6 Mistakes That Are Ruining Your Hair

It’s normal to have bad hair days, but when bad hair days turn to weeks, it’s time to start assessing your hair care routine. There may be things you do that damage your hair. The following could be some of them:

# You blow dry too hot or too often

While the convenience of blow-drying hair is understandable, the heat that comes from it dries out the moisture from your strands, causing harm to your hair. If it’s unavoidable to just let your hair dry naturally, towel dry it instead or use the coolest setting on your blow dryer.

# You use cheap styling tools

Styling tools heat your hair to help you achieve your desired look, but when you purchase these tools, you get what you pay for. Cheap ones tend to burn your hair, so it’s always best to invest in the more expensive ones that are sure to help protect your hair better.

# You don’t use heat protection

When you blow dry and style your hair, it becomes exposed to heat that it can’t handle. You want to make sure that for these applications, you have a heat protection spray to protect your hair from being damaged by heat. Just spritz it on and apply it evenly, especially on the ends, because they are the most vulnerable to damage

# You wash your hair too often

Your scalp produces oils that help protect your skin from drying out, and washing your hair too often strips your scalp of these oils. To keep your scalp moisturized, you want to wash only every two to three days to keep your hair healthy while keeping it clean. On other days, you can use dry shampoo to help control the grease on your hair.

# You’re too rough on your hair

Whether you tease too much while styling or you don’t gently remove the tangles, you want to be as gentle as possible when you’re handling your hair to avoid breakage. This also means that you shouldn’t wear ponytails too tight on your hair and that when you dry it out of the shower, you don’t want to squeeze it too hard with your towel.

# You use products with harsh chemicals

There are products that are loaded with chemicals that you don’t want on your hair, specifically sulfates like sodium lauryl sulfate. While these chemicals clean your hair, they also strip your hair of natural oils, causing it to dry out. For a gentler touch, you want to look for products that say they’re sulfate-free