10 Flimsy Haircare Mistakes You Should Knock Out
All of us wanted to have dense, silky and shiny hair. But, do we really care for a healthy hair? The answer is yes. However, we miss out on the routine that would reap healthy hair. This blog whacks the unhealthy practices pertinent to your haircare.
What Are The General Haircare Practices We Follow On A Regular Basis
The first step in our regular hair care would be hair wash. We do it wash off the dirt and oil. It is followed by rapid drying and hairstyling in a hurry, worse condition is styling your hair to look pretty isn’t harmful but doing it on a wet hair gets a thumbs down. Well, this routine sounds so simple whereas the effects it has on the health of your hair is complicated. The following mistakes is a heads up to you, if you are stranded in this kind of a unhealthy haircare routine, then it’s your turn to switch the gear.
10 Flimsy Haircare Mistakes You Should Knock Out
Wave Your Hand At Frequent Hair Wash
- Hair washing is essential but frequent hair wash causes damages to your hair.
- Making frequent hair wash as your routine will also result in dry hair, hair breakage and dry scalp
Never Wash Your Dry Hair
- Always remember to do an oil massage before hair wash
- Either leave your hair with oil overnight or at least for an hour before wash
- Exposing your hair to heat such as blow drying, heat curls and straightening would definitely cause hair damage and dryness
- This would affect the length of your hair, in turn affecting your hair growth
Know How To Dry Your Hair
- Post hair wash, do not rub your hair with thick towel because this would drastically break your hair
- Take a thin cotton cloth and pat dry your hair gently as rough treatment of wet hair will have serious effects on your hair
- Also, do not put your towel wrapped hair up rather let it loose and pat it
Lack Of Hair Oiling
- Make sure to oil your hair and massage it well as it will strengthen your scalp and massaging triggers your hair follicles thereby help in hair growth
- Oiling the lengths of your hair also reduces split ends
- Choose coconut oil or any other oil rich in hair growth elements to moisturize your hair
- Just like our skin, our hair does need some amount of hydration
- Massage your scalp with your fingertips and do not scratch it with nails
No Hair Combing Or Brushing On Wet Hair
- Never brush your hair while it is wet
- The open pores on your scalp post hair wash will let your hair loose off your scalp
Rinse Your Comb Or Brush Before Running It Through Your Hair
- It is always good to use a fresh comb or brush that is free off dirt
- The debris in your comb will collide with your hair when the comb comes in contact with your hair
- This also will lead to hair damage due to excess dirt on it
- Hence, wash it with water and comb your hair
Chemicals, Bleach And Excessive Colouring
- Colouring your hair and excessive bleaching means your hair is in frequent touch with chemicals
- The chemicals begin to contact your scalp, the high absorption rate of your scalp drives it to absorb the chemical which might enter your blood stream as well
- Therefore, reduce excess amount of colouring and prevent your scalp from chemical penetration
Tying Your Hair Tight Will Result In Tussle With Hair Follicles
- Tying your hair tight for long and frequently will affect your hair
- It results in hair damage leaving it frizzy
- This also leads to hair loss as your hair follicles struggles to produce hair
- Headaches are also a byproduct of this routine
Nix Your Hot Water Wash
- Most of the hair problems arise out of hair damage, dry hair and split ends
- Washing hair with hot water will definitely take you to this extreme
- Showing your hair in lukewarm water will help in protection of your hair
Start Your New Haircare Routine Now
After being aware of the don’t, you can now start your new haircare routine or switch to this harmless haircare routine to gain and retain your healthy hair. Although, these are the external that ruins the health of your hair, you should also consider serious issues like stress and hormonal imbalance that would cause severe hair loss and hair growth problems. Instead of trying home remedies and taking up self medication, kindly visit your dermatologist for expert advice to sustain healthy hair. HAPPY HAIR HAPPY LIFE
