- Hello. Welcome back to the Adore Beauty YouTube Channel.
Today we're gonna be discussing
how to achieve healthy hair.
Quick backstory, my hair type is thick, it's frizzy.
My background is Indian, and growing up,
I decided that I would bleach it, box dye it,
put pink tips to it, and the result was just...
It was bad. It was really bad.
It finally took my mom trying to run
a paddle brush through my hair and it broke
for me to realise that, okay,
I should probably take a step back,
just really work on my hair health.
Fast forward six years, and I can very confidently
and comfortably say that my hair
is in really good condition.
Wait, I'm gonna take my earrings off for this.
Please, somehow edit this in slow-mo, like...
(uplifting music)
Anyway, we're gonna go over my tips to get good hair.
So, tip number one is get frequent cuts.
I know it sounds counter-intuitive
if you're trying to grow your hair and keep it healthy,
but cutting your hair every eight to 10 weeks
is really, really important,
because everything we does damages our hair,
like from going out, to applying heat to it,
putting styling products.
It's pretty hard to avoid having damaged hair,
unless you literally never colour it,
or have done anything to it, or used any heat.
So, making sure that you're getting
those split ends chopped off
ensures that the hair follicle isn't gonna split
further up the strand,
and it gives it the opportunity to be healthy
and to actually grow past a certain point.
And whilst you're at the hairdresser's getting it cut,
let's just move on to tip number two,
which is getting smarter about your conditioner and shampoo
and what you're putting in your hair.
So, I feel like this is pretty common knowledge,
but I would recommend avoiding
conditioners and shampoos with sulphates in it,
mainly because sulphates have chemicals
that are gonna dry out the hair, cause further damage.
And honestly, if you have a sensitive scalp or eczema,
it's just gonna create even more irritation,
which is not what we want.
So it's best that you talk to your hairdresser
and invest in a shampoo and conditioner
that isn't drugstore, that costs a little bit of money,
but in the end is gonna elongate your colour,
just gonna help the health of your hair.
I personally love using the Virtue Recovery range.
I've tried everything from their smoothing range,
to their intense treatment masks,
and my hair has never felt softer or smoother.
Having good quality hair care is really gonna change
the aftercare of your hair.
So you can't really expect your hair to be healthy
if you're not gonna be giving it the love and care
that it deserves.
And whilst we're talking about shampoo and conditioners,
let's just address something,
let's just get this out of the way.
Let's talk about how many times
you should be washing your hair,
because I swear there are still people
who wash their hair every day.
And if you do, and I'm looking at you,
you should not be washing your hair every day.
That came across way more serious than it needed to,
and a little too aggressive I feel.
But let me tell you why.
Over-washing leads to over-drying and oiliness.
I know they're polar opposites,
they're two things opposite ends of the spectrum.
But when you over-wash your hair,
you're essentially stripping the natural oil
out of the hair follicle.
What that's gonna do, it's gonna push your oil glands
to go into overdrive to create more oil,
because you've stripped it all out of your hair.
So the end result is you end up with dry hair, it's damaged,
but then also oily at the same time,
because it's working in overdrive.
It's gonna be tricky at first for sure
if your hair is used to you washing it every day,
you'll probably find that it does get quite oily.
That is where dry shampoo comes in.
That is your best friend.
But if you push through it
and if you push past the three or four weeks mark,
trust me, your oil cycle and your scalp cycle,
and all of that will regulate,
and your hair will do its thing,
and you'll be able to actually
only wash your hair twice a week.
And it's just gonna be really good
for the health of your hair.
We're gonna move on to tip number four? Five.
This is my favourite tip, because I swear to you,
I say this at least once a week
to whoever will listen to me,
invest in a heat protectant and then use it.
Spray that on your hair, because you have to think about it.
You can't just do like a couple of spritzes here. No.
You've gotta do the underneath layers,
you've gotta do the behind.
You want to coat every single strand
evenly with heat protectant, because let me tell you why.
The way heat protectant works
is that the silicone in the heat protectant
creates a barrier between the hair and the heat
that you're putting onto your hair.
So essentially it's protecting it from damage.
Now, it's not gonna protect it 100%.
It's still gonna be better than applying heat to your hair
and using styling tools without heat protectant.
I literally go through one heat protectant bottle a month
and I'm not mad about it.
We're gonna move on to another tip,
which is gonna help with your hair and your skin,
and that is to get yourself a silk pillowcase
and to start sleeping on it.
Silk will help retain the moisture in the hair,
reduce the friction.
It decreases frizz, it helps longevity of hairstyles,
it helps keep your curls intact.
Literally, silk can do no wrong.
Okay, now we're gonna move on.
I think we're up to tip number seven,
and that is to not neglect your scalp,
because your scalp has a rich microbiome of bacteria
that's both good and bad.
And unfortunately, when we use too many styling products,
there becomes a bit of a buildup,
which is why scalp treatments have actually
risen to popularity in the last couple of years.
For me, what I like to do,
is I like to use a scalp treatment once a week.
Virtue have a really, really good one
that is really gentle and helps
get rid of all of that debris and buildup on the scalp.
If you are also not sure how to massage your hair,
you can invest in a scalp massager.
It is gonna be good for people who do have thin hair,
because it does really help promote that circulation,
and it is gonna allow for your hair products
to absorb better.
And now for the lost wisdom I can impart to you,
my last tip, it's to eat a protein-rich diet,
because as we all know, what we put inside our mouth
also affects our skin and hair.
So it definitely does affect more than just our body.
If we don't have enough protein in our diet,
then our body will ration the amount of protein
that it's sending to various parts of our body,
which means, unfortunately,
our hair probably won't get any,
because hair is essentially dead,
and then you're left with dry and brittle hair.
So if you are finding that your hair
isn't necessarily where you want it to be,
I would definitely try to incorporate
more protein-rich foods into your diet.
So you want to specifically look for foods
that are high in vitamin A, C, E, iron, omega, fatty acids.
Basically think eggs, berries, lean fish,
lean meats, nuts, seeds, avocado.
All that's gonna be so, so good
for your hair and for your skin,
just to make sure that your hair
is getting all the protein that it needs,
so it can just shine all the time.
Your hair is still gonna be healthy
and it's gonna be loving you.
It's gonna be loving you for it.
Okay, and that's it.
That is my quick tips on how to keep your hair healthy,
fresh, bouncy, shiny.
Basically just to achieve the hair of your dreams.
Rome wasn't built in a day,
and obviously achieving healthy hair
isn't gonna happen overnight.
But if you continue to put these into practise,
and if you implement some of the suggestions
that I've made throughout this video
into your hair care routine,
I can guarantee that in a year from today,
your hair will look and feel,
and be completely different to what it is now.
I hope you guys enjoyed this video, and I would love to hear
if you have any further hair tips,
suggestions of what you've done
to transform your hair around in the comments below.
I will see you in the next video,
and I hope you guys have a beautiful day.
Bye.