5 Myths and Truths About Hair Health

Find out how some treatments and habits can benefit or harm your hair

Before making any decision that will affect your hair, it is always important to be aware of whether it is good or bad for the health of your hair. However, what we see or hear is not always true. Therefore, paying attention to the information is essential. With this in mind, Paula Breder, hair naturalista and founder of the brand Paula Breder Fitocosméticos, lists 5 myths and truths about hair health. Check them out!

1. Phytocosmetics are good allies for hair

REALPhytocosmetics are product based on natural resources. Therefore, they do not cause long-term damage.

2. We should alternate the use of shampoos

Myth. The idea that every now and then you need to change the brand of shampoo because it loses its effectiveness is not true. What happens is that, with the changes in temperature, the thread hair changes and may become drier or oilier, for example. Therefore, a product change is needed to meet the needs during that period.

3. Sleeping with wet hair is okay

Myth. Sleeping with wet hair is bad for your hair health. When your hair is bent, it changes its malleability, and when it dries, the strand can break at this point of bending. Also, leaving your scalp wet for so long increases the prevalence of dandruff.

4. The sun damages your hair

REAL. Sun rays are harmful to the scalp, as well as to the face and skin. Therefore, also invest in products with sun protection for hair.

5. Wrapping your hair in a towel is bad for you

REAL. This habit is harmful not only for threadswhich can break, like the scalp, because the towel suffocates that damp area, generating dandruff.

By Mariana Yole Pereira de Souza

Source: Terra

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