We’re sure you might know a lot about your hair and how to
care for it but is every tip you’ve picked up along the way true? There are a
ton of false hair care tips out there that men and women have believed for
years to be true. Your “popular” hair care routine can be doing more harm to
your hair than good. We can pretty much agree everyone wants full, healthy hair
so it’s important to know what is right and wrong for your locks.
1.Your hair is
self-cleaning
This is certainly not true! Your hair and scalp will only
become dirtier if you don’t wash it. Excessive sebum and dirt build-up clogs
hair follicles, slowing hair growth, and can increase breakage and hair loss.
However, the frequency with which you wash your hair depends on your hair type
and how oily your scalp is. Switch to an every-other-day or every-third day shampoo, if you can. If you work out or sweat a simple rinse is
effective.” For maximum effect try HairStart® DexPan™ Scalp Preparation. It revitalizes your scalp by making it clean and
removing excessive sebum oils and debris that can block the follicle,
restricting new fragile hair from coming through the scalp.
2. Dry shampoo is
better than regular shampoo
It’s okay to use dry shampoo but it doesn’t actually clean your
hair. New York City dermatologist Francesca J. Fusco, who consults for
Unilever, notes that the scalp needs to be hydrated and washed with shampoo. “It
is fine to use dry shampoo in a pinch, but nothing replaces… water and wet
shampoo.” When shampooing, make sure to gently
massage the scalp and not just focus on your hair. You’ll know when you scalp
and hair is clean, when you produce large, foamy bubbles. Use shampoos that are sulfate-free and that have
ingredients designed to clean your scalp, like tea tree oil. Shampoos like HairStart® Gentle
Cleanse™ are free of sodium laurel sulfates and DEA, two harsh
ingredients found in almost all commercially available shampoos.
3. Fine hair
shouldn’t be conditioned
Many believe conditioners weigh down fine or thin hair and
often forgo this vital step. All hair types need conditioner that moisturizes
the hair and scalp. Conditioner, like
HairStart® Condition25™, provides your
hair with essential vitamins and minerals for fuller and healthy-looking hair.
A properly moisturized hair and scalp gives hair a beautiful shine and
increases elasticity. It’s also especially important for detangling and
preventing split ends. To prevent thin hair from getting weighed down put
conditioner on the ends of your hair strands and use a lighter leave-in conditioner
such NEA
Silkening Conditioning Mist.
4. Cutting your hair
makes it grow faster
Your hair goes through a cycle of phases. The speed of your
hair growth depends on the time your hair follicles spends in the anagen phase (growth
phase) or telogen (resting) phase. “Cutting the hair shaft itself has nothing
to do with the hair follicle that is located within the skin or the dermis,”
says hair surgeon Ken L. Williams Jr. However, regularly trimming your ends can
get rid of split ends and can help make your hair appear longer. Celebrity hairstylist Paloma Rose Garcia suggests
trimming your hair every 3 months at a minimum. In between trim appointments
use NEA
Frizz Control and Gloss to
tame split and frizzy ends and protect against heat damage.
5. 2 in 1 Shampoo and
Conditioner is just as effective as 2 separate bottles
While it may seem like a great time saver this works for very few
hair types. Shampoo and conditioner serve two different and specific purposes.
Shampoo cleans dirt and excess build-up out of your scalp, while conditioner
helps retain moisture and shine caused by the good naturally occurring oils produced
in your hair strands. “When they are done at the same time, it strips away the
shine and healthy look that you get when done separately," says Temur from
Sharon Dorram Color at Sally Hershberger. However, don’t get 2 in 1
shampoo/conditioners confused with moisturizing shampoos. When followed by a creamy
conditioner, moisturizing shampoos are great for thick coarse hair. Fine, thin
hair needs a good scalp cleansing shampoo followed by a light weight conditioner.
Applying a
normal multi-step hair
care regimen can
save you time in the long run from having to hide thinning or unhealthy hair.
To find your healthy hair care routine and solve your hair
loss come to New England Associates®!
Schedule your FREE microscopic hair and scalp evaluation with us today or find
more information on our website.
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