When it comes to keeping your hair long and strong, there are a number of tips and tricks to protect your it from damage.
Getting regular trims and using a heat protectant are just a couple of ways to ensure your locks stay healthy, but one expert has shared one easy way to prevent hair damage that she swears by - and it can be done easily while in the shower.
Trichologist Sarah Hammond of the Phillip Kingsley Clinic in London always advises clients to comb their hair while applying conditioner. While this counters warnings over brushing hair when wet, the hair and scalp expert claims her method causes less breakage and helps the product work through effectively.
Speaking to the Mirror, Sarah explained: "One of the useful habits people can get into is keeping a wide-tooth comb in the shower and when you're in there, brush your conditioner through with the comb.
"It's one of the top tips that I give all my patients, they see a lot less damage and less tangling because they're getting that conditioner all the way through the hair."
However, she went on to warn against taking a brush to your hair after while after it's been fully washed and is still wet. "After the shower, you have to be cautious with brushing as when the hair is wet it's a lot more elastic, so it's much easier to snap and break it," she added.
Susie also recently advised against going to bed with wet hair - as she believes this can also cause irreparable breakage. Not only that, but it can lead to dandruff, as when your head gets hot during sleep, the wet, humid environment can cause the natural yeast on your scalp to overgrow.
She added: "I don't like people to go to bed with wet hair, your head gets quite warm at night and that environment can encourage poor scalp condition, so dry your hair before you go to bed. It's a lipid-rich humid environment up here and we have yeasts that live naturally and healthily on our scalps, Malassezia furfur yeast, and they can overgrow and trigger dandruff."
So if you're washing your hair before bed, the expert advises using a heat protectant before drying. You can also minimise the amount of heat going directly on the hair by using a wooden brush with holes in the back and drying through the brush.
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