DID YOU KNOW?
Will trimming your hair make it grow faster? Will more grey hair sprout out if you pluck one? All these and more as we "comb through" the strands of intrigue in differentiating between truths and myths of hair care.
1. Trimming your hair will make your hair grow faster.
TRUTH:
Your hair is not a plant. Cutting your hair will make your hair shorter and not encourage it to grow more. This conclusion was probably drawn from observing men's facial hair, but hair on your head and facial hair have different properties. So regardless of how much you trim, your hair will grow almost around half an inch per month. Trimming only eliminates split ends and makes your hair look neater.
2. Your hair will fall out if you are stressed
Do not be alarmed because as many as 50 to 120 hair strands fall out daily. You might lose a few more strands of hair if you are very stressed or have major life changing event. Fear not though, as after a few weeks, your hair will almost certainly grow back.
3. Brushing your hair is good
On the contrary, brushing your hair will pull your hair out of their follicles, possibly weakening the strands, contributing to split ends and hair breakage. You can groom your hair, but once it's in style, stop.
4. Pluck one grey hair and more will sprout out
If this method is true, men going bald can start throwing away their hair regrowth tonics and start pulling out their hair by the fistfuls. Granted this is not true, but plucking your hair is a bad habit as it will damage the roots of your hair, cause infection or leave scars on your scalp.
5. Sleeping with hair tied into a bun
Do not sleep with your hair tied up as doing so will result in your hair roots being strained which will cause hair loss! Furthermore, tying your hair up when sleeping will bend your hair, the long term effect of this is that your hair will be bent over so much, it will create waves through your hair.
6. Switching shampoos can make your hair look healthier
This might seem true but it is not. Your hair cannot tell the difference between brands of products. Your shampoo will work the same very time you wash your hair. But if you have oily hair or use a particularly strong hair styling product that contains wax, it is best to use clarifying shampoo once every two weeks to wash away any leftover residue.
7. Hair colouring will severely damage your hair
Technology today allows the hair dye product both at home and in the salon to be gentle enough not to weaken your hair. There are even some hair dyes which contain extra conditioners for your hair which will make your hair more manageable than before.
8.Split ends can be mended with the right products
A split end is jut that, a split end. The only thing that can be done is to trim them off. No amount of right products can "unsplit" the split end. But the effect can be made less noticeable by applying a product containing silicone or beeswax which will temporarily seal the ends together.
Resources taken from Guardian - The one you trust
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