6 TIPS FOR MORE GOOD HAIR DAYS
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Good hair days may be partially luck, but there's also a rhyme and reason to achieving them more often. After 17 years as a hair stylist, I like to think I have seen it all- and these are the tips I would suggest for having more good hair days. [video here]
PLAN AHEAD
Plan your wash cycle according to your schedule- Look at your week and decide where you will have more time to spend on washing and styling, it’s pretty hard to have a good hair day when you are rushed. Also look at when your workouts will be etc., so that you can schedule your wash days after those. A little planning of your styles for the week takes a lot of the guess work out.
Night time prep to save time in the morning- Whenever you can begin the styling process the night before, you set yourself up for a quicker morning. To start be sure you are sleeping on a silk or satin pillowcase to lessen the amount of friction and therefor frizz in the night. You can preserve your style overnight by sleeping in a loose bun or braid as well (using a silk scrunchie or coil hair tie for less friction) and even apply your dry shampoo at bed time so it can absorb oil while you sleep.
STYLE SMARTER
Carefully pick products that correspond with your hair type- I have phrase I use often… ‘hair has memory’ meaning that it will lock in and revert back to the way it gets styled after the initial wash. So, if you spend a little more time and use the right products up front, you’re much more likely to get 2-3 days of good hair in the days following, because you can coax hair back to the memory you created. Good products make the ‘memory’ that much stronger!
Refresh hair style in between washes- If you’ve done the work up front on the initial style like mentioned above, try refreshing (instead of completely re-styling) the hair and helping it revert to its full glory- you may not even need to add heat to achieve this. Dry shampoo at the roots and/or switching your parting may be enough for second day volume. Then take a nice hair oil and smooth it through the ends to help day old curls or waves bounce back and look smooth again. Curly haired friends can try a spritz of water followed by some oil or curl cream to help revive locks and smooth frizz.
KEEP UP ON MAINTENANCE
Regular trims will keep your style in shape every 6-8 weeks- Its hard to have great hair days when your cut loses its initial shape and when hair ends start to get dried out. This usually happens around 8 weeks, so keeping up on regular trims is key!
Scalp care and moisture treatments 2-4 times per month- The foundation of good hair is a healthy scalp, so set aside one day every couple of weeks to do a nice scalp detox with a scalp scrub or detox shampoo. And finally give your hair the moisture it needs to really shine and bounce with a good mask about twice a month.
