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How to stop damaging your hair

Hair care

Hair care

In our quest for beautiful hair, we often do things that damage our hair. Damaged hair is fragile, so it tends to break. Hair breakage can leave us with frizzy, unhealthy looking hair. If we continue to damage our hair, we may eventually see thinning hair or even bald spots.

The good news is that simple changes can prevent further hair damage. We present you 10 common hair-care practices that can damage hair and dermatologists’ tips that can help you to stop damaging your hair, according to American Academy of Dermatology:

  1. Washing your hair by rubbing shampoo into the length of your hair

    Changes that can help prevent hair damage:

  1. Skipping the conditioner

    Changes that can help prevent hair damage:

Dermatologists’ recommendations for swimmers

Pool chemicals can be hard on your hair. The following can help protect your hair:

  1. Drying your hair by rubbing it with a towel

    Changes that can help prevent hair damage:

    1. Brushing your hair while it is wet
    Changes that can help prevent hair damage:
    1. Using a blow dryer, hot comb, or curling iron
    Changes that can help prevent hair damage:
    1. Applying styling products that offer long-lasting hold
    Changes that can help prevent hair damage:
    1. Pulling your hair back tightly, such as in a ponytail, bun, or cornrows
    Changes that can help prevent hair damage:
    1. Wearing a weave or hair extensions
    Changes that can help prevent hair damage:
    1. Coloring, perming, or relaxing your hair
    Changes that can help prevent hair damage:
    1. Brushing your hair 100 strokes a day or tugging on your hair to style it
    Changes that can help prevent hair damage:

When to see a dermatologist

If changing how you care for your hair does not help you see healthier hair, you may want to see a dermatologist. Your hair care may not be the root cause of your problem. Seeing a dermatologist is especially important if you are concerned about thinning hair or hair loss. Most causes can be stopped or treated. The sooner the problem is addressed, the better your results.

 

Source: American Academy of Dermatology 

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