How to wash your hair during menstruation

　　Dysmenorrhea Can soak your feet

　　Quite a few female Everyone is suffering from dysmenorrhea. In this regard, Dr. Han suggested that you might as well try using traditional Chinese medicine to soak your feet at home, which may yield unexpected results. However, foot soaking also requires syndrome differentiation and treatment.

　　Women with qi stagnation and blood stasis type, manifesting as lower abdomen before or during menstruation distended pain , menstrual blood is dark in color with blood clots. The treatment is suitable for regulating Qi and blood, resolving blood stasis and relieving pain. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "women are based on the liver", so the drugs selected for foot soaking are mostly drugs that enter the liver meridian of foot Jueyin, and an appropriate amount of vinegar is added as a meridian-inducing drug (acid enters the liver). You can use 30 grams each of Qingpi, Wuyao, and Motherwort, 10 grams each of Ligusticum chuanxiong, and safflower. Add about two liters of water and 50 ml of vinegar, bring to a boil over high heat, and then simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. When the liquid cools to 50°C, pour the residue into a basin to soak your feet. The amount of medicinal liquid in the basin should be enough to soak the ankle joint. If it is insufficient, add an appropriate amount of warm water.

　　Women with yang deficiency and cold excess manifest as cold pain in the lower abdomen, which is relieved by hot compresses, and cold hands and feet. The treatment is suitable for warming the meridians, dispersing cold and relieving pain. “"The kidney governs the body's yang", so the drugs chosen for foot soaking should be mostly drugs that enter the kidney meridian of foot Shaoyin, and an appropriate amount of salt should be added as a meridian-inducing drug (salt enters the kidney). You can use 15 grams each of cinnamon, cloves, black medicine, angelica, and Chuanxiong, 6 grams each of dried ginger, cumin, and evodia, a little salt, and fry blister foot.

　　Each foot bath lasts for more than 30 minutes. Before soaking, you can fumigate your feet with hot air for a while, and then start soaking your feet when the water temperature is suitable. During the soaking process, you can heat the water. It is best to soak until the whole body is slightly sweating. At the same time, rub your toes, especially the big toe, with your hands, and move your feet from time to time to allow the soles of your feet to receive slight physical stimulation from the medicinal residue. The boiled Chinese medicine can be reused several times.

　　Choose the right time to wash your hair during menstruation

　　Menstruation is a very vulnerable period for women. Bathing, washing hair, etc. during this period can cause some women to suffer from dysmenorrhea or other symptoms.

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the head is the first of the six Yangs. Uterus As the starting point of the Ren channel, blood circulation is already poor during menstruation. Washing your hair will concentrate blood to the head, affecting the blood circulation in the uterus, making it impossible for the blood in the uterus to be drained smoothly, which can easily lead to a reduction in menstrual blood volume or menstrual pain; on the other hand, because the pores on the hair roots are open, if you suffer from it at this time Wind and cold can easily lead to headaches, especially if you wash your hair at night or before going to bed. Since the night is yin, the head is the first of the six yangs. When yin and yang are in conflict, the headache will be more serious. If your hair is not completely dry, go to bed immediately. When the body's resistance and metabolism are low, all kinds of problems will come to you.

　　However, does menstrual period necessarily lead to unkempt hair? Dr. Han suggested that there is a workaround, which is to wash your hair at noon during the day, and pay attention to washing your hair for a short time. After washing your hair, you must take more time to dry it. If you want to go out immediately after washing your hair, you can wear a hat outdoors to avoid the wind and cold on your head. If you are an office worker who cannot wash your hair during the day, according to the rule of thumb, it is recommended not to wash your hair in the first two days of your menstrual period. You can wash your hair after the third day when menstrual blood is less. After washing, you must blow dry completely.