5 Tips to Make Your Hair Healthy Even During Perspiring Workouts
Many times, some women have opted out of an exercise class for the sake of their hair. It's quite tough to get a schedule down, where to exercise as frequently as they'd love to, and maintain their chosen hair care and styling regimen.
Are you in the same situation? The good news is that you can do both-do your regular exercise and still achieve that healthy hair despite all the sweat.
There are few key steps you need to take, though, before every workout and one after, depending on how intense your workout is. These will guarantee you great-looking hair and a consistently healthy scalp.
You may find these five tips below familiar. Or perhaps, you've already been incorporating them into your weekly routine. However, it won't hurt if you revisit these tips and find out if you're doing them right. Read on!
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Braids can make the hair sweat-proof and leave it looking pulled together even following a vigorous exercise.
1. Limit Washing Your Hair with Shampoo
According to a Davie, Florida-based Maggie Rose Salon texture hairstylist Joann Gruny, excessive hair-washing can remove the natural oils. Thus, you might want to limit the number of days each you actually wash your hair, especially with shampoo.
If you're working out regularly, you should deal with your sweaty strands "on a case-to-case basis," added Gruny. More so, the frequency of your hair-washing relies on the oil levels produced from sweat, which, according to experts, varies according to person.
2. Consider Having a New Look
Is your hair looking sweaty and worn out every after a workout? Consider having a new look to make it suitable for your active lifestyle.
Braids can make your hair sweat-proof and leave it looking pulled together, even following a vigorous exercise.
3. Wear a Sweatband
Sweatbands are designed with absorbent material such as terrycloth. However, what's described as a "bulky fashion faux pas" for quite some time now has paved the way to sleeker editions that can, at a stretch, be as a fashion accessory.
The most obvious advantage of wearing a sweatband is the ability to absorb sweat before it drips down into the eyes and neck from the forehead.
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4. Maintain Healthy Scalp
If during your workout, sweat is minimal, shampooing every three to four days is fine. However, for those with naturally curly hair, following an extensive workout, a pre-treatment or ACV rinse is highly recommended before cleansing the scalp.
5. Use the Right Product for Your Hair's Nourishment
When done washing your hair or in need of a product to get you through after a workout, what you apply to your hair is crucial.
Certainly, looking for the most effective for your hairstyle and texture is a process. Experts recommend that you use a "leave-in conditioner," especially if you are fixing naturally straight hair, as it will not compromise the body of your hair.
According to New York City-based celebrity hairstylist Brian Badie, "Leave-in conditioners for me are based on a great result" of both hair styling and maintenance. They provide moisture to the hair, which is important to make it healthy.
And for exercise enthusiasts, when it comes to refreshing the hair, especially the curly one, Gruny recommends applying oil, specifically coconut oil, which the hair fiber can absorb because of its high concentration of lipids and minerals that function to shield and keep the hair well-hydrated.
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Nov 12, 2020 07:00 AM EST
