Habits You Didn’t Know That Are Damaging Your Hair
- HairNRG
- Aug 10, 2022
- 1 min read
# 1 - Your Hair Washing Routine
Yep! That’s right. Over-washing your hair can dry it out and strip your hair of its natural oils. Under washing it can harm it too by clogging you pores and/or limiting hair growth.
# 2 - Hot Water
We all love the feeling of having nice mildly hot water going through our scalp but the truth is, our hair doesn’t. Excessive hot water on our hair can once again strip the hair of its oils AND increase hair breakage…which can lead to hair loss.
# 3 - All The Heat And No Protectant
You’re probably thinking, “Oh I go to the salon to press my hair an my stylist uses a protectant” and that’s great but what about when you blow dry (outside of the salon). Heat protectant is needed for blow dry's too. The high heat can cause hair strands to dry out and split and no one is a fan of split ends. Better to be safe and use a protectant than sorry : )
This post clearly explains how daily habits like washing too much and using hot water can hurt your hair over time. During a stressful school stretch, I barely noticed my routine and even used pay someone to do my online exams while rushing through mornings and blasting heat on my hair. Reading this made me think about how stress shows up in small habits. Slowing down and caring for basics really helps in the long run.