Your hair requires as much TLC as your skin...sometimes even more.
Environmental factors, poor diet and even a bad lifestyle can take a toll on your hair making it more prone to break and fall as you age. So, it is important to take care of your hair to ensure you never have a bad hair day. Dr Pradeep Sethi and Dr Arika Bansal, MBBS, MD (AIIMS, New Delhi), ISHRS (USA), Professor Hair Transplantation/Dermatology, Co-founder Eugenix Hair Sciences, share certain things you must include in your anti-ageing hair care routine:
Avoid these bad habits
⁃ Smoking
⁃ Alcohol
⁃ Eating excessive fried and junk foods
⁃ Drugs
⁃ Excessive stress conditions
⁃ Deprivation of food, as in crash-dieting
⁃ Irregular food habits
⁃ Inadequate sleep
⁃ Tight hairstyles, as pulling to make buns or ponytails
⁃ Excessive use of chemical agents, as in colouring and bleaching
⁃ Excessive heat, as in straighteners
Do this instead:
⁃ Eat healthy foods at regular timings
⁃ Have a high protein diet
⁃ Adequate and sound sleep
⁃ Include multivitamins including Biotin
⁃ Exercise regularly
⁃ De-stress by meditation/Yoga
⁃ Avoid harsh oiling and massaging of the scalp
Steps for your anti-ageing regimen
Naturally occurring oils such as argan and coconut add shine and strength to the hair due to a high concentration of fatty acids. If not through your diet, try consulting an expert to include health supplements such as Vitamin C, Keratin, Biotin and Vitamin E for longer, stronger hair. Iron and protein supplements also help improve the quality and strength of your hair.