If you have oily hair, you will surely notice that during the summer it is more difficult to keep it clean. This is because heat increases sebum production, and sweat also causes hair to get dirty much faster. In addition, the humidity that is usually found in coastal areas makes it even more difficult to endure with clean hair for more than 24 hours.
According to Rogelaine, hairdresser and beauty expert, the best trick to prevent hair from getting greasy is to wash it well. Therefore, she has shared with us the keys to do it like a professional:
- The first thing you have to take into account is the frequency of washing: the ideal is to do it every 3 days, so try to space out the washes.
- You have to brush your hair before washing it and not just afterwards. It is a great mistake that is made and causes more product than usual to remain in tangled hair.
- Apply the shampoo in your hands and not directly on the hair, so you can distribute it better.
- The shampoo is applied mainly to the scalp and the foam that falls is what cleanses the length of the hair, thus avoiding applying more doses than necessary.
- Lightening is essential so that the hair does not get greasy before time. All the product must be removed well and the ideal is to do it with warm water, neither too cold nor too hot.
In addition to washing, there are other tips that you can include in your routine to keep your hair clean for longer:
- Say goodbye to bangs during the summer months because it will be very difficult to maintain it and it will make you sweat more.
- Try to wear your hair in buns, pigtails, braids … This way it will last much longer clean. Of course, avoid that they are collected very tight and do not tighten the scrunchie too much.
- Don't touch it too much because your hands have dirt and grease that you will transfer to the hair.
- Use a shampoo that is specific for oily hair. Choose one without sulfates or parabens to restore the pH of the scalp and combat sebum secretion.
- Apply the conditioner only from medium to ends and use a mask only once a week.
- Brush gently because if you do it with great force, you will be stimulating the production of sebum on the scalp.
- Use dry shampoo to space out washes.
- She sleeps with her hair tied up because it gets dirtier when loose.
- Avoid using the dryer or the iron: with the heat that these tools give you will sweat more.
- Do not use too many products , only those that are strictly necessary so as not to saturate the hair with excess.
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