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| Long Hair Care | If you want to prevent hair breakage you should follow the tips written below:
1) After a sleep you should comb hair with your fingers for the removal of snarls and tangles.
2) Comb your hair in the bent forward position of the head. Your hair should be combed with a wooden base natural bristle brush from the roots to the ends. Then you should comb your hair in the straight position of the head. If you want to reduce static you should comb your hair smooth with hands. It is recommended to start the process of brushing with 20 strokes and increase their number to 100, ten strokes should be added a day. In the case of oily hair you should lessen the quantity of strokes.
3) Only dry hair should be combed. Remember that wet hair can be damaged while combing.
4) Before the process of combing you should separate hair into small strands. The process of combing is hold from the ends to the roots with a wide-tooth comb. A wooden or tortoise shell comb should be used for combing. Don’t use a rubber comb because it will damage your hair. Do not pull your hair while combing.
5) Dry the hair with the air.
6) You should wind hair around hair rollers if you want to curl your hair. You should not use electric rollers, hot combs, and curling irons while curling your hair. They may be used only on a cool setting.
7) If you should shampoo hair which is dry and brittle you should at first wet it, put a conditioner and then shampoo your hair. If you want to increase the blood supply to the scalp and roots you should massage your head.
8) Put a conditioner on your hair for its protection before going to the beach or pool and exposing your hair to the sun and its heat, chlorine, salt water.
9) To protect hair from the sun, salt or chlorinated water, wind and air pollution your hair should be hidden under a hat, cap or scarf.
10) If you want your hair to grow better you should trim it every two months.
11) A conditioner should not be used every day because it washes away the cuticle layer of hair and leads to brittle and prone to breakage hair. You should use a conditioner from the ears down, don’t use it on the scalp.
12) Don’t use styling products with alcohol or other strong chemicals which can damage hair. If you want to lessen the negative effect made with them you should use natural hair care products with botanicals and vitamins.
13) You should sleep on a satin pillow if you don’t want your head to be glided from the pillow and broken. To prevent your head from gliding from the pillow you can have a ponytail on the top of the head or scrunchies.
14) If you don’t want your hair to be split you should trim it regularly. To prevent split ends one may use special shampoos, conditioners and styling products; it is good to eat vitamins and keep to a well-balanced diet.
The condition of hair depends not only on proper hair care but on heredity. Environment, the sun, the salt water and weather damage hair too. Chemicals used while coloring, perming, blowing-dry, curling, brushing, styling and spraying make hair dry and weak. If you want your hair to be healthy, shining and good-looking you should constantly take care of it.
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