6 Easy Ways To Stop Hair Damage

Hairstylists and beauty therapist  like to say you can reduce the time to shampoo two to  three times a week to keep your scalp and hair healthy. But if you have fine hair and / or oily, you do not have to walk around looking dirty. Shampoo every day, but dose your hair thoroughly with water before lather up, then focus on the hair only two inches closest to the scalp, and since that’s where the collection of sebum. And rinse really, really well in the cool water that can stand up.

Stock your shower with products that have the words “anti-breakage,” “strengthening,” or “renewal” on the label to thicken hair and seal split ends. I like Schwarzkopf Gliss Kur Hair Repair Oil Nutritive Shampoo and Conditioner.

Semipermanent or permanent dyes and not just the blonde kind contain some peroxide,

which will break down the waxy protective layer of hair,  So just give your ends a rest. Apply dye only to the roots and then comb it through the ends in just the last few minutes. Then keep your hair looking fresh longer by using a shampoo and conditioner formulated for dyed hair. Try Garnier Fructis Color Shield Fortifying Shampoo and Cream Conditioner.

You do not have to swear off completely blow drying. Just do it right. “Your hair will be better off if you start blow-drying when it is not dripping wet,” a disgrace, do not rub, hair damp microfiber towel, which is less harmful than terry cloth turban of the classic. The use of protective heat spray or serum.

MY favorites: Tresemmé Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Spray and John Frieda Frizz-Ease Hair Serum Thermal Protection Formula.

Repeat after us and your hair will thank you: I will not overexpose my hair to the flat iron. Read the manufacturers’ instructions and don’t exceed the maximum suggested time. (It’s typically about five seconds.) Using a flatiron only once a week and swearing off all but irons with ceramic plates, helps further. Fans of chemical straightening should consider switching to a keratin treatment, which adds a smooth coating to each strand but doesn’t mess with the cortex. (Liquid Keratin 30 Day Straight is a good at-home version.) Just steer clear of anything called “Brazilian straightening”; the treatment may contain dangerous levels of formaldehyde.

If you have the time and money to hit the salon every four weeks, great. Eveyone else?  Just get a good deep conditioner. “The ingredients aren’t that different from those in your daily conditioner, but they’re much more concentrated.