How to recognize damaged hair?

Often dry, brittle and difficult to style, damaged hair requires special care to regain its good health. It is important to identify the first signs to prevent hair damage and repair damaged hair in time.

Recognizing damaged hair

Often, it is easy to tell if your hair is dry and damaged by looking at its appearance. Here are the main signs to identify weak and brittle hair:

• Split ends: Split ends are one of the main characteristics of damaged hair. Split ends can appear on both short and long hair. When a hair fiber is weakened, it splits into two and forms a Y shape, creating a split end. Or, an air bubble (a white dot) may form at the ends or higher up on the hair shaft. To identify split ends , you need to carefully observe the ends under light.

• Rough texture: Damaged hair can be recognized by its rough, coarse texture. Simply take a strand and run your finger over it to see how dry your hair is. Healthy hair often feels smooth to the touch, while damaged hair feels rough. Visually, damaged hair looks like straw and appears dehydrated.

• Lack of shine: Very often dry and damaged hair lacks shine. Healthy hair reflects light, while dry or damaged hair is dull and lacks shine. The dull appearance of dry and damaged hair is mainly caused by the alteration of the hair cuticle. The scales of a hair fiber are spread apart instead of being flattened.

Why does hair get damaged?

Whatever their nature, hair becomes fragile and damaged over time. However, certain factors can damage hair more quickly and alter its keratin. This insoluble protein makes up 95% of hair, it helps to sheath and protect the hair fiber from external aggressions. Here are the 5 main causes of fragile hair:

• Using aggressive hair products: some hair products contain chemical ingredients that are harmful to the hair. In the long term, these products can damage the hair fiber and promote breakage. It is therefore necessary to choose natural and gentle products, adapted to the nature of your hair .

• Overbrushing: Brushing your hair excessively can damage the hair cuticle and cause breakage. Brushing too aggressively and too frequently can therefore lead to dry and damaged hair. Hair requires gentle brushing to stay supple and healthy.

• Frequent use of heating appliances: the heat emitted by hair straighteners, curling irons and hair dryers significantly damages the structure of the hair. Used regularly, these products dehydrate and damage the structure of the hair fiber, to the point of breaking it.

• Wind, sun and pollution : environmental factors also affect hair. Hair is regularly exposed to wind and pollution, which can weaken it and dull its shine. The heat of the sun is also harmful because it damages the scales of the hair shaft, which then loses keratin.

• A diet poor in nutrients: Hair needs nutrients to grow healthily and stay healthy. It is therefore essential to eat a balanced diet, focusing on fruits and vegetables, proteins and whole grains. In addition, it is recommended to drink at least 1.5L of water per day to maintain hair hydration.

How to pamper damaged hair?

It is important to establish good habits at the first signs of damaged hair to regain beautiful, radiant hair. Here are 4 tips to save dry, rough and brittle hair:

• Do natural care: there is no secret to having beautiful hair, you have to take care of it regularly. Natural care is preferable because it is respectful of the hair. It nourishes and moisturizes the hair in depth to restore its strength and shine. Vegetable oils (castor oil, coconut oil, avocado oil) are particularly recommended to restore vitality and vigor to damaged hair. They are used in an oil bath to be left on for several hours to sufficiently coat the hair fiber.

• Protect your hair from external aggressions: there are a few good habits to adopt to protect your hair on a daily basis. First of all, it is not recommended to wash your hair too often because this can attack and damage it. Shampooing every two to three days is enough. Also, before using heating appliances, it is recommended to protect your hair with a heat-protective spray to protect the hair scales. When exposed to the sun, it is recommended to put a scarf on your hair to protect it from the heat. In addition, it is advisable to choose a satin pillowcase to prevent your hair from rubbing against the pillow at night. Finally, it is best to braid or gently tie your hair with a satin scrunchie to sleep.

• Trimming damaged ends: It is important to visit the hairdresser every three to four months to trim the ends of dry and damaged hair. Indeed, split ends at the ends can rise up the length of the hair. Trimming a few centimeters allows you to regain healthy and fuller lengths because damaged ends tend to be thinner.

• Take a course of food supplements: to give your hair a second wind, food supplements can be a great help. These products contain vitamins and minerals essential for maintaining normal hair. They have the virtue of strengthening the hair shaft, stimulating hair growth and preventing hair loss.

Hair gummies, a solution to strengthen hair

To strengthen the hair fiber and give a boost to damaged hair, Délicure offers hair gummies . It is a fun, delicious and pleasant food supplement to consume. This product is also beneficial for nails and skin.

Délicure hair gummies are vegan, sugar-free candies made in France with essential vitamins and nutrients for beautiful hair. With a delicious wild berry flavor, this product allows you to regain dream hair while enjoying yourself! Simply crunch two hair gummies a day and observe the results after a two or three month treatment.

This dietary supplement first of all contains B vitamins. These are the vitamins that soften dry hair and revitalize the hair fiber. Vitamin B8 , also called biotin, contributes particularly to the synthesis of keratin. It thus helps to regenerate and strengthen the structure of damaged hair.

That's not all, hair gummies also contain trace elements. Zinc and selenium help maintain normal hair and restore strength to weakened hair.

Finally, this food supplement is composed of vitamin A. The latter helps stimulate blood circulation in the scalp, which strengthens the hair fiber and promotes healthy hair growth.

This treatment of hair gummies must obviously be combined with a balanced diet and regular hair care.