Breakage is not a congenital problem, it's an acquired one, any stylist will tell you. Dry air, improper nutrition or aggressive styling? What did you do wrong? How can you fix it quickly and effectively to restore your hair's strength and luster? How does brittle hair differ from normal hair? These questions will be answered by SalonSecret experts.
Reasons for hair brittleness and dryness
Often internal problems are added to this list.
1. Deterioration of microcirculation in the scalp
If you keep a bundle in your scalp 24 hours a day, it obstructs the blood vessels, and the hair receives less oxygen and nutrients.
2. Vitamin deficiencies.
Take a nutritional inventory of your diet. Hair badly needs B vitamins. If you don't eat a lot of cereals and milk products or eat fish once in six months, you can't avoid problems with hair breakage.
3. disturbed drinking habits
Do you keep forgetting your drinking water bottle? Your hair instantly responds to dehydration with dryness and then breakage.
4. Hormonal changes
During pregnancy, hair tends to look very healthy and moisturized. But after childbirth, because of the hormonal surge, trouble begins: brittleness and dryness are in the top three right after hair loss.
In addition, brittle hair can be a symptom of some hormonal diseases - so do not delay a visit to the doctor!
5. Improper care
It's important to wash your hair regularly with the right shampoo for your hair type, moisturize it with conditioners and masks and brush it gently. Clean your scalp with a gentle scrub and massage.
6. Aggressive styling and styling
Hot temperatures, too many styling products, heavy, high hairstyles and frequent coloring - you need to be careful with these things. Everything is good in moderation.
7. Unfavorable conditions of work or rest.
The air that has been overheated by central heating or the hot sun: dry air is harmful for your hair. In contrast to the humid air of a steam room or a tropical forest after a rain.
What to do if my hair has become brittle?
- Reconsider your diet: include porridge, bread, fish and dairy products.
- Drink at least 1.5-2 liters of clean water a day.
- Refrain from using a hot hairdryer and iron. It is also better to wait with the coloring.
- Give your head a massage. It is not only pleasant, but also useful for the scalp vessels.
- Comb your hair with a soft comb to avoid damaging the fragile locks.
- Use a protective spray. For thermal styling, before going out in the sun or the cold.
Home remedies to combat hair breakage
Shampoo.
Broken hair is, first of all, dry hair. So look for the word "moisturizing" on the shampoo label. This applies to both women's products and products for men.
Balm
Again, a moisturizing balm. In addition, it is good if the composition will contain B vitamins. They not only help to strengthen brittle hair, but also prevent dandruff.
Oil
If natural, then unrefined, cold-pressed, with no additives in the composition, the ideal folk remedy - coconut oil. Of cosmetic oils should pay attention to light-textured products (so-called "dry" oils): they do not weigh down the weakened and prone to breakage curls. And they do not make them greasy. The oil should be used once or twice a week. Apply it to the entire length, paying special attention to the ends.
