Hair Care
Celebrate the Holidays with Confidence: Haircare Tips for Every Occasion
Dec
It goes without saying that you’ll want your hair to look its best while you’re celebrating the holiday season. However, your locks will be facing a number of challenges at this time of the year, meaning that you may need to make a few changes to your haircare habits if you want to be able to confidently flaunt a flawless mane. Fortunately, this isn’t too difficult! Read on as Nubi shares some top haircare tips to ensure that your strands look perfectly put together, no matter the occasion!
Don’t Over-Wash Your Hair
Let’s start with one of the most important haircare tips to keep in mind during the winter months; don’t over-wash your hair. This is a mistake that so many people make, usually because they stick to a strict hair-washing schedule rather than assessing whether their hair actually needs to be washed on designated wash days.
In the winter, when your scalp isn’t producing enough sebum and your hair is struggling to stay hydrated due to the lack of humidity in the air, your hair won’t need to be washed quite so often. Doing so will only leave it looking dull and brittle.
Instead, try to leave it a little longer in between shampoos. Your hair will take on a glossier and healthier sheen that will look stunning in all of your holiday photos!
Be Smart When Choosing Heated Styling Tools
There’s no denying that heated styling tools can sometimes feel like a godsend, especially when you have festive events to attend! However, there’s also no getting away from the fact that some heated styling tools can cause serious damage. This is why you need to be careful when choosing which tools to use.
The first thing to pay attention to is temperature control. Ideally, you should be in charge of how much heat is emitted. This way, you can adjust the temperature based on your hair type and your hair’s needs. Thinner and finer strands won’t require as much heat as thick and coarse hair.
Ceramic plates/barrels are helpful too, with this material known for providing a gentle and even heat. Add negative ion technology to this and you’ll be left with strands that look beautifully sleek. The Nubi Soft N’ Straight 1.25” Ceramic Purple Styler meets the mark on all fronts. Add this tool to your haircare and styling routine and you’ll be able to pull off even the most complex of holiday hairstyles with ease!
Stop Using Tight Elastic Hair Ties
While there’s nothing wrong with wearing your hair in a ponytail or a bun, you need to be mindful of the hair tie that you use. Many favor tight elastic hair ties, which can be problematic for a few reasons…
Firstly, they have a very tight grip on the hair, which is exactly why people like them! However, this can lead to breakages due to the tension this puts on the hair shaft. Elastic hair ties also cause friction when they rub against your strands. This then leads to split ends and frizz.
To prevent this, swap out your tight elastic hair ties for fabric scrunchies, or even looser elastic hair ties! Choose styles that have wider bands as this means that less pressure will be placed on each individual hair. You should also make sure that you never use an elastic band to tie up wet hair. Why? You’re about to find out…
Be Gentle When Drying Wet Hair
Your hair is extremely fragile when it’s wet. This is when it’s most likely to break, which is why you need to be as gentle as possible with your locks when they’re wet. Roughly drying your hair so that you can move on to the styling part of your haircare routine will only leave your locks looking dull and frizzy.
So, how should you dry your hair?
Start with a microfiber towel. Use this to squeeze excess moisture from your hair. Then, be patient! Give your hair some time to air dry. Once it’s about 80% dry, finish the job with a blow dryer. Waiting until it’s almost dry means that you’ll limit how long your hair is in contact with the heat, which will help to minimize damage. Choosing a powerful blow dryer that will work quickly, like the Nubi Blow Me Away blow dryer, can be beneficial too.
De-Tangle While Conditioning Your Hair
If you want your hair to look smooth and luscious, tangles need to be avoided at all costs. Not only will they give your hair a messier finish but, over time, they can also cause damage.
Unfortunately, in the winter months, many find that their hair is more susceptible to tangles. Between the strong winds that whip those strands into knots and the hats and scarves that rough up hair cuticles, it’s so easy for tangles to form.
