What is damaging your hair ?
You now know your hair type. Now let us find out what is damaging your hair?
Warning! This article is strictly for natural hair only. Not for permanently straightened hair or chemically treated hair.
TDS of water
TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) represents the total concentration of all the dissolved substances in water. TDS in water comprises inorganic salts and a small amount of organic matter.
The most important thing to note here is that the impurities, like dust, dirt, mud, and rust, do not constitute Total Dissolved Solids. This is because these impurities remain suspended (or settle at the bottom) in water and do not dissolve.
If TDS of the water you are washing your hair with is not right, nothing can help your hair.
If TDS value is greater than 250 (TDS>250), it results in lot of hair-fall, frizz, bald patches whatever your hair type is.
For type (1,2,3) A and B hair wash: Use Water with TDS 80-150.
For type (1,2,3)C and 4 hair wash: Water TDS of 150-250 is okay too.
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If your water TDS is not in above said range, I recommend implementing any one of these solutions first so that you tackle the root cause and not the symptoms;
Shower Filters (like this https://amzn.to/3BHdkRp )
Water Softeners (Buy this one https://amzn.to/3BGk4iq )
Bottled water or mineral water
RO water for hair : Water from your water-filter is the most inexpensive solution. Be sure that your filter has TDS feature.
Rainwater
Underlying Medical conditions
(Please get your CBC, Urine test to find body Ph, Vitamin, thyroid analysis done and consult doctor if there is any abnormality)
Vitamin deficiency: Vitamin D, Iron and zinc deficiencies cause hair loss.
Thyroid or PCOS/PCOD: Deficiency of selenium and hypo/ hyper thyroid, hashimoto thyroid causes hair problem.
Androgenic alopecia
Hormone imbalance
Lifestyle factors
Stress levels: Whenever you are anxious/ stressed/ angry go under sun, drink more water.
Love your hair: Love the texture you have, say nicer things to your hair and support it.
Sun and heat abuse: Do not wash hair with too hot water or go under sun without hair spray or covering your hair in cloth or scarf.
Diet: Follow healthy balanced diet. I will cover this in separate article.
Aging: graying and thinning are inevitable with age, yet can be controlled.
Loss of collagen and proteins
Hair routine and hair styles: washing, sleeping and combing. I will write a separate article on this.
Hair products and treatment
By now you know, each hair type is different and needs a different care routine and product. It is important to understand your hair type and needs before following any hair care regime. My previous article has helped you know your hair type, do follow and support me to write more on the hair products and treatment for your hair care.
pH of water
pH is basically a measure to determine how acidic or alkaline(basic) something is: on a scale of 0 to 14 where 0 is the most acidic and 14 the most alkaline. Keep in mind that pH is a logarithmic scale. This means that there is a 10x difference if the difference in pH levels of two elements is 1. If the pH level difference is 2, there is a 20x difference….
pH of water you are washing your hair with is important.
Hair pH is 5.5. Body pH must be 6.75 for good hair. Washing water pH must 7.9.
High pH causes hair breakage. Low pH induces hair loss.
(Get your Urine routine test, urine pH must be 6.75 min).
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You might by now have found out the culprit causing your bad hair.
More on how to treat and care your hair in the coming articles... I will be giving you amazing tips and tricks to get your best form of hair with little or no expense on products out there.
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