Hair Care Myths

I’m sure you’ve heard tons of different things about your hair, like brushing your hair 100 times a day is healthy, or stress will make your hair fall out, but which ones are true and which are false? I’m sure a lot of you would like to know. I’ve gone through and picked out a couple of common hair care myths that people are told and found the truth about them. You may be surprised by these hair care myths.

Does brushing your hair 100 times a day keep your hair healthy? Actually, no it doesn’t. Brushing your hair 100 times a day can actually cause breakage in your hair, but brushing around 20 times is healthy. It brings natural oils down from your scalp to the ends of the hair where they are more in need because the ends of your hair are dry. Remember to be gentle when brushing your hair or it may lead to breakage.

Does stress make your hair fall out? Yes, it does! A healthy scalp needs blood flow and being stressed reduces the needed blood flow, causing your roots to be damaged, leading to hair falling out. If you are in need of tips to get rid of stress check out eliminate stress.

Does shampooing everyday lead to healthy hair? Nope, and actually you should only use shampoo every other day. Only people with extremely oily hair need to use shampoo. Using shampoo everyday gets rid of oils that your hair needs to stay healthy. Every other day, instead of shampooing, just rinse and use conditioner. This should make your hair healthier.

Do swimming pools turn your hair green? Yes they do, but only if your hair is a light color. One of my friends told me one day that her hair was turning green. I was so confused, but chlorine can give lighter colored hair a green tint. You can prevent this by putting conditioner in your hair before you take a swim. Conditioner helps protect your hair from the chemicals in chlorine.

Are eggs, mayo, and olive oils good conditioners? They aren’t the best. While they won’t do any damage to your hair, there are other products out there that are made especially for your hair that will be more beneficial to use. Egg and mayo oils are too big to get inside of your hair and do any benefits. Just stick with store bought conditioners.

Is coloring your hair while pregnant bad? Yes, they are. It is especially not recommended to dye your hair while you are pregnant. The chemicals of the dye can get into your system if you use it. You can, however, put in highlights, because the chemicals to not actually touch your body.

Does cold water make your hair shinier? Yup. Cold water closes the hair cuticle allowing it to reflect the light better, making it appear shinier. If you want to do this you must sacrifice warm showers. I think cold showers feel better anyway, and you get used to them after a while.

Is dandruff contagious? It’s not. It’s just a dry scalp that people get from cold weather, or too much heat. It’s not a virus, so you can’t catch it.

Does standing on your head make your hair grow faster? As weird as that sounds, it actually does because you get more blood flow to your scalp. There are better ways of making your hair grow, like a massage. Besides it may get pretty uncomfortable to be standing on your head for a long period of time.

Does cutting or shaving off your hair make it grow faster? It does not. It just appears like it does because the hair is all at the same length, and it grows back together. So, if you plan on cutting your hair because you think it will grow back faster, then sorry. I just burst your bubble.

Does plucking your gray hairs cause more to grow? Nope, plucking your hair just makes you lose hair. If you keep plucking your hair you will eventually just destroy the follicles.

The next few myths are extremely weird. I’ve actually never heard of them before, but I found them when I was going through the others and just had to include them. It’s weird to think some people believe in some of these.

If you cut your hair during a full moon will it grow back faster? Some astrology people think that this will happen, when in reality it will not.

If you cut your hair on Friday the 13th will someone in your family die? Nope, this is just another superstition, like black cats, and breaking a mirror. Plenty of people get their hair cut on Friday the 13th.

If you dye your hair red will it result in more sex? Actually this one is true. It has been proven in studies that redheads have more sex than any other color. Weird, huh?

Does putting vodka on your hair in the sun lighten the color? Just drink it! If you put it on your hair you are just wasting it.