treatments add microscopic sized color pigment molecules to the hair shaft that would make your hair shine when light is refracted. John Frieda has fantastic hair color glazes
or Jojoba oil shampoo
work great to remove buildup and are dirt cheap to buy. They can be found at most any store. Once you strip the build up, go back to your normal conditioning products.
. Leave in conditioners like Infusium Leave In Conditioner
are convenient to use. They enhance your hair's ability to shine. 
is especially needed for shiny hair and tensile strength. You can also buy hair vitamins
. These are formulations of different vitamins that are specifically made for hair growth. Personally, I take Super Biotin
is best to use if you have dry hair. 
and smoothing conditioners
. They help lay down the cuticle of your hair and that promotes more shine.
For all types of hair, use a can of beer as a final rinse. (any brand) 
, to seal the cuticle after its completely dry. If cuticles are ragged then you will not have shiny hair.
