General Hair Care Tips

by Cynthia Baker
(Liverpool)

Your overall health is reflected in your hair, a combination of healthy nutrition, regular exercise and good everyday hair care will help you look and feel like a million dollars!

Here are a few general hair tips for daily hair care which appear trivial, yet offer great advantages in the long term health of your hair :

Tip #1
Brushing your hair regularly with a good hair brush cleanses and polishes the hair and stimulates the scalp, which in turn increases the blood flow to the scalp. Brushing is also a wonderful conditioning treatment as it distributes oil to the hair and gets rid of scaly particles.

Tip #2
Trimming your hair at 6-8 weeks interval, helps bounce up your perm and refresh your hair colour, by removing dry and dead ends.

Tip #3
After shampooing and before applying a conditioner, gently blot your hair with a towel to remove excess water. This helps the conditioner to penetrate your hair and prevents it slipping off.

Tip #4
Regular Deep Conditioning treatments keep your hair in ultimate condition.

Tip #5
Handle wet hair gently, blot it dry gently rather than rubbing with the towel. Detangle long hair with your fingers and then use a wide tooth comb.

Tip #6
Use heat protector products when styling your hair with heat, like flat irons and hair dryers etc.

Tip #7
For swimmers or those who have copper pipes, using deep cleansing shampoos will protect hair from chlorine and discolouration from copper and other impurities in the water.

Tip #8
It is recommended to use hair care products containing sun screen to prevent damage and colour loss, caused by harsh sun and wind.

Good Luck!