5 things you must NOT do to your hair

When people are determined to take proper care of their hair they try to follow tips that say ‘It makes your hair heathy’. While they do this they forget that to take proper care of hair it is also very important that they don’t do some things that they generally tend to do which tends to cause damage to their hair.

Must Not’s for Hair Care

It is not very difficult to care for your hair properly. As Proper hair care only needs one to keep in mind 5 very important things. But while you take proper care of your hair it’s equally important that you stop doing things that are not good for your hair. These are things that you tend to do because you’ve been doing them since a long while and some that you don’t even realize that you are doing.

1.      Expose your hair to excessive sun, chlorine and salt water

during the summer months. Excessive exposure can cause severe damage that is irreversible even if you use the best hair care products.

2.     Stick with an outdated look

Because you are afraid of looking different do not stick with an out dated look. Styles change for a reason. Ask your hair care professional to bring you into this decade with a new style.

3.     Brush your hair or put too much tension on it while it is still wet.

This will cause breakage. Also, do not wear tight styles such as cornrows for extended periods of time.

4.     Cut your own bangs. People tend to use scissors on their own hair. PleaseLeave all of your cutting needs, even bangs, to your hair care professional. Don’t try to cut your own hair.

5.     Straighten your hair with a clothes iron.

Come on, this practice reached its expiration date in the ‘70s. Perfectly good straightening irons that won't damage your hair are now easily available

Hair Fall Do’s & Don’ts

There are no golden rules carved in stone for what you must and must not do when dealing with hair loss – it just takes a little common sense and a special love of one’s tresses to figure it all out.

Here’s a recommendation

DO: Use a wide tooth comb to detangle the knots in your hair. It helps to reduce the breakage of hair

DON’T: Use a hair brush on wet hair. Only use a wide toothed comb on your hair when its wet

DO: Colour your hair a rich auburn or burgundy to draw attention away from thinning spots.

DON’T: Feel the need to go for blonde streaks or highlights as this only makes the problem more noticeable.

DO: Get a short, neat and layered hair cut which will frame your face well and help disguise your problem.

DON’T: feel the need to grow your hair without ever cutting it as this will only make your thinning hair more evident to bystanders and besides a hair cut every now and then is healthy for hair. Always get a trim.