#hair care hacks

[rootandleafusa]

5 Reasons Why Your Hair is Matted

Have you ever run your fingers through your hair only to find it tangled and clumped together? Matted hair can be more than just an inconvenience—it can be a sign that your hair needs some serious TLC. Understanding why your hair gets matted in the first place is key to preventing it from happening and keeping your locks smooth, healthy, and easy to manage. Here’s every step you need to take, along with some handy ways to prevent future matting disasters. Read full blog- https://rootleaf.us/5-reasons-why-your-hair-is-matted-and-how-to-fix-it-2/

[ellejos]

Hair Hacks

you cannot save your dead ends and the hair product industry is selling you lies. Get yourself an appointment and cut off the split ends! I'm a long hair girl myself so growing my hair is my ultimate goal, but not for the price of having damaged hair because in my honest opinion: healthy hair > long hair.

Personally I prefer natural colored hair but if you are into hair dye treat yourself (and especially your hair with moisturizing products).

Oiling your hair is key to shiny and healthy hair and you should do it regularly (create your own oil it's so much fun)

for the non curly girls: brush your hair daily but gently

apply a hair mask 2x a week

use gentle hair ties for overnight braids

don't wash your hair with too hot water and rinse with cold water, rice water, etc.

avoid tight hair styles

use heat protection and stop applying to much heat

do scalp massages to stimulate hair growth

use a claw clip instead of hair ties

use sulfate free shampoo only

invest in silk pillow cases (game changer but it took me some time to get used to it)

wash your brushes (could be a major factor for greasy hair)

do not over touch your hair

conditioner only belongs on the ends

use a microfibre towel or old t-shirt to dry your hair after showering

wash your hair 1-3 per week depending on your hair type

[reveriesatelier]

Tips for hair growth

Massage your scalp for 5 minutes a day. This increases the blood flow in the scalp. Your hair follicles derive their nourishment from the blood which delivers oxygen and hair-building nutrients, so the more blood circulation their is, the more nutrients the hair gets, which leads to hair growth👌👌👌.

Regularly oil your hair. Sebum is a natural oil that is produced from the sebaceous glands in our scalp that helps maintain our hair health. Sebum is meant to help by moisturising and lubricating hair as a natural conditioner. But when it’s not produced in balanced amounts, hair feels extra greasy or super dry and flaky. This is where hair oiling can be helpful. A quality hair oil will mimic the effects that natural sebum provides. Because we all produce sebum, hair oiling works for all hair types. When you coat the strands, it seals in the moisture instead of having it evaporate. This properly nourishes the hair deep within the strands and scalp. 

Consistently eat pumpkin seeds. Pumpkin seed extract is a gentle yet effective ingredient that has been scientifically proven to block the 5-alpha reductase enzyme that produces DHT, a byproduct of testosterone that causes hair loss.

Don't wash your hair with hot water. Hot water in the shower can contribute to over-stripping the scalp and hair of natural oils, which can make hair feel brittle and scalp dry.

Remember that you won't see hair growth results immediately, it takes a few months to a year, just remember that consistency is the key! 

[skunkes]

thinking about hair length again

[roguelov]

I think I might shave my head again for all the wrong reasons

[cooplagoop]

I still can't process Megumi becoming Sukuna's vessel when that's suppose to be Yuji's thing.

Yuji was literally made by Kenjaku to house Sukuna (any other human would have died). All this time I wanted to see Sukuna manipulate Megumi or corrupt him into becoming like him, but instead the author used Megumi as Sukuna's power up before Gojo.

We saw what 10 seconds of Gojo's domain did to Sukuna. 10 seconds of Unlimited Void was all it took for Gojo to completely disable Sukuna's ability to create a domain expansion.

This guy is suppose to be the strongest sorcerer during the golden age of jujutsu and he most likely would have been beaten by Gojo in less than a minute if he didn't have Megumi's soul to take the hits for him.

Fucking embarassing.

The vessel swap was 110% done as a weird attempt of copying Chainsaw Man rather than something Gege had in mind since Detention center arc.

[girlscience]

the RAMPANT consumerism on the section of youtube I have ended up on recently is actually kind of disgusting to me. if I see one more video of a perfectly manicured hand with a hint of a sweater sleeve putting things in a target cart or using 100 bottles for a skin and hair self-care day or using 50 different cleaning products in an enormous, pristine, white home while a random pop song remix plays in the background I'm going to start destroying things.

[that-one-girls-blog-posts]

when your passion for haircare finally starts paying off and people around you start noticing the difference and asking for advice🥹

(take that middleschool friends who told me it would be better to just put it in a bun everyday)

[grassbreads]

going insane fantasizing about chopping all my hair off alone in my bathroom

[geohoneylovers]

Revitalize your hair care routine with honey! Soothe your scalp, promote growth, and embrace healthy, gorgeous hair.

[pocketramblr]

Upon seeing the post about second as iida my first thought was and third can be uraraka then I noticed you had the same idea in the tags

Great minds think alike I just think that's what she deserves,,,trio holders to the original trio babeyyy

[whisperofthewaves]

wow instagram is so fuckin annoying

[vander-affectionate]

i wonder how silco falls. in my head he falls like a disney princess and i take no criticisms towards that development

[beautytipslipika]

Home Remedies for Dry Damaged Hair

You might not know this, but dry hair isn't usually a sign of damaged hair. When the scalp does not produce enough natural oils to lubricate the scalp and hair shaft, dry, dull hair can result (and is commonly accompanied by white, flaky skin), as opposed to damage, which is typically brought on by external forces. Weather, improper or excessively frequent coloring, and excessive use of heated styling products and techniques like relaxers and perms are the most common of these. All of these factors have the ability to reduce the quality of the cuticles and even the cortex itself, which will cause a loss of shine and complete fiber breakdown.

