Hair fall and damaged hair — many people may see them as hard problems to fix, but actually, if we wash and nourish our hair the right way, we can reduce hair fall a great deal. Today AloEx brings 12 super-easy tips that will help reduce hair fall and thinning, plus help care for the scalp to be strong again. Let's see what they are!
1. Use room-temperature water to wash your hair
This room temperature means normal water temperature, not too hot or too cold, because that would dry out the scalp and lose the oils that nourish the hair, making the hair and scalp lose their moisture balance, making hair break and fall easily, plus there may be annoying dandruff.
2. Don't wash hair too often
"The more you wash, the cleaner it is — washing every day is good." Let me tell you, that's not true at all! Because normally our scalp produces oil to nourish our hair, keeping it moist and shiny. Washing too often washes away the oil on the scalp, making hair dry and damaged. Importantly, when the scalp is dry, the body's mechanism produces even more oil to rebalance so the scalp doesn't get too dry, and the scalp ends up getting oilier and oilier — the oilier it is, the more you wash; the more you wash, the oilier it gets (washing round and round!). It's a never-ending oily-scalp problem, and some people may have a scalp so dry it flakes into dandruff too. So wash in moderation — if you don't sweat a lot, 3–5 times a week is enough.
3. Avoid SLS products
SLS, fully called Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, is a foaming cleansing agent found commonly in many brands of shampoo. But did you know this agent often causes irritation or dries out the scalp? Because SLS is classified among the harshest cleansing agents!! So it's no surprise how much it can harm our scalp (the more sensitive your skin, the more symptoms show compared to normal skin). Once irritated, the symptom that follows is… hair fall! Plus some people may have itching or red rashes. So you should choose shampoo labeled SLS Free, or to be super safe, go for Organic — guaranteed good for your hair and scalp.
4. Mix shampoo with water in your palm before washing
Anyone who likes to squeeze shampoo directly onto your head, I warn you to stop right now!! Because concentrated chemicals touching the skin directly may lead to irritation, or if not rinsed out completely, there will be chemical residue clogging the pores on the scalp, causing hair fall. So you should always dilute the shampoo in your palm with water first.
5. Press and massage gently with your fingertips
Many people like to scratch hard with their nails when washing because they think it gets the dirt out, and it also feels nice to scratch. But actually, scratching wounds the scalp and can stimulate dandruff. The correct way is to use your fingertips to press and massage the scalp gently so the various nourishing ingredients absorb well into the scalp, and it also stimulates blood circulation in the scalp.
6. Apply conditioner to the ends of your hair
Normally conditioner contains various agents that make hair soft, smooth and tangle-free and coat the ends, making hair soft, smooth and full. But if these agents are left on the scalp or roots, they clog the pores, causing hair fall and oiliness. So the right way to use conditioner is to apply it to the ends of the hair, which are the oldest and most damaged parts.
7. Blot water gently with a towel
I believe many people, right after washing, grab a towel and rub their head vigorously — this isn't correct, because it causes hair fall, tangling, and a loss of shape when the hair dries. The right way is to use a towel to gently blot the hair and stroke from top to bottom.
8. Don't use hot air to dry your hair
Using a blow dryer with hot air does help hair dry fast, but it indirectly harms the hair! Because the heat makes the hair lose moisture and leads to dry, brittle, breaking and falling hair. If you want hair to dry fast, we recommend drying with cool air instead — whether a cool-air dryer, a fan, or letting it air-dry naturally.
9. Nourish hair with serum or oil every time after washing
When we wash our hair, besides the shampoo removing dirt, it also washes away the oil on our hair and scalp. So after washing, we should nourish our hair with oil or serum every time. Using it while the hair is slightly damp is best, because it helps condition and reduce friction between strands, making hair soft, smooth, glossy and healthy.
10. Avoid brushing your hair while it's wet
When hair is wet is exactly when the roots are weakest, because wet hair swells and tangles, and the cuticle on the head is still open. When we brush, it causes friction, or the hair catches on the brush; the harder you brush, or the more you brush back and forth repeatedly, the more the scalp gets damaged and a large amount of hair breaks and falls. If you need to detangle, you should use a wide-tooth comb, gently working only on the tangled ends one section at a time.
11. Brush hair from the ends toward the roots
Any girls who like to brush hair from roots to ends in one go, plus yank the brush when it won't pass through, need to change your brushing method right away, because brushing from roots to ends makes us pull too hard without realizing — especially when hair is tangled. These habits make hair break mid-strand, or sometimes come out right from the root, and may also scrape the scalp. The correct way is to gently detangle one section at a time from the ends and work up toward the roots, which helps reduce breakage and hair fall and doesn't harm the scalp.
12. Don't wash your hair at night
With a lifestyle racing against time, many people don't have time to wash their hair in the morning and choose to wash at night before bed instead. We don't recommend this, because if you sleep while your hair isn't completely dry, your hair and pillow become damp and musty, leading to dandruff and fungus on the scalp, which is another main cause of waking up with a clump of hair all over your pillow!! Plus it can give you a cold too.
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