Hair is the fastest growing tissue of the body but only its roots are actually alive. The long, shiny and visible part are the dead tissues. It’s ironic, right? It is then important to take care of the scalp to have a healthy hair.
The average scalp have 100,000 to 150,000 hair follicles and hairs but most of the time its alarming to loss few hair strands while brushing it. Hair is actually strong enough for normal grooming techniques like combing. But aside from genetics, hair loss, damage, thinning or breakage can be caused by poor grooming techniques. Below are some tips for proper hair grooming and care.
1. Avoid using fine-toothed combs on wet hair because it can cause breakage.
2. Avoid brushing hair when its wet, basically hair is sensitive when wet so the pressure applied by brushes can cause hair loss.
3. Do not over brush your dry hair. Although brushing can help stimulate your scalp, overdoing it can cause more damage than good.
4. Avoid excessive shampooing because your hair can lose natural minerals like calcium, iron, etc which primarily helps for having a healthy hair.
5. Avoid using dandruff shampoos with Selenium sulfide which causes degeneration of the liver.
6. Use Natural shampoo to wash hair instead and, choose those with ingredients like cocamides, chamomile, horsetail, rosemary, aloe vera. These are all proven helpful and friendly to scalp.
7. Use shampoos with keratin or amino acids, it is a protein substance that hair is made of. It’s main function is to help seal breakages in the follicles.
8. Choose a shampoo with proper PH level, 5.5 is ideal.
9. Avoid using shampoo with conditioners because the 2 serve different functions
and their effectiveness can be diminished because it is combined.
10. When shampooing, its recommended to pour the shampoo into your hands then rub it to your hair rather than pouring it directly in the hair.
11. Avoid using your fingernails in massaging your hair because it can scratch the scalp and create a scar.
12. Use warm water to shampoo your hair, it can open the pores then use cold water to wash so that it can close or bring back the pores into normal size.
13. Use the proper way to brush your wet hair, by blotting the hair with a towel
14. Do not use hairstyles which requires tying your hair too tight. Instead, keep it in a loose style and less pressured from any tight hair styles like bun or pony tail.
15. Avoid chemical treatments that can harm your health and hair.
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