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Your guide to radiant, resilient hair through non-toxic, biocompatible, and ancestral-aligned practices
Conventional hair products often contain harsh detergents, endocrine disruptors, and synthetic fragrances that strip your scalp of its natural oils, disrupt your microbiome, and accumulate as toxins in the body. Natural hair care works with your biology—not against it—supporting scalp health, hair strength, and overall well-being.
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Think of your scalp as skin + soil. Treat it like a garden: detox gently, nourish deeply, and avoid chemical overload.
Top offenders include:
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: If your shampoo label reads more like a lab experiment than a food label—skip it.
Your hair health is deeply influenced by nutrient absorption, methylation status, and detox pathways. Gary Brecka emphasizes that gene variants like MTHFR, COMT, and DAO can impair B-vitamin utilization, detoxification, and histamine balance—all of which can impact hair shedding, thickness, and growth.
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Struggling with hair thinning or dullness? Consider testing for MTHFR and checking your levels of B12, ferritin, vitamin D, and zinc.
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Try the “low-poo” or “no-poo” method: reduce wash frequency and experiment with rinses like diluted ACV or herbal infusions.
Oils are ancestral staples for scalp nourishment and strand protection.
Top oils for hair and scalp:
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Massage a few drops of oil into your scalp 1-2x/week to boost circulation, reduce inflammation, and feed your follicles.
This varies by hair type, lifestyle, and climate—but most people overwash due to product buildup, scalp imbalance, and corporate marketing. Ancestrally, humans did not wash daily, and doing so can strip protective oils.
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Train your scalp by slowly spacing out washes and using natural dry shampoo (like arrowroot or cacao powder) between wash days.
Yes. Chronic stress elevates cortisol and can shift your hair follicles into a “resting” phase (telogen), leading to increased shedding. Poor sleep also impacts melatonin and growth hormone, both essential for healthy hair cycles.
Andrew Huberman highlights that morning light exposure, exercise, and stress-reduction rituals (like cold exposure or meditation) help regulate circadian and hormonal rhythms.
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Prioritize deep, consistent sleep and manage stress daily—it’s just as important as topical products for your hair.
Absolutely. The foundation of vibrant hair is built from within. The Weston A. Price Foundation emphasizes nutrient-dense, traditional diets rich in healthy fats, minerals, and fat-soluble vitamins.
Hair-essential nutrients:
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Prioritize whole, seasonal, traditional foods—your hair is literally built from what you eat.
This is common and temporary, due to the hormonal drop in estrogen and progesterone after birth. However, nutrient depletion (iron, B12, protein) can make it worse or prolong recovery.
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Focus on replenishing minerals, healthy fats, and blood-building foods postpartum. Consider gentle scalp massages and adaptogenic herbs (like shatavari or ashwagandha) for hormone support—with guidance from your healthcare provider.
🌿 Pure Basics Tip: Ritualize your hair care—slow it down, turn it into a nourishing routine that supports your nervous system as much as your strands.
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