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Haircare Guide for Healthy Beautiful Hair
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items I have been into taking care of my hair since I was a teenager and have learned a lot about haircare along the way. Here you will find many tips, tricks and product recommendations to include in your own hair regimen in order to grow healthy beautifu...
Most of these tips applies to most hair textures, but always be mindful of your specific hair type and hair needs!
Enjoy taking care and growing your healthy hair!
Most of these tips applies to most hair textures, but always be mindful of your specific hair type and hair needs!
Enjoy taking care and growing your healthy hair!
Sections
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Healthy Hair Wash day
Healthy Hair Tools
Healthy Hair Sleeping Habits
Low, Medium or High Porosity Hair
Moisture Protein Balance
General Tips for Healthy Hair
Healthy Hair Wash day
Having a good wash day regimen is very important in order to grow healthy hair. It's important to keep a couple of things in mind as well as using products that works for your hair and hair care needs!
If you have damaged, colored, dry or brittle hair it can be a good idea to include a pre-schampoo treatment in your haircare routine. The idea of a pre-schampoo is both to be used as a treatment for your hair, for example to strengthen the hair shaft...
Pre - schampo treatments, good for damaged or brittle hair
If you want healthy hair you need to make sure your scalp is taken care of. A scalp massage brush is something I think everyone should include into their hair care routine! Massaging your scalp stimulates blood flow, which in turn delivers nutriens a...
Scalp Stimulating Massage Brush
Time to schampoo your hair!
Watermans grow me schampoo is my all time favorite and I have been using it for around 7 years religiously by now. The ingredients works to prevent hair loss and stimulate hair growth. If there is one product I recommend you to try above everything e...
Make sure your hair is thoroughly wet before applying the schampoo. Generally I think the best way is to use about a dime size amount in the palm of your hair and massage it throughout your scalp. The lengths of the hair usually don't need to be scha...
Remember to be gentle on your hair when you schampoo, massage with your fingertips in circular motions all over the scalp and don't forget the neck, the hairline and the entire head of hair. Do NOT use your nails since this can damage the scalp and h...
Here you can use the scalp massager as well to really get into the scalp and remove buildup.
Also, always read the directions for your specific schampoo to use it the correct way.
Watermans grow me schampoo is my all time favorite and I have been using it for around 7 years religiously by now. The ingredients works to prevent hair loss and stimulate hair growth. If there is one product I recommend you to try above everything e...
Make sure your hair is thoroughly wet before applying the schampoo. Generally I think the best way is to use about a dime size amount in the palm of your hair and massage it throughout your scalp. The lengths of the hair usually don't need to be scha...
Remember to be gentle on your hair when you schampoo, massage with your fingertips in circular motions all over the scalp and don't forget the neck, the hairline and the entire head of hair. Do NOT use your nails since this can damage the scalp and h...
Here you can use the scalp massager as well to really get into the scalp and remove buildup.
Also, always read the directions for your specific schampoo to use it the correct way.
Watermans Grow Me Schampoo for Hair Growth
After the schampoo has been rinsed thoroughly it's time for conditioner.
I recommend Watermans Grow me conditioner, I have used it for about 7 years and I find my hair get's very smooth, shiny, without getting heavy or flat, easy to detangle and also gets a lot of body when I use this conditioner.
A pro tip is to get as much water out of the hair as possible before applying the conditioner. You can even gently squeeze out most of the water with a towel or better yet an old t-shirt. The conditioner will work better if the hair is damp not wet. ...
I recommend Watermans Grow me conditioner, I have used it for about 7 years and I find my hair get's very smooth, shiny, without getting heavy or flat, easy to detangle and also gets a lot of body when I use this conditioner.
A pro tip is to get as much water out of the hair as possible before applying the conditioner. You can even gently squeeze out most of the water with a towel or better yet an old t-shirt. The conditioner will work better if the hair is damp not wet. ...
Watermans Condition Me Hair Growth
Every other week I do a deep conditioning treatment to really moisturize my hair and I do notice a difference in the manageability of my hair when I do it. I think this step is especially important for dry and damaged hair but I believe most people w...
Deep Conditioner & Hair mask
As a tender headed girlie I like to comb through my hair while rinsing out my conditioner, I find that the slip of the conditioner with the water help the tangles melt away and it's much easier compared to waiting until the hair is fully dry and then...
Detangling wet/conditioned hair
After you get out of the shower it's time to dry the hair. Keep in mind that the hair is more sensitive when it's wet so it's very important to be gentle when you handle it. I like to use an old t-shirt or a hair towel to get most of the water out of...
Dry your hair gently to prevent damage
After my hair is somewhat dry I spray some leave in conditioner. This helps my hair dry less frizzy and I can more easily detangle it. Here again make sure you use a product for your specific hair needs, I like to use a protein based leave in spray, ...
Leave in conditioner
This step of your wash day routine is very individual. I prefer to air dry my hair, one because I don't like to use heat in my hair if I don't have to, and two because I find that doing a blowout is a lot of work. Blow drying with a round brush is a ...
