Who would not like to have long, free-flowing, cascade like tresses? It's every woman's dream to have long and beautiful hair. But various hair related problems like its dullness and dryness, its excessive loss etc. permanently mar its beauty and glamour. Due to pollution, heat and dust, excessive use of chemicals and cosmetics our hair becomes weak and damaged. Apart from these reasons there are various other factors that make our hair weak and damaged.

Anemia, prolonged illness, stress and lack of vital nutrients in our body also result in hair damage. If we regularly consume food lacking in nutritive elements, it is bound to get damaged. Our daily diet must consist of vitamins, minerals and proteins for the total well-being of our body, including hair, skin and nails.

One essential mineral is silica quartz without which our hair, nails, skin, bones and even tissues can't develop properly. Most hair experts believe that specific amount of silica taken by a person can help in breathing new life into dry and damaged hair.

Silica is so essential for the good- health of our hair that it is considered to be its one of the building blocks. When one hair strand breaks, it is soon replaced by another. This creation of new tress is accelerated by the above mentioned mineral. Our hair and skin needs elasticity and flexibility for maintaining health. Our skin becomes wrinkled owing to the lack of elasticity. Similarly, our hair starts breaking and turns horribly brittle only because of the lack of elasticity. This is due to the silicon deficiency in our body.

Proper amount of silicon in our body keeps our body elastic and flexible. This includes the elasticity of our hair, skin and bones. If our hair is properly elastic, its chances of breaking down reduce. Again silicon is prerequisite in maintaining proper blood circulation. It builds vascular walls without which blood can't flow to the hair bulbs. To compensate proper amount of this mineral, one should take health supplements. Health supplements contain exact amount of the nutrient needed by the body.