Some helpful advice/tips
Avoid brushing your hair while it's still wet: When the hair is wet, it's at its weakest. Brushing/combing while wet will lead to damages that might make your hair even more damaged
Turn the heat down: Turning the heat down on blow dries, straighteners and curlers can really lower the damage to the hair. Better yet, avoid using them as much as possible!
Wash every other day: Washing your hair every other day instead of everyday, can really help the hair regain its natural oils. This is due to the acidic content found in shampoos that strip hair of its oils.
Things to avoid
Elastic hair bands: Although they can be handy, these little guys can be very damaging to the hair, especially when it gets caught. They're notorious for causing hair damage due to tearing and stretching of the hair
Rough fabrics: If possible, avoid using fabric (for your pillows) that can dry out your hair. That includes cotton too. Try something more gentle and silk-like
Homemade Remedies
The honey and oil treatment
- Mix a tablespoon of honey with 1/4 cup of olive oil.
- Beat two egg yolks into the honey and oil.
- Saturate your hair with the mixture from root to tips, paying special attention to the ends.
- Put your hair up into a shower cap for 45 minutes.
- Rinse with water as cold as you can stand.
- Shampoo with a moisturizing shampoo and style as usual.
Avocado and egg treatment
- Mix 1/2 an avocado, 1 egg and 3 tablespoons of conditioner in a small bowl.
- Saturate your hair with mixture.
- Let set for 15-20 minutes.
- Rinse with cool water.
- Beat two eggs, 2 ounces of orange juice and 1/2 of a banana together.
- Apply to hair from root to tips, combing through.
- Wrap head in plastic wrap or shower cap.
- Allow to penetrate for 30 minutes.
- Rinse with cool water and shampoo as usual.
- This will restore hair’s luster and shine.
Thanks for reading and let me know if you have other remedies/tips to share!
