Mistakes which can ruin your hair

You love your tresses and you take care of them like your most prized possession, don’t you?

Well, despite all your efforts, there are instances when you do things which can irrevocably damage your hair.

Here, five things you should never do to your hair.

Take a look.

 -Over-shampooing strips natural oils from the hair and scalp, leading to dry, brittle hair. Even with long hair, a nickel-sized amount of shampoo is enough. Hair should not be shampooed every day. If you have an oily scalp that seems to demand daily shampoo, you can put your hair in a loose bun, and wash only your scalp. Or, massage your scalp under the water between washings.

-Towel turban is actually bad for wet hair. Wet hair should be gently squeezed with the towel, or even dried with an old tee-shirt. Wringing or rubbing your hair with the towel will only encourage frizz and breakage.

-Never brush hair when wet. Wet hair does not have the tensile strength of dry hair, and can very easily snap when submitted to the stress of hairbrushes and combs. Ideally, allow your hair to dry before you brush it. 

-Wearing hair in a tight pony tail or bun for long periods is very hard on your scalp, and causes stress to hair. Tight hair ties pull on the hair follicles, and metal hair clips often pull hairs out when removed.

-Aging hair should never be dyed or heat treated, and really does not appreciate styling products. Older locks should be handled reverentially.