TIPS FOR DRY HAIR CARE

Introduction

There are several types of hair: dry, greasy, and normal. Each of these types has specific care methods and treatments. As for dry hair, it most often poses a problem for many people, in that they don’t know how to deal with it. So how can one take care of his dry hair? And what are the products, lotions, and maybe preparations that one can use to fix this problem? In this article, we are going to talk about tips and treatments for dry hair care.

Dry hair care methods

Here are some of the methods to follow to take care of your dry hair:

1. Reduce the number of hair wash times 

Instead of bathing and shampooing daily, this can be reduced to once or twice a week. By doing so, you reduce not only your hair exposure to chemicals that may exist in shampoo but the need for hot or thermal hair-drying as well.

2. Use shampoo that is special for dry hair 

Using a shampoo that is special for dry hair can be less harmful to your hair as it contains less dehydrating substances which are purposefully added to shampoo to increase hair dryness.

3. Use a balm for hair

The use of a moisturizing hair balm maintains and protects the outer layer of the hair. This keeps more natural oils inside, and, therefore, reduces hair dryness.

4. Use natural oils

Natural oils, such as coconut oil, jojoba oil, tea oil, and mint oil can be used to massage hair before bathing. They give a shiny and healthy appearance to hair.

5. Cut broken hair 

Cutting broken ends of your hair helps not only reduce its frizzy, and volatile appearance but gives it a more streamlined look as well.

6. Take vitamin and mineral supplements

Vitamins and minerals, particularly vitamin B12, vitamin D, folic acid, selenium, and iron, can help to maintain the health and brightness of your hair.

7. Keep your hair hydrated

You can achieve this objective by drinking enough water daily, especially coconut water which is very useful for hair.

8. Avoid using products that do not suit your hair

Avoid using any products that contain chemical substances such as alcohol as they may contribute to drying your hair. It is also preferable not to use a shampoo that is designed to remove dandruff because it causes hair dryness.

9. Use customized treatments for dry hair

If none of these methods mentioned above has helped to reduce your hair dryness, you can ask your hairdresser or a professional in hair care to assign you certain treatments that can do the job.

Tips for styling dry hair correctly

At the beginning of the article, we talked about different ways of taking care of your dry hair We said that overdressing and overheating it may cause some harm to it. In this part of the article, we are going to mention some tips recommended by hair experts to style hair in a proper manner to maintain its healthiness and protect it from dehydration:

• After washing your hair, do not immediately expose it to a thermal dryer. Instead, you should wrap it with a towel or leave it to dry naturally in the open air.
• Leave the hair to dry before combing it, as the hair is more sensitive and likely to break when it is wet. unless the hair is curly. In this case, it is preferable to comb it before it dries to reduce the chances of breaking it.
• Do not over-comb the hair. Professional hair stylists say that combing hair movements at the rate of 100 times a day can increase its dehydration and breaking.
• Avoid the use of hair-stabilizing products, such as spray stabilizers. These products may cause hair to break and fall after combing it.
• It is advisable not to use hairdryers until your hair is dehydrated and use them at a low to medium temperature. As for devices used to wrap the hair, it is preferable not to leave them on your hair for more than two seconds as a misuse of these devices may cause hair to break down. 
• Do not use hair styling accessories constantly, as they cause hair tightening and breaking, and this can lead to permanent hair loss.

Causes of hair dryness

After talking about dry hair care methods in the section, we will now state the causes of hair dryness. The most important ones of these causes are:

• Overwashing the hair and washing it daily.
• The use of shampoos and powerful cleaning materials or those materials that contain alcohol.
• Frequent use of air dryers and thermal hair smoothing.
• Malnutrition and neuropathy, which deprive the body of vitamins and minerals that are necessary for healthy and shiny hair growth.
• Exposure to dry air, due to changing weather at certain times of the year.
• Hypothyroidism
• Menkes syndrome, which is a disease in which the body is unable to absorb copper. This situation can affect the physical and mental development of the infected person.
• Other hormonal imbalances.

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