Top 10 Tips to Repair Frizzy & Damaged Dry Hair | Dry Hair Care Guide 2022

It's not easy to get rid of dry hair for good! So to get your hair shiny and healthy again, follow the tips of our pro and say goodbye to your damaged hair.

It can tend to be dry whether the hair is natural or tinted. The lack of sebaceous gland secretion may be the cause of this condition. The cuticle dries out and deteriorates when it is deprived of natural defense. The hair gets dull and unruly, the scalp becomes dry, and the hair fiber becomes rough from the inside out. The hair's lengths and ends deteriorate and dry out over time. Therefore, it's crucial to look after them.

1. Choose the right products

First of all, it is recommended to use a treatment shampoo for dry or very dry hair, rich in essential fatty acids and micro-nutrients, perfect for restoring the lipidic barrier and restoring suppleness, softness, manageability, and shine to hair. What you need to know is that anti-dandruff and volumizing shampoos - often formulated for hair with a tendency to be oily - will tend to dry out the hair fiber. Furthermore, never use a moisturizing cream that is not adapted to the hair so as not to make it greasy. Some creams are specifically designed to nourish without weighing down the hair.

2. Pamper your hair

Follow this little ritual. Opt for a treatment shampoo specially formulated for dry hair. Then, once or twice a week, alternating with a leave-in moisturizer, apply a mask to the lengths and ends, then wrap a warm towel around your hair to accelerate the penetration of the active ingredients into the hair fiber. Leave on for a good five minutes, then rinse thoroughly.

3. Space out your shampoos

Washing your hair every two or three days is perfectly sufficient, especially when it's dry. Washing your hair every day can tend to make it greasy by accelerating the formation of sebum.

4. Rinse with cold water

It is recommended to rinse your hair with cold water to give it shine and close the scales. In addition, rinsing shampoo and conditioner thoroughly is also essential for healthy, shiny hair.

5. Cut the ends regularly

Short hair is often shinier because it is "younger" than hair that has been growing for six months or a year, for example. In this sense, cutting them allows you to eliminate split ends and damaged ends that tend to dull the hair and therefore the whole hair.

6. Be careful when drying

When drying, it is imperative not to stick the tip of the hair dryer on the hair itself. The hair dryer must be positioned in the direction of the hair scales to close them and keep their shine. To finish, a blast of cold air is used to set and add body. Regarding the straightening iron, today most of them are equipped with ceramic plates for the respect of the hair and some are even ionic in order to keep all its hydration.

7. Be careful with coloring

As long as these techniques, such as coloring, bleaching, highlights or balayage, are carried out by professionals, the products used are designed to respect the hair and enhance it, so there is no danger. Depending on the hair growth, do not hesitate to redo your color every three to four weeks. As for balayage, it all depends on the desired result (root effect, veils...).

8. Adopt the right gestures on a daily basis

To strengthen the hair fiber, there are now month-long treatments that are best done before the change of season (winter and summer). As for nutrition, there is no real miracle food, but note that a healthy and balanced diet will always reflect positively on your hair. Finally, for optimal effectiveness, it is very important to apply your masks strand by strand, avoiding the roots and kneading the hair well, and to rinse well, finishing with a jet of cold water.

9. Use an appropriate brush

For brushing, the ideal tool is the ceramic thermal brush, which will respect the hair fiber. And for everyday use, it is better to use a detangling brush with spikes or boar bristles for fine hair, for example.

10. Protect your hair from the sun

You should think about sun cream to protect your skin, but you should not neglect your hair! They too need special attention to counter the aggressions of the sea, salt, wind and sun, which tend to dry out the hair until it looks like straw. Specific sun care products (e.g.: Multi-functions) to be sprayed all over the hair, protect the hair from these aggressions and can even be used as a repairing treatment on towel-dried hair before drying.