How To Deal With Severe Chemical Damage.
Many people have suffered from the tragedy of chemcially burnt hair. Either by chemical treatments or coloring. Years of damage, can make it seem that sometimes there is no hope for chemically burnt hair. Im telling you by enlisting the help of a professional stylist or by performing a few at-home hair care maintenance rituals, you can begin your journey to healthier and stronger hair.
I have listed a few tips to help you in this process.
Wash your hair with a good quality shampoo. This means a salon-quality shampoo made with high-quality active ingredients. Spend some time looking at the list of ingredients and choose one based on the contents, not just the name brand.
Avoid ingredients like sulfates (ammonium lauryl sulfate, ammonium laureth sulfate, and sodium lauryl sulfate), isopropyl alcohol, formaldehyde, and propylene glycol. These ingredients will dry out your hair, break down healthy hair proteins, and leave your hair prone to more damage in the future.
Apply a deep reconstructoring shampoo. This kind of shampoo will help fortify your hair by creating a barrier between the hair and any heat you may apply to your hair (through blow drying, straightening, etc.). Leave it in your hair for five minutes and then rinse it out.
Over-washing your hair can leave it drier and damaged in the long run.
Gently towel dry your hair. You want to make sure you allow your hair to fully absorb the products in each of these steps. Towel drying your hair will help it soak up the benefits of the shampoo treatments
Apply an intense hydration conditioner. These kinds of conditioners will work to restore the hydrolipidic barrier and prevent future dehydration in your hair.
Normally, these are not leave-in conditioners. You will typically apply the conditioner to your hair while it's wet, massage the conditioner into your scalp, and then rinse it out.
