Beautiful and healthy hair is the dream of every woman. Of course, there are lucky women among them, whom nature has awarded with a luxurious mane, but with improper care, soon nothing will remain of it.
Many women harm their hair every day. This is not about the effects of electrical appliances and styling products, although this undoubtedly affects the appearance of the hairstyle, but about the popular tips and beliefs that women generously distribute to each other.
Meanwhile, science has long proven that many hair care rules are of no practical use.
Below is a rating of the most popular hair myths.
10. It is impossible to add volume to straight hair
Some girls dream of growing long hair, but the trouble is, they are straight. And the truth is that such a hairstyle does not look very beautiful, there is not enough volume.
Girls are not trying to do anything, because they have long known that it is impossible to add volume to straight hair.
This is not true. The truth will have to work hard. First you need to visit the hairdresser.
The wizard will select a multi-layer haircut, which will save the length and create a visual volume.
Of course, you can not do without styling. Do not save, give preference to a trusted manufacturer. Choose fixing sprays, leave mousses to owners of other hair types.
After washing your hair, you need to blow dry your hair, pulling the strands up. Another secret: when drying, it is better to lean down. Then the volume will not be lost, and the hair will look natural.
9. Stress causes hair loss
This myth is perhaps the most common. Probably, there is still a certain amount of truth in it.
After a series of studies, experts in this field concluded that stress can exacerbate existing problems.
If a person eats well, receives the necessary amount of vitamins and nutrients, his hair will not fall out if he is fired from work or the second half leaves him.
If he is very nervous and worried, refuses food and water, then problems will arise not only with hair, but with the whole body.
8. To make your hair beautiful, you need to comb it as often as possible.
To make the hair look beautiful and well-groomed, the girls try to comb them as often as possible.
In fact, frequent combing even harms the hair. They do not “love” when they are often touched. The comb disturbs the scalp, the active work of the sebaceous glands begins, the hair gets dirty faster.
Still here, the quality of combs is of great importance. It is best to choose brushes made from natural materials. They will do much less harm to your hair. Just do not forget to wash them periodically, many ignore this rule.
7. Rinsing hair with ice water makes it shiny
For a very long time, women believe that cold water gives shine to hair. It is believed that it perfectly smooths hair scales, protects them from damage. Hair becomes smooth and shiny.
But only few people think that the balm perfectly copes with this role, and the temperature drops are completely useless for the hair.
If you still trust the "grandmother" methods, then rinse your hair not with ice, but with cool water. At the same time, make sure that water does not get on the scalp. Otherwise, instead of benefit, there will be problems with the hair, they will begin to fall out.
6. Regular shampoo changes help strengthen hair.
Another truth that millions of women unconditionally believe in. Many of them found a shampoo that suits them, but the next time they’re sure to buy another one, because “the hair is used”. In fact, they can’t get used to it.
Hair is constantly changing under the influence of various factors: dyeing, new styling, weather conditions. This fact is not confirmed, so do not buy up half of the store due to another myth.
Find a tool that suits your hair at the moment, and use it without undue fear.
5. Dyeing causes serious hair damage.
Maybe once dyeing caused great harm to hair, but not now. Modern paints have a rather gentle composition. They harm the hair much less than the frequent use of ploe and ironing. If you dye your hair in a salon with a good master, then you should not be afraid.
After staining, do not forget about leaving. It is better to use shampoo and balm for colored hair, do caring masks. Of course, it cannot be said that both dyeing and bleaching affect hair with equal strength. It all depends on the qualifications of the hairdresser and the quality of the products used.
4. To wash your hair well, apply shampoo twice
This rule has many supporters, and even eminent masters adhere to it. They explain this by the fact that dirt and grease are washed off during the first wash, and even with re-soaping you can wash your scalp and hair.
Maybe they are partly right, but we should not forget that shampoos upset the natural balance of the scalp. Hair becomes dry and lifeless. Add greasy roots to this problem.
If you wash your hair a couple of times a week and have thick, dense hair, you can follow this rule. If more often, one shampoo is enough.
3. Frequent haircuts accelerate hair growth
Girls who dream of long hair try to cut the ends as often as possible. A hairdresser, mom and girlfriend advise to do so.
Hair grows on average by 1.5 centimeters per month. The intensity of their growth is affected by genetics and the state of the body, and not by a frequent haircut. If you still feel that after a frequent visit to the hairdresser, the hair began to grow faster, do not let yourself be fooled. This is not the merit of the hairdresser, your hair is growing at the same pace, just now the ends have ceased to break off.
This also applies to the common myth that children under one year old must be shaved so that their hair is thick and grow quickly. Everything that is laid down by genetics cannot be corrected with haircuts or shaving.
2. If you pull out gray hair, several gray hairs will grow in its place
The strangest myth that many people nonetheless believe in. Therefore, many are afraid to even touch gray hair. Think about how this can happen. This is impossible.
In place of the torn gray hair, exactly the same gray hair will grow. If this rule worked, women would not think about how to strengthen their hair, would not care for them, would not go to the procedures. They would just pull out gray hair.
What would happen if this myth were true? Crazy volume, density, although periodically it would be necessary to dye your hair, but for women this is not the worst problem.
1. The right remedies help to heal the cut ends
Women believed this myth after the advent of the TV. Every day they are promised that miracle shampoos will help to cope with their problem, whether it is split ends or dandruff. Various hair products are a temporary measure. They will be able to mask the problem, but not get rid of it. After a while, it will manifest itself with renewed vigor.
To ensure that your hair does not split, you need to trim it regularly and do not abuse the iron and thermal hair curlers. Shampoo cleanses hair, conditioner closes the scales after washing, and masks nourish and moisturize. No remedy can make damaged hair healthy.