Has your hair been looking less-than-spectacular lately?

If you’ve been wondering how to add luster, volume, and vitality back into your strands, you’ve come to the right place! Read on as Evalectric shares 10 expert hair tips that will soon leave your mane feeling revived and healthier than ever.

1) Rethink Your Hair-Washing Habits

Let’s start by talking about one of the most important aspects of hair care; washing your hair. After all, you can’t expect your hair to look good if it’s laden with dirt and grease. This is why keeping it clean is so important.

However, many people make the mistake of taking this a little too far. They believe that unless they wash their hair daily or every other day, their locks will suffer. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth. Instead, washing your hair too often will only strip away the protective layer that coats your strands. Dehydration and frizz will become big problems while those with naturally oily hair will notice their mane getting even greasier.

This is where the first of our hair tips comes in…

If you regularly wash your hair without thinking twice about it, it’s time to stop. Instead, on hair-washing day, take a good look at your strands. If they don’t look or feel dirty, leave them be. The next day, repeat the process. You may find that you go from washing your hair daily to washing it just a couple of times a week, and your strands will look much better as a result.

2) Make the Most of Your Conditioner

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A conditioner should be used each and every time you wash your hair. Even if you’ve cut back on how often you wash your hair and are using a gentle shampoo, your hair will still be lacking in natural conditioning agents once it has been shampooed. This is why it’s important to replenish your strands by applying a conditioner. 

Start by picking a conditioner that offers plenty of hydration. The Evalectric Moisturizing Conditioner, which is infused with argan oil, would be a great choice. 

Then, make sure that you’re using it correctly. A conditioner should be applied from the mid-lengths of your hair downward. Your scalp will soon produce more of its own natural oils and, therefore, doesn’t need a conditioner. 

Massage your conditioner into your strands and then give it about five minutes to soak in before rinsing it off. For better distribution, use a wide-toothed comb to spread your conditioner through your hair.

3) Protect Your Strands Before Heat Styling

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If you heat style your hair regularly, then remembering to protect your strands beforehand is one of the most important hair tips to keep in mind. Each time you expose your hair to the high amount of heat emitted by heated styling tools, you’ll be causing some damage. A heat protectant will coat your stands, taking the brunt of that damage itself while still allowing enough heat to pass through for your locks to be effortlessly styled.

With heat protectants available in so many forms, this is an easy product to add to your hair care routine. If your hair is naturally oily, go with a lightweight spray. On the other hand, if your hair tends to be dry, a heat protectant cream would be a good choice. If you’d prefer a product that’s suitable for all hair types, consider a hair serum. The Evalectric Hair Serum contains argan oil, an ingredient that leaves strands feeling safe when faced with heat.

5) Keep Your Strands Safe From Environmental Damage

If you want your hair to look vibrant and lustrous, then it goes without saying that you’ll need to keep the appearance of damage to a minimum. We’ve already shared a few hair tips that will help you to do that, but we haven’t yet discussed environmental damage.

This is something that your hair is susceptible to year-round, although the source of the damage changes with the seasons. The summer months are when you need to be wary of UV damage. This dehydrates the hair, increasing split ends and frizz. It can also cause changes in hair color. Meanwhile, in the winter, the bitter cold and harsh winds will take their toll on your strands. Again, this damage leads to breakages and weakened hairs.

The good news is that there are a few steps that you can take to keep your hair protected. A physical covering, such as a hat or a scarf, will help in both the summer and winter. There are plenty of protective hairstyles that you could opt for too, particularly when the weather is extreme. Braids and buns decrease the surface area of hair that’s exposed to the environment. This means that less damage is experienced.

6) Know How to Dry Your Hair

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Ever wish that you could rock lustrous locks without having to spend so long straightening or curling your strands? That’s what the next of our hair tips will teach you – the right drying technique can have a huge impact on your mane!

