Hair damage tips

  Hair Damage – Control the      uncontrollable with these 7 tips

Hair Styling

Changing the look of the hair is a time consuming process. With changing trends, it’s difficult to stick to one particular hairstyle. The solution lies in opting for hair styling agents that temporarily style hair. These includes hair rollers and dryers. Hair rollers and dryers are applied to hair to create waves or to accentuate a style. The process involves applying high heat, which in turn damages the scalp and leads to damaged hair follicles. High heat and the lengthy duration of the process damage the structure of the hair and make it brittle. Steam inside the hair shaft also damages the hair. If one has to use a hair dryer, one must use moderate heat setting and never over dry the hair. Using cold hair dryer is a good option.

It is best to avoid tight ponytails and braids as they may cause breakage and tear of the hair shaft. Hair setting gels, hair serums, leave on conditioners and hair creams could also lead to deposition on the scalp and subsequent hair fall.

Another condition that can cause damaged hair istraction alopecia. It is a hair loss caused by continuous pressure on the hair due to fashionable hairstyles like ponytails, buns, braids. Over a period of time, this causes hair loss. Excessive traction over long time may result in permanent damage of hair follicle.

 Conditions of hair due to fashion trends

1) Green hair – This condition is always associated with copper in the hair in some form and tends to affect bleached hair. This condition is never seen in black hair, as the green colour becomes lost in the background colour. Green hair may be a result of overexposure to swimming pool water, where chloride treatment or copper algicides are used. Green hair may also stem from high levels of copper in domestic water pipes.

2) Bubble hair  – ­­People often realize that one day there were tiny bubbles at the end of their hair although they were doing the same things to their hair for a long time. Bubble hair is caused by some kind of heating appliance, most often curling irons. If the hot curling iron is put on the wet hair, it boils the water inside the hair. The boiling water softens the keratin of the cortex; then the steam from the boiling water expands and forms tiny bubbles inside the hair. Eventually, the hair breaks off at somewhere near a bubble.

Hair spray accumulation

Those who use hair spray, mousse and gel will have damaged hair. The quality of the hair gets affected.

To prevent damage caused to hair, Adhere to following tips:

1. If the hair turned green, then use shampoo containing chelating agent.
2. If suffering with bubble hair, then contact Trichologist.
3. Eat healthy food and drink plenty of water.
4. To maintain healthy hair, use Jaborandi oil at least 3 times a week and wash off with scalp cleanser.
5. Avoid physical and chemical abuse to hair.
6. Keep away from hairstyles that put pressure on hair
7. Condition the hair and scalp to keep it nourished.

Get Your Curls To Stay

1.Cool Them Down
One of the most effective tricks on how to get your curls to stay is to let the curl cool down and set before letting it go. Take each fresh curl (still keeping the curl shape) and secure it with a clip or a bobby pin. How does this work? Well, as you wrap your hair around the curling iron, heat is transferred onto the hair strands, which is what makes them change their shape. So once your pinned curl is cooled down, it will allow the cuticle to close and set in place, making the curl last for a much longer period of time

2. Use the right hair products
Help your curls! Apply styling products to your hair, which will help hold the curls in longer. Depending what works with your hair, apply a tiny bit of mousse prior to drying your hair, or simply spray hairspray before and after curling. All this is after applying heat protectant, of course - always remember the heat protectant first!

3. Invest in good hot hair tools
For years, you may think that your hair is 'stick straight' and that 'your curls will fall apart in 20 minutes anyway'. You will think that as long as you use cheap, drugstore brand curlers. Only when you switch to better quality, higher-end tools, will you realize that the problem isn't in your hair - it's in the iron! Yes, they may be more expensive, however, they damage your hair less, they heat up better (so you will apply heat for a shorter period of time), and good quality irons will last you a very long time.