Maintain Your Mane: A Few Habits to Add to Your Routine

Whether you’re trying to impress someone with a new hairdo, or you just want to feel good about your appearance, your hair plays a key role. The industry for hair care is so massive that according to recent statistics, the estimated market is at an astounding $90 billion.

Rather than just focusing on the major products out there to keep hair healthy, look for simple solutions that can help. There are some basic habits you can add to your daily routine to help keep hair in better health. 

With offices in Newport Beach and Glendale, California, Drs. Michael and Alister Meshkin and our team at Meshkin Medical can help. They’re the hair restoration specialists in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas.

Now, let’s go through the factors that damage hair or promote hair loss and what you can do to keep your hair healthy.

Habits and treatments that damage hair

Here are some common ways hair gets damaged:

Overcare 

Brushing and shampooing hair are both essential ways to properly care for it, but it is also something that if done too much will do more harm than good. Brushing too much can cause breakage and split ends, and washing your hair too much removes natural moisture from your hair and scalp.

Ponytails, extensions, and weaves

All of these are lumped into this category because they create the same problem for your hair: pulling too tightly can lead to breaking and long-term damage. With extensions and weaves, it can also lead to weaker and more brittle hair, which is harder to manage.

Blow drying and flatirons

Both of these also pose similar threats: The heat from either can affect the hydrogen bonds in hair and dull it. Long-term use of either also causes permanent damage.

Perms

Whether you want straighter or curlier hair, the result from perms still leaves hair brittle, dull, and weaker.

Bleaching and coloring

While bleaching is the more severe in its effects on your hair, either treatment affects the natural pigment of your hair. This leads to hair becoming easier to damage, and it can make other hair treatments lead to split ends, breaking, and dulling.

Habits to keep it healthy

To combat the damage your hair can go through, try these habits:

Gentle brushing

A wide-tooth brush with smooth prong will be easier on your hair, especially if you brush it gently.

Look for better color treatments

Putting too many chemicals in your hair will harm it, so look for products that give you the look you want while doing the least amount of damage.

Protect hair while swimming

Much like the bleaching and coloring causes problems for hair, the chemicals in the water at your local pool also carry the same risks. Apply conditioner and wear a cap when you’re enjoying the water.

Eat the right foods

Foods and supplements rich in biotin, zinc, iron, vitamins C and D, healthy fats, and protein can help give your hair the nutrients it needs for good health.

Conditioning and moisturizing hair

Whenever you wash your hair, don’t forget to moisturize and condition it to keep hair from getting dry and brittle.

Get regular haircuts

Going to get a trim regularly keeps split ends under control and makes your hair stronger.

Be mindful of how you care for your hair, and the results will speak for themselves. If you want more advice on hair care or need our hair restoration services, we can help, so make an appointment as soon as you’re ready.

We’re your hair restoration solution in the greater Los Angeles and Orange County, California, areas.