Air Drying or Blow Drying?
Including a clarifying schampoo in your hair care routine will help you get a deeper cleanse of your hair and reduce buildup and grease on your scalp, giving best circumstances for hair growth. Including a clarifying schampoo is especially important ...
Clarifying Deep Cleansing Shampoo
Healthy Hair Tools
If you want the healthiest hair possible, it's important to be mindful with every step of your hair care. The most important thing to keep in mind is to use tools and accessories that don't pull or snag your hair and use to hairstyles that don't pull...
I find that the least damaging (and least hurtful since I'm tender headed!) way to brush my hair is with my boar bristle brush. My hair is naturally straight and I find that this brush works the best on my hair. It also smooths the hair and distribut...
Boar Bristle Brush
A wide tooth comb is great tool to have on hand. I especially love to detangle my hair while rinsing out the conditioner in the shower. I find that it's the easiest way to get rid of tangles and my hair dries less frizzy.
Wide Tooth Comb
Claw clips are a staple in my hair care routine! The great thing about them is that they work for different hair types and hair lengths, the only thing to keep in mind is that you might need a large one for longer thicker hair, and a smaller one for ...
Claw clips
If you often use hair ties for ponytails, braids or other hairstyles, please be mindful to use hair ties that are gentle on your hair! Scrunchies are my favorite choice, especially the fabric ones. Not only are they very gentle on the hair, they don'...
Scrunchies/Hair ties
If you like me have very silky and slippery hair, normal hair ties tend to glide off. For this reason I often use these bobble hair ties because they stay in place all day. Be mindful when you use them if you have curly/textured hair, these may not b...
Bobble Hair Ties
These French twist clips and pins can be a bit tricky to use and you might need a bit of practice to use them correctly. But once you can use them correctly, they might be the most gentle option to put your hair up!
French Twist Hair Clips
Keeping your ends healthy is crucial for the overall health of your hair. If you want to cut your hair at home (which is a good idea to learn because it saves you a lot of money and time at the hair dresser!) MAKE SURE you use a specific pair of hair...
Cutting Your Own Hair using Hair Sheers
Healthy Hair Sleeping Habits
Healthy hair habits includes having good habits to keep your hair protected while sleeping.
Sleeping on a satin pillowcase will prevent your hair from getting frizzy or breaking during the night because of the smooth texture of the fabric, compared to normal cotton pillowcases.
Satin Pillow Case for less Breakage & Frizz
Especially if you have curly hair texture or very long hair, sleeping with a bonnet can really help protect your hair from damage and frizz during the night!
Satin Bonnet
I usually wear a normal lose braid to bed every single night. I find it keeps my hair out of my face, it stays tangle free and protected during sleep. If you want to take it a step further you can do a French braid, this will keep your hair even more...
Braids to Bed
Low, Medium or High Porosity Hair
Hair can either be low, medium or high porosity. If you want to improve your haircare it's a great idea to take your porosity into consideration.
A simple test to see what hair porosity you have, you take a clean and dry strand of your hair, and submerge it in a glass of water. If it floats, you have low porosity hair.
If the hair sinks quickly, you have high porosity hair.
If it floats at f...
Hair Porosity Float Test
High porosity hair characteristics; your hair tends to get dry and frizzy, break easily and will need a lot of moisture to stay hydrated.
High Porosity Hair
Medium porosity hair characteristics: Your hair is detangled easily, it gets wet quickly and dries quickly.
Medium Porosity Hair
Low porosity hair characteristics: generally more smooth and shiny, dries slower and gets wet slower.
Low Porosity Hair
Moisture Protein Balance
Having a good balance between moisture and protein in your hair is very important to keep your hair strong and healthy. Depending on your hair porosity your hair may need more or less protein vs. moisture. Low porosity hair generally needs less prote...
A sign that your hair has protein overload is brittleness, breakage, and dull looking hair. Consider reducing high protein products and increase the amount of moisture rich products.
Too Much Protein in Hair
When your hair has gotten too much moisture it can feel mushy, frizzy or flat. Try reducing the usage of moisture based products.
Too Much Moisture in Hair
General Tips for Healthy Hair
Here you will find lots of different tips and tricks to include in your hair care routine to achieve healthy beautiful hair!
How often you should cut your ends is very individual. If you have very damaged hair it's a good idea to get rid of as much of the damaged ends as possible to get a fresh start. Damaged ends can crawl up the hair strand if it's not taken care of.
Trim your Hair Regularly
In order to grow beautiful healthy hair you need to take care of your overall health as well. This include stress levels, mental health, health conditions, sleeping habits, eating a healthy diet and exercising. You can give your hair the best treatme...
Healthy Hair grows from a Healthy Body
Eating a healthy diet is incredibly important to grow healthy hair! Make sure you get a well rounded diet with lots of protein, fresh veggies and fruit and that you are not deficient in anything. Vitamin deficiency and bad eating habits can be a big ...
Foods To Help Hair Growth
Exercising is very important for your overall health and it promotes hair growth as well. Any activity that increases blood flow in your body will benefit your hair growth.
