Post By: Style Aroma Therapy | Wed, 09 Oct, 2019
As we are getting closer to the wedding season 2019, here is a lookbook to grabbing eyeballs and look as stunning as Cinderella would for her big day. Every bride wants to look the best on her special day, not to mention the pressures that come along with it. It can all get pretty confusing at times. To easy you up from all that hassle, we have listed down the to do’s, hair care regime that will come to your aid this wedding season.
First things first. Hair plays a major role in enhancing your entire bridal look. So it's important that you take care of your hair at least a month prior to your forever after.
Pre Wedding Hair Care Tips
Address Hair and Scalp Problems: Whether you have hair fall, dry ageing, and itchy scalp or flaking and dandruff, remember to address the root cause of your hair and scalp problems and get appropriate treatment option right away. You may also consult a dermatologist/physician who can advise you in these matters and help address underlying problems – for example, hair fall could be the result of flaky scalp or stress.
Nourish & Condition: Conditioning is very important for the health of the hair and goes a long way in ensuring healthy, frizz-free and lustrous hair on your D-Day. Once a week, treat your hair with the goodness of protective protein conditioning deep hydration hair mask to nourish the roots and hair ends, and to give your hair a smooth silky texture. Use products that contain argan oil, and moisturizing agents that can bring back the lost luster.
Hydrate: Make sure your hair gets adequate dose water - about eight cups of water per day to help strengthen your hair, adds moisture, elasticity and rejuvenate your hair naturally
Say No to Chemicals: Many common shampoos use sulfates, parabens and SLS in their formulas, these are extremely harsh on your hair. So choose a shampoo that works for your hair and scalp type, sulfate-free, SLS-free possibly natural for gentle cleansing that won’t strip hair of its natural oils. Also, avoid styling products that are loaded with chemicals to keep your hair healthy.
Avoid Heat Treatments: The consistent pressure to be looking your best can frequently succumb you to the use of styling tools such as hair dryers, hot rollers, flat irons or curling tongs which are not good for your locks, so try to ease off in the weeks leading up to your wedding. Heat styling can leave your hair frazzled, dry, damaged. If needed, use a heat protecting serum prior to such usage. Always towel dry your hair after shampooing.
Oil Therapy: Since ancient times, hair care oils have been highly revered in all cultures for their incredible effect. Hot oil treatments are useful for helping to stimulate blood flow, as well as hair growth. They provide many benefits to help deal with common hair care and intensely moisturizes hair strands, prevents damaged hair and breakage, helps to prevent hair loss. Also, the treatment is very relaxing.
Eat healthy: Our hair is essentially made of a protein called keratin. As it’s the building block of our hair, it’s important to consume enough high-quality protein for healthy hair growth and strength. When you don’t get enough, your hair can become brittle, weak, or dry. So eat foods that are rich in protein. Vitamin B is also a key ingredient for healthy hair. B vitamins boost hair elasticity and strong growth. If your hair is unusually dry, you may benefit from additional essential fatty acids (EFAs) in your diet. They help balance sebum production in the body. You can find it in chia seeds, flax seeds, hemp seeds.
Don’t Take Stress: Weddings can be stressful. A lot of brides tend to be anxious with a lead up unto their big day which causes irreversible damage to the hair. So just breathe and opt for some physical activity such as walking, jogging etc to get your mind off things. Also, you may want to try meditation and yoga to calm your nerves.
Prevent Hair Damages: As exhilarating it can be to do all that wedding shopping, continuous trips to parlor etc, it can really become the cause for your hair damage due to all the pollution, heat, dust. So be sure to take precautions such as using UV protection serums before you head out.
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