Hair styling is a huge business.  People get their hair done for special events.  They curl it, wash it, color it, put it up, wear it down, brush it, bleach it, your hair is constantly being styled in some way.

Reducing The Amount of Styling Can Prevent Hair Loss

But is your hair style leading to your hair loss?

You may be doing more harm than good.  Here are eight beauty habits that we should eliminate or at least reduce to prevent continued hair loss.

1. Bleaching –  When you bleach your hair you are essentially putting chemicals on your hair and scalp to removes your natural pigment and changing the structure of your hair.  This is very harmful and actually makes your hair more susceptible to damage.

With every bleach treatment, you are altering the strength of your hair, making it weaker.  If you add blow drying and styling on top of bleaching, which is normally what one does, you can cause further damage, such as breakage and split ends.

2. Perms – A perm is a chemical straightening or a chemical curling of your hair.  It uses these chemicals to change your hair structure.

Like bleaching, it weakens your hair, leaving it dull and damaged over time which will make your hair look brittle and dry.

3. Highlights and coloring –  While not as harmful as bleach, they still change the inner structure of the hair, causing a lackluster look and dryness and breakage.

4. Flat, curling iron and blow-drying – The heat is not good for your hair, it leads to permanent damage when done on a daily basis.

5. Ponytails and braids - cause hair to break, especially when pulled tightly.  If you wear your hair up this way every day, permanent hair damage can occur.  Additionally, braiding or putting your hair in a ponytail when it’s wet can cause damage sooner because wet hair is more fragile.

6. Over-brushing – this can lead to split ends and breakage.  Additionally, the kind of brush you use can cause more tangles causing additional hair breakage.

7. Over-shampooing – shampooing is supposed to be used to cleanse the scalp and remove oil buildup on your hair, however, this may not be needed every day and can actually remove your hair’s natural moisture that helps your hair look healthy, making your hair dry.

8. Extensions and weaves - Extensions and weaves are similar to ponytails and braids, which leave hair broken and brittle. This damage may be even greater, as it may be at the roots, causing more problems.

So keep your hair loose, towel dry it, go natural.  All of these things can help prevent continued hair loss.  In keeping your hair strong and healthy, you will prevent hair breakage.