Excessive styling and applying too many products can leave your hair dry and damaged. If your hair has been looking dull and lackluster lately, you may be wondering how to restore it to its former glory. Here are a few tips on how you can have healthy, shiny hair again.

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Style with Care

Excessive styling can cause the most damage to your hair, especially when you regularly use heat styling tools like blow dryers and curling irons. As much as possible, try and keep your hair protected when you style it. Hair extensions allow you to change up your look and experiment with many different styles without damaging your natural hair.

When choosing hair extensions, it’s crucial to go for the ones that look, feel and move just like real hair. Nothing ruins and cheapens a look more than obviously fake hair extensions.

If you must style your hair with heat styling tools, be sure to protect it beforehand by applying a heat protectant spray or product.

Shampoo Less Frequently

Shampooing is necessary to keep your hair and scalp clean and free from dirt, dust and excess oil. However, shampooing too often can lead to dryness, brittle hair strands and split ends. Depending on your hair texture and type, shampooing two to three times a week is enough to keep your hair and scalp clean.

Use a shampoo that contains strengthening ingredients and proteins, but that does not contain sulfates. The latter has strong detergent qualities that can strip your hair of its natural moisture and oils. Between washes, use a dry shampoo to absorb excess oil and keep your hair smelling fresh.

Condition Regularly

If you’re the type who skips conditioner, thinking it doesn’t do much, you may want to rethink your position. You should in fact be conditioning your hair even more frequently than you shampoo it. Conditioner helps restore the moisture lost when you wash your hair, and it seals your hair cuticles, locking in moisture and making it less prone to damage and breakage.

When applying conditioner, do so in long, smooth strokes, taking care to distribute the product evenly throughout your hair. Be sure to gently squeeze excess water from your hair before applying the product, as soaking wet hair can dilute it and make it less effective.

Use a Natural Hair Brush

When it comes to grooming your hair, it makes a difference what kind of tools you use. You might think a cheap plastic comb can get the job done as well as an expensive boar hair brush, but the two are worlds apart. Brushes with natural hair bristles are far superior and can help bring out your hair’s natural shine as they evenly distribute the oils produced by your scalp. It’s worth investing in a good quality hair brush if you want shiny, lustrous hair, but be sure to choose one that is suited to your hair type and texture. There is a wide variety of hair brushes available for every hair type, from fine, thin hair to thick and extremely curly hair.

Try these tips out and follow them consistently to restore your hair to its former health and shine. Soon you will notice it growing stronger and healthier, with an enviable bounce and luster.