Natural Beauty Tips for Healthy Hair By Jessica Rose

Healthy, strong, and shiny hair is desired by many people and is achievable with a few simple natural beauty practices. Maintaining the health of our hair is an essential part of daily self-care that can help us look and feel our best regularly.

Let’s face it, when we look good, we feel good, and caring for our appearance is an essential aspect of self-love and whole-body health.

Try These Natural Beauty Tips To Protect Your Hair And Maintain Its Health.

1. Minimize How Often You Wash Your Hair

The frequency in which you wash your hair will depend on your hair type. However, all hair types can benefit from being washed less frequently. Hair has its own natural oils produced by the scalp that help nourish and maintain shine.

When hair is washed too often, it can disrupt the natural oils and lead to excessive dryness, brittleness, and even damage. You might be surprised to know that washing your hair too often can also cause the sebaceous glands to produce more oil, resulting in oily hair. The scalp needs a healthy balance of oil, and when it is stripped, it will overcompensate and create more of it.

It is best to wash hair less to support a healthy scalp. There may be an adjustment period while it regains balance, but it is well worth the time and effort. The average wash frequency is generally needed around 2-4 times per week.

Thin and Fine Hair: Thin or fine-haired ladies may need to wash more frequently since oil buildup shows more easily and appears greasy and stringy. To protect the lengths and ends, which generally do not get oily, simply put your hair in a braid and wash only the scalp with a gentle shampoo between a full wash day.

Make sure to keep the rest of the hair from getting wet. This will help to refresh the scalp while maintaining the health of the rest of the hair.

Medium to Thick Hair: You can generally wash your hair less frequently for those with thicker hair. On average 1-2xs per week is suitable. If you tend to have an oily scalp, it is essential to look at the type of shampoo you are using to ensure it does not contain harsh ingredients that may strip your hair of its natural oil.

A gentle yet effective shampoo is essential. You can also try using a wooden or boar bristle brush to help evenly distribute the oils from the scalp to the mid-lengths and ends of hair. This will help reduce excess oil, promote healthy hair growth, and nourish the ends of the hair.

Curly Hair: Those with curly hair can tend to be on the drier side and require less frequent washing. A gentle shampoo once a week is usually a reasonable amount of time in between washings. Curly hair benefits from moisture, and water is a source of hydration, so regularly misting the hair with water mixed with a few key ingredients will help refresh curly hair.

Humectants such as honey and aloe vera are lovely to help draw moisture into the hair. Add a small amount to a spray bottle along with water and a small amount of a leave-in conditioner, and you have yourself an all-natural curl refreshing spray. Curly hair girls will also benefit from co-washing, which uses water and conditioner in between washings to help hydrate the hair.

Reducing how often you wash your hair will significantly improve the quality and appearance over time. You will notice more strength, shine, and manageability.

2. Pay Attention to the Changing Needs of your Hair

The hair is constantly changing, and it is vital to pay attention and act accordingly. You will not want to use a protein-rich hair treatment if it is dry and brittle when it actually needs moisture. Maintaining a healthy balance is essential for protecting hair and encouraging its beauty.

Treat Wet Hair Like Fine Silk
When hair is wet, it is in its most fragile state. It is crucial to be extra gentle and treat it with the utmost care. Every strand counts.

Try these simple tricks to protect wet hair.

• Use a wide-tooth comb to detangle hair. For fragile and damaged hair, try using your fingers.
• Do not rub your towel on your hair when drying. This can cause breakage and frizz.
• Use a lightweight leave-in conditioner to provide extra moisture to your hair to keep it strong and shiny.
• If using heat, make sure to use a heat protectant spray.

3. Rotate Shampoos

When your hairdresser suggests you use more than one shampoo in your hair care routine, she is not trying to oversell you. In fact, it can be beneficial. The hair needs a balance of protein and moisture to look healthy, and different products offer various benefits.

Each hair type will need its own specific kind of shampoo to maintain its health. Too much protein can cause hair to look brittle and dry, while too much moisture can cause hair to look greasy and less desirable. It is essential to pay attention to the changing needs of your tresses and by using the proper hair care.

You will generally want to use a clarifying shampoo periodically to remove excess buildup from styling products, a moisture-rich shampoo to keep the hair shiny and manageable, and a protein-rich shampoo to help build strength. Using them in a rotation helps to support the changing needs of the hair while supporting its health.