Remedy

Take one ripe banana and use a fork to mask it into a paste.

After mashing well use strainer to get a smooth paste.

Add a tablespoon of honey and a tablespoon of Olive oil.

Mix everything well. Apply it to your scalp and hair.

Wear shower cap, Wait for an hour.

Rinse out with lukewarm water. Then use a mild shampoo.

[yourlocal-underpaid-babysitter]

Okay so I have colorful hair. I have had colorful hair for years, me and my mom started changing my hair color around 13 years old and then started doing unnatural "fun" colors when I was about 16, so it's been a while....

And I have some tricks to the trade!

Disclaimer: I am not a professional and I am not rich, so these are all budget friendly ways I have learned to keep my color bright and my hair happy. I also refuse to take cold showers to "prolong" the color but if you feel that is best it can be added in to most of my routines.

So this is my natural hair. This was about 2 years of just no coloring, I have (white person) curls and this photo was taken right before a cut so I had no product in to control the frizz! As you can see I am a brunette so bleaching is needed, but this tends to kill your hair and I could honestly explain the science to you if you want but that's for another post.

So this was my hair the morning of a great bleaching.

This was the first sacrifice! I just love this photo so I thought why not add it in, this is gonna be a long post no matter what.

I spent 7 hours in the salon, it was a training salon so the people doing my hair were learning and it saved me some money. I typically do my own hair, but when bleaching or doing a drastic cut I like to have someone else (who can actually see the back of my head) in charge of the process.

My goal color for this particular hair style was a deep emarld teal and I was chopping off a lot of hair.

This was the color we got to, not my goal color but as close as they could get. I cannot stress this enough, every salon straightens my hair despite me telling then over and over I have curly hair. Personally I hate this because my hair already gets enough damage from the bleach and I try to avoid heat. So if you have this same issue, just be firm and say no heat. I always fail because I'm shy.

As you can see I only had about half an inch or less of natural roots showing. This is called a shadow root and I HIGHLY reccomend for anyone who is going to let the roots grow out a bit. If you are down for a salon touch up every few weeks then great, but this makes sure that my root grows out uneven and looks about as natural as brown to green hair can!

Also for reference: that photo was taken on March 11th, 2023.

This was my hair by April 6th, 2023.

That was only 26 days of growth. My hair grows fast.

But also, the color changed!

By May 28th, 2023 I had reached this color.

And since then I have stuck to this sorta bright teal color.

Now again, I have had this hair color for 4 months by the time I am writing this. And to keep hair that bright for 4 months, whole also tweaking the color, is a little difficult.

Most people will suggest recoloring your hair every two weeks with an entire box kit (for me that's about $40 every 2 weeks). I'm not doing that.

I have also seen people use those expensive color shampoo and conditioner sets, I cannot afford those and they come in such small quantities. But they gave me an idea and I made my own version.

My secret is Kiss Aloe Hair color. (This is my name for it not the real name)

I type that exact thing into my Amazon search bar everytime.

And this is the product. Kiss tintation semi-permanant hair color treatment. It's about $6 a bottle and I have not run out of a bottle yet!

I use these to change the color, when I had pink hair I purchased a red bottle and just added red in little by little to keep it vibrant. When I had purple I purchased a navy blue bottle and then used both the blue and the red alternating to see how the color changed.

With my teal hair I have 2 bottles, the cyan and emerald. The cyan is just a really light blue and the emerald looks like a dark teal.

I do try and moisturize my hair, and these colors are not very chemical based, they are kind and easy to use. I typically will mix some in with a hair mask and some conditioner about once a month for a "color boost". This is the equivalent of buying a huge container of overtone for like $30 but instead I only spend about $3 or $5 (depending on brand) every month to just purchase a small hair mask. Mix wise, I change my proportions everytime, now I just go off how bright the color looks. You can add as much or as little as you want.

*hair masks are like a deep conditioning treatment for your hair, and if the mask is too small you can always just mix in some of your typical conditioner.

I will usually leave these in for an entire day, I am a lazy person so I will mix it up and layer my hair in the mask around 10am on a Sunday and then put it in a bun or cap. I will then leave it in as I do laundry, cook, clean, I have ridden a horse with it on before! Then by like 6 or 8pm I take a shower, rinse it out and wash my hair like normal.

I probably only need to keep the mask on for 30 minutes to an hour. So feel free to be better than me, I guess I just really want my hair to suck up the moisture!

For a smaller dose of color to the hair I use the color in my normal showers. This means whenever I have shampoo or conditioner in my hand I add a line or some drops of color in and mix it with my finger. I do this a lot with conditioner, it's how I keep my color so bright without spending a ton of time. It's my own color conditioner if you think about it. I do leave conditioner in for about 5 to 10 minutes every time, color or no color, but again I like my hair moisturized. Also, I have learned that if you shave your legs and wash your face (depending on method and efficency) it eats up the time your conditioner is left in your hair and I can have 20 minutes of allowing my hair to soak up color and moisture on my wash days.

I do want to point out, I still have my blue and red bottles, both purchased about 3 or 2 years ago, and neither has gone bad. I use them on my sisters hair for fun. So these bottles go a long way and since they don't have a ton of chemicals, I trust them to have a pretty long shelf life.

For my blue hair, I have had to use a lot more product than I did with the red or purple (my hair held those colors better) but I have been using the emerald and cyan bottles with my older navy blue bottle for almost 8 months and have not run out of one yet. So in total, for 8 months of color that's like $18-$24 for the bottles of color alone.

I would not use an already opened bottle of box dye or artic fox after 2 years for reference. But these I will.

So that's my secret!

I am always happy to give more hair color advice if needed so feel free to ask!