Whats your hair type?
In order to know how to maintain healthy hair, it's important to determine
your hair type. There are several factors to consider: First, is your hair
straight, wavy, curly, or kinky?
Remember, we're talking about the actual hair strand itself, not the texture your
hair appears to have when the strands are styled together in one complete look.
Straight hair
Usually has no curl and no wave. It's more likely to
be oily than dry, either fine or thin, and super soft. Sometimes it can be medium
textured with lots of body'or coarse and resistant.
Wavy hair
Usually coarse, easy to handle, and can be blown out into straighter styles or worn curlier. It has a tendency to become frizzy. Contrary to popular belief, curly hair is often baby soft and fine and gets curlier or frizzier in humidity. It can be easily styled
into a curly look or blown out into a smoother style.
Curly hair
Has strong elasticity, so curls are usually shiny, soft, smooth, spnngy, and well defined. The longer and straighter curly hair is, the looser the curls. Shorter curly hair is often known for its tight, corkscrew curls. Kinky hair appears coarse but is really fine hair with thin strands packed together.
It may feel silky but doesn't look shiny.
The condition of your scalp also plays a role in determining your hair type. Overstimulation of the oil glands due to stress, vitamin deficency,
poor diet, and sweat gives your hair greasy clumps at the root, which can attract dirt quickly.
The result: oily hair that usually can be remedied by shampooing often with a gentle shampoo.
Dry hair is generally caused by a combination of genetics and environmental factors such as sun, salt, and chiorine, which make your scalp deficient in fatty acids or other nutrients.
Overprocessing can also cause hair to look dull, break easily, get frizzy, or be prone to split ends. Use a moisturizing shampoo like one with wheat germ oil and a conditioner to bring your dry hair back to life. Maintaining a well-balanced diet and a gentle hair care routine will give you strong, soft, shiny hair that's full of body and easy to handle. Shampoo every other day or daily with a gentle shampoo to keep your hair looking great.
