7 Ways of Taking Care of Damaged Hair If you have damaged hair, there are certain things you need to know so as to take good care of the hair. The tips mentioned below also help in preventing damaged during summer, when the rays of the sun start to dry out the, making it to be more prone to breakage. With all these tips kept in mind, you would always have an emergency plan when you hair starts looking bad. 1. Use Less Heat Many women are addicted to curling irons, straight irons and hot rollers, but a good way of caring for damaged hair is to reduce the heat to which it is exposed. Once a week, you should not use appliances. You should choose a day you are less concerned about the look of your hair, which means you want to enjoy your hair only in its natural state. After that, you should proceed to not making use of appliances two times per week, and based on your need, the days could be increased. There are even some people who let their hair air-dry or they dry it only a few minutes instead, making natural air-drying to be possible. Heat is not good for dry hair, and it will start breaking faster, making healing to be impossible 2. Moisturize After reducing the amount of heat, it is necessary to as well do repairs using the right moisture. It is not a good thing to coat the hair with eggs, olive oil and mayonnaise, as those are methods which can be inconvenient, messy, and force you to excessively wash the hair to get rid of the products, which causes more damage. Instead of that, you should apply shampoo as normal, and make use of a heavy moisturizing product to help in evenly coating your hair, and allowing it to efficiently moisturize without being soaked in oil. It might be a good idea to apply an Argan oil moisturizing conditioner, allowing it to sit for at least 30 minutes. If possible, this should be done 3 times a week 3. Shampoo Less and Condition More Only wash your hair after sweating in the heat throughout the day. It is not a good thing to use shampoo when you are off work; instead, you should condition the hair, and allow it to dry naturally. Another good thing is not to condition at all, and just allow that natural oil do its job. 4. Using The Right Brush When the hair is wet use a detangling comb and not a brush and when the hair is dry use a rubber bristle brush to avoid hair tearing, 5. Use Coconut Oil Coconut oil prevents damage because it has unique fats which do not make your hair to be soaked. Use a small amount of coconut oil in your hands and rub, as if moisturizing the hands. After that rub the hair with your hands as if pulling it up in a ponytail. This enables you to coat the ends of the dried out hair with oil enough to moisturize the hair, while not weighing it down at the same time. 6. Purge The Products For at least a month, you should not use any styling gels, mousse or hairspray. Make sure that any product applied to your hair is a moisturizing treatment or heat protection spray because hairsprays, mousses and gels are full of harsh chemicals which cause hair dryness. The more natural, the better! 7. Eat Well The body is in need of healthy fats and protein for healing and good health. Proteins make up your hair, keeping it long, strong and resistant to damage, while with healthy fats, your hair will be kept shiny, gorgeous and moisturized. Ensure that you include healthy fats and lean proteins for your hair and body to look good. My suggestion is that you should wash your hair at night to enable it to condition before styling or applying any heat in the morning. Through this, your hair would be given a break from concentrated damage, and the moisturizers used would be able to work for longer periods, as heat appliances after you dry your hair could cause damage. After drying, the hair is more susceptible and porous to styling damage than at any other time. Therefore, as you allow it to rest for some time, your hair would be protected by your natural oils. :-)
Posted on: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 20:34:11 +0000
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