The sound of hair splitting and cracking while combing it is really irritating! What’s even more annoying is when your hair is tangled all over your brush – now you have to disentangle two things: 1. Your hair shore from each other 2. Your hair weak hair are in the brush. How you can reduce this nightmare?
Untangling your Frizzy and Dry Hair
This kind of texture is usually common during summer season. Apart from the chlorine from the beaches and swimming pool, the hot and humid temperature alone can cause the stickiness and rigidness of the hair causing it to break or to become rubberized. Make sure that your hair is hydrated. Aside from increasing your fluid intake, use hair products that are rich in moisturizers and natural oil. And before taking a dip on the swimming pool, apply first a leave-in conditioner to maintain the moisture of your hair and coat each strands from the damaging chlorine.
Shampoo your hair every other day. Too much washing of hair can cause it to lose its natural oil that can cause dryness and even dandruff. Conditioners are good also for it makes the hair manageable, smooth, and easy to comb after shower. However, avoid putting too much conditioner on the roots or scalp for it can cause hair fall. Conditioners used in showers are not designed as leave-in’s so don’t let it stay on your hair for a long period of time. It can change the texture of your hair from smooth to elastic like a rubber band which is one of the cause of tangling and frizziness.
Dry your hair gently after washing. Use a towel and gently run it to each strands of your hair until excess water drips off. If there’s no important occasion, avoid regular usage of blow dryers. Don’t force to comb your hair if it’s still wet and use a large toothed comb. Before leaving the house, apply any leave-in conditioner or mousse that has SPF to protect the hair from extreme heat and to prevent it from extreme drying which causes severe tangling. After sun exposure, wait for about 15 minutes before combing your hair. Immediate combing can lead to split ends!
Another situation of nasty hair tangles is going out of bed in the morning. To prevent this, tie your hair in a loose braid before going to sleep. So no matter what movement you make, you hair is still in place. Upon waking up, just remove the braid and you will see that your hair is easy to comb. In addition, it can reduce hair fall.
Treat your hair in a salon protein rich treatment or hair spa to rejuvenate it even just once a month. This can be also a perfect time for us to relax and unwind. There are also home remedies to prevent extreme hair tangling such as application of olive oil or coconut oil.
However, if you notice that your hair has no improvement and always dry since you can remember, might as well consult a dermatologist.