Ten Tips for Healthy Hair
Something we all seem to lust after is healthy-looking hair. However, it can often seem like it is hard to achieve, especially in a time when hairdressers haven’t been open for long periods and we are stuck at home doing who knows what to locks.
With that in mind, I have put together ten tips for healthy hair. Which I hope will help you feel your hair is in better condition.
Don’t Blow Dry While Still Dripping Wet.
It can be tempting to reach for that blow dryer as soon as you are out of the shower, especially when you are in a hurry, as you think it is time-saving.
However, dripping wet hair takes longer to dry than hair that has been towel-dried.
So before you reach for the hairdryer, gently pay your hair with a towel to remove excess moisture. This will help reduce not only the time taken to blow dry but also damage to your hair, as you won’t be using heat for so long.
Don’t Rub Your Hair.
If you are like me you grab a towel and rub your hair to dry it. However, this method can cause frizz and hair damage.
The best way to remove moisture from your hair is instead to rub your hair gently.
Don’t Over-Colour Your Hair.
Many people like myself turn to hair dye. Either for changing colour, or covering those greys. However, over dying your hair can cause a lot of damage.
There are however things you can do to help reduce any damage and keeping healthy hair, while still rocking the colour of your choice. For instance, if your roots need a touch-up, then only recolour them, rather than your whole head.
Also look for ammonia-free hair dyes as these are gentler than some other colourants.
Don’t Over-Wash Your Hair.
Many of us are over washing our hair and while we might be choosing good products such as Wella. This isn’t going to help if we wash too often.
We only really need to wash our hair a couple of times a week. Any more and we’re likely removing too much oil from our scalp, which leads to breakage and dry-feeling hair. To keep your scalp balanced, try using hydrating treatments and scalp moisturisers to naturally soothe your scalp and prevent irritation. Gentle, scalp-friendly ingredients can help maintain moisture without weighing hair down.
If your hair starts to feel greasy very quickly try using a dry shampoo to pep it up between washes.
Plait Before Bed.
Wondering what you should do with your hair when it comes to bedtime. Then go with a plat. The structure of the plait will keep your hair tangle-free and might just offer some soft waves come morning.
Other options include nightcaps as well.
Anything to keep your hair from becoming tangled.
Have a Balanced Diet.
You might not think it but your diet can have an impact on the strength and appearance of your hair.
Making sure your diet includes the 13 essential vitamins such as Vitamin A and E, will help keep your hair strong, shiny and healthy.
Care For Your Wet Hair.
When your hair is wet it is much more fragile than when dry. So you need to be a lot more careful with.
Hands up how many of us are guilty of brushing our hair straight from the shower.
Remember to try and allow your hair to dry first, before running a brush through it. In fact, even waiting until it is only slightly dried before brushing will give time for the bonds of your hair to strengthen again.
Keep Heat To A Minimum.
Well, all know that using heat on our hair is bad for it. No matter the type of tool you use on your hair, the intense heat can leave your hair feeling dry.
So why not try out different styles for your hair, which don’t utilise heat to make them work! And of course, when you do use heat use some heat protection.
Wash In Room Temperature Water.
I think many of us jump into a hot shower or bath after a long day. However, this isn’t good for your hair.
It might not sound so nice, but washing your hair in room temperature water is much better for it in the long run.
Go Careful With Products.
While some products can help your hair look its best, using too many can have the opposite effect. Weighing it down and even making it look greasy.
As a helping hand look to use just four products in total such as; shampoo, conditioner, protector and a styling product.
I hope these tips have helped you learn a little more about how to care for your hair.
Do you have any more must-have hair care tips?
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I have extremely thin hair so any information is good. i do miss my hairdresser during lockdown.
I take extra care of my skin and my body. But I always forget my hair. I need to pay more attention to it. These tips are so simple yet I didn’t know all of them before. Thank You for sharing!
I am so glad it has given you something more to think about when it comes to haircare!
These are all great tips. I’d like to add that a weekly coconut oil mask does wonders for the hair.
A mask can make all the difference to your hair at times, can’t it?
