10 mistakes to avoid to keep your hair healthy and beautiful

Sometimes it seems to us that we are doing everything right in caring for our hair, but the result is not visible. We kind of bought an expensive mask, shampoo on the advice of our friends, we do everything according to the instructions, but there is still no gorgeous hair. It is not enough to buy an expensive shampoo or mask and expect a miracle from them, if you do not adhere to the basic rules in hair care, these are such "details" without which there will be no beautiful and healthy hair. Well, let's get started ...

# 1 Improper nutrition

We are what we eat, these words reveal the truth of our health, and hair is the first to react to malfunctions in the body. We do not urge you to give up your favorite foods, but you still need to try to balance your diet, eat less fatty, smoked, fried foods, and try more to eat vegetables, fruits, and cereals. You can try to include at least one daily in your diet. products that hair needs, or prepare homemade hair vitamins according to the trichologist's prescription, you can see the recipe here... These vitamins are ideal for the whole body and for the whole family.

You should drink at least 1.5 liters of clean water per day (in small portions), not juice, tea, compote, but not pure cold water. Firstly, the hair is less greasy, and secondly, it is very good for the length of the hair, the hair is not so dry, it is more nourished and a natural shine appears.

No. 2 Incorrectly selected hair care

It seems to us that the beautiful promises on the bottles of shampoos or conditioners, to make our hair thick, smooth and shiny, are the best fit. And this is logical, because every girl wants to have thick, shiny and smooth hair. Believe me, no shampoo or any other cosmetic product will ever make your hair thicker than nature intended. Therefore, first of all, you need to determine your hair type and already based on it, select a shampoo, mask, conditioner and non-washing agents.

Choose shampoo depending on the condition of the scalp and be sure to buy more deep cleansing shampoo, which should be used every two weeks to thoroughly cleanse the hair and scalp from various impurities (sebum, dust, styling products), after such a shampoo, the scalp breathes. The article How to choose a shampoo for normal, dry and oily hair, you can read about it in more detail.

Choose a mask, conditioner depending on the condition of the hair length, what your hair needs at the moment: hydration, strengthening, nutrition, restoration, protection. In professional products, all lines are narrowly focused on solving a specific hair problem.

Therefore, if your shampoo is from one series, and the mask is from another, it's okay.

No. 3 Wrong water temperature

Many people think that if you wash your hair with hot water, then everything is better washed out of the hair and the hair becomes cleaner. But, this is a misconception, you cannot wash your hair with hot water, because it promotes the production of sebum, as a result, the hair will get greasy even faster, and hot water dries out the length of the hair, making it depleted and brittle.

The head should be washed with warm, comfortable water, and at the end (after the mask) you can rinse your hair with cool water, it will smooth the scales and the hair will be smoother.

No. 4 Incorrect application of shampoo

I think everyone knows that the shampoo needs to be applied twice, the first time to wash away the dust and the second time to massage and leave the shampoo to act for 1-2 minutes. But, not everyone knows that shampoo should be applied only to the roots, and the length should not be touched, especially if the hair is long and prone to dryness (this is generally a law), and when washed off, the shampoo will drain along the length and rinse it.And remember, always rinse off the shampoo thoroughly from your hair, hairdressers say you need to rinse off the shampoo twice as long as it was on your hair.

Brushing your hair before washing will make the subsequent masking, brushing and styling easier!

No. 5 We do not use thermal protection

If you have a hairdryer at home (not to mention a curling iron, iron and tongs), then you must have and thermal protection, and high quality. Thermal protection is needed so that the protein that makes up our hair does not break down, because at temperatures above 130 degrees, it breaks down and the hair becomes depleted, brittle and brittle.

Heat protection for hair minimizes the negative effects of hot air and ultraviolet radiation on the hair. Thermal protection can be in the form of a cream, spray, serum, oil, fluid, emulsion.

# 6 Using the hair dryer incorrectly

The hair dryer is very convenient for hair care, in a few minutes you can dry your hair and give it the desired look (styling). Now there are a lot of good professional hair dryers, which practically do not injure the hair, but still it is impossible to dry your hair without thermal protection.

Do not dry your hair with too hot air and very close to the hair, you can dry your hair by about 80%, and then let it dry naturally. While drying your hair, the hair dryer must be constantly in motion.

# 7 Rarely trim the ends of the hair

Even if you are growing out your hair, you need to trim the ends every three months to prevent the hair from splitting or depleting.

To improve the condition of the hair, you can polish the hair, which cuts off almost all split ends without losing hair length, read more about it in the article Hair polishing. Description, pros and cons of the procedure.

№8 Sleeping with loose hair

This item applies to owners of medium to long hair.

At night, it is best to braid your hair in a light, not tight braid, so there will be no waves from the braid. And the hair will not rub against the pillow at night, so it will not be tangled and fluffy in the morning, which will greatly facilitate styling.

# 9 Rarely wash my comb

The comb plays a very important role in hair care. A quality hairbrush removes dirt and styling residues and distributes sebum evenly from hair roots to ends.

Combs should be washed at least once a week, otherwise the remains of conditioners, modeling products and sebum will leave hair stale even after washing. And if you use an iron and other stylers, then you need to wipe them with alcohol before each use.

The comb can be washed with shampoo and with a paint brush (you can buy it at any cosmetics store), it is especially convenient to wash the Tangle Teezer, apply a little shampoo to the brush and walk between the rows of the comb, lather well and rinse with running water.

No. 10 We do not wear a headdress

Your hair needs as much sun protection as your skin, so in the summer use products that have UV protection and protect your hair from the sun. And when you spend a lot of time in the sun, be sure to wear a hat, such as a stylish hat, blazer, or headband.

Do not forget about the headdress also in winter, because the cold narrows the blood vessels, which leads to a deterioration in blood circulation, as a result of which the nutrition of the hair is disrupted, because all the nutrients to our hair come along with the blood. At the very least, this makes hair dull and brittle, and can lead to hair loss in the future.

We wish you all beautiful and healthy hair !!!