HOW TO ACHIEVE HEALTHY, SHINY HAIR

Ever found yourself getting frustrated because you keep using hair products but you don’t get the results you were hoping for? It happens to most of us.It is important to not just lust after lustrous hair but its also important to know how to maintain it and keep it healthy all the time

We tapped a handful of hairstylists to share some hacks for closing those cuticles and bouncing the light to the next megawatt level, both immediately and over time. If you’ve ever heard of the term glass skin, you probably get the gist of glass hair, hair that’s so shiny it’s just as reflective as glass. While there is much to appreciate about second-day hair, we all covet that unmistakable, light-catching sheen that indicates your hair is in its prime health.

Blast Your Hair With Cold Water After Washing It

To do it right, we recommend using hot water on your hair when conditioning. “The humidity from the hot water will open up the cuticle and allow the nutrients from the conditioner to soak into the cuticle and nourish hair. Then, blast the hair with cold water as you rinse out the conditioner to close the cuticle, sealing the nutrients in and allowing the hair to reflect light.

Focus on Your Scalp

There has been much more overlap between hair care and skincare in recent years, especially with the newfound focus on the scalp (which is also skin, after all). “Oftentimes, people will try and fix a hair issue with a topical product like hairspray or shine spray, when in fact you need to go deeper to the root of the problem, ingredients that were once reserved for our faces are now being repurposed for our hair. Townsend recommends hyaluronic acid—try Dove Hydration Spa Shampoo & Conditioner, which has hyaluronic serum infused to imbue moisture and shine for 24 hours.

Apply a Clarifying Shampoo or Apple Cider Vinegar Rinse Once a Week

If you are in the quest for glossy locks, you might find yourself piling on a ton of shine enhancers daily. However, product pileup can end up counterintuitively harming your hair goals, all that build-up clogs up the hair follicles and prevents your scalp from producing its natural oils, which are essential to maintaining a shiny mane. “If you think your hair may have build-up to the point that it is dull and not styling properly, try shampooing a couple times with a clarifying shampoo or apple cider vinegar rinse,” advises Rubenstein. This removes all excess product build-up, hard water residue, and pollutants from the hair, sort of like a scalp reset.

Try a Hair Oil Treatment

Well-moisturized hair is naturally shinier—and applying hair oils is the fastest way to boost hydration levels. “Oils close the cuticle to help reflect light,” says Townsend. Just be sure you start with a small amount—according to Townsend, fine hair can quickly start to look oily and even get drier if oil is used too often. A couple of times a week is a good frequency; run the oil through your ends and hit it with a warm blow dryer to set the shine.

Switch to a Silk Pillowcase

It is wise and important to put the term “beauty sleep” into good use, we often opt for the option of trying not to ruin good hair quality by using the wrong pillow cases to support the nourishment of hair. We typically roll out of bed with weird grooves etched across our faces and hair that’s visibly less shiny than it was the night before. Not only are silk pillowcases what you would imagine Disney princesses sleep on, but they also help maintain gloss levels so you wake up looking more like one.

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