Everyone want to have long and healthy hair.
However, the reality is that many people are carrying a silent pain – hair loss.
Is hair conditioner really useful? How can we maintain our hair scientifically?
Why is hair always oily?
The influence of human hair dryness and oil production is determined by the oil secreted by sebaceous glands. Sebaceous gland is an important organ that produces lipids. It has the effect of moisturizing skin and hair and avoiding dryness.
The opening of scalp sebaceous gland is in the upper part of hair follicle, which is mainly affected by androgen level in the growth cycle. If the sebaceous glands secrete normally, the hair will be soft and avoid water loss.
The secretion of sebaceous glands varies with climate, race, age, gender and other reasons. Excessive secretion can cause greasy hair. If the sebaceous gland shrinks and produces less sebum, it will cause dry hair and scalp desquamation.
The secretion is most vigorous around the age of 16-35. It will be more in summer, the hair is easy to be greasy, the endocrine is less in autumn and winter, and the hair is dry.
Excessive consumption of greasy, spicy and stimulating food can also increase secretion. Increased androgen levels and hypertrophy of sebaceous glands can also cause increased gland secretion. Therefore, it is crucial to control the secretion of sebaceous glands.
Why hair loss?
The growth cycle of hair can be divided into growth period, regression period and rest period.
Hair does not grow or fall off at the same time. About 80% of all hair is in the growth period. It is normal to fall off 70-100 hair every day. At the same time, there is the same amount of hair regeneration.
The hair in the growth period does not fall off easily. When the hair follicle enters the rest period, the hair ball gradually shrinks, and the hair is easy to fall off. Pulling and washing the hair too hard can lead to hair loss. With the increase of age, the body function decreases, and the hair follicle gradually shrinks, causing hair loss.
Alopecia can be divided into physiological alopecia and pathological alopecia clinically.
Physiological hair loss is also called telogen hair loss. For example, large mental stimulation can increase the number of hair follicles from growth period to rest period, and a large number of hair will fall off in a short time. When the mental pressure is gradually reduced, the hair follicles in the resting period will enter the growth period again. High fever, malnutrition, excessive blood loss, shock and abnormal living habits can cause telogen hair loss, which usually recovers two months after removing relevant factors.
Postpartum hair loss belongs to telogen hair loss, which generally occurs 1-4 months postpartum. The continuous hair loss time generally does not exceed 6 months, and individual pregnant women will exceed one year.
In addition, some hair loss is pathological, that is, pathological hair loss. For example, the common “ghost shaving”, suddenly a piece of hair falls off. This kind of hair loss is medically called alopecia areata, which is caused by immune dysfunction.
Seborrheic alopecia, which we used to talk about in the past, is now called androgenetic alopecia. Most of the causes are related to heredity, and both men and women can suffer from it. The main reason is that the secretion of androgen is relatively strong, which causes the active sebaceous glands of the scalp, and the secretion of oil increases, thereby causing hair loss.
A lot of hair loss in cancer patients belongs to the growth period, and it is mostly caused by the application of drugs. A variety of medications can also cause hair loss. In addition, there are some rheumatic immune, endocrine, and infectious diseases that can cause hair loss.
Is Conditioner an IQ Tax?
Conditioners are very commonly used in the daily shampooing process, so can conditioners protect hair? Is it an IQ tax? Is it really useful?
First, look at the main ingredients of the conditioner, which consists of various surfactants, oils, cationic conditioners, and other active ingredients. It can be adsorbed on the hair to reduce the accumulation of static electricity and prevent the hair from floating; the conditioner and chelating agent are added to make the hair soft and shiny, easy to comb, and repair the hair damaged by perming and other reasons to a certain extent.
Who are the conditioners more suitable for? It must be a person with long fluttering hair, especially those whose hair is damaged by frequent perming and dyeing, or those whose hair is dry and easy to tangle. It is recommended to use conditioner to repair and moisturize the hair. For those with short or finer hair, it doesn’t matter if you use a conditioner or not.
How to use conditioner?
Gently dry after shampooing, apply evenly to the ends of the hair, especially for dry, split-damaged hair, avoid applying to the roots of the hair, where there is a lot of oil secretion, no additional care is required.
Leave on your hair for 2-3 minutes after applying the conditioner to make the conditioner work better. For dry, knotted, and difficult-to-manage hair, use conditioner before shampooing, and be sure to wash it out after using conditioner.
How to take care of your hair?
Who doesn’t want to have black and beautiful long hair, how to do daily washing and maintenance? Stick to the following tips to keep your hair healthy and flowing.
1. Washing
Choose shampoo and conditioner suitable for your hair type, master the frequency of shampooing, dry hair, and control it to wash every 3 days, oily hair every day, and neutral hair every other day. Treat your hair gently, wipe with a soft towel, hair dryers can damage your hair to a certain extent, and use as little as possible.
2. Insist on combing your hair
Wooden or bone combs can reduce static electricity, and regular brushing keeps hair soft and smooth, keeps hair clean and increases blood circulation to the scalp.
3. Scalp massage
Gently tap the scalp with the fingertips of both hands and ten fingers for 3 minutes, several times a day, to promote blood circulation to the scalp and reduce hair loss.
4. Reduce hot dyeing and trim hair tips frequently
The perm is controlled at most twice a year. When the hair quality is poor, maintenance is required. It is best to cut your hair once a month. Frequent haircuts can stimulate hair growth.
5. Diet
Avoid spicy, sweet and greasy food, eat lightly, and keep the stool smooth. Eat more fruits and vegetables, and foods rich in vitamins B and C can improve hair quality, promote nutrient absorption and growth.
The maintenance of hair requires a good method, but also requires good habits, a beautiful face, from scratch.
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