No matter how much conditioner you apply or how many hydration-boosting serums you use, there are days when your strands just feel dull and lifeless, leaving you with no option but to reach out for your heat styling tools (sigh).
But before you hop onto looking for solutions to fix this problem, have you stopped and tried to get to the root cause of it? Nope? Well, then today is your lucky day ‘cause we’re going to take you through five reasons why your strands look dry and brittle. Pssst… we’re also going to tell you how to restore the shine to your dull tresses.
01. Genetics
Genetics can cause your hair to look dry and dull all the time. While there is little you can do to change your genes, you can use a lot of moisturising hair care products that are specifically meant to treat severely dry hair and use them consistently to keep your soft and bouncy at all times.
02. Heat styling tools
If you’ve been struggling with dry hair despite indulging in regular hair masks and other deep conditioning treatments, then it’s time to sit back and reflect on how often you use heat to style on your hair. If the answer is almost every day — you have your answer girl. The only way to prevent this issue and nurture your hair back to health is to cut back on heat styling as much as possible.
03. Hair wash routine
People with an oily, greasy scalp tend to wash their hair a lot more often, which leads to their scalp feeling clean, but leaves their hair super dry and brittle due to the harsh chemicals in the shampoos and minerals found in water. Therefore, it would be best to limit your hair washing to twice a week and switch to dry shampoo to refresh your hair in-between washes.
04. Genetics
Genetics can cause your hair to look dry and dull all the time. While there is little you can do to change your genes, you can use a lot of moisturising hair care products that are specifically meant to treat severely dry hair and use them consistently to keep your soft and bouncy at all times.
Written by Urvi Dalal on Aug 24, 2020
Writer, avid reader and hardcore beauty enthusiast is the best way to describe Urvi Dalal. With over 5 years of writing experience in the beauty industry, you can trust her to have the latest skin, hair and makeup tidbits on her fingertips. In her time working as a beauty writer, she has had the opportunity to interact and work closely with a string of dermatologists, makeup artists and hairstylists. All that knowledge exchange, coupled with her flair and love for writing make it possible for her to bring you some authentic yet fun beauty content. When Urvi isn’t working, you’d usually catch her curled up with a big, fat book, drinking a cup of tea or practising her makeup skills; there is no in-between!