Is your hair feeling dry and brittle from this winter weather? Well mine is, and here are some tips straight from the salon to help get your hair back in great shape! Whether it be from highlights, a bit too much flat ironing, or just from the weather changes, here are some tips that will absolutely guarantee your tresses to come back to life!
1. PUT DOWN THE BRUSH
When your hair is wet, it is always its most vulnerable, as it can stretch up to 50% of its length! This means we need to take extra care with detangling the hair after washing it. Never use a brush on your wet hair, only a comb! A comb allows the hair to slide through the teeth, where a brush does not, resulting in breakage! brushing wet hair on a daily basis will cause many many unnecessary split ends
2. PROPER TOWEL DRYING
NEVER rub the towel over your hair to dry it!! I can almost hear my ends snapping off when I think of this!! Squeezing the water out of the hair with the towel is SO much easier on the hair, and way more efficient. It can be a hard habit to break, though.
3. CUT DOWN ON HIGHLIGHTS
If you get highlights EVERY visit to the salon, consider cutting down to a T-zone, or Half head of foils instead of a full head. You could also leave a slice of your natural hair in between blonde foils every second time to save the same strands from getting over processed.
4. KEEP COLOUR CHANGES GRADUAL
If you are the type to go from black to red to blonde and back to brown, you know what I'm talking about! Lifting coloured hair to blonde is far more damaging than lifting natural hair colour to blonde. If you are like me, and go darker in the winter, and light in the summer, now is the time to start the lightening process! Extend your all over blonde final result over 2 or more appointments instead of one, and you will be able to keep almost all of your length, and still have that shine and manageability. If we blast the hair to create white blonde the first try, most times the hair is compromised which means frizz, tangles, breakage, and all over dull looking hair.
5. NO HOME COLOUR!!!
Most box haircolour comes with 20 volume developer. This is not always necessary for colouring! You can save your hair so much damage by going to a professional. Box colour is often unpredictable, inconsistant, and high in ammonia and other chemicals. The final result is also nowhere near as shiny, healthy and rich as professional colour. Also! Lightening box colour can be a long and damaging process, as professional haircolour can be removed from the hair MUCH more evenly and gently than drugstore product. Did I mention how much I dislike box colour? :D
6. SHEILD YOUR LOCKS
When using any type of heat styling tools, always be sure to apply a heat barrier spray beforehand! In my experience using flat iron spray, I have found that when I first start using it, I dont notice the lack of damage right away. But when I run out of the product, or go without for a week or so, I can feel my hair getting dry at the ends, and not styling properly. This is heat damage! Spraying your hair beforehand will save it from lots of dry ends! resulting in much more manageable hair!
7. WASH & HYDRATE
When shampooing, massage into scalp and hair above the ear, but do not scrub any hair below the ears, simply let the sudsy water run down and cleanse the hair when you rinse. This will prevent unnecessary friction and over cleansing causing dryness. Do not wash your hair everyday! Depending on what hairtype you have, some people can get away with skipping 2-3 days of washing! Always make sure you are adding a leave in conditioner or beauty oil to your ends during these days because your roots are gaining natural hydration from your scalp, but when washes are prolonged, your ends will continue to get dryer, so dont forget to hydrate!
8. CHANGE UP YOUR STYLE
If you are an every day ponytail wearer, switch up the spot where you put it! Wear a low pony on day one, and day 2 a high pony or a sock bun. This will prevent a ring of damage from the elastic in your hair. I see this ALOT with girls who are always putting their hair in a "messy bun"
9. DONT SLEEP ON WET HAIR
Sleeping on wet hair creates alot of damage to layers, particularly in the back of the head. The fragile wet hair rubs against the pillow and splits and breaks while you sleep! If its a MUST that you sleep on wet hair, try and air dry it as long as possible, and then place in a braid or a loose clip before bed
10. KEEP UP ON CUTS
There is no such thing as a "split end mender" or "split end sealer" All of these products are bogus! Once a hair is split, it is split for good until it either breaks off, or gets cut off. If the hair is cut off just above the split, you can continue to grow it! But if it is not cut off completely, then it will continue to split up the hair shaft. Once you have a fresh cut, the "split end" products can help to PREVENT dry ends from coming back as quickly
Thanks so much for reading!! I hope that some of these tis will help some of you grow your hair, or keep it looking shiny and healthy and the best that it can be! I love answering questions and comments about your hair experiences so please let me hear em!
Have a great day xoxox
Caity
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