How to care for mixed hair
What shall I do!
Often, long hair becomes greasy at the roots and dry at the tips. Mixed type hair sins by looking untidy, losing shine and volume. At the ends, they are very fluffy and flaky. You have to wash them every day, but even the most intensive, exfoliating shampoo does not wash the strands until they are shiny and fresh. Styling such hair is difficult. The illusion of volume disappears closer to the middle of the working day. Varnish or mousse makes the hair look even more unkempt. You have to make compromises and tie your hair in a sad ponytail.
We are looking for the culprits
The reason for the dryness of the tips is that the protective substances produced by the sebaceous glands do not reach them. The fact that the head now has to be washed not once every three days, but every morning, is not only to blame for the dirty city air. In the list of those who are guilty - incorrectly selected care products (unnecessary in this case moisturizing shampoos and masks, greasy conditioners for dry hair).
Staying in the spring sun, using irons and curling irons didn't help either. Poorly dosed heat dries hair. The body tries to resist the damage that is done and can defend itself aggressively. If the problem is familiar, then for a while it is worth giving up not only hair dryers and ironing, but also massaging the head, long-term combing.
Clear casting
Put away moisturizing shampoos until better times, and never apply greasy oil masks to the roots of your hair again. Task number one is to choose a shampoo for oily or normal hair (for example, solid "Neptune" from seaweed from Lush). Solid shampoos are good not only because they thoroughly clean the hair. At the same time, they wash out unnecessary silicone, which prevents useful substances from reaching the hair.
Goal number two is to find any scalp mask with menthol or white clay. A cool mask with menthol perfectly soothes the skin, and white clay (kaolin) dries well.
Dry ends before bath procedures will be glad of oil (both castor and burdock oil, as well as natural olive oil are suitable).
Only after washing do not forget to rinse your head with cold water. The contrasting temperature will help the hair at the roots to rise a little, gain volume.
We listen to the pros
Fighting split ends can seem one-sided. You try and they don't care. If long-term care does not help, then a haircut with hot scissors will probably help. A caring master will cut off tiny fragments of cut hair, not three or four centimeters of your favorite haircut. Such scissors are not new for a long time. They are in all, even the most democratic, Moscow salons. Despite heat treatment, the tip of the hair is not damaged, but on the contrary - it is sealed. Hot, "smart" scissors even have a special temperature indicator. So, when cutting thick and thick hair, the degree can be raised to make the procedure more effective. Are you not afraid to solve problems with radical methods? Choose a short multi-step haircut. Again with hot scissors. The effect will last for a long time.
Salon procedures are also designed to combat excess fat. In the large salon, you will be offered an examination in the trichologist's office. He will determine which vitamins you lack and which medical masks you would not mind taking. Vitamin B2 (known as riboflavin) deficiency is most often found. It is part of many multivitamin complexes and is found in familiar products (leafy greens, buckwheat and oat groats, liver, milk, cheese, eggs).
We carry with us
Do not ignore the means of dry ends. In the democratic segment, there is such a product (Bivalent shampoo for oily skin and dry hair HCIT Shampoo Two Phase Greasy) It softens the hair and acts specifically on split ends. The master of one of the "Monet" salons advises to distribute not only on the ends, but also prophylactically along the entire length (of course, avoiding the roots).
For oily hair, choose a lotion or tonic. Means that regulate and normalize the work of sebaceous glands are available both in expensive cosmetic brands and in all available Brelil, CLIVEN products... But be careful - alcohol-containing styling products are categorically contraindicated for you - they dry your hair.
