How to avoid hair damage

Hot tools, over processing, over coloring, the list can go on and on but the effects that these things have on our hair can be devastating. Breakage, dryness and worst of all hair loss are all the end result of hair damage. So, what steps can we take to stop this vicious cycle?

1. Avoid washing your hair every day with shampoo. For those of us with dry hair this is a way easier task than for those of us with an oily scalp. However, even if oils have your hair down, you can avoid using shampoo and simply rinse your scalp to get out some of the oils and use shampoo every other day. 
2. Use a shampoo that contains a lot of natural ingredients and not a lot of chemicals.  Chemicals can dry out your hair, causing you to lose the essential oils which in turn can cause breakage and hair loss. 
3. Limit your use of hot tools.  Blow drying and using a flat iron on a daily basis, can also cause your hair to dry out and break. Using hot tools once or even twice a week should be the only time that your hair comes in contact with these. 
4. Eat a healthy diet.  Fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains and protein should be the basis of your diet and of course eating these or anything else you eat should be done so in moderation.  Starting from the inside out, is one important way to keep your hair healthy too. 
5. Color and perm sparingly.  Constantly coloring or perming your hair will cause your hair to weaken and will cause hair breakage and loss. Only perm your hair when the curl has subsided by half of the curl you are looking for and only color every 6-8 weeks being sure not to change your color from dark to light or light to dark too often.  If you want to make a color change do so gradually. 

We know that hair damge and hair loss can be traumatizing.  Know that you are not alone, Donte's of New York, is here to help. Visit us on the web today:  www.Dontes.com or call us today for a free consultation to help you get your hair back to healthy, 480-483-8800.