What does hair health care include?

The core of hair health care is "full-link maintenance from root to tip." It not only takes care of the "soil" of the scalp, but also the "crop" of the hair. It also needs to be aligned with the body's internal supply rhythm. It is really not something that can be solved by simply changing to an expensive shampoo.

Last week, a regular customer who often came to the store complained to me, saying that she had saved up money to buy an imported hair repair mask worth nearly 3,000 yuan, but after using it for two months, her hair was still breaking and falling out. After asking her carefully, I found out that she had been working on a project until two or three o'clock every day, and her scalp oil at her hairline was so oily that it could stick to her fingertips when she touched it.

Take scalp cleaning, which is the most common issue for everyone to disagree on. Among our colleagues, there are two completely different opinions. Hair stylists with dry and sensitive scalps mostly recommend washing your hair once every 2-3 days to avoid over-cleaning and damaging the thin sebum film, which may cause redness and itchiness.； However, hair stylists who have oily skin and work in the field every day think that as long as they use a mild amino acid surfactant shampoo, it is no problem to wash it every day. Otherwise, oil mixed with dust and sunscreen residue will block the opening of the hair follicles, which will easily cause red bumps and induce telogen effluvium. There is no unified standard, and it all depends on your own scalp condition.

Don’t think that everything will be fine if you take good care of your scalp. The hair exposed outside the scalp is actually keratin that has lost its activity and cannot repair itself. To put it bluntly, all external care is to fill the gaps in the hair scales on its surface. Just like people who often perm and dye their hair, the hair cuticles on the surface of the hair become warped like exploding pine cones. Just using ordinary conditioner can only temporarily smooth it. After blowing, the hair is still frizzy, so you have to regularly use care products containing keratin or compliant silicone oil to fill the gaps. Speaking of which, I have to mention the current "silicone oil scare" "Many people think that silicone oil will block hair follicles. In fact, most of the silicone oil in compliant cosmetics are water-soluble or have low adhesion. As long as you don't deliberately apply conditioner or hair mask to the scalp, it will not block the hair at all. Instead, it can reduce hair friction and reduce the probability of hair breakage than many silicone-free products.

There are also internal adjustments that many people don’t take seriously. In the past two years, I met a little girl who only ate boiled vegetables for three months in order to wear a small skirt to lose weight. Later, the hair gap became almost two fingers wide. She bought several hundred yuan of anti-hair loss serum and applied it for almost a month, but it didn’t work. Later, she was persuaded to return to a normal diet, eat red meat two or three times a week, and grab a handful of nuts as snacks every day. In less than three months, her hair loss was reduced by half. After all, the nutrition of hair is completely supplied by the body. If you starve your body every day, how can it have any extra nutrients to distribute to your hair? The same goes for staying up late. Staying up late once can cause male hormones to fluctuate. Your scalp, which is prone to oiliness, will definitely be oily to the touch the next day. It would be strange if hair does not fall out over time.

When it comes to skin care tips, I don’t think you need to buy those fancy products. You should first find out whether your scalp is dry or oily, whether your hair is thick or thin, and whether it is damaged by perm or dyeing. It is much more useful than following the trend and buying internet celebrity products. After all, caring for your hair and your face are the same thing, and what suits you is the best.