How to maintain healthy hair

Don’t blindly pile up expensive shampoos and trust Internet celebrities’ home remedies. First understand your own scalp attributes, and then adapt and adjust the combination of care, work and rest, and daily details. It is much more reliable than spending thousands more on hair growth devices and lady hair masks.

Let’s talk about the frequency of hair washing that everyone is most arguing about. Some people say that it must be washed every day to be clean. Some people say that washing too frequently will damage the scalp barrier and make it oilier. In fact, both statements are correct, but they are suitable for different groups of people. My friend with oily skin who shared a room with me before heard the saying "the more frequently you wash your hair, the faster it will become oily" and insisted on washing it every three days. As a result, he developed a bunch of red and swollen pimples near his hairline. He lost twice as much hair when he combed it in the morning as before. After listening to the dermatologist's advice, he switched to a mild amino acid shampoo and washed it every day. Within two weeks, the pimples were gone and the amount of hair loss was reduced by nearly one-third. ； But my other best friend who has a dry leather sofa is not suitable for washing every day. She used to wash her hair once a day because she sweated a lot in the summer. The ends of her hair were as dry as burnt hay, and the ends of her hair were so split that they could be used as combs. When I went to see a doctor, she was told that excessive cleaning had damaged the sebum film on her scalp and could not lock in moisture. Later, she washed it every 2-3 days. After each wash, she applied a thick hair mask to the ends of her hair and wrapped it in a shower cap for 10 minutes. Now it feels smooth.

I have been through a lot of hair care pitfalls before, but later I discovered that many people focus all their attention on washing, but miss the small details of blow drying and combing. These are the main culprits of hair damage. In the past, I always thought it was troublesome to blow dry my hair, so after washing my hair, I would rub it vigorously with a towel twice and wait for it to dry naturally. In winter, my scalp often felt itchy, and I always had fine dandruff. Later, I found out that if the scalp is kept in a humid environment for a long time, it is easy to breed bacteria. Now, I blow-dry my hair completely with warm air every time after washing, leave the ends of my hair 70% to 80% wet, and then apply two pumps of hair care oil. The itching has basically not happened again, and the ends of my hair are not as frizzy as before.

It’s interesting to say that I used to think that the quality of my hair depended entirely on external use. It wasn’t until I stayed up late for a month working on a project that I finally realized that the internal impact is actually much greater than external use. At that time, when I washed my hair, half of the floor drain was blocked, and my hairline seemed to be twice as wide as before. Later, I forced myself to go to bed before 12 o'clock, eat more whole grains and high-quality protein, and less often pull my hair into a tight high ponytail. Within 2 months, my hair loss dropped back to normal levels.

As for all the amazing hair growth tips that are spread on the Internet, I advise you not to try them randomly. There are two completely opposite examples around me: There was a girl who was in the early stage of seborrheic alopecia. I heard a blogger said that rubbing ginger on her scalp was useful. After applying it for almost a month, not only did no new hair grow, but her scalp became red and itchy. She went to the dermatology department at the hospital. The doctor said that the gingerol in ginger would actually irritate the fragile hair follicles. He directly prescribed low-concentration minoxidil to her. After applying it for more than three months, small strands of hair slowly grew.； But there is also a friend who only suffered from temporary telogen telogen hair loss after childbirth. He rubbed ginger slices on his hairline, and a lot of small fuzz actually grew. To put it bluntly, the adaptability of these home remedies is very narrow. If you really have hair loss problems, go to a dermatologist first. It will be much more effective than trying it blindly for half a month.

Anyway, my biggest feeling in the past two years is that hair is just like skin. There is no universal maintenance formula. What works for others may not be suitable for you. Pay more attention to the condition of your own scalp and less follow the trend, and your hair will naturally not be any worse~