What Causes Dry Hair & Scalp
The products that we
recommend for dry hair are the
Rebalance Shampoo
and Rebalance Conditioner. These will fix your problem.
The causes of dry hair and scalp are
most often interrelated. Environmental conditions have caused dry hair
through overexposure to the sun and wind and the presence of minerals
and chlorine in water used to wash our hair. Dry hair can also occur
due to the result of swimming or bathing in pools and spas with
chlorinated water, or hair treatments using perm chemicals, peroxide
bleach, color developer, and hair relaxer chemicals. This can lead to
uncontrollably
frizzy hair or damaged hair.
The use of hard water for bathing can
cause dry hair & dry scalp. Are you aware that hard water can trigger
scalp eczema or dandruff, thinning hair, and dry flaky skin? You need
to be careful when you go to a salon and have your hair treated. It
could be possible that hard water is used.
Hard water has hair resistant to perming or coloring and may lead to
hair loss.
The water you use in washing your hair, scalp and skin comes from
ground and surface water. Ground water comes from the well or from
local treatment plant where water is derived from a well’s pumping
water from the ground. The source of ground water is from rain
passing through aquifers, which are layers of minerals. The acidity
(pH below 7) of the rain increases the dissolving effect of minerals.
The dissolved solids are found in the water when pumped above the
ground and used to bathe. Surface water, on the other hand, comes from
the water that is deriving from the surface source. This is water
coming from river or lake. The surface water usually contains lesser
minerals because the water has never been filtered down through the
mineral layers.
Water hardness is determined by the level of calcium that is in the
water either found naturally from the ground or put into the water by
the treatment plant. While calcium is the element that determines
hardness of water, there are many other elements in the water that
affect the texture, volume, shine, control and health of hair. One of
the minerals that effect hair dry and dry scalp is Calcium. Calcium
is the mineral that determines hardness of water. Effects of calcium
on hair are as follows:
1. Calcium
makes the hair feel dry and weighted down. It can cause a perm to
appear relaxed. Calcium that builds up on scalp can cause flaking,
giving the appearance of dandruff.
2.
Calcium can choke the hair at the mouth of the follicle causing the
hair to break off. This enables the coating of the scalp resulting to
blocking further new
hair growth.
This results in loss of hair and lack of hair growth that occur in all
races including African Americans and can result in
black hair loss by the
nature of the breakage at the root of the hair during styling.
A
great way to get rid of dry hair and scalp is to condition the hair.
Add natural oils to your hair like avocado, coconut,
jojoba or olive
oil to your hair. These oils are great conditioning regimen to use
before shampooing the hair. You may also use naturals like apple cider
vinegar to get rid of dandruff and dry scalp. Most importantly, rinse
your hair well and use the proper hair treatment for your hair to
avoid having to experience dry hair and dry scalp.
The
products that we recommend for dry hair are the
Rebalance Shampoo
and Rebalance Conditioner. These will fix your problem.
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