Hair is one of the most important features on our
body in my opinion. It tells everyone who we are and what our personality is
like. It tells them what we are doing that day, if we’re working out, just woke
up, going to work or a dance. It gives us an identity. So why don’t we always
treat it that way? We bleach it and color it and forget to apply a heat
protector before applying heat, and the list goes on. I want to tell you a few
things that you can do to help your hair feel better and be healthier. These
steps are extremely similar to my earlier blog 7 tips for growing out your hair Out. Having
healthier hair causes hair growth, however it is not completely similar because
there are some things that you don’t need to do to keep it healthy if you’re
not worried about hair growth.
1. Biotin
Vitamin: Take this everyday! It really does help This provides supplements that
you hair needs to keep it strong and healthy. This is not a quick fix, you won’t
see the results for a couple of years but it is worth the wait.
2. Avoid washing your hair too much: over washing your hair
can cause it to dry up and get damaged. I go into detail about hair types and
tips to help avoid washing your hair too soon on my post about Dry Shampoo. Most people wash their
hair too much and you can use Dry Shampoo to help reduce the amount of oil
build up, but please read my post about how to use it. The curlier your hair is
the less you should wash it. There are oils that are produced in your scalp
that need to reach your ends and they can overproduce if you wash your hair too
much. My hair is stick straight and I should only wash it every couple days or
so. If your hair is long then it can make it difficult for the oils to reach
the ends of your hair which leads me to my next step.
3. Oil: Add oil to the ends of your hair after every wash. As
I said before the oil produced by your scalp needs to reach your ends to help
with moisture, if your hair is long or if you wash it too soon then the oil
cannot reach the ends of your hair. I would suggest using Redken Diamond oil or Moroccan oil, they will also help
with shine, heat protection, reduce split ends and moisture. Only use a small
dab of it and only apply it to your ends.
4. Shampoo and Conditioner: Choose wisely because they can
either help or hurt your hair. There are many options out there but professional
products are the best way to go since store bought products use waxes to give
you a temporary feeling of softness and moisture when in reality it is not
helping your hair at all. I personally use Pureology strength cure shampoo
and conditioner and I can really feel the difference. They also have a mask and
fabulous lengths that work great if you use it all together. This can
definitely help your hair but the most important thing is to know your hair
well, know its problems and its strengths. Redken has a great list here to help guide you to
what shampoos and conditioners would work best with your hair type/problems.
5. less heat: heat causes a lot of damage whether it’s a
flat iron, curling iron, or a blow dryer. It can be really hard not to use heat
styling products especially when you need your hair to do what you need it to
now, not in a couple of hours. It pays off to wait though, If you let your hair
dry while you do make up and/or eat you may be surprised how quickly it dries.
You can let your hair air dry or wrap it in a Turbie Twist Microfiber Hair Towel, I
love them! To make my hair dry more quickly I will put my hair in the turbie
twist and then after some time I will pull some hair out of the turbie twist
(if your hair is long you may need to completely undo the turbie twist, take
some hair down, then re-do the turbie twist with the rest of the hair). Once
the hair Itook out is dry then I will take some more hair out…I do this because
it takes longer to dry when it is clumped together with so much wet hair, doing
it piece by piece saves time. I know not styling your hair can be difficult,
but even putting it into a ponytail can be bad. If you do decide to put it up
use a softer band that doesn't grab your hair, I have heard that plastic coil hair bands work
great and they don't leave a dent! If you decide to use heating tools then take
the time to section your hair out that way the heat won’t need to be on your
hair as long. Also please use a heat protector! I personally love Pureology's Colour Fanatic and Redken's United One. They both provide so many
other benefits such as conditions, de-tangles, adds shine, prevents split ends,
smooths, etc; on top of all of that they smell awesome!
6. no ratting, backcombing, or poofing: This isn’t always
the kind of damage you see right away but it will bite you in the butt
eventually. This is hard for me because I love big hair but doing this ruffles
your hair shafts and the layers are damaged which creates breakage later on. If
you love doing this as much as I do then I would suggest looking into using
Pureologys’ Strength Cure line. It helps prevent the split ends
and strengthen your hair.
This may be a lot of work but if you want your hair
to look like those girls in the Pantene commercials then you better get to it.
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