Our hair needs a lot of attention to enable it to grow healthier and stronger but there are habits we should avoid to get healthy and stronger. Here are some habits we should avoid for healthy hair.
1. Overheating your hair
Excessive use of hot tools is the easiest way to damage your hair. The heat contributes to split ends, breakage, and dryness. In addition to using a powerful heat protectant, hair specialists recommend that you limit your use of hot tools to two times a week, and try not to crank them up too high. If you can cut them out altogether, props to you! Your hair is as healthy as can be.
2. Brushing wet hair (especially from the roots)
When your hair is wet it is especially susceptible to breakage due to its shower-induced elasticity. As a result, it is crucial to wait until your hair is almost completely dry before running a brush through it. Alternatively, you can take a wide-tooth comb to detangle the bottom half of your hair while being careful to avoid the roots. Brushing through your hair when it is entirely wet will cause intense breakage and unnecessary hair loss. This is especially true for the roots, which are connected to your newest strands of hair.
3. Spending too much time in the sun
Our skin is very similar to our hair. Both entities are deeply affected by the sun’s harmful rays. When our skin is exposed to excessive sun our bodies become covered with burns that have potentially cancer-causing repercussions. Similarly, the sun causes our hair to become dry and dull. Even though this damage is sometimes disguised as natural highlights, our hair becomes subject to serious breakage. To avoid these negative effects remember to apply amble sunscreen (especially to your scalp).
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