Daily Hair Care Routines for Different Types of Hair
People have different kinds of hair, so it makes sense that they will require different kinds of hair care routines depending on their hair. Regardless of the type your hair needs to be taken care of for it to maintain its health, thickness and shine. Here are a few hair care routines depending on the type of hair –
1. For Curly Hair
While it can look really good, curly hair is notoriously difficult to take care of. If proper care is not taken curly hair tends to get frizzy, dry and might even lose some curl definition. Here is how you can take care of curly hair –
Tips to Wash/Clean
- Natural oils present in your hair help in keeping your hair from becoming dry and frizzy. Curly hair is susceptible to dryness since the natural oils from the scalp cannot easily travel down the length of your hair. Using harsh shampoos can further exacerbate this so it’s best to use a mild sulfate-free shampoo to wash curly hair.
- To prevent curly hair from getting damaged because of drying out, only wash your hair twice a week.
- Alternatively, you can just wash your hair with a conditioner every alternate day in order to cleanse your hair and prevent your hair from getting dry.
Tips to Care
- Curly hair requires moisture since it is so susceptible to getting dry. A hair care routine for dry frizzy hair should definitely include conditioning your hair every time you wash it.
- Use a deep conditioner. It helps hydrating your curly hair by penetrating your scalp and nourishing your hair from within. Use a deep conditioner once every two weeks.
Tips to Style
- Use the diffuser attachment on your hair dryer to help style your curly hair. This ensures that your curly hair drys up in a defined pattern without frizz.
- Use a curl defining cream right after a shower to add definition to your curls.
- Do not brush or comb your hair after a shower, in fact detangle your hair when you’re in the shower and while your hair still has conditioner in it.
2. For Kinky/Coily Hair
Kinky or coily hair is characterized by tons of texture due to its super tight and small curls. This type of hair is very fine and it tends to dry up easily which makes it quite fragile. It is important to keep coily hair moisturized and hydrated.
Tips to Wash/Clean
- Sulfate containing shampoos can strip off the much needed natural oils and moisture present in your hair. Use a mild sulfate free shampoo instead to wash your coily hair.
- To prevent the loss of moisture from your hair limit washing your hair to once a week. It is advisable to wet your hair a couple of times in a week to ensure that they stay hydrated.
Tips to Care
- Maintaining coily hair can be challenging. To maintain the health and texture of your coily curls it is essential to keep your hair hydrated. Deeply condition your hair once every two weeks to ensure that your hair stays hydrated and nourished.
- For your daily hydration fix you can mix some leave-in conditioner, castor oil, and water in a spray bottle and spray it daily onto your hair to keep it moisturized.
- About 20 mins Before washing your hair treat it with some hot oil massage, you can use olive oil or coconut oil for your hair on the same. This ensures that your hair receives that extra boost of moisture before a wash.
- To prevent hair breakage and hair tangling use a satin pillowcase and tie your hair with a satin scarf. Also, using cotton pillowcases can strip your hair of moisture making them dry and susceptible to damage.
Tips to Style
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3. For Straight Hair
Straight hair is relatively easy to manage, this does not mean that you should forgo any hair care. Straight hair if not taken care of can fall flat and look greasy.
Tips to Wash/Clean
- Use a sulfate free shampoo to wash your hair so that oiliness and greasiness is kept in check.
- Washing your hair daily can prove to be counterproductive since more oil will be produced by your scalp to replace the oil lost by constant shampooing. Wash your hair every 2 to 3 days.
Tips to Care
- Use a conditioner to maintain soft and smooth hair. It’s best to choose a conditioner which contains essential oils, this will help hydrate and nourish your hair and promotes hair growth.
- Apply conditioner from the nape of your neck till the ends of your hair. Do not apply conditioner directly onto your scalp since it can make your hair look flat and greasy.
Tips to Style
- Use volumizing mousse to prevent your hair from looking dull and flat. Apply a generous amount of volumizing mousse to your damp hair before blow-drying it, this helps add some volume to your hair.
- Straight hair can tend to get too smooth and slippery. To allay this problem use a texturizing spray to add texture to your hair so that it holds up.
4. For Wavy Hair
Wavy hair is a split between straight and curly hair, it is easy to style and can be curled, straightened or kept wavy. Wavy hair can become greasy at the scalp and is also prone to dry, frizzy ends.
Tips to Wash/Clean
- Do not go too many days without a wash since it can fuel hair fall. Conversely washing wavy hair too often can cause it to dry up. Wash wavy hair once every 3 to 4 days to keep it healthy and clean.
- To keep frizzy ends at bay use a microfiber towel to dry your hair.
Tips to Care
- It is important to condition your hair with every wash, doing so not only nourishes your hair but it also gives your wavy hair more definition and texture.
- An oil massage with coconut oil, olive oil, or pumpkin seed oil will help nourish and condition your hair from within/ Do this an hour before a hair wash or massage and leave it on overnight.
Tips to Style
- To get more definition for your wavy hair tie your hair up in braids before sleeping. Keeping braids overnight will help you get more well-defined waves.
- You can also perform scrunching to style your hair. Apply a small amount of leave-in conditioner to your hair after you get out of a shower, flip your hair forward and get handfuls of hair by balling up your fists and scrunch them towards your scalp. Avoid brushing your hair after this routine, allow it to air dry. This will give your hair more definition.
Tips on How to Maintain Healthy Hair
- Trim your hair every few months to get rid of split ends and keep your hair healthy.
- Use mild, sulfate free shampoos and also some natural ingredients for washing your hair since regular use of normal shampoos can damage your hair.
- Do not wash your hair daily as it can strip your hair of its natural oils which in turn can cause your hair to become dry making it more susceptible to damage. Limit washing your hair to once or twice a week.
- If possible, do not tie your hair in buns, ponytails or braids since they can cause hair breakage and might even cause bald spots in the long run.
- When outside your hair is susceptible to harmful effects of the environment like sun, dust and pollution. Wear a hat or a scarf around your head to protect your hair from these environmental factors.
- Avoid washing your hair with hot water since it can cause your hair to dry out, use lukewarm water instead to wash your hair.
- Massage your hair with raw coconut oil, this moisturizes hair and prevents hair breakage. You can leave it on the night before you’re washing your hair or alternatively, keep it on for an hour before washing your hair.
- Before washing your hair get rid of any tangles by gently brushing your hair from the bottom up, bit by bit to avoid any damage and breakage.
Also read: 20 Useful Natural Tips and Remedies to Stop Hair Fall.
