How to fix damaged hair
Here at ZALA, we understand the ongoing struggle of not being able to achieve your favourite hairstyles due to dry, unruly and frizzy hair. Dull and lifeless hair are the unfortunate results of over styling or excessive heat damage, including a poor diet! Keep your hair tamed, beautiful and under your control by following our five greatest tips on how to fix damaged hair.
What causes hair damage?
The three most common causes of damaged hair include the excessive use of the flat iron, blow drying, bleaching and colouring. The heat in a hair straightener or blow dryer effect the hair by changing the hydrogen bonds which hold the hair together, causing it to appear dull and lifeless. Bleaching and over colouring damage the cuticle of the hair by the chemicals involved removing all natural and existing pigment.
Blow dryer causing heat damage
Five ways for how to fix damaged hair
1. Don't wash your hair too often
Washing your hair daily will dry your hair out and will not give your hair the opportunity to produce your own natural oils your hair requires to stay healthy. Try washing it three times a week, it will improve your hair's overall health within days.
2. Wash your hair with lukewarm or cold water
Washing your hair with only lukewarm or cold water creates flat hair shafts, causing a shiny and glossy appearance throughout your hair. Sometimes constant hot water can be too harsh!
Wash hair in lukewarm water
3. Stop using heat styling products
Learn to start treating your hair gently by reducing the use of heat styling products such as hair straighteners/irons, curling wands, and blow dryers. This sizzles the hair and causes excessive and unwanted dryness - stopping your hair from looking its healthiest.
4. Get a regular trim
Getting a trim every so often on your damaged split ends will help your hair achieve greater results over time. Cutting off the split ends ensures the hair will always look healthy and replenished - and will even make the hair appear like it is growing at quite a rapid rate.
5. Start using healthy products on your hair
Nothing will make your hair happier than a good protein treatment and/or natural oil applied to provide moisture and to help rebuild your hair's natural keratin. You can also make your own homemade deep conditioning treatments such as the egg, coconut oil, olive oil and honey treatment to repair and restore moisture in dry, damaged hair. Just blend all ingredients and apply to wet hair, then leave overnight!
Honey and coconut oil
We hope this post has helped your on your journey to beautiful healthy hair. For more info on hair care products that will help you with how to fix damaged hair, please visit our hair care page.
