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Due to the stress of our day-to-day lives, we don't ever have a lot of time for anything that requires dedication or time. So we produce quick, simple habits that end up being prejudicial to our health, especially for our hair. And we do it without even realizing it.
However, the truth is that most of our habits are slowly damaging our hair, strand by strand, making them weak and dull. In today's article, we're going to talk about 8 bad habits that are damaging hair that you probably didn't know about:
Damaging Hair
1. Showering in really hot water
Who wants to wash their hair in warm or cool water during cold weather? No one. However, hot water causes your scalp to be even oilier, dries out your hair, and causes breakage.
2. Blow drying your hair at a really hot temperature
Just like the temperature of your bathwater, the temperature of your blow drier should never be too hot. Heat may dry your hair faster, but it causes several long-term problems. It gradually destroys and even burns the strands of your hair, in a way that isn't always immediately visible.
If you can, let your hair air dry, and when you do blow dry it or heat style, use a heat protection product. Straightening or curling irons should always be on medium heat, and you should always blow dry your hair with cold air. This will help seal the moisture into your hair, leaving it smoother, straighter, and shinier.
3. Not rinsing your conditioner out completely
Conditioner penetrates the deep layers of your hair that were initially opened up by the shampoo to revitalize your hair. After penetrating the layers, the conditioner closes them to finish the treatment. Due to this, if you don't rinse the conditioner out the right way, the layers won't close and this will end up damaging your hair.
4. Putting conditioner on your roots
Always avoid putting conditioners on the roots of your hair. This clogs up your capillary follicles which control your hair growth and keep the nutrients from reaching the rest of your hair. Planting tons of conditioners in your hair is another useless habit. Doing that won't make your hair any smoother. Only use enough to run through all of your hair.
5. Rubbing your hair with a towel
Never use too much force when you're towel-drying your hair. Manage your hair carefully in order not to damage it. Don't rub it with the towel so as not to cause breakage and frizz. Instead, delicately squeeze your hair with a towel to remove the excess water from your locks.
6. Brushing your hair while it's still wet
If you have to brush your hair before it's dry, use a leave-in conditioner or anti-tangle product so it doesn't break as easily. But if you can, always avoid it. Brushing your hair while it's wet always causes breakage.
7 Putting your hair up while it's yet wet
Don't ever put your hair up while it's still wet. When you do, you're trapping heat and humidity in your scalp and that will make your strands break easily. Remember that the pressure and weight of your hair make it weaker.
8. Not cutting your hair
You must cut your hair regularly. Your hair needs to be renewed to stay healthy and grow faster, even though it may seem counterproductive. Furthermore, split ends start developing after three months and that causes your hair to break even more easily. Do you have any of the habits on this list? Start trying to avoid them and your hair will be full of life!
