The hair styling field is flaming with new treatments and procedures for taming curls and unmanageable hair and giving you pin-straight hair. They looked beautiful but also they had problems as well. There are many methods like
- chemical treatments
- non-chemical treatments
- natural methods
Chemical hair straightening treatment can damage our hair. It is done either professionally at parlors or home and has several side effects that cause hair ruin.
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Dryness - A straightener iron will soak all the moisture from your hair, and make them dry. The only way to get rid of dry hair is steam treatment.
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Breakage - It weakens the structure of the hair strands.
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Split Ends - It is formed when your weak hair breaks from the middle.
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Dullness - The moisture in your hair and natural oil on your scalp is responsible for the beauty of your hair. But when you remove it by the chemical treatment it feels lifeless and dull.
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Hair Fall - It weakens your roots which causes hair fall.
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Itchy Scalp - It leads to dryness, flaking, and itchiness on your scalp that can even circulate to your forehead and neck.
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Hair Texture Altered Permanently - The chemical used in permanent hair straightening can change the texture of your hair forever. No amount of hair care therapies and hair masks can help you retrieve your naturally healthy hair strands.
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Allergic Reactions - After some days of the hair treatments, you feel itching on your scalp or nearby, redness, and irritation in the eyes.
Natural Methods
Use DIY treatments to get silkier and softer hair. While these don’t give you awesome straight hair, they are the least harmful to your hair.
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Hot Oil Treatment - Hot oil treatments help deliver nutrition and fix benefits in-depth into your hair stake. The go-to mixture for a treatment with a smoothing effect is castor and coconut oil. Jointly, they help hydrate dehydrated and frizzy hair for a silky, shiny finish.
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DIY milk spray - A DIY milk spray is a mild formulation that can be used on your tresses every day. Milk aids strengthen your hair stakes and add shine to them. It is also enriched with vitamins, calcium and proteins, which help care for your hair while making it smoother at the same time.
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Rice water rinse - An age-old beauty routine in many Asian cultures, regular rice water rinses have been known to result in lengthy, elegant, shiny tresses. Enriched with flavonoids and phenolic compounds, rice water can improve the consistency and look of your tresses.
Safety Tips for Hair Damage
- Wash your hair with a good quality sulfate-free shampoo
- Apply a deep penetrating reconstructor shampoo
- Gently towel dry your hair
- Apply an intense hydration conditioner
- Use a hot oil treatment with a plastic wrap
- Use a conditioning oil mask to moisturize your hair
- Use honey and olive oil to help damaged hair.
- Change your hair care products
- Avoid coloring your hair or using other harsh chemicals treatments
- Trim your hair regularly.