Haircare Tips TL;DR Edition

What do you do when you need help repairing something? Research or call an expert.

Such is my mindset when teaching people about haircare. Turn off, unplug, reboot, repeat. So, if you have bad hair days that would make even a Vulcan smirk go ahead and forget that you've been shampooing your own hair for years and give my tips and tricks a try. 

1. Shampoo your scalp and condition your ends. Your scalp produces it's own natural oils (which don't travel down the hair shaft to the ends). Common sense says? Clean what's "dirty" and moisturize what's dry. Keeping conditioner off the scalp will prevent dandruff-like flakes for many people!
2. Salts are bad for your cholesterol AND hair. Stay away from box color and fashion colors like Splat! and Manic Panic they are extremely high in metallic salts which devastate hair over time and become extremely difficult to remove when the fun is done.  Likewise shampoo in sulfates strip color out of your hair as well as moisture leaving hair dull, dry and brittle over time.
3. It's a Trap! Just because hot showers feel great doesn't mean they are great for your hair. Always rinse your hair with as cool a temperature water as you can stand. This helps prevent rapid color loss, and frizz. 
4. No Glove, No Love. Always use a heat protectant when using a blow dryer or thermal styling tools to prevent "baking" your hair. Over usage of heat is one of the top 3 leading causes of damaged hair. (Refer to the Extended Release for a temp. guide)
5. Split ends are Zombies! And what do we do with zombies? That right! Cut off their heads! There is NO cure for split ends and they will continue to damage the hair shaft like a microscopic zombie slowly making it's way to your brains via hair strand. So keep up with your trims or you may look like the walking dead before you know it!

That's it for this version. If you'd like a bit more in-depth information feel free to check out the Extended Release or if you have specific questions don't hesitate to ask in the comment section below!