5 QUICK TIPS ON HOW TO MOISTURIZE YOUR HAIR
We’ve heard it over and over again, the key to happy and healthy hair is moisturizing it, but why? The answer is quite simple because our hair can dry out just like our skin. While dry skin can make you irritated, dry hair too feels irritating and looks unappealing. Apart from it just affecting the look of the hair, it can also change the texture of your hair making them look matte and feel thin and coarse. Dry hair start lacking strength and the cuticles get so exposed that they begin to cause split ends and even hair fall. Hence, it becomes imperative for you to moisturize your hair and hydrate them. Now if you’re someone who understands the importance of it, have tried everything and are still facing dry hair issues, read on for we’ve the best hair care tips for your dry hair.
REASONS FOR YOUR DRY HAIR
Before you ask, “How to keep hair moisturized?”, let’s also discover what are your daily practices that is taking away moisture from your hair.
Say No to Hot Water Baths:
Hot water baths might feel great but are not so good for your hair. It can strip essential natural oils from your hair making them dry and brittle. Once these oils are lost your hair becomes susceptible to more breakage and even hair fall. Hot water also causes your cuticles to open, making them prone to damage.
Solution - The answer to this problem is simple, you just need to lower the temperature of the water, not entirely though, but at least to lukewarm.
Wait for Your Hair To Dry:
When your hair is wet, they are at their weakest. The last thing you might want to do at that moment is to pull and harm them. So, the most convenient thing to do would be to avoid brushing them until they are dry.
Solution - What you can do instead is use a wide toothed comb to detangle your hair strands after a bath, make sure you do it very gently. You can also use a serum like Pantene Open Hair Miracle on your damp hair to detangle them while combing.
Regular Towel, Regularly Damages Your Hair:
A regular coarse cotton towel can dry up your hair further by stripping it of all the essential oils. A towel can even rough up your hair shafts and cause worse split ends.
Solution - It’s always better to use an old t-shirt or microfiber towel. This creates less friction between your wet hair and the towel, which results in lesser hair fall caused due to breakage.
Trim It:
Your hair is bound to form split ends when you wait it out long between two haircuts. It’s better to get a trim in every two or three months and avoid spilt ends which cause your hair to break and become dry & brittle at the ends.
Solution: To avoid spilt ends ensure the lengths of your hair are well hydrated and moisturized by using a good conditioner like Pantene Hairfall Control Conditioner & serum like Pantene Open Hair Miracle.
Heat Styling Can Do Much Harm:
Heat Styling can shape your hair into such different amazing looking shapes, but they can also harm your hair to a great extent.
Solution - In case there is an occasion where you want to cheat and shine like star, you’re always welcome to use these tools, just use a good heat protectant, like the Pantene Open Hair Miracle, it’ll give your hair the volume and sheen you need for styling and will also protect your hair from the heat damage caused by styling equipments.
Forget Chemical Treatments:
Chemical Treatments do more harm than good to your hair; they take away all the oils from the hair making them brittle and dry and susceptible to a lot more damage.
Solution - It is best to avoid chemical treatments and retain your natural hair texture.
HOW TO MOISTURIZE YOUR HAIR TO PERFECTION
Now that we have identified the things that you might have been doing wrong, we can jump right into finding the solution for your dry hair and how to keep them moisturized.
Hair Masks:
Hair mask have proven itself as a very good hair moisturizer. Hair Masks are cheap, natural and you can make them from things in your kitchen. You can choose your pick from various options ranging from yogurt and oil mask to banana mask. Though these are natural masks, you need to check beforehand if you’re allergic to any of these substances and also take care to remove these masks in properly because sometimes they remain behind as residue and can cause lot more damage. It is essential to wash these mask off using a good shampoo & conditioner.
Hot Oils:
If your question is, how to moisturize dry hair? The oldest answer is Hot Oils. Hot oil is the most popular hair moisturizer. These do a very task in providing hair with essential oils and hydrating them. Most favourite options are avocado oil, almond oil, coconut oil, etc. If you want to avoid the stickiness that oils bring with it, you can also nourish your hair with an oil replacement like Pantene Open Hair Miracle. It nourishes & moisturizes your hair without the hassles of oil.
Hydrating Shampoo:
Yes. Shampoos can be hydrating too. For heathy plump hair you need a shampoo that gives your hair the nutrition it requires and does not strip away the already existing oils. Such a shampoo will make your hair look fresh and strengthen your hair from within. So if you’ve been wondering on, “how to moisturize hair?” you can start with a nice shampoo. One such Shampoo is Pantene, the combination of the Pro-Vitamin B5 formula & Fermented Rice Water nourishes your hair from within & reduces hair fall.
Conditioner:
Obvious and yet an answer one can’t state enough. Conditioner is the moisturizer for your hair. And for those who are asking “How to use conditioner?” Squeeze out a walnut-sized amount of Conditioner and apply it through the lengths of your hair, especially on the tips. Let the conditioner stay in for 3 mins and then rinse your hair with cold water to lock in all the moisture. Ensure that there is no product residue. You can try the conditioners from the Pantene Advanced Hairfall Solution Range, they’ll not only keep your hair moisturized but also give them the nutrition of Pro-Vitamin B5 it needs. For better results try deep conditioning once every week by just leaving the conditioner on your hair for 20 mins, wrapped in a hot towel.
Nourishing Hair Serum:
Hair serums are one the best companions for our hair after we’ve taken bath. They ensure that are hair is sooth and nourished. But what if this hair serum could do more for you like the Pantene Open Hair Miracle, it’s a magical formula that is your one stop solution for all your hair nourishment needs, it works as a heat protectant, serum, leave-in conditioner, and also as an oil replacement. With a formula like this you’ll always have happy hydrated hair.
Hair care problems are varied for different people, so your hair care products should also be so. Take a look at our diverse range of Pantene Shampoos and Pantene Conditioners and pick your choice!
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