Your hair frames your pretty face and it is important to keep it looking shiny, healthy, and sexy. With the changes of season comes damage it bring to your hair. From being frizzy over the winter to being sun-bleached during summer, your hair takes a lot of stress from the extremes. Combine it with a hectic lifestyle, unhealthy habits, UV rays, and pollutants – your hair will definitely scream if it can do so. How do you keep it vibrant and healthy amidst all of these?

Secrets to a Sexy, Shiny and Healthy Hair

1.  Love Natural

Go for natural shampoos and conditioners that won’t strip away nutrients and vital oils from your hair. Avoid anything that contains cancer-causing paraben.

2.  Shampoo Every Other Day

It can feel icky, but shampooing your hair everyday makes it limp, lifeless, and brittle. You can dry your hair and scalp with too much washing. You may use a dry shampoo instead if you want your hair smelling clean.

3.  Use UV protection

Who says that only your eyes and skin needs protection from the harsh heat of the sun? Try to find products with UV protecting elements, specially if you have colored or highlighted hair.

4.  Deep Condition

Once a week, you may pamper your hair with deep conditioning treatments that you can buy cheap in your local drugstore. If your hair is super dry, you may use a hair mask, instead of conditioning your hair daily.

5.  Moisturize

When using conditioner, apply more to your hair roots which is prone to dryness. After swimming in a pool filled with chlorine, use a clarifying shampoo to wash your hair thoroughly and seal it with a moisturizing conditioner. Chlorine can dry your hair real fast so wash your hair as soon as you get out of the pool.

6.  Use Styling Products Properly

Don’t blow dry too close to your scalp and don’t keep the nozzle in one place. The last thing you want is to fry your hair. If you are using heated stylers like your flat iron, always put on a heat-protectant spray to avoid damaging your hair with the intense heat. All those anti-frizz serum helps prevent frizz, making your hair shine more, but NEVER apply it before heat-styling.

7.  Massage Your Scalp

Stimulate hair growth and shiny hair by massaging your scalp or using natural boar bristles to comb your hair. If you have a curly hair, make sure that your locks are lubed well.

8.  Care from Within

Eat healthy foods and keep yourself hydrated. When you are healthy from the inside, your body will manifest it on the outside. ( Take a look at these top 10 food for healthy hair ) Having a dry hair can mean you’re not drinking enough water each day, or you are eating the wrong type of food.

When keeping your hair super lustrous can mean an expensive salon trip, doing these eight steps can help you minimize cost and keep your hair healthy for the long run. Love Your Mane!