Ever wish you knew why your hair just was not turning out as amazing as it should be? Perhaps you’ve been using a hair care regimen and saw yourself struggling with the issues like fizziness, dryness, and even hair loss. Is it possible that even with all your desire to have healthy hair and initiating all the correct hair care processes, there are things that are destroying the beauty of your hair? And if you are shaking your head denying some of the claims you heard above then you are in the majority. A lot of people are in fact guilty of committing these common sins that are enemies to healthy hair growth.

So here it is, the tour of the mistakes some of you make most often – and how to avoid them so that you can have hair you’ll adore!

1. Overwashing: Stripping Your Hair of Its Natural Oils

How frequently should a person wash hair? If you use conditions on hair daily, then it might be advisable to reduce the frequency as this might be making your hair oily. The use of hair wash reduces the quality of natural oils the hair is produced with in this process, hair loses its natural shine, becomes dry and may be damaged if washed frequently. The skies recommend washing your hair no more than once a week as over washing strips the hair of the oils your scalp secretes to feed the hair.

Solution: It is recommended to wash your hair at maximum 3 times a week, and in average 2 times a week. Choose a soft shampoo that does not contain sulfate as this will help in the washing of the hair without stripping off the natural oils. If you have oily scalp then use dry shampoos in-between washes to give your hair a good boost without deteriorating it.

2. Using Hot Water: Damaging Your Hair Cuticles

No, have you ever tried to take shower and feel the difference between the hot water and cold water? However, what you never seemed to know is that hot water is not very friendly with your hair. It tends to rupture some of the hair cuticles to make your hair receive further damages and even lose color.

Solution: cup your hands and pour some water into it and let it be lukewarm. At the end of washing, rinse your hair to let the cuticles close and for the hair to appear shiny.

3. Skipping Conditioner: Neglecting Essential Moisture

Are you among the people who seldom use the conditioner because they believe it is not important? Conditioner plays an important role in restoring the hair’s moisture level, mainly untangling the hair and decreasing the porosity that leads to frizz. Sometimes people miss it and this only leads to your hair becoming dry, brittle and as you well know, breakable.

Solution: Do not fail to use a conditioner appropriate for your hair. The areas that require it most, are the tips of you hair, so apply it there. For even more hydration, one can also recommend deep conditioner which should be used not more than once a week.

4. Using Heat Styling Tools Excessively: Frying Your Strands

Do you love to use heat-styling tools? Constant blow drying, straightening or curling of the hair makes it to die, and look forward to being coated.

Solution: Use heat on hair occasionally, at least twice a week. The only time you can use heat tools is when you have applied a heat protectant spray. Choose settings that are lower than the maximum and do not leave the tool on one area of the body for a long period of time.

5. Tight Hairstyles: Causing Tension and Breakage

Have you ever tied your hair into very tight buns or ponytails of any kind? As much as these styles may be cute and convenient they shall put so much pressure to the hair and scalp head that you may end up fashioning off some hair or have traction alopecia.

Solution: Do not put your hairs in tight ponytails or braid them too tight. Ponytails should be done using non-snagging hair ties and should not be done with any metal part that may pull hair.

6. Ignoring Your Diet: Neglecting Your Hair’s Nutritional Needs

Perhaps it’s time you ponder on the fact that some of the foods you ingest could be consequences on your hair. If the necessary nutrients are missing, hair becomes frail, thin, and dull as well as does not grow at a fast rate.

Solution: Also, it is time to start a healthy diet, combining foods that contain vitamins and minerals that help the hair. Richness in omega-3 fatty acids, biotin, vitamin E, A, C, and iron should be paid particular attention to. Having a fast means planning for the healthy foods including avocados; nuts; fresh, green and nourishing; lean proteins.

7. Using the Wrong Products: Mismatching Hair Needs and Products

Are you using arbitrary products without giving a thought to the type of hair you have? Applying the products that are intended for other hair types or problems will not give the desired outcome or may harm the hair.

Solution: Divide your hair into type and the specific needs that you have before you pick hair care products. It depends on the hair type it could be curly, straight, fine, or thick type, then the shampoos, conditioners and treatments to use while bathing.

8. Skipping Regular Trims: Letting Split Ends Take Over

Have you been to a barber or a salon or the beauty parlor for a haircut? This implies that all frayed ends should be cut off, as these splits cannot be prevented from migrating up the hair shaft with frequent trims.

Solution: plan for a trim every 6-8 weeks so as to maintain healthy ends and avert breakage. Getting hair cuts, even when growing hair is helpful in maintaining the hair anyway although growing hair focuses majorly on length.

9. Not Protecting Hair While Sleeping: Causing Friction Damage

Does your head continuously turn from side to side and in doing so, your hair scratches against the pillow case? This rubbing results to tangling of hair, breaking of hair and even some develop split ends. Solution: All along, it has been recommended that you should use a silk or satin pillowcase since it does not pull the hair like cotton. However, you can tie your hair with a silk scarf or if you intend to sleep wear, use the satin sleep cap to avoid scratching or pulling your hair.

10. Neglecting Scalp Care: Ignoring the Foundation of Healthy Hair

Let’s not forget the scalp; have you been taking care of it as you should? Hair and scalp rely on each other for health hence if one is compromised then it affects the other for instance, problems such as dandruff, dry scalp, or overproduction of sebum.

Solution: Scalp care regimen should also be included in your schedule. For shaving, it is advisable to rely on gentle scraping or clearances so that should there be a build-up, it does not occur on the head. Stroking your scalp also helps in improving the circulation and thus also boost the hair growth rate.

Food you should consume for glossy hair

Food	Key Nutrients	Benefits for Hair
Avocados	Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins E and C	Nourishes the scalp, enhances hair elasticity and shine
Nuts	Omega-3 fatty acids, biotin, vitamin E	Strengthens hair, prevents hair loss, adds shine
Salmon	Omega-3 fatty acids, protein, vitamin D	Promotes hair growth, reduces dryness and inflammation
Spinach	Iron, vitamins A and C, folate	Improves hair strength and elasticity, reduces hair loss
Sweet Potatoes	Beta-carotene (vitamin A)	Promotes a healthy scalp, encourages hair growth
Eggs	Protein, biotin, vitamins B12 and D	Supports hair growth, strengthens hair structure
Greek Yogurt	Protein, vitamin B5, vitamin D	Promotes hair growth, reduces breakage
Berries	Vitamins C and E, antioxidants	Supports collagen production, protects hair from damage
Beans	Protein, iron, zinc	Encourages hair growth, prevents hair loss
Lean Meats	Protein, iron	Strengthens hair, promotes growth

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Final Thoughts

Well, are you ready for a makeover today for your hairs? Thus, one can produce the outstanding look involving marvelous healthy hair that everybody has been looking forward to by eradicating the listed mistakes and replacing them with enhanced practices. Just to reiterate, hair care is not only about the hair products that you apply to your hair but it is also about taking time to understand your hair and pamper it. These recommendations should be taken to heart, and you will be rewarded with hair that looks revitalized and healthy adores!