What aspects and functions does hair health care include?

The core of hair health care is to cover the four major categories of scalp ecological maintenance, hair repair and protection, endogenous conditioning, and daily detail protection from the inside out. The functions of each piece are interrelated. Without any link, it will be difficult to grow strong and shiny hair.

I once met a girl who was a sophomore in college. She saved up half a month's living expenses to buy a lady's hair mask and essential oil. Every time she washed her hair, she applied a thick layer to the ends of her hair. As a result, after almost a month of treatment, the split ends at the ends were not healed. Instead, a small pimple appeared on the top of her head, and she also lost hair. More than before. When I asked, I found out that she only washed her hair once every three days for fear of damaging her hair by washing too much. Each time, she applied conditioner to the roots of her hair and massaged it for two minutes. This was equivalent to putting all the oil that should seal the hair scales on the scalp with dense sebaceous glands. It would be strange if it was not blocked. This is also a misunderstanding of many people. They always think that hair care is about protecting hair. They forget that the scalp is the "soil" for hair growth. A healthy scalp with a weak acidic environment, stable flora, and unobstructed hair follicles are the basis for hair to be strong and not fall out. Oh, by the way, everyone is arguing about "how often to wash your hair". In fact, there is no standard answer at all. Oily skin produces a lot of oil in the summer, so washing with a mild amino acid shampoo every day will not hurt the scalp. Dry skin naturally produces less oil, so washing it every two or three days is perfectly fine. If you impose the frequency on others, it will easily cause problems.

After talking about the scalp, let’s talk about the hair care that everyone is most familiar with. Many people think that more expensive hair care products are more effective. In fact, it depends on the condition of your hair. The hair cuticles of newly dyed and permed hair look like cracked pine cones. At this time, using hair care products containing silicone oil or plant sealing oil can flatten the warped cuticles, reduce the loss of moisture inside the hair, and make it smooth to the touch and less likely to split ends. ； But if you have healthy, thick hair that has not been permed or dyed, a little affordable conditioner is enough every time you wash your hair. Applying too many heavy products will make your hair roots soft and appear less volume. There is also the argument that "silicone oil causes cancer and clogs pores" that has been argued for several years. In fact, water-soluble silicone oil is added to regular shampoos. As long as it is rinsed clean, there will be no residual silicone oil that blocks hair follicles. On the contrary, it improves the smoothness of damaged hair much better than many silicone-free products. If you have a sensitive scalp and are afraid of irritation, there is no problem in choosing silicone-free products. You don't have to follow the trend.

What many people tend to overlook is that the root of hair care is not actually in the bottles, but in your daily life. I once had a client who was working on the Internet. He stayed up all night for three months working on a project, and the width of his hair seams almost doubled. He bought several hundred yuan of imported anti-hair loss essence and used it for two months, but it had no effect. I asked him if he had bought a fake product. I asked him to adjust his work schedule first, try to sleep for 7 hours a day, add more high-protein foods such as eggs and milk to three meals a day, and don't rush to use expensive products. As a result, in less than two months, he did as required, the amount of hair loss was reduced by half, and the hair seams gradually became thicker. After all, more than 90% of hair is composed of keratin. If you stay up late every day, your hormones will be disrupted. You will have to rely on take-out food to keep up with the nutrition. Your hair follicles will not be able to absorb enough nutrients. No matter how expensive external products are, they will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause.

There are also some inconspicuous little details, which actually have a greater impact than if you go for a thousand-dollar care once a week. If you go out without a hat and an umbrella in the summer, two hours of ultraviolet exposure will break the keratin in your hair. Your hair will feel brittle like hay, and dyed hair will also fade and turn yellow. ； If you don’t wear a swimming cap when swimming, soaking in chlorine in the swimming pool for half an hour will damage your hair more than if you had your hair permed. ； Always tying your hair too tightly will stretch your hair roots, and over time you will suffer from traction alopecia. Pay attention to these small details, and your hair will be truly healthy.