Your hair can be a big part of your style, whether you like to experiment with different styles or prefer to keep your signature haircut to complete your look. Even if you’re someone who doesn’t like to spend time styling your hair before you go out, it is important to make sure that you’re looking after it. Your hair goes through a lot throughout the day, and as you age, you might notice your hair thinning or falling out. While often this is due to genetics or perhaps another health issue, it can also be because you’ve failed to care for your hair properly. If you want to maintain great hair throughout life, here are some top tips to help you do this.

Minimize Heat Application

Styling your hair with a hairdryer, straighteners, or curling irons might be part of your daily routine, but this can be very damaging to your hair. If you are going to use these tools regularly, at the very least make sure you are using a heat protectant serum. It is better if you can minimize how often you do apply heat to your hair, however, and even be mindful of how high you have the temperature in your showers. 

Avoid Washing Every Day

You might have got into the habit of washing your hair every day, and you might not feel completely refreshed without doing this as a result. While it is important to wash your hair for hygiene purposes, doing this every day can be detrimental to your hair and scalp in the long term. This is because you are washing away all of the natural oils from your scalp that can help keep your hair healthy, and interfering with the natural production of these oils can leave your hair looking greasier, which is why you end up washing it even more frequently. In some cases, you might also start having problems with dandruff.

Don’t Brush Your Hair When Wet

Dealing with knotty hair is never fun, and it is indeed much easier to work out the tangles when your hair is wet and has just been conditioned. However, when your hair is wet it is at its weakest, which means it is far more susceptible to breaking and falling out when you brush it in this state. Pat dry with a towel to get rid of excess water and then leave it to air dry before brushing it, and use a wide-tooth comb when you do. 

When to See the Professionals

If you follow the tips above you should find that your hair stays in good health. However, you might find that you’re dealing with thinning hair or baldness as part of a health condition or because it is hereditary in your family. If this is happening to you and you’re finding it distressing, look at advanced hair clinics near you and see if you can get a consultation to discuss more intensive treatments to combat hair loss.

Try to follow these tips at home to maintain healthy hair that looks amazing, even if you don’t style it.

 

Published by HOLR Magazine