If your hair feels dry and looks frayed, particularly at the ends of your hair, you may be left with a tangled mess when you try to comb it. Instead of struggling with the hairbrush, get smooth, shiny and manageable hair from the roots all the way to the ends. Hair may become dry at the ends due to frequent hair coloring, perming or heat styling. Although the damage can't be undone, you can improve the quality of your hair with home remedies.
Step 1
Trim your hair with hair shears at least once every six weeks, says Thomas Goodman, Jr., M.D., assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences in Memphis in "The Doctors Book of Home Remedies." Trimming off split ends will prevent the hair from splitting all the way up to the roots and becoming even more frayed and frizzy.
Step 2
Shampoo as little as possible. Shampooing your hair may make it feel more clean, but it also strips oils from your hair. Because the oils come from your scalp, they saturate the roots first, then make their way to the ends of the hair last. Comb your hair to distribute the oils all the way down to the ends.
Step 3
Spray a leave-in conditioner on the ends of the hair, says Lisa Kovalovich in the article "Beat Summer Hair Damage" in "Ladies' Home Journal." Leave-in conditioner will help add more oil and moisture to the ends of the hair without making the roots greasy.
Step 4
Saturate the ends of your hair with mayonnaise once a week. Apply the mayonnaise to dry hair, then rinse it out in the shower after at least five minutes. Mayonnaise contains oil that helps add moisture to dry ends.
Step 5
Switch to a conditioner and shampoo that is formulated for dry hair. Shampoos made for dry hair will hydrate the hair more than regular shampoo, which may make hair ends look frayed and frizzy.
Tips and Warnings
- To prevent hair damage, wet your hair with water before jumping into a chlorinated pool.
- Keep hair shears out of the reach of children.
Things You'll Need
- Hair shears
- Shampoo
- Leave-in conditioner
- Mayonnaise
- Shampoo and conditioner for dry hair
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