Rather than yanking a brush through your hair and snapping your precious strands, try de-tangling while you’re in the shower, after you’ve applied a conditioner. The conditioner will lubricate your strands, making it far easier to untangle any knots. This will also reduce the risk of breakages as the conditioner will make each strand feel stronger.
Experiment With Hair Masks and Leave-in Conditioners
When it comes to achieving a soft and silky hair texture, moisture is everything. If your hair isn’t receiving enough moisture, it will quickly start to feel dry and rough.
While moisture is important year-round, it becomes even more so in the winter, which is where hair masks and leave-in conditioners come in. These haircare products are designed to provide an intense boost of hydration to hair. This, in turn, leaves strands feeling stronger, making them less likely to be damaged. Masks and leave-in conditioners will also smooth your hair shaft, doing away with the look of frizz.
When choosing these haircare products, pay attention to their ingredients. If you want to see the best possible results, make sure that you pick formulas that are suitable for your hair type.
Trim Away Split Ends
Want a quick way to refresh the look of your hair without having to do anything drastic? Go for a trim and have your split ends snipped away. This will immediately make your mane look healthier and feel softer. It will also save your hair from further damage – without a trim, those splits would have only traveled up your hair shaft and caused longer breakages.
Ideally, you should book yourself in for a trim every 6-8 weeks. This will help to keep split end damage to a minimum.
What can you do to prevent split ends? Our next tip will help with that…
Prevent Overnight Damage
Did you know that a significant amount of damage occurs to your hair while you’re asleep at night? This may seem hard to believe but it comes down to a couple of different factors.
Firstly, your pillowcase. If you’re using cotton or a similar material, friction will be caused each time your hair rubs against that fabric. As we mentioned earlier, friction roughs up the hair shaft, leading to frizz and split ends. Those same materials are also known for being quite absorbent. This means that while you sleep, they end up absorbing some of the moisture from your strands. This will leave your hair feeling dry and brittle.
The best way to get around this is by switching your regular pillowcases for silk or satin versions. These materials are much smoother. They allow your hair to glide over them without creating friction. Even better, they’re not as absorbent, meaning that your hair will find it easier to retain moisture.
Just like silk or satin pillowcases, silk/satin sleep bonnets can also be beneficial for the same reasons. Use both and you’ll really be able to safeguard your strands!
Clarify Your Scalp Every Once in a While
While you don’t want to be shampooing your hair too often in the winter, it’s important to be aware of buildup. Whether this may be from oil, haircare products, or anything else, regular shampoos can sometimes struggle to clear this buildup. This is where clarifying shampoos come in.
These formulas contain stronger surfactants, enabling them to give your hair a more intense cleanse. However, use them too often and you run the risk of drying out your scalp, which then leads to a whole host of other problems!
Instead, only use your clarifying shampoo once or twice a month in the winter. Time your usage so that it coincides with your holiday celebrations and you’ll be rocking fresher and glossier locks.
Add More Hair-Friendly Foods to Your Diet
A fresh and balanced diet is vital if you want your hair to look healthy. After all, you are what you eat!
With that said, certain foods are known for being particularly beneficial. While this isn’t a haircare tip per se, adding more of the following foods to your diet could help to give your hair a big boost from within:
- Eggs, lean meats, and fish – these are good sources of protein, which your hair needs for growth
- Berries and citrus fruits – these are full of vitamin C
- Almonds, sweet potatoes, and whole grains – these contain biotin, an important nutrient in the hair growth cycle
- Fatty fish and flaxseeds – these foods are loaded with omega fatty acids. These will keep your locks looking smooth and shiny
- Leafy greens – these are an important source of both iron and folate
Holiday Haircare With Nubi
The holiday season can be a busy time. The last thing that you want to be doing is worrying about your hair! This is why haircare becomes even more important at this time of the year. Give your locks all of the nutrients that they need and you’ll be able to celebrate the holiday with the utmost confidence that your hair looks its very best.
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