What causes brittle hair?
1. Nutrient deficiency
Copper, iron, vitamin B, ... are ingredients that help maintain strong hair. However, when you eat poorly, your body will not be able to synthesize enough nutrients to provide for your hair. This leads to dry, brittle, and brittle hair.
2. Regularly use heat on hair
Regularly styling your hair with a hair clipper, dryer or other hair styling tools can make your hair increasingly weak and prone to breakage. These tools can easily help you style, but the heat will cause serious damage to hair, dryness and lack of vitality.
3. Using chemicals
Chemicals used when you stretch, bend or dye your hair can reduce hair health and lead to gray hair and lack of vitality. In addition, some hair or shampoo products contain sulfates and parabenes that can dry and break hair (because they have a pH higher than necessary).
4. Washing your hair too much
Washing your hair too much can also make hair break easily. It is best to wash your hair only twice a week if possible. Washing your hair too often can strip your hair of its natural oils and cause dry hair.
5. Dry scalp and hair
Dry scalp or hair can make hair hard and prone to breakage. Insufficient oil or moisture will cause hair to dry and break easily.
6. Other causes
Broken, brittle hair can also occur for a number of other reasons such as frequent direct exposure to direct sunlight, dirt, or stress, anxiety...
How to fix brittle and broken hair
Weak hair and breakage are quite common conditions. However, you won't have to live with it for the rest of your life. Therefore, when hair begins to appear problems such as breakage, loss, dryness, split ends, ... you should apply timely remedial measures to restore and prolong the health of your hair.
1. Supplementing oil for hair
Hair protection oil from damage. In addition, the oil will help nourish hair fibers and strengthen hair from within. Therefore, you can apply more oil to your hair, such as coconut oil, because it can reduce the amount of protein lost from your hair and protect your hair from the harmful effects of UV rays.
2. Scalp maxilla
Spend 10 minutes a day massaging your scalp to increase hair thickness and density. Do it gently in small circular motions. You can also use a scalp massager for best results.
3. Changing hair care habits
To develop a habit of regular hair care, consolidate and keep hair from drying out, do:
- Trim your hair regularly to prevent split ends.
- After shampooing, gently dry your hair with a soft towel instead of scratching it hard.
- Gently remove knots and puppets.
- Make a hair mask: You can use natural ingredients such as butter, banana, aloe vera, coconut oil, olive oil to make a mask to help improve hair strength.
- Limit the use of hairdressing devices or chemicals on hair. Use natural therapies to smooth and style your hair.
- Check the ingredient list before buying hair products such as shampoo and conditioner. Prioritize choosing products that do not have too many toxic ingredients for your hair.
It will be difficult to recover if your hair is seriously damaged, so when your hair begins to show signs of weakness, you need to pay more attention to caring for and nourishing your hair. Hopefully, the issues mentioned above can help you regain the beauty of your hair.
