10 Must Do Hair Care Tips

While everyone's hair is different and you need to take proper care of it, the best hair care tips apply to all hair lengths, styles, and textures. By following these dos and don'ts, you can keep your hair healthy and beautiful.

Hair Care Dos

Doing the right things for your hair will protect it from damage and keep it healthy and vibrant even under stress.

• Eat right: Eat a proper diet for healthy hair that includes the right vitamins, minerals, and proteins for hair growth and strength. Drinking plenty of water as well will help keep your hair moisturized from within.
• Get regular trims: Even the healthiest hair can develop dry, split ends, and regular trims and cuts will keep your style sleek. You should schedule a trim every 6-8 weeks, though you may need more frequent maintenance for a very short style.
• Use better products: While most inexpensive shampoos will effectively clean your hair, they generally use synthetic, harsh chemicals to do so. Choose higher quality hair products and use natural hair products whenever possible. If your budget can't afford salon products daily, alternate using them with cheaper alternatives.

• Use conditioner: The sun, wind, temperatures, humidity, pollution, and other climate factors can quickly dry your hair, making it dull and lifeless. Use a good conditioner regularly to restore sheen and keep your hair soft and supple. Well conditioned hair will also have more movement and vibrancy, showing off your style.
• Get a flattering style: The best thing you can do to keep your hair looking its best is to enjoy it. If you have a flattering hairstyle and you are pleased with how it looks, you will be more likely to do what is necessary to keep your hair healthy and beautiful.         Hair Care Don'ts
• Knowing what not to do to your hair is just as important as knowing what you should be doing. Overprocessed, stressed hair will be limp, dull, and damaged, and if you can avoid these things you will be able to enjoy your hair even more.
• Strong chemicals: Harsh styling chemicals and treatments can dry out and damage your hair, causing even more problems when you want a certain look. Minimize your use of perms, hair color, relaxers, and heavy styling products. If you need these types of treatments, space them further apart and choose the gentlest possible options.
• Stressing your style: Some hair styles, such as braids and tight updos, are more stressful than others. Avoid hair styles that pull on the scalp and tightly twist or pull the hair, since these styles can cause breakage and hair loss. Instead, choose looser looks or only wear the stressful styles on rare occasions instead of frequently. Before choosing such a style, be sure your hair is as healthy as possible so it can withstand the strain
• Bad accessories: Hair clips, pins, and ponytail holders can be very usefulhair accessories, but avoid any accessories that pull or tug on your hair. As a general rule, if there is broken hair clinging to the accessory when you remove it, you shouldn't be using that type of accessory or you are risking greater hair damage and breakage.
• Turning up the heat: Heat styling, such as hair dryers and curling irons, can damage your hair with repeated use. Instead, opt for natural styling methods such as air drying or overnight curlers, but if you must use heated tools, keep the heat as low as possible to achieve your style and apply a leave in conditioner to protect your hair.
• Daily washes: Unless your hair is extremely oily, you most likely do not need to wash it daily. Too much washing will strip the natural oils from your hair, causing it to dry out more quickly. Instead, wash your hair every other day, or at least skip washing on days when you don't have any need for a perfect style.