How to maintain healthy hair

To take good care of healthy hair, the key is to first understand the properties of your scalp and hair, and then adjust your daily habits accordingly. There is no need to stock up on Internet celebrity washing and care kits worth thousands of dollars. In the past two or two years, my scalp was so oily that it stuck to my scalp, and the ends of my hair were so dry that it would break. Now, in the winter, I can stay oil-free for four days, and there are almost no split ends in my hair. It took me half a year to figure this out.

Hair is actually like grass growing on the scalp. Just spraying various nutrient solutions on the grass is useless. You must first nourish the "soil" of the scalp. When it comes to the frequency of hair washing, there is quite a quarrel on the Internet. Some people say that you must wash your hair every three days. Washing too much will damage your scalp. Others say that you have to wash your hair every day to make it clean. In fact, there is no unified standard. My best friend is born with oily skin. She sweats after walking two steps in the summer. I heard someone say that washing your hair less can nourish your scalp, so I insist on washing it every two days. As a result, she developed seborrheic dermatitis, causing dandruff and hair loss. Later, she went to a dermatologist. The doctor asked her to wash her hair with a mild amino acid shampoo every day. In less than a month, most of the inflammation disappeared. If you have a dry scalp, washing too frequently will damage the sebum film of the scalp. The more you wash, the more dry and itchy you will be. Washing once every two or three days is enough.

I used to dig my scalp hard with my fingernails when I washed my hair. I thought this would make the hair clean. Last time I went for a scalp test, the nurse pointed at a bunch of small red dots on the screen and said they were small wounds caused by fingernails. Doing this in the long run can easily cause chronic inflammation and accelerate hair loss. Later, I switched to rubbing it in circles with my fingertips. At first, I always felt that it was not washed thoroughly. But after I got used to it, my scalp felt very relaxed, and I even had less headaches. There are also many misunderstandings about hair drying. Many people think that hair dryers are harmful to their hair, so they should wait for it to dry naturally after washing their hair. In fact, the hair cuticles are open when the hair is wet. Stuffing it in a towel or draped on the back can easily breed bacteria, and the hair is more likely to break when it is pulled. I now use the medium heat setting to blow the roots until they are completely dry, and then stop blowing to the ends until there is a little humidity, and then apply two drops of hair care essential oil. It is so smooth that even a comb can't get stuck.

As for whether the silicone oil shampoo that everyone has been arguing about for several years can be used, I specifically checked the relevant information on cosmetic raw materials. Qualified silicone oil has a large molecular weight and will not clog pores at all. Instead, it can fill up the tiny damage of the hair scales. Dry hair that is damaged by dyeing and perming is much smoother than silicone-free shampoo. If it itself I have an oily scalp, and if I am afraid that it will be too heavy after washing, it is okay to choose silicone-free. There is no need to talk about the discoloration of silicone oil. I followed the trend and bought three bottles of Internet celebrity silicone-free shampoo. After washing, my hair was so sticky that I could not comb it out. After switching to the repair model containing silicone oil, I have never had a lot of hair torn out when I combed it.

Don’t always think that care depends entirely on care. The impact of work, rest and diet is much greater than you think. Last year, I worked on a project and stayed up until 2 or 3 o’clock for more than three months. A small amount of hair fell off my hairline. I was so scared that I quickly adjusted my schedule to go to bed before 12 o’clock. I ate a handful of original almonds and walnuts every day. It took more than three months to grow a small circle of fluffy hair. Of course, some friends said that their hair is still thick and dark even after staying up late every day. This is indeed related to personal genetic constitution, but most of us ordinary people's hair follicles really can't sustain long-term growth, so there is no need to gamble with the probability of your own hair volume, right?