I recently heard a dermatologist give several recommendations to people that want to protect or improve the condition of their hair.
Many people have damaged hair that is caused by many different sources. Whenever you color treat your hair, add highlights, get a perm, apply a relaxer, get hair extensions, blow dry, flat iron, curl and even wash your hair, you are damaging it.
Our hair is very durable, yet over time repeated occurrences of damage can result in severely damaged hair.
Recommendations to keep your hair in good shape include:
1. Keep color/perm/relaxing procedures to a minimum of every 6 weeks. The more frequently you do these damaging processes, the higher probability you will damage your hair.
2. Unless absolutely necessary, don't wash your hair every day.
3. Don't flat iron/curl your hair every day. (If you apply a shine serum on the hair after you wash and flat iron it, you may be able to keep your hair smooth for up to 2 days without having to flat iron again. Just be sure to put a shower cap on your hair when you shower. The humidity will ruin your nice straight hair)
4. Don't blow dry your hair every day. If you wash your hair every other day, this won't be an issue, but if you must wash your hair every day (some people need to!) then try letting it air dry every other day. The blow dryer can cause a lot of damage to the hair.
5. Get your hair trimmed frequently. By trimming the hair, you will be cutting off any split ends before they split all the way up the hair shaft.
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