Alright ladies whether you know it or not, your hair goes through a lot each day. You wash it, press it, curl it, color it, blow dry it, perm it, cut it, and so on.
All this activity can damage hair from root to tip leaving it looking and feeling unhealthy.
This damage is all due in part to the fact that most of the thing that you do to style your hair strip away the natural oils from hair glands that are there to protect it from damage.
Like just about every other Black woman on the planet your hair is important to you. Meaning that you want it to look perfect.
While getting your hair just the way you want it often means you end up harming your hair the thing to remember is that you can still have a beautiful head of hair without destroying it. You just must start showing your hair some love.
Despite all the products you see advertised on TV late at night there is no magic pill or cream that can magically make your hair healthy and beautiful. Caring for your hair is not some one and done activity. Hair care involves engaging in a healthy lifestyle and a commitment to treating your hair properly each day.
Here are few simple and easy hair care tips that you can start employing today.
Wash very oily hair daily and limit how much you touch your hair.
Use a quality leave in deep conditioner on your hair at least 2x per month.
Apply conditioner at the tips of your hair where the most damage and moisture loss occurs.
"Hair care involves engaging in a healthy lifestyle and a commitment to treating your hair properly each day."
If you blow dry, keep blow-drying time short.
If you have thick coarse hair you want to use a deep conditioner to add and keep moisture in your hair.
Avoid over styling your hair as this can lead to dryness and breakage.
Protect your hair from wind, sun, and chlorine found in water to keep it from drying out and breaking.
Hair dyes and relaxers can harm both your skin and hair, so if you color or relax your hair, carefully read the product label.
Talk with your doctor if your skin or scalp swells or gets itchy after using any hair product.
Avoid or limit hairstyles that twist or pull hair too tightly.
Be mindful that certain medicines, such as birth control pills or those to treat cancer, arthritis, depression, or heart problems can cause damage to hair.
Your body and mind need rest, and so does your hair. Give your hair at least one day a month where you refrain from doing anything to it.
PUBLISHED: NOVEMBER 1, 2023
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