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Healthy hair, naturally

Split ends, frizzy fly-aways, dull and dehydrated hair? If you’ve complained about these hair woes, there are ways to overcome them — but don’t expect the answers to await inside the latest haircare packaging.

Traditional advice of “it’s the products you put on your locks” is missing important pieces of the haircare puzzle. Real healthy hair starts from within and is then managed and maintained by how you look after it once it sprouts from your scalp. The vitality of your scalp also needs consideration; it’s a nonnegotiable foundation for ultimate hair care.

What is hair, really?

According to stalwart beauty industry chemist and Biologi formulator, Ross Macdougald, hair grows in follicles. This can be thought of as “little pockets”, where hair begins growing from a root. These roots are made up of cells of protein and are fed by water-soluble and oil-soluble nutrients, delivered by blood vessels and the lymphatic system that creates more cells and makes hair grow.

“The hair gets pushed up through the skin as it grows, passing oil glands along the way. The oil gland adds oil to the hair and keeps it

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