Every woman at some point of time in her life has experienced hair fall; many of them are still going through this, trying every possible thing to stop hair fall. Managing hair's nourishment is challenging to accomplish as several factors affect your sleek shiny, and healthy hair. Short or long, straight or curly, layers, steps, or any other style of your choice, taking care of hair is very difficult.
Sometimes, regular shampooing, conditioning, and other measures are not enough to provide a healthy atmosphere that nourishes hair and causes it to grow long and healthy. And that's why we have enlisted ten healthy habits that will help you take care of your hair seamlessly.
- Get Regular Haircuts
All of the experts worldwide suggest and have agreed that getting a haircut is the best option to ensure steady hair growth.
Cutting your drying and splitting ends helps you gain length and more spare you from frizzy hairs. According to Paradi Mirmirani, M.D., assistant professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco, when a new hair grows, it has a pointed or a tapered tip trim the tip, the end becomes blunt and makes the hair look dense.
Cutting your hair confirms that there should be no to minimal breakage or split ends. Stephen Pullan, a trichologist (or hair specialist) at the Philip Kingsley Trichological Clinic, advises getting a trim every six to eight weeks.
- Be Natural With Your Hair Care and Hair Styling
According to Lindsey Bordone, Dermatologist at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, during the weekend, you should avoid using any hair styling products such as hair spray or gel or heated styling products such as curling rod or straightener.
Your hair requires rest from everything it goes during the week, so you need to let it recover and leave it out of a ponytail or tight headband to evade a random pulling on the hair shaft. In simple words, give your hair some time to chill a little bit.
This will give your hair time to improve on its own and grow naturally.
- Take Special Care Of Your Scalp
Ignoring the scalp is not a healthy choice for your hair. The scalp has soft and sensitive skin beneath your hair, which you have hardly thought of and requires gentle care regularly.
The scalp carries the required hair follicles and sebaceous glands that produce the necessary oil to keep your scalp skin lubricated. Dryness and itchiness can cause severe problems to your scalp, and if you are scratching your head for a longer time, you need to visit or consult your doctor immediately.
- Maintain A Healthy Diet
How many of you eat for your hair? Anyone?
Your hair requires protein for stable growth and nourishment. A balanced diet can make your hair shiny, healthy, and long. Your hair needed protein called keratin that ensures hair strength and steady growth.
The fact can analyze the need for a balanced diet: your hair is a dead cell growing in your head, and whatever you eat in terms of protein, the body first utilizes it for other body organs than sending it to the hair follicles. But with proper eating, the body will be capable of distributing protein in all the parts.
Along with protein, your hair required a crucial nutrient that is iron. It is an energy source and essential minerals for the hair.
As per the studies, iron deficiency is one of the primary reasons for female patterned hair loss.
- Avoid Hot Tools As Much as Possible
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Your hairs are susceptible to hot tools, and thus, it is advised to keep the heat at a moderate level and not use it regularly. Instead, you can use other devices in place of a hairdryer, such as an air cooler or fan, to air-dry your hair.
It is also suggested that you apply a protective spray if you plan to use a hair straightener or a hot wand to straighten or curl your hair.
- Deep Condition Is A Must
Another healthy habit is providing deep conditioning to your hair, and both dermatologists and hair stylists also suggest it. In your hair care routine, try to include a deep conditioner for extra hydration. Deep conditioning your hair once a week can be very beneficial.
- Avoid Long Hot Showers
A hot water shower can be very refreshing after a long day of work, but it is undoubtedly not good for your hair. Pouring hot water on hair can damage it and make it rough and dry.
If you have colored your hair, then hot water is not a good option for you. Because it will wash out the color from your hair faster than cold water, on the other hand, cold water is an excellent choice for your hair's strength and softness.
- Stop Touching Your Hair All the Time
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The urge to touch hair and run your fingers through it is wholly understood, especially if you have silky, soft, and shiny hair, but you surely need to stop touching it.
The reason is to eliminate or lessen the friction so that there should not be any tugging or pressure on the hair shaft. Conflict can also be caused by continuously tying a tight ponytail, so you need to make sure that you keep your hair open at least for some time. Ponytail also causes a mild pull on the follicle that deliberately harms the hair.
- Don't Over-Brush
Keeping your hair clean is a good habit, and brushing can be helpful. But please make sure that you don't do it too much. If we consider Holly Ivey's word, the master stylist at Alibi Soho Salon, brushing your hair can stretch the strands and ultimately breakage from the weak ends.
Also, excessive brushing can increase friction, which is not a good sign for your hair, as discussed above.
The best is to brush your hair once a day with a plastic brush because bristle brushes can be tough on your hair.
- Swap Products According to The Weather
Your hair care product may be right for you. But as the weather changes, your hair may require more than what you are providing. Thus it is advised to monitor your hair's condition regularly and provide what is needed.
It becomes more important, especially In the winter season, because your hair requires moisture and hydration more than ever. At the same time, you need lighter products in the summer season.
This way, you can manage your hair more effectively and effortlessly.
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