We often damage our hair unknowingly. We expose them to high temperatures, style them every day, and tug them furiously when we try to comb them. In addition, there are external factors, such as frost, heat or wind, and even air pollution, or the fact that we live in a constant run, so our diet is poor, which is what our entire body suffers from. Proper hair care is of key importance in preventing and reducing damage. Read here to know more hair care tips.
First of all, it is worth emphasizing that hair care – not only damaged hair, but hair in general – should start in the kitchen. And it is literally. The basic building block of hair is protein, but also necessary are: iron, zinc and vitamin A. It would be good to introduce products rich in these ingredients into your daily diet. The proteins themselves, in turn, are often included in special cosmetics whose task is to intensively care for the hair and nourish it.
Such a cosmetic is, for example, the Botanic Therapy Honey and Propolis mask from Garnier. It will perfectly complement the “protein diet” for hair thanks to the content of propolis, which has a strong moisturizing effect. Keratin conditioner from Organique, in turn, replenishes the protein deficiencies in the hair.
Sometimes it can hurt … excessive hair care! If there is no such need, because, for example, your hair does not get greasy too quickly, you should not tire of washing it every day. We think that thanks to this we take better care of them, but in fact we subject them to hard water over and over again, often at too high a temperature, and then dry them, exposing them to warm air again. Not to mention the need to style them every day anew.
When drying your hair, it’s best to choose the coolest stream and keep a distance of about 30 centimeters between the hair and the dryer. This is how we close the hair cuticles. If you want to use a curling iron or a straightener for styling, it is worth spraying them with a preparation that will guarantee them a solid thermal protection. In summer, shampoos and conditioners containing a UV filter will also be useful, which will protect the hair from excessive water loss caused by exposure to the sun.
Additional ways to care for your hair
If you notice that your hair is damaged, it is better to say goodbye to treatments such as permanent wave, lightening or even simple dyeing for a while. They all open the cuticles of the hair and thus expose it to dryness and breakage. When everyday hair care becomes a habit, it will also be good to think about additional ways to take it straight.
One of such methods is oiling. You can make them yourself at home, using appropriate cosmetics or using, for example, coconut oil. It will smooth the hair structure and close the cuticles so that they can retain their hydration. Another method that combines hair oiling with nutrition is a homemade egg mask. You need to add a little olive oil to the beaten egg, then put it on your hair and wait for max. half-hour.
Proper hair care will not bring the desired effect if we work on split, dry and broken strands. Therefore, it is worth making an appointment to the hairdresser to have the ends trimmed. If it is difficult to part with long hair, you can treat it as a longer process and trim it successively every month so that it gradually regains its shine without losing too much length.