6 Exercises For Hair Growth Male and Female
Being careful with your hair may sound self explanatory but we all have our habits and may not realize they are damaging our hair. For example if you tend to be stressed while brushing your hair, you may snag and break more hairs than you realize. Or...
Treat Your Hair Gently
Depending on your hair texture, you may brush your hair more often or more seldom. Regardless of your texture though, when you brush your hair ALWAYS start detangling from the bottom and work your way upwards. This will save you lots of hair breakage...
Brushing Your Hair
Depending on your hair texture protective styles look different. But the overall idea is to keep your hair protected from getting damaged. Different kind of braids are a simple way to protect your hair. Take a look in the category “Healthy Hair Tools...
Protective Styles for Your Hair
Keeping the usage of heat on your hair to a minimum is the best thing for your overall hair health. Hot tools have a high probability of damaging your hair in the long run. If you do use heat try to keep it as low as possible and use heat protection.
Reduce Heat on Your Hair
Scalp massage is great to stimulate hair growth and get rid of buildup on the scalp. Personally I like to massage my scalp with one of these scalp massage brushes for a few minutes before washing my hair, and sometimes also when I schampoo my hair.
Some people swear by daily scalp massage and I believe it can be beneficial. When you massage your scalp correctly it exfoliates and increase blood flow to your scalp and hair follicles which gives oxygen and nutrients to your hair follicles, this ca...
Make sure you are gentle with the massage, do it in circular motions and apply light pressure. It should feel good and not be painful in any way!
Some people swear by daily scalp massage and I believe it can be beneficial. When you massage your scalp correctly it exfoliates and increase blood flow to your scalp and hair follicles which gives oxygen and nutrients to your hair follicles, this ca...
Make sure you are gentle with the massage, do it in circular motions and apply light pressure. It should feel good and not be painful in any way!
Scalp Massage to Promote Hair Growth
Hair Problems & Solutions
Here are a couple of common hair problems and some possible causes and solutions for them!
Hair loss can be caused by many different things. Some of the most common causes are stress and/or vitamin deficiency or underlying disease. If you experience hair loss it's a good idea to go to the doctors to make sure you are healthy and not defici...
Hair loss
Growing early grey hairs can be caused by different things. Grey hair is generally very hereditary, so if your parents grew grey hair early, chances are you will also. But if that's not the case, early grey hair can be caused by medical conditions or...
Early Grey Hair
If you have very greasy hair it can be due to either using the wrong products and hair habits, or genetics. If your skin is on the oily side, chances are your hair tends to get greasy as well.
Make sure you don't touch your hair and scalp excessively throughout the day. The grease from your fingertips easily will transfer to your hair and make it look greasy.
If you have a lot of product build up or use the wrong type of schampoo or conditioner in your hair, it can make it feel and appear greasy. Consider trying a different kind of schampoo and also ONLY put conditioners in the LENGTH of your hair, not sc...
Remember to rinse your products out thoroughly.
Use a clarifying schampoo regularly to get rid of the buildup.
Consider keeping your hair up more often, because this will make you touch your hair less and therefore keep it fresh longer.
Some say you can train your hair to get less greasy by washing it less. I find that there is truth to this statement from my own experience, when I was less frequently I find that my hair gets greasier slower.
Your scalp secretes sebum to moisturize your scalp and hair, it's a normal bodily function to prevent dry skin and hair. When the sebum production is disturbed by too much washing, it will go into overdrive and create more grease. So to restore this ...
Use a dry schampoo in between washes to keep your hair looking and feeling a bit more fresh.
Wash your hairbrush to make sure it doesn't distribute dirt and grease into your hair.
Brushing your hair with a CLEAN brush, can help distribute the sebum throughout the hair which will reduce the look and feeling of greasy hair.
Make sure you don't touch your hair and scalp excessively throughout the day. The grease from your fingertips easily will transfer to your hair and make it look greasy.
If you have a lot of product build up or use the wrong type of schampoo or conditioner in your hair, it can make it feel and appear greasy. Consider trying a different kind of schampoo and also ONLY put conditioners in the LENGTH of your hair, not sc...
Remember to rinse your products out thoroughly.
Use a clarifying schampoo regularly to get rid of the buildup.
Consider keeping your hair up more often, because this will make you touch your hair less and therefore keep it fresh longer.
Some say you can train your hair to get less greasy by washing it less. I find that there is truth to this statement from my own experience, when I was less frequently I find that my hair gets greasier slower.
Your scalp secretes sebum to moisturize your scalp and hair, it's a normal bodily function to prevent dry skin and hair. When the sebum production is disturbed by too much washing, it will go into overdrive and create more grease. So to restore this ...
Use a dry schampoo in between washes to keep your hair looking and feeling a bit more fresh.
Wash your hairbrush to make sure it doesn't distribute dirt and grease into your hair.
Brushing your hair with a CLEAN brush, can help distribute the sebum throughout the hair which will reduce the look and feeling of greasy hair.
Greasy Hair