Dry Hair : Reasons and Remedies
Reasons and Remedies For Dry Hair
There are numerous factors which
make hair dry, but the main reason varies person to person as each one of them
has different tolerance to environment, hair products etc. still the most
dominant factor for dry hair ever studied is overexposure to heat. Hairs are
living cells without nerve cells, so we don’t feel any type of sensation that
harms to them. We just mark the difference after any reaction happens.
Reasons for dry hair
Heat
Heat removes the moisture that lay
along the hairline, causing the hair cells release more water particles to the
surface to maintain equilibrium. In this way the cells tend to have inadequate
water for further moisturising resulting in dry hair.
Dust particles
The dust particles present in wind
also absorb the moistures if the environment is dusty leaving no place for the
cells to breathe. Other source includes water. It may be ground water or
surface water, amount of chlorine and calcium also affect the hair structure.
Water
Surface water sources may have the
chemical extracts of local industries and ground water by default contains many
unwanted minerals. Though we take ground water for our primary water intake,
still there are some extra unwanted minerals those affect our body parts along
with hair place to place.
Water composition
The water composition having
chlorine, calcium and hair treatment products having peroxide bleach, colour
developer, hair relaxer may lead to uncontrollably fizzy and dry hair.
Minerals in ground water
So hair products which have the
chemicals least mentioned above should be chosen. Sometimes hard water stands
as a major problem for hair drying. The ground water is the deposition of rain
water through the soil and on its path it crosses many layers of minerals. So
as a result ground water contains many minerals. When these minerals are used
with the hair products, they react with different compositions and the reaction
products may have adverse effects but the hair products don’t work for sure because
the chemicals get absorbed by the minerals. Surface water contains lesser
minerals but only if the surrounding of the source is clean. In case any
industry is there, then the surface water source may have the dissolving
materials from the waste products.
Rainy water
These days the rain water usually
becomes acidic (below pH: 7) due to industrialisation. So it’s dissolving
capacity increases to some extent. The risky part is that if relatively acidic
water comes in direct contact with the hair, then the losses may take months to
heal. Along with moisture, lack of one more thing contributes to the dryness of
hair that is oil. Oil normally helps in maintaining the sheen and texture.
Other causes causing dryness include excessive washing, alcohol intake, malnutrition,
parathyroid and thyroid (under-reactive).
Basic treatment for dry hair
The basic treatment for the hair
dryness should be at home at first. In most of the cases the hair regains its
originality with the basic treatments. One should make shampoo less frequently;
it will be best if done twice a week. It is better to use conditioners after
shampoo and avoid blow dryers & harsh styling products during the
treatment. One should go for outdoor prescription, tests if any effective
result is not noticed within a certain period.
Using hair wash products
Hair wash products may or may not
be friendly to the hair, so each new product should be tested by applying a
little of it on a part of the hair line. Some products show completely opposite
effects so this approach will be the best. One more thing should be kept in
mind that if all the hair products would be from same manufacturer then it will
be the most suitable combination. A certain company makes all its products
keeping the feasibility of each product with other ones. So there is no chance
of reaction of compositions in between any products.
Malnutrition and deficiency
When the hairline becomes dry, they become brittle and break easily. If malnutrition is the main cause of hair dryness, then it can be easily deduce that the person facing this problem is not healthy at all. Some vitamin and antioxidant intake may solve the problem. If it is due to any hormonal misbalance, specialists should be contacted. May be this is the symptom of any severe syndrome. Hair dryness is the primary stage which later on leads to hair loss. From the very beginning all the precautions should be taken otherwise it would be very late to control the situation. Be aware about the chemical compositions of the products you are using, if that product doesn’t work then go for another product not having the chemicals of the first one.
Self consciousness is what that
makes self satisfied beauties. Learn from every product and its result, you
will not need any visit to any specialist at all.