How to Reverse Hair Damage
The majority of people in the world are on an everlasting journey to achieve great hair, but this journey can often come at a cost. The more you blow-dry, straighten, dye, and curl your hair, the more damage it receives over time. You will perhaps notice over the years that you experience more “bad hair days”. Your hair doesn’t feel quite as ‘good’ as it used to. You might experience dullness, split ends, breakage, brittleness, and tangles.
If you have started to notice any of these signs of damage, then it doesn’t mean that there is no hope for your hair for the future. There are many ways to treat the existing damage that you have while working to prevent further problems from arising in the future.
Here is a step-by-step guide to repairing your hair, complete with recommended products.
Load up on Protein
Hair is made up of mainly keratin, lots of protein and amino acid chains, and when it becomes over-processed due to treatments like bleaching, coloring, perming, etc., these chains begin to break down. This leads to damage and brittleness. To put some of that strength back into your hair, you need to use a product that can put that protein back in.
Rene Furterer Absolue Keratine Ultimate Renewal Mask 100mL, a mask that treats extremely damaged and over-processed hair with amino acids, keratin, and wheat protein to strengthen, smooth, and add shine.
Balance Out Moisture
Damaged hair usually feels very dry and crunchy, especially towards the ends. Hair doesn’t have the ability to repair itself naturally, so it is up to you to add back any moisture that your strands have lost. This can be easily done with the use of a hair mask that infuses strands with moisture and keeps everything shiny and soft.
Vichy Dercos Nutrients Nutri-Protein Mask for Dry and Damaged Hair 250mL, a mask with Pracaxi oil and quinoa bran that deliver a boost of vitamin E to restore and nourish hair to add suppleness and softness.
Watch Out For the Sun
Your hair is just as vulnerable to the damaging power of the sun as your skin. Sun can damage the cuticle of the hair which will lead to undesirable issues like dryness, broken strands, split ends, and frizziness. You can keep your hair protected in the same way that you keep your skin protected, with a product specifically formulated to fight against the potent UV rays of the sun. Ducray Nutricerat Anti-Dryness Protective Spray 75mL, a spray to use before sun exposure or swimming to seal the hair cuticles with a protective barrier that prevents dryness.
Switch to a Nourishing Shampoo
Certain shampoos can have a ‘stripping’ effect on your hair, certainly cleaning it but also taking away some of the natural goodness that it possesses. To avoid this, opt for a shampoo product designed to nourish the hair. These products are always going to be gentler and will cleanse your hair and scalp without over-drying them.
Philip B White Truffle Ultra-Rich Moisturizing Shampoo 220mL, soy protein and vitamin B5 strengthens hair shaft and seals split ends as well as moisturizing to restore shine and softness.
Take the Time to Pre-Treat Your Hair
Good hair care doesn’t just start and end with shampoo. You can use pre-shampoo treatments that will result in an even softer, shinier, stronger head of hair than if you just jump in the shower for a quick rinse. The more time you put into taking care of your hair, the more rewarded you will be by the final result. Such treatments involve intensive hair masks that are worn for around 20 minutes before you start your shampooing regime, providing extra hydration and damage repair.
Phyto Detox Pre-Shampoo Purifying Mask 125mL, a lightweight clay mask deeply cleanses and purifies hair to remove styling product buildup and other detritus to refresh and restore health, volume and shine.
