It’s no secret that I incessantly change my hair. I change my hair so much that my twitter dedicated to tracking how long I can go without shaving any of it off has a few followers who actually guffaw along with me at my progress (over a month without the clippers at this point, boom). The problem with my hair metamorphosis obsession, however, is that it involves an awful lot of (Jerome Russel Bblonde – high lift powder bleach and maximum lift cream peroxide) bleaching. Here’s a little mosaic of my hair over the last 36 days.
As you can probably guess, one of my FAQs is “how the hell do I stop it from falling out?”
Well, years of struggling with straw hair and having to shave it off every few months (probably where the clipper addiction came from) means that to the detriment of my follicles, I’ve figured out a few little helpful tips on keeping a healthy head of hair.
My hair regime is actually pretty simple – there are very few things I do at this point to keep my hair on my head. With hair, less is more. The key thing I will preach to anyone is, where/whenever possible:
- AVOID HEAT
This means that at all costs, please avoid the hair dryer and straighteners. I get that this is so much easier for me to say with my jarhead haircut, but even when I had my lusciously long mohawk I tried to only use the hairdryer when I was actually putting it up in a fan. It’s very important that your hair retains as much moisture and natural oil as possible, so avoid drying it out artificially. Letting it dry naturally is always the way to go. Heat is a big contributor to damaging the cuticles of you hair, which basically give it the texture and sheen of healthy hair as well as protecting the inner layers of your hair strands.
My second (and favourite) tip/trick for keeping my hair soft and on my head is mixing my own conditioning oils. I tried several over a good year or so, and have come out with my favourite and what I consider most the beneficial combination of:
- GOLDEN JOJOBA OIL
- PEPPERMINT OIL
It’s very important to note that peppermint oil should never be directly applied to the scalp or skin as it is a very pure oil and does give a burning sensation. I recommend a palm full of jojoba oil with up to 4 DROPS of peppermint oil at most added in, massaged into the hair like a conditioner. Alternately you can add the oils (still only ever a few drops at a time of peppermint) to your every day conditioner and use regularly. If you’ve nowhere to go the next day, I recommend just rinsing out the oils and not shampooing your hair (this will just wash them right back out). It will leave your hair feeling one of two ways, slightly crunchy or slightly greasy, but trust me, you’ll feel the benefits after your next wash and condition. If you must wash the oils out, rinse in the shower with water as hot as you can stand. The hot water will open up your hair follicles and give the oils a chance to settle in your scalp.
I usually buy jojoba oil in as large quantities as possible as it’s a lot more cost effective since you can use so much at a time. Peppermint oil goes a long way and I usually only ever buy 10/50ml at a time.
Peppermint oil also stimulates hair growth, so is great for people as fickle as myself.
So there you go, my every day regime and answer to the question “how the hell does my hair not fall out”. Definitely give the oils a try and let me know how it goes.
Love and tanks
Fonzie B x
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