10 Holistic Hair Care Practices for Happier, Healthier Strands

Sometimes when it comes to hair, it can be tempting to stay on the surface level. We want our hair to look its best, but over indulging in heat treatments, harsh chemical styling agents, and other practices we hope will help us have better hair days can leave strands stressed out and looking limp, frizzy, and dull.

There’s a better way: holistic hair care. By taking care of your whole body, you’ll be making sure your hair gets what it needs to thrive, the natural way. Here’s everything you need to know about getting started with this new approach.

Use a Daily Wellness Serum

When it comes to having a more holistic approach to hair care, this daily hair growth serum might just be your hair’s new bff. Packed with bioactive, hair healthy ingredients, it provides all the micronutrients your hair needs, creating a supportive environment for growth.

Reduce Your Anxiety

Chronic stress can do serious damage to your strands. Keep it to a minimum with daily stress reducing practices like neighborhood walks, gratitude journaling, or meditation that will prevent cortisol spikes that cause increased hair shed.

Avoid High Stress Hairstyles

High ponies, tight buns, and top of the head pigtails look cute, but save them for special occasions. High stress hairstyles like these cause breakage and strand stress that will set your hair wellness goals back.

Get Your Heart Pumping

Getting your blood flowing for the physician recommended daily sixty minutes a day is great for your whole body—including your hair! Exercise increases blood flow to your scalp, delivering fresh oxygen and a steady support of nutrients that help follicles stay healthy. 

Switch Up Your Wash Day

Some of the drug store staples we rely on to keep strands clean do more harm than good. Switch it up with a growth supporting shampoo and conditioner kit that repairs and supports strands as it gently cleanses, leaving your follicles and scalp supported and nourished.

…And Don’t Over Cleanse!

Even the best wash day product (like our recommended duo!) can be over used! Over washing hair can leave your scalp dry and stressed. If you have a daily wash habit, try using a dry shampoo to skip a day here and there to avoid over cleansing.

Eat a Hair Healthy Diet

Well nourished hair is healthy hair, so make sure your diet is supporting your holistic hair wellness goals. A daily dose of healthy fats, whole grains, and plenty of fruits and veggies (pro tip: try eating the rainbow) will set you up for success. 

Minimize Your Heat Exposure 

Constant exposure to heat treatments, blow drying, and other sources of elevated temperature will leave your strands brittle and strained. Try to keep heat treatments for special occasions, and when you do break out the hot tools invest in a set with temperature gauges to avoid damage. 

Stay Away From Harsh Chemicals 

Just like heat, the harsh chemicals found in hair dyes, chemical relaxers, perms, and other hair treatments can cause physical damage to your strands that leave them limp, fragile, and brittle. Avoid these chemicals where you can, and when possible seek natural alternatives.

Don’t Skip the Trims 

Last but not least, for your healthiest hair yet, don’t skip your regular hair cutting appointment! Regularly trimming strands helps minimize split ends and reduce breakage, keeping strands strong and looking their best.

These ten steps might seem simple, but if you follow this regime you’ll be setting yourself up for your healthiest, happiest strands yet. Nourish your body, listen to your instincts, and enjoy a more holistic overall wellness that will leave you looking (and feeling!) great, from your hair down to your toes.

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