How to Pamper Your Hair

[This Want Gorgeous Hair? series started yesterday.]

If you’re already dealing with weak, damaged or thinning hair (or you’d just like to avoid it), this article is for you. Think about all the stress hair can be put through and you’ll have an idea of the many ways you can protect your hair to keep it as thick and healthy as possible.

• Sunshine can dry hair and cause free radical damage.
• Vigorous brushing or back-combing can damage the cuticle, break the hair shaft and even pull hair out by its roots.
• Pulling hair tightly, whether while setting it or for a pulled back style, can also rip hair out by the roots and damage the hair follicle over time.
• Harsh chemicals for straightening, perming or coloring weaken the hair shaft (at least temporarily).
• Heat from curling irons, hot rollers and blow dryers also dry and weaken hair. Combine blow drying with brushing or rolling and you have a double whammy.

Tomorrow: How to Treat Your Hair with TLC .

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