Your hair is your crowning glory and you want to keep it in pristine condition. Let's face it, there's always going to be environmental factors, products, and hair styling tools that will cause damage to your hair and make it hard to keep it healthy.
Spoiler alert: it's not as hard to take care of your hair as you might think. Here are some tips on how to keep your tresses looking and feeling great:
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1. Wash your hair regularly. It's important to keep the dirt and excess oil out of your hair and scalp, but the right frequency of washing your hair depends on your hair type. Limit washing your hair to two times a week if you have dry scalp, while you can wash on alternate days if you have oily scalp.
2. Use chemical-free shampoos. Go for gentle shampoos that suit your hair type. Though shampoos contains sulfates and parabens for lathering and preserving hair respectively, there are a lot of better alternative ingredients available in the market. Of course the lesser the number of chemicals in your shampoo, the better.
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3. Condition correctly! Not only does this protect your hair from environmental aggressors and heat styling, but it also makes it manageable.
4. Dry your hair naturally. We all know that heat can damage your hair and scalp and air or towel drying is the best way to go.
5. Style your hair naturally. Who doesn't love a well-styled hair? From curls or waves to sleek straight hair, you can achieve these hairstyles without putting your hair through intensive heat or applying chemicals like hair spray to lock in those styles.
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5. Drink water and eat healthy. We will go on repeating ‘you are what you eat’ as long as we write about hair care. Internal hydration and nutrition are keys to healthy hair. Our hair is made up of proteins and amino acids. It needs the right nutrition like eggs, fish, green leafy vegetables, yogurt, and nuts to grow well and maintain itself. You also need to drink plenty of water because hydrating hair care products in not enough.
Your hair is a part of you, and it deserves the same care and attention as any other part of your body.
While we can't control everything that happens to our hair, we can take care of it in ways that will keep it healthy and strong and these 5 simple steps will help you do just that.
