5 Ways To Keep Your Hair Strong
When it comes to our hair, we all want it to look shiny, soft, smooth, and healthy.
What we don’t want to see is a lot of breakage, split ends, color fading, and damaged hair. Our hair needs to be resilient, elastic, and resistant to breakage. In other words, our hair needs to be strong.
So here are 5 simple ways to keep your hair strong:
5 Ways to keep your hair strong
1. Get a trim
As your hair ages, the ends will tend to split more. And if your hair is damaged, you should cut off the damaged areas.
Regular trimmings will give your hair a much healthier appearance, and will also help to prevent split ends from traveling up the length of your hair.
2. Cut out the heat
We all use dryers and irons to achieve a specific look. But if healthy, strong hair is what you’re striving for, then cut back on the heat as this can burn and damage your hair quickly.
Use heat protectant spray and clean your styling tools with alcohol to help remove product residue, which can damage your hair over time.
3. Hair test
Test the porosity of your hair to measure its ability to absorb and retain water. The next time you wash and towel-dry your hair, feel it with your hands.
If it feels quite wet, then chances are it’s more porous. When hair is porous it becomes dry and prone to damage. In other words, porous hair is weak hair.
4. All shampoos are different
Choose a shampoo specifically for your hair type to help strengthen your hair.
Select a gentle shampoo and conditioner to help repair hair and bring it back to a strong and healthy state. Choose products that are sulfate-free and clinically tested to improve hair strength.
5. Good nutrition builds strong hair
A healthy diet is a key to the health of your hair. Protein is essential, as your hair is made up of a tough protein called keratin, which helps form the strength of your hair, skin, and nails.
You also need to focus on trace minerals like copper, iron, magnesium, and selenium, as well as Vitamins E, D, and C. These nutrients, are important in the production of keratin. Antioxidant-rich fruits and veggies are a great vitamin source, as are healthy fats. Fish is also a great choice because omega-3 fatty acids encourage hair growth.