4 Limit Heat Styling

Using heat tools such as blow dryers, flat irons, and curling irons regularly can damage the hair over time. Hair can become brittle, break, and lose moisture with continued use. Try to practice reducing the frequency of heat styling tools to help improve the quality of your hair. Heatless styles are an excellent way to protect the integrity of the hair while creating a style that lasts.

Drying hair: Try washing your hair at night instead of the morning, so you have time to let it air dry instead of using a blow dryer. An old t-shirt or a microfiber towel is a beautiful way to soak up extra moisture in the hair. Regular bath towels can cause friction on the hair and create frizz. You can also sit in the sunshine or use a fan to speed up the air-drying process.

Styling Hair: There are so many heatless styles to choose from that work well. Using tools such as foam rollers and Flexi rods is a great way to curl your hair overnight without the use of heat. Hair that is set and curled overnight can hold its curl much longer than hair curled with a curling iron. You might be surprised at how much better your hair holds with a heatless style.

Limiting the use of heat tools helps your hair become healthier and more beautiful over time.

5 Trim Split Ends at Home

It is an excellent practice to regularly trim your split ends at home to help reduce breakage. When the ends of the hair split it can look unhealthy. Split ends that are not trimmed regularly can travel up the hair shaft and cause breakage, resulting in shorter hair. It is challenging to grow long hair if you are not actively trimming your split ends. To remedy this, simply purchase a good-quality pair of scissors that you can use at home to trim your split ends yourself.

How to trim split ends at home

• Sit in a well-lit room or the sunshine and look through your hair for any split ends. Once you locate them, trim each one just above the split. It is like trimming a rose bush. This will prevent further breakage and damage.
• Twist your hair to locate any split ends that may have traveled up the hair shaft. Make sure to trim those as well.

Trim split ends often for the best results.

6 Use a Satin or Silk Pillowcase

Protecting hair from friction while we sleep is vital to minimize frizz and breakage. Cotton pillowcases can draw moisture from hair and lead to dry and unhealthy hair. Using a satin or silk pillowcase is a beautiful way to minimize frizz and help hair retain its moisture. They are also very comfortable.

Protect Hair While Sleeping 
While we sleep, our hair can easily get tangled and damaged, and it is essential to protect it before heading to bed for a good night’s rest. Try sleeping with your hair in a bun or a braid to ensure all the hair stays in place. You can also try a satin sleep cap. This will minimize breakage and make it much easier to brush and style your hair in the morning.

7 Protect Hair During the Day

During the day, our hair is exposed to elements from the environment that can cause damage, especially the wind. Get in the habit of wearing a protective style when possible, to help retain the quality and health of your hair. Styles such as updos, braids, and a hat can help secure hair to reduce damage. A protective hairstyle can also look quite stylish.

8 Hair Masks

Creating an at-home hair treatment can be a fantastic way to preserve your hair’s health and increase growth and shine. All-natural beauty treatments made with ingredients from your kitchen can be affordable and highly effective when used regularly. Depending on your hair type, you can choose oils such as coconut oil, avocado oil, olive oil, castor oil, and more. You can mix them with essentials such as rosemary and lavender to promote hair growth. You can also try humectants such as aloe vera and honey, which help draw moisture into the hair. Take your time to slowly massage your hair mask into your scalp with firm pressure to help stimulate hair growth.

There are so many excellent natural ingredients that you can use to increase the health of your hair, so make sure to choose ones that work with your hair type instead of against them.

Use a hair mask at least once a week for the best results.

9 Use Wooden or Boar Bristle Brushes

Brushes made from wood and boar bristles can help evenly distribute the oils from the scalp to the lengths of the hair while preventing breakage. This will help to promote more shine, reduce frizz, and improve overall hair health. These types of brushes also stimulate the scalp to encourage healthy hair growth. It is like a massage for your scalp each time you brush your hair. How enjoyable!

10 Get Hair Wet Before Swimming

If you love to swim and want to protect your hair, try a few simple natural beauty tips. Before you go in the water, wet your hair. This will help to reduce the amount of water your hair will absorb. Think of your hair like a sponge, and every time you swim, it will absorb the water, which can lead to excessive dryness if you are swimming in a chlorinated pool or saltwater. If you wet your hair before getting in the water, it will reduce the amount of water your hair absorbs. 

Final Words

Maintaining healthy hair does not have to be challenging. In fact, it can be pretty enjoyable. It is an act of self-care. These simple and effective natural beauty tips can dramatically improve the appearance of your tresses and provide you with the hair of your dreams.