How to stop damaging your hair
We often damage our hair in our quest to have beautiful hair. Damaged hair tends to break easily. Breakage of hair can result in frizzy and unhealthy-looking hair. We may see bald patches or thinning hair if we continue to damage the hair. Simple changes can help prevent further damage to your hair. You’ll discover ten standard hair care practices that harm hair and dermatologists’ advice on how to stop damaging hair.
Ten hair-care habits you should avoid.
1. Shampooing your hair with the length of your hair
Hair damage can be prevented by making the following changes:
- Massage gently shampoo into your hair.
- As you rinse your scalp with shampoo, allow it to flow down the length of your hair. Resist the urge to rub the shampoo into your hair.
2. Skip the conditioner
Hair damage can be prevented by making the following changes:
- Use conditioner after every shampoo.
Swimmers’ dermatologists’ advice
The chemicals in the pool can damage your hair. You can protect your hair by:
- Wear a swim cap
- Rinse your hair after swimming
- After rinsing, use a shampoo for swimmers and then a deep conditioner.
3. The towel method of drying your hair
Hair damage can be prevented by making the following changes:
- Wrap your hair with a towel and let it absorb the moisture.
- Let your hair air dry.
4. Brushing wet hair
Hair damage can be prevented by making the following changes:
- Straight hair or curly? Allow your hair to dry before gently combing it with a wide tooth comb.
- Have you got textured or tight curls in your hair? Use a wide toothcomb to comb damp hair.
- 5. Use a hot comb or curling iron, or a blow-dryer
- Hair damage can be prevented by making the following changes:
- Allow your hair to air dry whenever possible.
- The lowest setting is recommended.
- Avoid letting a curling iron or hot comb touch your hair for too long.
- Reduce the frequency of using these tools. Aim to use them once a week or even less.
- 6. Style products with long-lasting hold
- Hair damage can be prevented by changing your hairstyle.
- Try to find a style that doesn’t require this product.
- 7. Hair pulled back in a tight bun, ponytail, or cornrows
- Hair damage can be prevented by making the following changes:
- Hair should be worn loosely and pushed back.
- Use rubber bands that are specially designed for hair styling.
- Try to find a hairstyle that doesn’t pull your hair.
- 8. Wearing hair extensions or a weave
- Hair damage can be prevented by making the following changes:
- Wear light weaves and extensions so that they don’t pull.
- Salons specializing in hair extensions and weaves are the best places to get them.
- Wear a professional hair weave or extension for two to three months.
- Maintain good scalp hygiene while wearing hair extensions or a weave.
- You can change your hairstyle so that you are only sometimes wearing a weave.
- 9. Hair coloring, perming, or relaxation
- Hair damage can be prevented by making the following changes:
- When the air is dry, try to extend the time between touch-ups. Try to extend the time between touch-ups in the winter to 8-10 weeks.
- You can only have one service: a perm, relaxer, or coloring. Perm or relax first and wait two weeks before coloring your hair if you plan to have more than one service.
- After each wash, use conditioner.
- Wear a hat with a wide brim or use a conditioner that contains zinc.
- 10. Brushing 100 strokes per day on your hair or pulling it to style your hair
- Hair damage can be prevented by making the following changes:
- Brushing and combing your hair is only for styling purposes. It is optional to brush your hair 100 times a day. This is a myth.
- Use a wide tooth comb to comb through your hair gently.
- Avoid pulling and tugging when brushing, combing, or styling your hair.
- If necessary, use a conditioner to moisturize the hair.