Most of the time, we don't really understand the effect of most of these products and actions and many damaging practices can creep into our daily routine.
Today we are going to right that wrong and point some fingers to products, hair-styles and practices that might be causing more issue than they're solving.
Let's get right into it…
Suspect no. 1: Bleach
It can seem like a harmless procedure but bleaching your hair is actually one of the most aggressive procedures. It works by penetrating the cuticles of your hair and removing your natural pigment.
This means it's changing the very structure of your hair. In the long run it leads to a dull dry, damaged hair and split ends.
Suspect no. 2: Semi-permanent dies and highlights
No at as damaging as bleach but they have their CONs. They also work by damaging the inner structure of your hair. You should especially be aware of this if you are dying your hair to hide the gray roots.
Suspect no. 3: Perming
Perms are a nice word for chemically straightening or curling your hair. It's longer lasting then ironing your hair but it comes at a serious cost. To achieve the effect, it breaks the inner bonds in your hair protein and re-forms them, damaging your hair in the process.
It might be the easier and the faster way, but it's not really worth the risk. A good hair straightener, like the Chi Air Expert flat iron can be just as effective with much less risk involved.
Suspect no. 4: Over brushing
If you are convinced that an extra 100 strokes a day will make your hair fuller, you need to think again.
The damage here is more insidious and less obvious. It simply causes more friction than your hair can handle, especially if you are using cheaper, less flexible brushes.
Suspect no. 5: Over washing and over shampooing
We get a shampoo that promises to recover our damaged hair and we think the more we use the faster the effect will kick in.
Shampoos are not meant to recover the damage in our hair. Think of them as simply a tool to cleanse your scalp and remove the extra oiliness from your hair, nothing more.
Over-shampooing or washing your hair too often will make it dry, thin and brittle. No matter how well-made the shampoo is, as the old saying goes, you can always get too much of a good thing.
Bottom line, use moderate amounts of shampoo, don't wash your hair too often (few times a week is a good reference) and be as gentle as possible when doing it. The more vigorous you are, the more damage you're inflicting on the cuticle.
So, there we go - a few back-to-the-basics tips that most of us don't think about and rarely consider them as suspects of dry and brittle hair.
If you have types of hair loss, try these few simple tips before opting in for expensive treatments and leave-in products. You'd be surprised at how often the cause of the problem is a lot simpler than we build it up in our racing minds.
Stay smart about staying pretty