People care a lot about their hair but sometimes they follow habits that can worsen hair. It is very significant to follow right habits to improve your hair life and quality. In this blog we will discuss some hair habits that you need to change immediately.
1. De-tangling hair from root to ends
Roots of hair is where your hair starts growing and end is where the length ends. One should always detangle his/her hair from length to root to avoid pain and hair-fall. In addition always apply detangling cream or leave in conditioner before detangling the hair if you have excessive tangling.
If one starts detangling from top to bottom it may not only collect all the tangled knots but also make the process very painful and torturing. Moreover, it can lead to severe hair-fall if it will be followed regularly.
Detangler Brush
Leave-in cream/Conditioner
2. Drying dripping wet hair – Hair Habits That You Need To Change
A lot of people have to dry their hair real quick after shampooing. Conversely, it is always suggested to not dry hair regularly with the help of thermal tools as it can damage hair. If it is very urgent/important to dry, first take the help of towel and towel dry the hair. Take a full minute to absorb all the water in towel or fold the hair with towel while wearing clothes or applying makeup. At the end, dry your hair.
Microfiber towel for fast drying
3. Making tight ponytails regularly
High ponytails are always in fashion. It is loved by teenagers and especially school/college going girls. But it is not advised to tie tight ponytails on a regular basis, it can weak hair from the roots and leads to severe hairloss from the front area. Moreover, never tie hair tightly while sleeping as it weakens the hair bulb and follicles.
It is always suggested to make gentle buns and ponytails to avoid any problem to hair. Also, while sleeping try to sleep with open hair so that your hair can be knot free for some time if you tie whole day.
4. Washing scalp with hot water
If you shower or wash your with scalp hot water it can make scalp very sensitive and disturb the PH level. Hot water not only effects scalp but also makes your hair extremely frizzy and dull. One should wash hair with normal water and if its weather is cool especially very cold in winters wash with lukewarm water.
In addition apply leave-in cream in-case of washing with lukewarm water. Leave-in cream/conditioners helps in maintaining PH level of scalp and hair. It gives back the lost moisture because of water temperature.
5. Disturbed washing frequency – Hair habits that you need to change
One should know that how often he/she should wash hair. Some people wash their hair on a daily basis and some don’t wash even in 7-8 days. It can create hair and scalp issues either from excessive washes or from less washes than required. If the scalp is oily it should be washed within alternative days, If scalp is normal wash frequency should be 3 times in a day and if scalp is dry it should be washed once in every 3 days or 2 times in a week.
6. Not leaving conditioner/mask for required time
For better working Conditioner/Masks needs to stay for some time on your hair. Every conditioner/mask has its own keeping time. Normally, conditioner should stay in hair for 3-5 minutes and Mask should stay for at-least 7-10 minutes on your skin.
After shampooing your cuticles gets swollen and you need to put something in open cuticles to lock moisture. Additionally conditioners/Masks makes hair super soft and shiny but only if it will rest on your hair for some time.
Hair Mask For Frizzy Hair, Rough & Dry Hair
7. Combing wet hair – Hair Habits That You Need To Change
Combing on wet hair is one of your Hair habits that you need to change immediately. It is always suggested to comb dry or at-least semi-dry hair. Wet hair have less elasticity than dry hair so if you comb wet hair it tends to have more hair-fall.
If you really have to detangle your wet hair, do it with a wide toothed comb. make your hair weak and there will be less chances of hair-fall. Apply serum before combing your hair to prevent from breakage and split-ends.
Wooden comb for women
Wooden comb for men
Wide tooth comb
8. Using the wrong shampoo
One should be aware and educated with his/her hair type and which products are suitable. Unquestionably, there are lot of shampoos which have beyond amazing quality but it’s not meant for you. Always choose shampoo after analysing your scalp and hair quality.
Let’s take an example: If someone have oily scalp and he/she have opted a good shampoo which is made for dry scalp, it will not suit him/her doesn’t matter how good the shampoo is. Moreover, If you don’t know your hair type and quality check and then buy any product.
Shampoo for oily scalp/hair
Shampoo for dry scalp/hair
9. Not trimming your hair – Hair Habits That You Need To Change
Males usually chop their hair in every 30-45 days and that’s the reason they have fast hair growth than women. Some of the women don’t trim their have even in 6 months. It leads to split-ends, breakage, hair-fall and thinning of hair.
Trimming hair to 1 inches in every 2-3 months is very important. In addition, your hair will look healthier and will not have only a small tail in the end.
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