5 Ways to Improve Hair Texture - For Thin, Medium & Coarser Hair

Have you been stressing over how your hair texture looks? Has it gone from rich-lustrous to unmanaged and frizzy? Don't worry, it can be fixed!

The environmental pollution, stress, poor diet, and our sheer use of chemical products can affect the look and feel of our hair. For this, proper hair care is required which is always a challenge to achieve. It doesn't matter whether your hair is wavy, curly, or straight - All hair types require 3 basic essential to function properly,

• Cleansing
• Conditioning
• Nourishment

Don't know what this is? In this post, we'll explore the causes of poor hair texture and how Ayurveda can help fix this.

What is Hair Texture and how to fix it?

Hair texture describes how your hair looks and feels. It can be determined using the following aspects:

• How prone your hair breakage it
• The thickness of your strands
• The curl pattern you're currently enduring
• If your hair can bear the heat or not

Based on these, your hair texture can be divided into:

• Fine
• Medium
• Coarse

Fine hair is normally on the bright side and requires little or no care. Medium hair texture is the sign that you've to follow a full-fledge hair care routine. Coarse hair is the largest circumference of hair texture that should be addressed immediately.

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Not doing so can lead to excessive hair fall, dandruff, itchy scalp, thinning hair, and other problems.

How to Test Hair Texture?

An easy and efficient way to test your hair texture is to compare it with sewing thread. Take one strand of your hair and test it with a sewing thread. If it appears similar to the thread, your hair is fine. While those that are thicker are medium or coarse.

Fine Hair	Medium Hair	Coarse Hair
Looks thin	Average size	Looks thick
Can't hold style	Hold mediocre style	Can hold a style well
Fragile, easy to break	Breaks with the overuse of heating tools	Can tolerate high heat

 Why does hair texture change?

1. Stress

Stress directly affects your hair growth and can make it fragile over time. In fact, high-level stress attacks can lead to Telogen Effluvium, a type of hair loss that happens mostly in the resting phase.

2. Hormonal Changes

If you've any family inherited issues or your hormones are not in favor of your hair, then you'll most likely be affected by a coarse hair texture. The imbalance in hormones like estrogen and androgents affects hair growth and hair follicles.

3. Poor Diet

If your daily everyday meal plan doesn't include minerals, iron, protein, and other nutrients then it will affect your hair health. Make sure to eat plenty of fruits and green vegetables to maintain a healthy diet.

4. Pollution and Heat

Usage of excessive heat styling products and external environmental problems like smoking cigarettes, pollution, dust, and UV rays, reduces the level of protein in the hair. This affects the growth of natural oil production on your scalp, leading to dull and dry hair.

5. Chemical Build Up

Most conventional hair care products are mixed with ingredients that can leave residue on your scalp. And when these residues combine with dirt and dead skin cells, it can lead to a lot of hair problems including the coarser look of your hair texture.

How to Improve Hair Texture?

1. For Thin Hair

If your hair is thin and you feel like it can easily break, then switch to a microfibre towel instead of using a regular towel. Whenever you cleanse your hair or follow your hair wash routine, towel dry your hair with a soft, quick absorbing material.

Rough fabric can make your hair weak and can lead to breakage.

Also, it is important that you use Sulfate and paraben-free shampoos and conditioners. They tend to dry your hair less and are made of natural ingredients that promote healthier growth.

2. For Medium Hair

To maintain the hair texture of your medium hair, try adding more moisture to your hair care routine. It can be a pre-poo treatment or simply using your favorite hair oil.

Green tea also works well for medium hair. Take a green tea bag or leaves and soak them in regular water. After your regular shower, pour the green tea water on your scalp and let it soak for 5 minutes. Rinse with cold water and towel-dry your hair. Use a microfiber towel and Sulfate-free shampoo for added benefit.

3. For Coarse or Thick Hair

Since coarse hair is good at handling heat, it can lead to a high level of porosity. Coarse hair requires an active amount of hydration. For this, deep condition treatment like olive oil, coconut oil, or using a hair mask will make your hair softer and less tangled. Below are a few ways you can follow.

How to Improve your Hair texture Naturally

1. Fenugreek Mask

Fenugreek powder is a wonderful hair conditioner that packs all the essential ingredients your hair requires to nourish and hydrate.

You can see visible results after using this. To prepare a paste, take 100g of fenugreek powder and mix it with regular water to make a thin paste. Let the mixture rest for 30 minutes and then apply it to your scalp.

Let the mixture rest on your hair for 40 minutes and then wash your hair with a sulfate-free shampoo. You can also leave it overnight and wash your hair in the morning.

2. Coconut oil

Coconut oil is an excellent hair conditioner that moisturizes your scalp - Perfect for medium and coarser hair texture. It can penetrate hair shafts and slows down protein loss, improving overall hair texture and reducing split ends.

For application, take a handful amount of cold-pressed coconut oil and massage it into your hair. Let it rest for 45-60 minutes. Wash it with a gentle cleanser.

Follow this treatment twice weekly for added benefits.

3. Aloe Vera

Aloe vera is full of nutrients like Vitamin A, C, E, and B12. Plus, it also packs antibacterial properties that will help cleanse your scalp and strip off excess sebum product or build-up caused by chemical products.

It can help strengthen, moisturize, and condition your scalp. To use it:

• Take fresh aloe vera gel and apply the mixture directly to your scalp
• Cover your hair with a warm towel or saran wrap
• Leave it for 20-30 minutes
• Rinse your hair with a sulfate-free shampoo

4. Amla Oil

For coarser hair, amla oil is like a DIVA, that packs powerful antioxidant and nourishing ingredients to soothe and cleanse your scalp.

It also contains Vitamin C which is great for covering gray hair and improving shine. Massage your scalp with fresh amla oil. Don't know how to make it? We've shared a perfect guide here:

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Massage your scalp and let it rest for 45-60 minutes before washing with fresh water. Follow this treatment 1 to 2 times a week for great results.

5. Eggs

The yolk of the egg is rich in protein and fats that are excellent for curbing breakage, split ends, and brittle hair. Although you should add this to your breakfast, but you can use it externally as well.

For this, take 2 egg yolks and apply them to your scalp. Cover it with a shower cap, leave it for an hour and then wash it with a sulfate-free shampoo.

Note: To avoid the smell of egg, add 2-3 drops of your favorite essential oil to the mixture.