Dull hair can be the result of overexposure to the sun, overuse of hair-care products, and color over processing. If your hair is dull and drab, these remedies can help restore luster.
It could be all that coloring, straightening, curling, and styling that’s causing the problem. Or even your from your shower water. To much iron, minerals or chlorine. To prevent dull hair, it’s best to take a hands-off approach when it comes to your natural color and texture. Too much coloring and bleaching can cause dull hair. The high heat from blow-dryers and curling irons can leave hair dry and brittle. And constant wearing of braids, ponytails, or hair extensions, all of which pull on hair, can lead to hair breakage. Remember the light has to reflect off a smooth surface to appear reflective.
Too much sun is also a bad thing: Overexposure to ultraviolet light can fade your hair color and make hair less reflective dry and brittle, leading to breakage and split ends.
Use a clarifying shampoo to get rid of shampoo, conditioner, and styling products built up on your hair. Be sure to rinse extra carefully that helps ensure that all the old products are washed out of your hair.
Moisturize. Sometimes dry hair is the culprit. If your hair looks and feels like straw, wash it with a moisturizing shampoo and use a conditioner after every time you shampoo. If you’re worried about conditioner weighing down your hair, apply it only from the mid half of your hair down out to the ends. For hair that’s colored or bleached, using a deep conditioner once a week is a good idea.
Add shine. Hair that looks dull and flat can be perked up with sahasrara grooming crème this will give a glossed natural shine without added weight without an greasy feeling.
Use the right brush. A brush with tightly packed bristles smoothes hair, leaving a glossy finish.
Blow-dry your hair on cool or warm. Using the hot setting can damage your hair, especially if you have fine hair.
Protect your hair from the sun. Before a day at the beach or by the pool, put on a hat. You can also spray your locks with a sun block designed for hair.
Terrence Michael Renk
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