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Imagine if you read this in the newspaper:
“The victim was tied up, teased, pinned, tortured with chemicals, cut, burned – and eventually dyed.”
It’s a terrible list of crimes … yet this is the sort of treatment we regularly subject our hair to.
And yet we still expect expect our hair to look great!
It’s the modern day conundrum: although we all want healthy, beautiful hair – really, we do everything guaranteed to NOT keep our hair healthy!
Middle Aged Mama’s Guide to Healthy Hair
So today I’m sharing my personal guide to healthy hair, especially for the Middle Aged Mamas amongst us:
- A Healthy Diet. Your hair is directly affected by what you put in your mouth. Did you know, scientists can tell if you have been taking drugs – and which ones – just by examining a strand of your hair? Eating a diet rich in vitamins and minerals will not only mean YOU are in optimum health, it will also benefit your hair!
- Keep it Trimmed. I’m not going to enter into the debate of whether over 40’s should or shouldn’t have longer hair. Whatever length your hair happens to be, getting it trimmed regularly keeps it tidy and eliminates the split ends that make your hair look dry, flyaway and dull. I find that a great cut is worth every cent – there is nothing like the feeling of having a good hair day, everyday!
- Adapt to Change. One thing I’m learning as I move closer to menopause, is that my skin and hair condition is changing. I’m no longer bothered by the greasies, which is great! But it’s more than that – as greys come through, they change the texture of your hair, making it feel coarser. Make sure you switch to a style and products that suit your hair NOW, not the hair you had ten years ago.
- Look After It. The reality is that we *will* tie up, tease, pin, curl, straighten, colour and generally torture our hair all in the name of beauty. Do your hair a favour and make sure you are using products to protect and look after it, like the ones from Sunsilk Australia.
Do you have any other tips for healthy hair – and which hair crimes have you committed lately?!
I think you nailed the Sunsilk swishing shot. He he…I have a full head of grey hair at 34 that I dye every 6-8 weeks. My hair at the moment is at its sunsilk swishing best and I am anticipating in approx 3 months time all the pregnancy hormones will be undone and it is all going to fall out again… I find NOT washing my hair everyday works a treat and makes it more manageable, though I am lucky in that I don’t have greasy hair, and I try and lay off using the hair straightener too much.
I’m 90% grey, have been for almost ten years. That is ten years of constant dying. When my hair was still black or dark brown I felt the need to dye it every three weeks because I just couldn’t stand the regrowth.
Since lightening it, I can go a full six weeks now but the lightening process itself has taken a nasty toll on my hair. I would love to be super brave and embrace the grey but it would mean dealing with that horrid inbetween stage or almost shaving my head and starting again. I keep thinking about the money I would save but I’m not convinced.
I’ve heard that going lighter is the best thing to do when you are going grey, now I understand why!
The grey is a problem. They appear almost daily now. I used to pull them out but I’d be bald if I did that now. I may have to go blonde Janet!
My two younger sisters hate me, they are both completely grey and have to dye their hair, I only have the odd silver strand so far!
My hair has been well and truly mistreated since I have been travelling around for 6 months. It is in dire need of a style cut and colour. My healthy hair tip is to use different brands of shampoo instead of just sticking to one and to give your hair a treatment every now and again.
LOL we have a photo of our family, taken just after we got back from our 6 month trip – we looked like a bunch of ferals! And has it been 6 months for you already?!! Oh my goodness where does the time go!