It all starts as soon as you step out of the shower. Rather than reaching for a regular towel, buy yourself a microfiber towel. Use this to gently squeeze excess moisture out of sections of your hair, instead of roughly rubbing your strands in an attempt to dry them. Microfiber is extremely absorbent. It’ll allow you to draw away excess moisture in no time.

Then, after applying a hair serum, leave your hair to air dry for a while. Once it’s about 80% dry, turn to your blow dryer to finish the job. Use a blow dryer with a powerful motor, such as the Pro Beauty Dryer from Evalectric. This way, you’ll dry your hair in a much shorter amount of time. Keep your blow dryer pointed downward and brush your strands as you go. By the time they dry, they’ll be looking beautifully sleek!

7) Give Your Scalp Some TLC

If you want your hair to look lustrous, then this means paying some extra attention to your scalp. After all, your hair grows from your scalp. If your scalp is feeling dry, oily, dehydrated, damaged, or anything else, then this will affect the look and feel of your hair. This is why a number of common hair issues, from dandruff and eczema to reduced shine, increased breakages, and thinning, can often be attributed to scalp problems.

So, how do you show your scalp some love?

Start by making sure that you’re using a gentle shampoo – one that cleanses without damaging the natural barrier that coats the scalp. Regularly exfoliating your scalp can help too. Even a simple scalp massage whenever you wash your hair will get your circulation going, which will leave your scalp feeling much healthier.

8) Don’t Expose Your Hair to Hot Water

Want to know more hair tips for keeping your scalp and your hair feeling as healthy as possible? Another important one is to avoid exposing your hair to hot water. This is something that many do when they’re washing their hair, with hot water often feeling much more comfortable than cooler temperatures.

However, hot water dissolves sebum, which is the natural oil produced by your scalp to keep your hair conditioned. Each time hot water touches your strands, your hair will lose some of its precious sebum reserves. This will leave it susceptible to a whole host of problems.

Ideally, when washing your hair, keep the water temperature at lukewarm. This will not only help to keep your hair safe but the skin on your face/body will benefit from it too.

9) Trim Away Damage

Most of our hair tips are all about preventing the appearance of damage and keeping the hair looking healthy. However, what should you do if your hair is already looking pretty damaged? 

This is where a good trim can save the day. Usually, the ends of the hair are the first part of your strands to experience damage. This is due to how the ends tend to be the driest section of each hair. Splits and breakages affect the ends first, which is why trimming them off can immediately refresh your entire look.

This would also be a good opportunity to try something new with your haircut. Your hair will look most lustrous if it is cut in a way that works well with your face structure. Identify your face shape and then do some research into the various hairstyles that could work well for you. A haircut change could be exactly what you need to breathe some new life into your mane.

10) Avoid High-Pressure Hairstyles

Speaking of haircuts…

While shorter cuts can usually be left loose and free, those with longer locks often tie their hair back. There’s nothing wrong with doing this, so long as you aren’t regularly opting for a high-pressure hairstyle.

What is a high-pressure hairstyle?

It’s a hairstyle that places tension at the roots of your hair. Tight high ponytails and buns are the perfect example. This causes the roots to be constantly pulled back. Over time, this will weaken your strands, leaving them more prone to damage.

While there’s nothing wrong with a high-pressure hairstyle every once in a while, avoid making them one of your go-to’s. Instead, find a few hair-friendly styles that you can turn to when you need to quickly sweep your strands off your face. A low and loose braid, for example, will not only keep your strands in place but will also help you to protect your hair from environmental damage.

Expert Hair Tips From Evalectric

Hair care can often feel like a habit, meaning that many people end up unknowingly making regular mistakes that harm, rather than help, their strands. If your hair has been looking lackluster lately, then this could be why.

The good news is that making a few changes could be all that you need to do to turn things around. Start by implementing the hair tips that we’ve shared above and it won’t be long before your hair is looking fuller, glossier, and more vibrant than ever!

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