People often ask me, why I never consider colouring my hair. Even hairstylists from hair salons frequently ask whether my hair is virgin. LOL, they call chemical free hair virgin and yes, I never done any chemical damages to my hair.
I care about my hair a lot, I could never stand of any damages caused to my precious hair and I couldn't bear hair fall, not even a strand of it. I get very heartache when I see my hair falling on the ground especially when shampooing and hair drying.
Even so, I couldn't skip swimming after I moved into my new apartment. I swim averagely 3 times a week. Anyway I've consulted hairstylists and they told me that the damages of the chlorine in the swimming pool isn't as bad compared to chemical damages to the hair. These few tips are the ones I use to take care of my hair!
1. USE COLD WATER TO WASH YOUR HAIR
This is a trick for shiny hair and hair loss prevention! Before this, I suffered my dry and itchy scalp with red patches. I used hot water to shampoo my hair, my hair was so dry and flaky, and there were a lot of hair falls on the ground. After I started to use cold water to shampoo my hair, my hair loss was reduced at least by HALF. I'm not kidding, this is game changer in my hair care routine!
2. PICK THE RIGHT SHAMPOO
I'm sure everyone knows this, if the shampoo isn't right for you, change it.
3. USE CONDITIONER AND HOME TREATMENTS
I never skip the conditioning step, and I use hair treatments at least once a week. Tips? Squeeze out the excess water out of your hair before applying conditioner or treatments. And leave-in conditioner too!
4. DO NOT OVERWASH YOUR HAIR
I've friend who could wash his hair up to 3 times a day? I wash mine every alternate day but I think maximum hair wash per day is only one.
5. SPRAY ON CONDITIONER WATER BEFORE GOING TO THE POOL
Before entering the swimming pool, I will spray on some treatment water. Or you may DIY yourself with CONDITIONER + WATER with the ratio 1:1. Wear a swimming cap when you swim too!
6. DO NOT COMB THE HAIR WHILE IT'S WET
The hair is at its fragile state while it's wet, do not comb them until they're all dry. I used to had very very dry hair and if I comb my hair, my hair falls a lot. Things get better and I started to comb my hair but my sequence will be using a wide tooth comb and start to work my way up from the bottom, very gently. Then only I use a regular comb to comb my hair. The steps sounds like more tedious but it's worth it!
7. SWITCH YOUR SHAMPOOS
I'll use scalp shampoo once a week to clean the excess oil or dirts that might clogged up on my pores.
8. USE CONDITIONER BEFORE SHAMPOO
When my hair is dry, I will use conditioner to smooth my hair first before shampooing, then apply conditioner again after shampoo.
9. ONCE A MONTH SCALP TREATMENT
Healthy scalp, healthy hair! I go to salons once a month to get my scalp treated. I had a very sensitive scalp (itchy and redness) but now they're all gone! Cold water shampoo does the trick but scalp treatments are important too. If you don't have the budget, you may go to hair salons that provide scalp scanning to learn about your scalp, then consult the hairstylist what you should do/ change on your regular hair care routine.
My favourite scalp treatment from Number76 is Tansan Sparkling Wash with Kerastase Scalp Treatments and Shiseido Adenovital (5 steps scalp treatments).
10. REGULAR TREATMENTS IN THE SALONS
The Ultrasonic Treatment from Number76 is the magic! No matter how much I take care of my hair at home, nothing beats this treatment. I guess it's because of the device they use helps the products penetrates deeply into my hair. When my hair gets super dry, I will go for the ultrasonic premium.
Scalp and hair care are actually correlated. For once I thought my hair fall issue was only caused by my scalp but it was because of my coarsely dry hair too! Drier hair means more friction and the hair tends to break more easily.
On the other hand, stress, sleeping and eating habits are the causes for hair fall too. Sleeping late is one of the main reasons for hair fall! For eating habits, I discovered recently that high sugar intake isn't good for your scalp. Hope those tips are useful for you! :)
