Taking care of your hair can sometimes feel like an uphill battle. This is especially true as informed consumers spend more and more time on the lookout for toxic chemicals like sulfates, parabens, and silicones lurking in their haircare products.
The good news is that ditching bad hair care practices and embracing your gorgeous strands doesn’t have to be all about scanning labels and researching ingredients. The road to naturally lovely locks can also be about slowing down, doing a little less, and being a bit gentler with your hair.
Check out these five common bad hair care practices and their natural and gentle fixes.
The Problem: Too much washing
Frequent hair washing can be a disheartening cycle. Shampoos strip the scalp of its sebum, a natural protective and nourishing oil that keeps your strands nicely hydrated. As a result, your scalp goes into overdrive to replace the lost sebum, and before you know it, your hair feels greasy and in need of another wash.