Dry Hair Tips that Work!

Having dry hair is a problem. If your hair is extremely dry, your sebaceous glands may not be making enough sebum. When they don’t produce enough sebum, your hair can become very dry and brittle. The oils in your hair, help hold moisture in. Without it, your hair is more likely to become frizzy and damaged.

Hair is usually resilient though. Its made tough to withstand some pretty abusive treatment. The cells that make up your hairshaft form overlapping scales that protect the inner layers of your hair. The hair shaft is covered by the sebum that’s formed by the sebaceous glands.

However, different elements (like the sun, salt, and chlorinated water) and chemicals (like haircolor, perms, and bleach especially) can draw moisture away from your hair and can damage the cuticle of your hair. When the cuticle gets damaged, your hair may lose its natural luster and may become frizzy or dry with split ends.

To help restore moisture, shampoo with a mild shampoo with a nourishing conditioner afterwards.

Leave the conditioner on for a few minutes before rinsing.

To help restore moisture, shampoo with a mild shampoo with a nourishing conditioner afterwards. Leave the conditioner on for a few minutes before rinsing. Use a wide toothed comb to comb your hair after washing it. Dry hair is fragile hair!!!

A simple method of restoring moisture is to place 1 or 2 drops of olive oil or safflower oil in your palms and rub them together.There should only be enough to make your hands "shine" in the light. Scrunch the oil into your hair ends and work up the hair shaft toward the scalp. Leave this in your hair.

One or two drops of oil on dry hair is so small an amount, you won’t notice it is there. If you do this often enough, you will ensure your dry hair will have the proper amount of humectants to attract and retain moisture. The key is a small amount goes a long way.

Other than adding oils, there are some other things you can do.

How to Treat Dry Hair

- Use a nourishing shampoo and a conditioner for dry or damaged hair. Allow your hair to air dry whenever possible.

- Avoid using heated appliances and steer clear of chemicals for a while. Colors and perms can be drying to your hair. If you want to add touches of color, opt for root touch ups, highlights or lowlights instead of all over colors.

- Limit washing to once every three to four days. If your dry hair is getting worse, use leave in conditioners and use detanglers to helps get any rats or knots out of your hair.

- Use a soft, boars hair bristle brushes to brush out your hair. These soft brushes are better able to spread hair’s natural oils down the entire hair shaft.

- For short term, use a shine product on dry hair will give instant sheen and a healthy looking appearance.

- Try a glazing gel. Glazing gels add a layer on top of your hair strand. Before you apply the glaze though, give yourself a deep conditioning treatment. Then apply the glaze (dry method) over the conditioner. This will help lock it in. You can buy glazes in colors or in clear formulas. Personally, I prefer Brilliant Brunette Luminous Color Glaze Amber to Maple 6.5 oz cause it looks great with my hair color.

- Naturally dry hair, unlike dry hair that's caused by processing or coloring, is not weak or brittle, so it's safe to use conditioners that contains ingredients like ammonium salts to make your hair soft and manageable.

- If your hair ends are extremely dry, look for conditioners with protein or balsam like Nexxus Keraphix Restorative Protein Creme Reconstructor, 5 Fl Oz (150 mL) (Pack of 2) which is an old standard item or Salerm 21 B5 Silk Protein Leave-in Conditioner which is a newer product on the market.

- If your hair ends are splitting or breaking off, it might be a good time to get a trim. Have your hairdresser cut off at least 1/2" to ensure your new hair growth won't keep on splitting. If your hair is extremely dry all the way up, you may want to get a short cut and try growing it out again. There are a lot of cute short hairstyles so you won't have to sacrifice being fashionable!

- For styling products, look for products that are alcohol-free. Queen Helene Designing Gel Alcohol-Free 16 oz and Anthony Logistics Hair Gel - Alcohol Free are two options.

- When you apply your body lotion, always take a little bit in your palms and distribute it through your hair. Use mayonnaise or olive oil in much the same way.

- Wear a hat in the sun. The sun dries your hair out, as it bleaches it too. Hats can be cute, fun, and change your look completely! Even a simple straw hat can be fun and flirty! If you swim in pools, wear a bathing cap if possible. Comb leave in conditioner or a detangler into your hair before go into the water and throughout the day.

- L-Methionine is a sulfur-bearing essential amino acid that is needed for hair and muscle production. It also prevents brittle hair. Biotin is a B vitamin that is very important in hair health. I take a capsule of super biotin every day to prevent dry hair. Also remember that essential fatty acids such as Omega 3 fish oils are known for their ability to significantly improve hair and nail health, and hair texture, luster, and condition. Good sources are Flax Seed Oil, Borage Oil, Fish Oil, and Hard Cold Pressed Olive Oil.

- Use organic products like Wen Hair Products that sleek and smooth your hair. There are no chemicals added to them that can dry out your hair and make it poofy.

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Dry hair is certainly something we've all experienced at one time or another. Occasionally having it isn't a real problem because your hair has a tendency to bounce back! It can be a problem over time however and needs to be moisturized and pampered as soon as possible for best results!

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