Hair myths abound, from how often to trim your locks to which styling techniques will prevent hair damage. While these may appear logical at first glance, they could actually lead you down paths that cause severe harm to your tresses!
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1. Cold Water Makes Your Hair Shiny
When it comes to haircare, we want the best for our locks. Unfortunately, not all tips and tricks are equal: some may advise using cold water to get it shining or trimming regularly will speed up its growth; however, these myths could actually damage locks over time! So we enlisted industry professionals as witnesses against these common myths regarding locks.
Fact: While cold water will provide an instant wakeup, it won’t close your hair cuticles and lay them flat like some might claim; this is simply a marketing myth designed to make people want more. Cold water also doesn’t cleanse away products completely which may clog pores and lead to dullness in your scalp – for shiny locks try investing in quality conditioner and professional glossing treatments at the salon instead!
Myth: Shampooing daily will keep your locks healthy and shiny. Truth: While shampooing can sometimes help maintain healthy locks, too much shampooing can actually strip it of essential natural oils that it requires for maintaining good hair health. Instead, wash only when your locks start feeling oily – or try our Fresh N’ Fab Dry Shampoo Aerosol dry shampoo product instead to absorb excess oils quickly while keeping strands looking shiny and full!
Myth: Hair oil should be avoided if your locks are oily. Truth: While some individuals may experience an oily build-up from using too much hair oil, most will not experience an excess. Just adding a few drops of NuMe White Truffle Serumor or Argan Oil onto your ends can add shine and luster even if your locks naturally produce their own oil; just be careful not to overdo it and always use a heat protection product when blow-drying your locks!
2. Too Much Shampoo Causes Damage
Tips and tricks abound for keeping your tresses looking healthy and gorgeous, from how often to trim your hair to which styling techniques prevent damage. Unfortunately, many of these pieces of advice are nothing more than myths — believing them could prove detrimental to the wellbeing of your locks.
Too frequently washing your hair could actually do more harm than good, since shampoo works by dissolving and trapping oils, dirt and product residue on the scalp which leaves it more prone to breakage according to an article from MD Edge Dermatology.
Shampooing can strip your locks of moisture, leading to dry and brittle strands. Therefore, it’s essential that only use shampoo as often as needed and switch brands regularly or opt for low-lather formulas when needed.
An effective solution for split ends would be a gentle sulfate-free serum with clinical proof to reduce breakage – or simply use a volumizing shampoo!
Another prevalent hair misconception is the belief that frequent haircuts will promote faster hair growth. Though getting regular trims helps relieve split ends, this has no correlation with how quickly it grows.
Though frequent hair washing may help improve certain health issues like lice and dandruff, there’s no compelling reason to shampoo your locks daily – in fact it may aggravate problems like dandruff, dry scalp and psoriasis further!
If your hair is oily and greasy at its roots and ends, washing every other day or daily may be appropriate. Just be sure not to over-shampoo; use our Fresh N’ Fab dry shampoo aerosol instead to absorb excess oil between washes; apply a leave-in conditioner afterward for extra shine and elasticity boost; try sulfate-free volumizing shampoo or color protectant to add fullness and thickness, or experiment with different options until finding one that meets all your haircare needs – only experimentation will reveal what works best suits your locks!
3. Stress Causes Grey Hairs
Long-term chronic stress can have serious health repercussions. It can lead to headaches, stomach upset and hair loss – and may accelerate the natural process of graying hair, though that doesn’t equal turning grey, which occurs due to genetic reasons when cells that produce melanin – the pigment responsible for giving your locks its color – stop producing melanin altogether. Therefore, people experiencing extreme forms of stress like grieving the loss of loved one, major surgery or illness often see faster graying than their peers.
Scientists have long noted a link between stress and gray hair, yet this study provides the most in-depth look yet into its impact on hair pigment-producing follicles. According to researchers, stress leads to melanocyte stem cell losses which usually keep hair colors vibrant.
Researchers analyzing hair samples from over a dozen volunteers discovered that some greyed strands suddenly returned to their original pigmentation when stress levels decreased, providing further proof that normal aging processes may not be as inevitable as previously thought. “What we are witnessing here is evidence that age may not be an immutable process,” stated researcher Martin Picard in a press release.
Now, the team plans to track volunteer participants over an extended period of time and look for patterns of graying and reversal to gain greater insight into this phenomenon in humans. Picard and co-author Ralf Paus believe if their findings were replicated across studies, it could shed light on human aging’s malleability as it pertains to mental well-being and its effect on human aging.
Though the results of this study may be exciting, it’s important to keep in mind that gray hair is mostly determined by genetics and age and does not indicate illness or infirmity. There are various things you can do to lower stress levels including getting enough restful sleep, exercising regularly, following a balanced diet plan, and practicing relaxation techniques such as yoga.
4. Haircuts Make Your Hair Grow Faster
As anyone who’s tried growing out their hair can vouch for, the process can be lengthy and challenging. When trying to achieve Rapunzel-worthy locks, many measures have been tried in an attempt to speed up its development, including massages, gummies, homemade hair masks and headstands. But one common way of speeding up growth is regular trims–but does it actually accelerate hair growth faster? For expert opinions we turned to Dr. Dendy Engelman (board certified cosmetic dermatologist & Mohs surgeon at Shafer Clinic New York City & Lacy Redway (Unilever global stylist and celebrity hair artist & celebrity artist respectively ).
Redway dispels the myth that haircuts make your hair grow faster, explaining that in reality this act doesn’t impact its rate of growth; genetics and health play a greater role than anything that happens below the scalp. But regularly trimming can still help make strands healthier according to Redway: split ends can cause breaks to form between strands which actually prevents further growth; by trimming regularly these split ends will be eliminated before they travel up further and cause disruptions or breakage, thus decreasing chances that growth stops altogether.
Trimming can also make your hair appear thicker. According to Redway, trimming will make a pixie cut or bob appear fuller and avoid wispy ends; similarly for thin strands; cutting can make them appear fuller and fuller.”https://www.youtube.com/embed/TZBLutBXG74