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Simple Haircare Tips for Shiny and Lustrous Hair

Simple Haircare Tips for Shiny and Lustrous Hair

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How you wash your hair and the products you use can help you retain smooth, lustrous hair. Follow these simple suggestions to keep your hair healthy.

Highlights:
  • Healthy hair starts with a healthy scalp
  • Washing your hair regularly keeps your scalp and hair clear of impurities and excess oil
  • Hair conditioner shields your hair from environmental irritants and heat styling. However, it should only be used on the tips of your hair and not on your scalp
Bad hair days are a bummer! Isn’t that, right? Do the bouncy and voluminous manes that models flaunt in hair care advertisements seem like a far-fetched fantasy to you most of the time? We agree that most of them go a little too far.
However, hair care experts believe that with correct hair care, the desire for healthy hair can become a reality. Here is a handpicked selection of top hair care suggestions for healthy hair.

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How Often Should I Shampoo My Hair?

There are differing perspectives on how frequently you should shampoo your hair. It all boils down to personal preference and individual needs, which are determined by the following factors:
  • your hair’s texture and type
  • how frequently do you use hair products
  • your level of activity

  • Wash oily hair more often. The frequency with which you wash your hair should be determined by how much oil your scalp produces.

    If you have chemically treated hair, it may be drier, and you should wash it less regularly. Because your scalp produces less oil as you age, you may not need to shampoo as frequently. However, if you notice flakes in your hair, you may not be shampooing frequently enough. This can result in dandruff and other scalp problems.

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    What is the Correct Way to Shampoo?

    Shampoo the scalp well. When washing your hair, focus on cleaning the scalp first, rather than the entire length of hair. Washing merely your hair can result in flyaway, lifeless, and coarse hair.

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    Importance of Hair Conditioner

    Unless you use a ‘2-in-1’ shampoo that cleans and conditions your hair, use conditioner after every shampoo. Conditioners can considerably enhance the appearance of damaged or worn hair by enhancing gloss, minimizing static electricity, improving strength, and providing some UV protection.

    Concentrate conditioner on the hair’s tips. Conditioners should only be used on the tips of the hair and not on the scalp or the length of the hair because they can make fine hair look limp.

    How to Choose the Right Shampoo and Conditioner

    Select a shampoo and conditioner that are designed precisely for your hair type. If you color your hair, for example, use a shampoo made for color-treated hair. Consider a ‘2-in-1’ shampoo if your hair is damaged or chemically treated. Many shampoo and conditioner brands, regardless of price, deliver the same benefits.

    Tips to Protect Your Hair When Swimming

  • Swim with your hair covered.
  • Wet and condition your hair before swimming to protect it from the harmful effects of chlorine.
  • Wear a tight-fitting swim cap and replenish lost moisture with a specially formulated swimmers’ shampoo and deep conditioner after swimming.

  • If you don’t take care of your hair, it may eventually stop growing. Dandruff, hair fall, dryness, and dullness may appear gradually. Visit your doctor if you are experiencing severe hair loss and damage despite following a proper hair care program. And, whether you have hair or not, you should still celebrate yourself.

    Source-Medindia


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