15 Most Unhealthy Hair Habits
#15 Skipping the Conditioner Leads to Dry Frizz
Conditioner helps protect your hair from damage, while also helping to maintain moisture balance and shine. Skipping it can leave your hair dry and prone to more damage.
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Skipping the Conditioner Leads to Dry Frizz
Conditioner helps protect your hair from damage, while also helping to maintain moisture balance and shine. Skipping it can leave your hair dry and prone to more damage.
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Braiding Causes Damage
Braids might seem harmless enough, but braiding your hair can cause it to break. This leaves split ends and frizz that can be hard to control. The tighter the braids, the more likely the damage.
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Extensions Look Great, But Hurt Your Hair
Hair extensions can cause your hair to break. This lasting damage occurs close to the roots where the extensions are connected, which means it can take a long time to get rid of the damaged hair.
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Over-brushing is Actually Bad!
There's an old myth that brushing your hair 100 strokes is the way to go, but that's simply not the case. Brushing your hair too much can cause it to break and leave you with split ends.
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Another Reason to Eat Well
Not eating a well-balanced diet can leave your hair without the essential nutrients that it needs to look its best. If you want healthy, shiny hair, be sure to eat as healthy as possible.
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Too Much Product Builds Up
While some hair products help protect hair from damage and help you achieve that picture perfect look you've been dreaming of, using too much product can damage your hair and leave a nasty residue. Products that have alcohol as one of the top ingredients are especially damaging to your hair.
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Over-washing Dries Your Hair Out
Clean hair is great, but there is such a thing as washing your hair too often. Washing your hair strips it of natural oils and can leave it looking dull.
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Over-stressing is Bad for your Length
Stress takes its toll on your whole body, and your hair is not immune to its effects. Stress can cause your hair to fall out or slow down the growing process, as well as leaving your hair brittle and less shiny than usual.
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Hair Ties Are Bad for Your Locks!
Using any type of hair binder can break your hair over time. The worst culprits are hair ties with any type of metal on them, which breaks the hair more often than other types.
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Smoking Leaves Residue
Smoking can have a negative impact on your overall health, as well as the health of your hair. It can leave a residue on your hair that takes away from your natural luster and shine.
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A Reason to stick with your Natural Hair Color
Just because you aren't bleaching your hair, or because you're using a semi-permanent color instead of a permanent one doesn't mean that your hair is safe from color damage. All colors do some damage to your hair, and the more often you color, the more damage you are doing.
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Bleaching Reduces Moisture
When you use bleach on your hair, you strip it of natural moisture and change the chemical make up of the hair. This often leaves hair dry and brittle.
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Perms Come with Chemicals!
Whether you use a perm solution to curl your hair or to straighten it, you are setting your hair up for damage. The chemicals used alter the make up of your hair leaving it vulnerable to damage.
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Excessive Styling is the Easiest Way to Damage Hair
Curling irons and flat irons are not friends of your hair. The heat can damage your hair and leave it frizzy and susceptible to damage. Try to minimize your use of heat when styling your hair, and if you must use it, be sure to use a styling product that protects your hair from heat damage before you start.
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Overdrying
Using a blow dryer every day can strip your hair of natural moisture and leave it frizzy. Try letting your hair dry on its own at least partially before blow drying to minimize the damage.
