Dry
hair is the most common hair problem for women no matter your hair type or texture. When your hair is dry, it might be brittle, fizzy, dull and hard to
style. Let’s run through some main causes and how you can reduce the dryness of your hair.
Causes of dry hair
Dry hair develops when your hair doesn’t retain enough moisture. It can affect men
and women of any age and develop more when you get older.
There
are variety factors that lead to dry hair, the three big factors that contribute
are
Bad hair care habits: bad
habits that get your hair dry include washing your hair so often, using harsh
hair products on your hair or too much heat styling without protection.
Environmental conditions: some of
environment conditions that cause dry hair could be spending a lot of time
under the sun or wind or frequently swimming in chlorinated or salty water.
Weather is also a factor, the cold weather dry the air and it strips the
moisture out of your hair, make your hair dull, brittle and sadly, prone to
split ends.
Physical health: in
some cases, dry hair is a result of genetics, side effect of medications or
underlying health problem that affects your hair’s healthiness.
Whatever the
root of the problem, the solution all comes down to how to moisturise dry hair,
keep it healthy and moisturized with the best products and practices.
Here are our simple
and easy-to-follow remedies for you that can make a significant change on your
hair healthiness.
How to fix dry hair
Tip #1: Shampoo
less often
If you shampoo
your hair too often, you may wonder why your hair is so dry.
Daily
shampooing can strip your hair of its protective oil called sebum. Sebum is
vitals oily producing by your skin with main purpose to protect the skin and
hair from drying out. Try to wash your hair three times a week at
most to maintain healthy sebum levels and prevent drying and just use a
dry shampoo in-between washes.
Tip
#2: Conditioning your hair each time
Unlike shampoo that strips
dirt away from hair, conditioner adds in the moisture and helps reduce cuticle
splitting and flyaways. Gently apply it to your hair, focus on the tips and
rinse out with warm or cool water.
If your hair
is extremely dry, you can also apply hair serums or leave-in conditioners to
add lustre and softness. These are especially great for curly hair, which is more
likely to be dry.
Shop hair serums and leave-in
conditioners online.
Tip
#3: Apply hair mask
Adding to your
routine, try using a super-moisturizing hair mask once or twice a week. Look for
rich, creamy formulas with ingredients like argan oil, biotin or keratin. You
can keep it on your hair overnight to give more time for the formula to seep
into your strands.
Shop hair
mask online.
Tip
#4: Let your hair air dry
Blow-drying your hair regularly causes heat damage and will dry out your
hair. Let your hair air dry as often as possible. When you have to style your
hair with a dryer, try to use the warm or cool setting instead and keep it
several inches away from your hair.
Tip
#5: Avoid heat-intensive styling processes and use heat protection styling
products
Heat styling tools like curlers,
straighteners, hot brushes - do wonderful jobs on our hair styles and looks but
they also do many damages on the health of our hair. Using them too often can
lead to dry hair and breakage. If you can, try to limit the use of heat
styling tools as much as possible.
If you need to use heat styling tool
every day, you should prep your hair with a solid heat protectant spray to
prevent damage.
Shop heat
protectant spray online.
Tip
#6: Avoid frequent chemical styling - waving, straightening, or colouring
Processed or chemically styled hair -
like perms/waving, straightening, or colouring - puts a lot of stress on your
hair. If you get a hair chemical treatment often you may notice the texture of
your hair becomes much drier and brittle. That is why your stylist may recommend
spacing out these appointments. Limiting it is the best way to prevent dry and
damage hair.
Tip
#7: Use natural hair products.
Many products promise to
give us healthy hair in their packaging and in their commercial advertisement,
but they contain ingredients that do the opposite.
Look out for the
ingredients before you buy anything. Make sure it has ingredients like Keratin,
argan oil, morocco oil, coconut oil, or Vitamin E.
Stay away from shampoo and conditioners with these following harmful ingredients:
- Sulphates: found in shampoos, it creates lather that cleans your hair, however it strips away hair’s natural oils also and leave it dry.
- Silicones: found in conditioners, these build up in your hair and make it look dull.
- Alcohols: found in styling products, it takes moisture from the hair and scalp and contributes to dryness.
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Tip
#8: Eat a healthy diet and try vitamins
Provide
yourself a healthy diet with rich omega-3s fatty acid (fish, seafood, nuts and
seeds, plant oils) and antioxidant (berries, dark chocolate, beans, broccoli,
spinach) which are well known for keeping your skin and hair healthy.
Adding Biotin, Vitamin A, C, D and E to your
routine is definitely another way to give your body more of the nutrients it
needs for healthy hair.
Tip #9: Get
regular trims
Get your hair trimmed
every few months to get rid of the dry and damage ends, keep it healthy looking
with the beautiful new growth.
Tip
#10: Protect your hair from sun and other elements
It is important to protect your hair just as you would do with your skin, wear a hat to keep your hair away from the sun if you will be in the sun whole day and wear a swim cap to protect it from chemicals when you go to the pool. When you get out always comb through a leave-in conditioner or hair serum. Look for styling products that contain a UV filter.
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