30 November 2022

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People are in pursuit of healthy lustrous hair. What does a healthy hair look like? The healthy traits of hair are great bounce, resists breakage, shiny and smooth, and detangles easily. Even though genetics play the biggest role in healthy hair, there are other factors damaging our hair quality too. Check out these five tips to keep your mane a head above the rest.




1. Pump up your protein

Hair is primarily made up of protein, deficiencies in nutrients not only affecting your body health but the hair quality too. Inadequate protein intake can result in frizzy, brittle and hair loss. Thus, a well-rounded diet is an important factor for healthy hair and scalp. Good sources of protein include: eggs, beans, fish, low-fat dairy products, nuts and fish.




2. Replenish your hair with omega

Many studies show that omega 3 fatty acid is beneficial for our body health especially heart health, brain function and vision. Do you know that omega 3 fatty acid also play an important role in for our hair? Omega 3 fatty acid helps promote hair growth and produce strong and thick hair. There are some researches showed that omega 3 fatty acid may help in prevent hair fall too. Food that are rich in EPA and DHA are oily fish for instance algae and seaweed as well as deep sea fish such as salmon, tuna and sardines.




3. Know your hair condition

Other than taking nutrients for healthier hair, we should look into the individual needs and daily lifestyle too. There are conflicting opinions about how often to shampoo our hair. Phyto Fairy suggests to determine your hair type and texture and your activity level. For example, people with oily hair may need to wash and shampoo your hair every day, while dry hair need shampoo less frequently.




4. Wash up and brush up

Treat your hair gently when it’s wet, comb your hair gently because it is three times more vulnerable to breakage when your hair is wet. Use a wide comb to brush your hair before and after shower and remember do not rub your wet hair excessively with your towel. Try to avoid very hot or very cold water to wash your hair too.




5. Choose the right shampoo

Shampooing our hair is one of the most important steps in our daily routine. Thus, choosing a right shampoo that fit our hair is the factor affecting our hair quality. Using the wrong shampoo in a long run can cause significant hair damage. Look for the products that are right for our hair type. There are different types of shampoo designed for oily, normal and dry hair, some products are formulated to target the hair problems such as dandruff. Try to avoid shampoo with harsh ingredient such as ammonium lauryl sulfate or sodium lauryl sulfate.



Phyto Fairy introducing PhytoLab Healthy Scalp HOPS Shampoo. This is a sulfate free shampoo and formulated with botanical natural ingredients including Hops extracts, Rosemary Extract and Pelvetia Algae Extact. Clean our hair and helps to soothe the sensitive scalp and hair. This shampoo is suitable for all hair types and scalp.

Lastly, do take note that cost doesn’t necessarily indicate the quality of a product. Choose the right product for your hair!