Battling with frizziness and dullness in hair is a common problem, and most of us face it but we are unaware of how to deal with it. There are numerous external and internal causes of it, but one need not worry because to tame this problem some little efforts would work wonders. Here are some effective tips and tricks by experts to treat them, let's have a look on them.
WHY DOES IT HAPPEN?
Sometimes genetics may be the reason but majority of the time it's the external causes like humidity, moisture loss, chemical treatments, heat styling, product buildup on scalp, lack of nutrients and so on.
But the below mentioned tips will transform your hair from dry, dull and frizzy to shiny, long and smooth hair.
EXPERTS TIPS AND TRICKS:
1. Deep Nourishment
As lack of moisture and hydration makes hair dry, rough and frizzy ,it is important to lock hydration into the follicles.
● DON’T OVERWASH
Overwashing can lead to stripping of natural oils produced by the scalp, and making the scalp dry. Washing 2-3 times a week is more than enough.
● CHEMICAL FREE PRODUCTS
Use chemical free, mild hair care products on the scalp to avoid any irritation and dryness on it. Don’t be too harsh on your scalp, treat your scalp gently.
● HAIR MASKS
Condition your hair deeply to provide an appropriate amount of nourishment and moisture. Use nourishing hair masks and conditioners, homemade masks can do wonders too.
2. Avoid Heat Styling
Hair styling using heat can look awesome temporarily but it highly damages your hair in the longer run.
● AIR DRY
Avoid blow drying your hair as much as possible instead let them air dry to reduce heat damage. Air drying helps prevent split ends and tames frizz.
● HEAT PROTECTANT
We can’t avoid heat styling tools completely, but at least we can reduce the use of them. Before using heat on hair always use hair protectant to protect them from heat.
3. Intake Nutrients
● BALANCE DIET
Take a diet full of different vitamins, nutrients, carbohydrates, protein,
Vitamin A,B,C and E. Nutrients help the hair follicles to strengthen and make hair less prone to breakage.
● DRINK PLENTY OF WATER
Water helps the body cells to stay hydrated, moist and supple. It helps clear the blood vessels and promotes generation of new cells.
● FOOD WITH HIGH WATER CONTENT
Have food with high water content for example fruits and vegetables like watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber, tomato, orange.
Also seeds and nuts work wonders.
4. Sun Protection
● EXPOSURE TO UV RAYS
Before stepping out, cover your head with a scarf or hat to create a barrier between scalp and environment. It helps protect your scalp and hair roots and prevent them from weakening and drying out.
● PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES
Keep your hair protected by hairstyles like loose braids, buns, ponytails. This reduces the scalp exposure to pollution, sun and environment.
● UV SPRAY
You can also use UV filtering sprays if you can't minimize the sun exposure. This can also protect your hair to an extent.
5. Changes in lifestyle
● SATIN PILLOW COVERS
Use satin scrunchies and pillow covers to reduce friction, it will help to tame the frizz down and the hair will be less prone to breakage.
● PRACTICE YOGA
Practicing yoga or any other physical exercise helps the oxygen to reach the brain and renew blood cells, resulting in increased hair growth and good hair quality.
● REGULAR TRIMS
Split ends dries out the hair completely and the hair becomes dull, frizzy and rough. To overcome this problem you should get your rough ends trimmed every 4-5 months. This helps the hair to be healthy and grow fast.
*Bonus Tip:
Use hair serums on mid lengths and ends to add shine to your hair and it also prevents the fizziness. Look for a serum with natural conditioners, it will help you in longer run.
CONCLUSION
Maintaining good hair health is not a rocket science, instead it just needs consistency and patience. These measures would not show overnight results so, one have to be patient and work consistently just by following some simple tricks and tips according to your hair type.
Keep trying and testing about what suits your hair and then continue with it for gorgeous, radiant and smooth hair.