Great tips! I only blow dry my hair in the winter and I only wash it a few times a week.
It sounds like you have a good routine that works for you going!
Well that all makes great sense. I no longer colour my hair and I am embracing my silver hair and don’t need to use so many products
Aww go you! I’m not brave enough yet – I have a lot of silver in the back of hair.
These are such great tips! I always plait my hair at night and wash in room temp/cold water 🙂
Ah love it – I’ve started plaiting my hair at night I have to say it works much better.
These are wonderful tips, yes drying wet hair is really important. I didn’t know that we have to wash hair in room temperature water.I learned something.
I am glad I have taught you something but also that you know a lot of it as well!
These are very wise advice. My sister has a dry and thin hair that needs a special care!
Oh gosh I bet I hope she has the perfect routine worked out.
I am guilty of doing some of these bad things for my hair. I should work on having a better routine.
I hope you manage to get a better routine going!
Eating healthy and where possible include supplements . These help your hair a great deal. Also, please ditch the idea about using alot of products on your hair
Yes – some people go way over board thinking it helps when actually it does anything but!
These are all smart tips for keeping hair healthy. I personally find that my hair is healthiest when I avoid heat styling products.
That’s interesting so do you just use heat without products?
These are great tips for healthy hair. A few years ago I traded in my brush for a wide-toothed comb and I think it has helped.
Ohh I might have to give a wide-tooth comb a try thank you!
These are helpful tips. I take care of my hair really well because I want to keep it for as long as I can.
That makes sense I think our hair can be a big thing around how we feel.
i’d bad about not taking proper care of wet hair. mine is super fine and difficult too
I really needed this tips. My hair keeps having hairfall. If not, they’re super dry. I’ll be following all these steps.
Oh no I am sorry to read about your hair, I hope these tips help a little.
I have been horrible to my hair and have tried to start being more purposeful with healing it. I dont use hair dryers anymore and now take biotin as well!
It sounds like you are starting to do some great things for you hair!
I used to wash my hair every single day and I know it wasn’t good for it, but now I wash it every 2-3 days depending on what I’m doing x
I try and go 2-3 days when I can, in this weather though it is hard.
These are all great tips! I am guilty of doing some of these no,no’s and will have to make a change.
It is so simple to do some of them isn’t it – hands up I often rub my hair dry.
These are wonderful tips! I’m desperately trying to improve the condition of my hair at the moment so I’m staying away from colour, having regular cuts and treatments, using home treatments and trying to wash my hair less often, using less heat to style it.
It sounds like you are doing all the good things for your hair! I hope it helps in the long term.
Great tips, I used to br guilty of many of these, these days I do colour my hair but in kinder hair dyes, I try to put a hair mask on when I know I am going to be drying and straightening my hair. When not going out I try not to wash it
I have to admit I dye my hair, or have someone do it for me. I really struggle with the greys so it makes me feel a bit better having some colour in.
I used to scrub my hair with towel too,I just can’t avoid it after bath, thanks for reminding
I have to admit that is one I am guilty of at times as well.
Thanks for the tips, sometimes I try doing stuff with my hair alone, I should be really careful.
It is hard isn’t it – there’s definitely things you can do at home.
This post is really informative, I can’t wait to try these tips.
Thank you I am so glad you have found the post informative.
Ah! I need to work on washing in colder water. I love it hot hot hot, but I know that’s not good for hair.
It is hard isn’t it a times, as sometimes it is nice to have a hot shower/
I try to do most of these. I have long thick hair so I want it to stay healthy. I do stick to washing it only once a week.
Ah I love that you can manage once a week – I wish I could get to that point, it is the goal really isn’t it?
I am guilty of over colouring. I don’t colour anything other than greys but I leave the colour too long. I am so easily distracted even if I have an alarm. I always seem to need to finish something before washing my hair through.
Unless your using bleach, colour stops developing after 45 minutes so it’s not to bad to leave it in as it stops, bleach will keep working until you have no hair though.
Eating healthy food does help your hair. I will have to try these hair tips.
It’s amazing everything you put into your body affects all parts of it.