Sometimes having fabulous hair can be a real struggle… Between pollution attacking the hair to it all falling out from stress - it seems like a long, long winding road to the perfect Pantene mane…Or Herbal Essence… Whatever advertising campaign wooed you best.
Well, I’ve found a few tips that have helped my hair get shinier, stronger AND longer - granted, it still looks the same length as always but that’s because my hairdresser ROBBED ME of my locks last time I was there… (Damn that scissor-happy hairdresser)!
So here we go:
It is severely damaging! Practically frying your hair will turn soft locks into straw, guaranteed! If you MUST style your hair with heated equipment, use a heat-protective serum or spray (or at the VERY least, some leave in conditioner) on your hair first. Or, if its a blow-dryer you’re using, always hold the equipment 6 inches away from your hair. Burnt hair not only looks bad, but smells bad too.
It deserves a little luxury every now and then. Just as you feel better after a good massage and facial, so your hair feels stronger and softer when you pamper it! Every 1-2 weeks, massage a hair-mask or treatment into your scalp and comb through to the ends.
One of my favourites is the VO5 hot oil treatment. It only takes 2 minutes and you can get 3 tubes of it for around $5AU! Bonus! However, if you’re saving your pennies for the proverbial rainy day, all you need is an avocado and some oil. Mush up one avocado until smooth, stir in a tablespoon of oil until mixed, and voila! A nourishing ‘au naturale’ mask for your hair.
Treat your hair as you would want to be treated- like a lady. That means be gentle with it! No vigorous rubbing with a towel or dragging a bristle brush through tangles…ow? If its hurting YOU, its PROBABLY hurting your hair! Stoooop!! Somebody help!
Step in, SuperSwan! When drying your hair, take it slow. Blot your hair with the towel, pat your hair gently or roll it between towel ends. Do not rub your hair. It will make your hair look like Tina Turner’s… and not in a good way. It also causes major tangles and breakages! How can you hair be luxurious and soft if it’s broken?
When your hair is wet, it’s at it’s most delicate. Don’t even brush it, it could far too easily cause tears and breakages in else-wise healthy hair! Leave it until its dry or, if you’re desperate, use a wide tooth comb to smooth out the tangles. Leave in conditioner helps with this too as it softens the hair, making it easier to comb through.
They always tell you to keep up with your vitamins and minerals… and its not always so that you can have a (boring) healthy insides! Vitamins A & E help strengthen hair (and nails and skin!), along with zinc, and can seriously boost your hairs health! The easiest source of these would be in carrots, seafood and meat. Yum. Yet another reason why eating a healthy balances diet can rock your world. Win!
Next stop - Sunsilk Swan!
