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Hair Care

Hair is fairly strong and can generally withstand normal grooming techniques. However, there can be thinning or breakage of hair due to poor grooming habits, and following several tips can prevent these bouts of thinning and breakage:

• minimize the use of harsh chemicals - chemical solutions such as perms, relaxers, dyes, are not good for your hair, and can damage it if excessive or misused
• choose your shampoo carefully - it should have a balanced PH of 5.5 and be free of harsh chemicals. There are a number of natural herbal ingredients, (like nettle), that assist in reducing hair loss
• be gentle with wet hair - shampoo gently, blot dry, and do not use a brush or fine toothed comb on wet hair
• choose a hairstyle that does not put tension on your hair - avoid ponytails, braids, cornrows

Focus on wet hair

• Brushing the hair before washing it can loosen up flakes of sebum and dead skin buildup and make it easier to thoroughly clean the scalp during shampooing.
• Shampoo with warm water to open the pores and rinse with cool water to promote shrinking the pores back to their normal size.
• When shampooing, pour the shampoo into the hands and rub the shampoo in with your hands rather than pouring it on your head. By pouring shampoo directly into the hair you may promote buildup in one particular spot.
• Massage gently with your fingertips to loosen flakes and buildup and to stimulate circulation, but avoid using the fingernails as this may scratch the scalp and cause scarring over time.
• After washing hair, dry it by blotting the hair with a towel. Avoid rubbing, especially with terrycloth towels, as this will pull hair when it is in a weakened state due to the wetness.
• Avoid combing hair with fine-toothed combs when wet, as this is a common cause of breakage. Although this is a tempting practice because hair straightens and detangles much better if combed when wet, the stress on the hair shaft is immense when the hair is wet because it is weakened. This goes for brushing the hair when wet also.

But note that brushing dry hair can be stimulating to the scalp, encouraging blood flow to the hair follicles and maintaining their health.

Hair Style to avoid

Keep in mind when styling hair that hair is living and growing, and is susceptible to the stress of constant pulling. Continuous abuse causes scarring, which will lead to permanent hair loss in the areas affected. Along with leaving the hair chemically untreated for a time, leaving it in a loose style without over-manipulation for as long as possible will ensure optimum results.

One method of hiding hair loss is the comb-over, which involves restyling the remaining hair to cover the balding area. However, a comb-over is usually a temporary solution, useful only while the area of hair loss is small. As the hair loss increases, a comb-over becomes ineffective, and eventually, as balding patches increase in size, the comb-over will start to look very artificial.

Another styling caution is against the overuse of hairstyles that pull the hair too tight, such as ponytails and braids, which will cause hair loss especially along the sides of the scalp. This syndrome is called traction alopecia.

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