healthy hair

The basic early advice is make sure youre looking at your diet, make sure youre getting enough iron, make sure youre not anemic, make sure you have enough protein in your diet. Iron and protein are really important for hair health. We always try to make sure people get adequate protein for whatever theyre lifestyle is: If theyre sedentary, they dont need as much. If theyre active, they need more.

Iron levels are important for hair health. Women often develop iron-deficiency anemia because they arent getting enough iron. Iron-deficiency anemia can also develop due to normal monthly menstrual blood loss. There are some generic vitamins that we recommend: Vitamin D, omega, fish oils, a generic multivitamin with iron. Biotin is great in terms of hair strength and preventing breakage.

Theres no magic product or ingredient, but if you want to add a little more protection you can use silicone -based products. Silicone basically coats the hair, which adds a little more protection once you do any kind of stress to the hair. Check a products list of ingredients and make sure silicone is high up on the list. Look for silicone or dimethicone, a silicone derivatives. Anti-frizz products usually have a silicone type of derivative. You can also try a leave-in conditioner, which also coats the hair.

The problem with people treating hair at home is no one else is looking. Often people will come in who have damage to their scalp that they didnt notice was there. Specific practices that can be problematic include straightening, processing, hair coloring, and heat. If you do those things at home, try to modify your hair care habits. So, try not to put heat on more than once a week, reduce the frequency of flat iron use, blow dry at a lower setting. Its about frequency and amount.

Wet hair is more vulnerable to breakage. Either air dry or blow dry out soft, with a low setting, and then put the flat iron on. You shouldnt put a flat iron on wet hair.

Some people think products will be more effective if they leave them in longer than they should. Theyll be like, Oh its tingling. Thats great. It must be working really well. Thats when damage can happen.

Hair styling shouldnt hurt. Any kind of scalp discomfort is abnormal. Thats a very basic thing. A lot of people will come in and say, It burned after a couple minutes of leaving it on, and then they came and washed it off. Any form of sensation can be a sign that the scalp is being damaged. If you suffer any kind of discomfort while youre at the salon, stop seeing that stylist. If you experience any burning, stinging, tingling, any kind of pain on their scalp after the styling is done, or during the process of it, you shouldnt go back.

Hair styling can cause problems in terms of alopecia. When braids or weaves are too tight, they hurt. Pain means its too tight, its pulling too hard. Theres too much tension. Try to keep ponytails and braids loose, not as tight, to reduce the amount of tension on the scalp.

This may be your problem if your hair is greasy, dull, limp, or lifeless, or if you get product dandruff (little dry flakes of excess styler that fall on your shoulders). If youre layering product upon product and still not getting the results you want

Chances are this has become automatic: You get in the shower, you wash your hair