Hair growing out longer and longer is a natural process and retention is something that should ideally happen on its own. The truth is that it does not work this way for a lot of people. This can be blamed on the amount of stress hair goes through in the daily grind. Styling, using chemicals to color, bleach and add effects to hair, harsh shampooing, hot or cold weather, pollution from daily commutes all play a role in damaging hair. While it is not entirely possible to completely avoid any form of damage to the hair, it is possible to repair and protect the hair.
Growing hair out to length and keeping it that way can be tough and in some cases, special care has to be taken to retain the length of hair. Here are some tips to hair length retention that can be of help.
Avoid harsh combing and detangling: be gentle
This is obvious but many seem to ignore the snapping of hair while combing. Even if it is done with a wide toothed comb, hair can break at the point of entanglement and even if only a few strands break, you will be damaging and weakening the surrounding hair as well. What you can do is use your fingers to disentangle hair. You will know where the knots are and can be gentle with it.
Moisturize
This is also very important. Natural scalp oils may not flow all the way down to the tips if you have really curly hair, so moisturize. There are water based, oil based, natural, leave on and numerous other deep conditioning and moisturizing products. Find one that works for you and work it into your hair care program.
Protect
Healthy hair does not only mean clean hair; healthy hair means there is life, with a bounce and a shine, so never hurt it, intentionally or otherwise. Protective hair styles are very important and apart from that, do not tie your hair too tightly or use sharp tight clips. A good rule of thumb would be that if your head head hurts after a new hair-do, it is a hair-don't.
Strengthen
Long or not, weak hair is highly undesirable. It is advisable to use a protein packed moisturizer every two weeks or so to maintain hair health. Protein helps in restoring and building broken and damaged cuticles in the hair. This can be highly beneficial in the long run, keeping hair healthy and lengthy.
So remember to be gentle with your hair at all times. Moisturize, protect and strengthen your hair regularly with natural deep conditioning products.
Growing hair out to length and keeping it that way can be tough and in some cases, special care has to be taken to retain the length of hair. Here are some tips to hair length retention that can be of help.
Avoid harsh combing and detangling: be gentle
This is obvious but many seem to ignore the snapping of hair while combing. Even if it is done with a wide toothed comb, hair can break at the point of entanglement and even if only a few strands break, you will be damaging and weakening the surrounding hair as well. What you can do is use your fingers to disentangle hair. You will know where the knots are and can be gentle with it.
Moisturize
This is also very important. Natural scalp oils may not flow all the way down to the tips if you have really curly hair, so moisturize. There are water based, oil based, natural, leave on and numerous other deep conditioning and moisturizing products. Find one that works for you and work it into your hair care program.
Protect
Healthy hair does not only mean clean hair; healthy hair means there is life, with a bounce and a shine, so never hurt it, intentionally or otherwise. Protective hair styles are very important and apart from that, do not tie your hair too tightly or use sharp tight clips. A good rule of thumb would be that if your head head hurts after a new hair-do, it is a hair-don't.
Strengthen
Long or not, weak hair is highly undesirable. It is advisable to use a protein packed moisturizer every two weeks or so to maintain hair health. Protein helps in restoring and building broken and damaged cuticles in the hair. This can be highly beneficial in the long run, keeping hair healthy and lengthy.
So remember to be gentle with your hair at all times. Moisturize, protect and strengthen your hair regularly with natural deep conditioning products.
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