As we age, our hair tends to become thinner, weaker, and flatter. Besides changing hair care products, you also need to review your daily habits. By avoiding these mistakes, you can prevent yourself from looking older than your age due to dull, dry hair.
1. Using a hair dryer at high temperatures
There’s no denying that blow-drying your hair is very convenient, but in reality, its disadvantages outweigh its benefits. Blow-drying your hair with a hair dryer can cause more damage to the hair surface. In addition, the hair surface tends to be more damaged as the temperature increases, with the most severe surface damage occurring after blow-drying at the highest temperature.
You should let your hair dry naturally or expose it to ambient temperature after gently removing water drops with a towel. When using high-temperature tools like hair dryers, hair straighteners, hair curlers…, it is essential to use heat protectant spray.
2. Not using silk pillowcase
Silk pillowcases are highly regarded by experts and stylists because the fabric is soft and doesn’t affect the hair. For people with thin hair, this is a much safer alternative to regular pillowcases. You should use a silk pillowcase, but it is especially important for people with thin or brittle hair.
Tie your hair gently into a loose bun with a silk hair tie to prevent hair from coming into contact with chemicals on the face at night, which can also make your hair more prone to breakage (such as retinols & AHA).
It is important that you gently pull your hair back after washing your face and apply your evening hair care routine before going to sleep.
3. Strict dieting/Inconsistent eating habits
An important way (if not the most important way) to take care of your hair is to eat a balanced diet that contains vitamins such as biotin, vitamin A, zinc, iron… Having inconsistent eating habits can have a severe impact on already thin hair.
When you diet, you often cut out beneficial nutrients for your body, which has a negative impact on the hair’s life cycle. The lack of vitamins and minerals in your diet is the main reason why your thin hair looks worse.
You’re not providing enough necessary nutrients for healthy hair. It also affects your hormonal system, leading to hair loss.
4. Not protecting hair from the sun’s harmful effects
Even if you apply sunscreen to your face and body, your scalp also needs protection from the sun’s harmful rays. Heat is harmful to the hair, and excessive exposure to sunlight is not good for thin hair.
Sunlight can cause hair to become dry, brittle, and split ends, so when going outside, you should protect your hair to the maximum extent.
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