Healthy hair is what we all strive for but rarely feel we’ve achieved. And it’s not for want of trying on the part of professional services and products: a top hairdresser obviously helps, as does the top shampoo for your hair type, a deep conditioning mask and problem-solving scalp tonics. But often it’s the accumulative daily habits – that cost us literally nothing – which blend into consistent good hair days (or not).
Small steps lead to big results. There are many tiny things that can completely improve the health of your hair. Below, we share eight tips for healthy hair that can easily be incorporated into day-to-day life.
Squeeze and pat your hair when towel drying
Don’t rub and rough up your hair. This can not only cause tangling, but it roughs up the hair cuticle, impacting the smoothness of your strands.
Avoid piling your hair on top of your head when shampooing
Again, this can cause unnecessary tangling. Rather, pay attention to cleansing your scalp with a good scalp massage. The suds will then run through and cleanse your strands.
Detangle the lengths your prior to washing your hair
This will mean less detangling is required when wet – which is when your hair is at its most vulnerable.
Never pick split ends
The further the split travels up the hair shaft, the finer and more fragile that hair will become.
Skip the scalp brush
Your fingertips are the best tools. Scalp brushes can be aggressive and might damage the skin on the scalp, plus create more tangles.
Keep heat styling to a minimum and air-dry your hair when you can
Heat draws moisture from our strands, leading to dryness, which increases the hair’s porosity (it’s ability to retain and lose moisture).
Don’t waste money on shampoos promising to stop hair loss
Hair loss is the umbrella term for all types of hair loss. Hair-loss shampoos cannot – and will not – stop female or male pattern hair loss, since the actives in wash-off formulas are applied a dilute environment and do not stay on the scalp for a long enough period of time to have effect.
Don’t skip breakfast
It’s the most important meal of the day as our hair cells are most active in the morning. At all meals, ensure you are getting enough protein as protein is the building blocks of hair.
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