I am one of those people with naturally wavy hair. It can be my best friend or my worst enemy depending on the day. Because of the wave, I can use a little product, air dry and touch up with a curling iron with relative ease. However there are also the days when the skies open and release anything from a light drizzle to a torrent of rain and I seriously consider grabbing a razor and giving my head a longer-term fix. And trust me if you saw my college convocation photos you would understand. Despite an hour of drying, pinning with hot rollers, touching up with a curling iron and finishing with serum, I stepped outside with an umbrella and 30 seconds looked like I could be singing back up for Diana Ross in her Supremes days.

Therefore, it's always of interest to me when I hear of products that provide definition and hold, and it's icing on the cake if that product happens to be natural. I've never used a beauty product containing flaxseed before. I've definitely heard the health benefits of flaxseed, but was surprised to learn that the oil stands out in a class of its own in term for curl manageability. Read on for blogger Naturally Curly's explanation of the hair-pleasing properties of the oil.

Many have found that hair products containing flaxseed oil can give our curls definition and firm, yet touchable, hold...

While the oil helps prevent and treat all types of ills, the seed can be processed into a curl-friendly gel. The fact that it is as useful taken internally as externally is remarkable, something you don’t run into often. Let’s take a look at this herb to see where it comes from; what it is and why its uses are so plentiful in hair care and elsewhere for our health.

You can make a reliable hair styling gel quite easily from flaxseeds because they release so much mucilage, a type of natural gel, when cooked. The mucilage is gelatinous and tan colored when first created. But don’t let that put you off using it. It is wonderful when applied to the hair. Your hair will not get dry or feel hard nor will you have flakiness or be susceptible to dandruff after using it.

Flax is one of those plants that is familiar in a variety of ways. Today flax is all the more available to us as a ready-to-use oil or as a very practical natural ingredient for our hair.

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