Simple Hair Care Regime For Men

By Madhu Babu

Even though hair care is predominantly a female domain, most men take extra care and groom their hair to make it look healthy and good. Even though men tend to keep their hair short and trimmed most of the times, it still require some grooming and nourishing to keep its shine, colour, thickness and volume for a long time. Simply shampooing regularly is not quite enough to have a healthy and shiny hair for men.

Hair care requires constant attention and regular care cycle to keep it on track. You need to condition a shampooed hair in various ways to keep it lush and shiny till the next wash. Oiling hair regularly is another means to keep it strong and maintain good volume. Massaging warm oil onto scalp helps in rejuvenating the hair roots and faster growth of hair. Massaging also helps in better blood circulation on the scalp resulting in stronger hair growth.

Hair is differentiated by their types namely, oily, dry and normal. You have to choose your shampoo, type of oil, conditioner and hair care regime depending on what type of hair category you fall into. Dry hair type require shampoo and conditioner rich in moisturising elements such as jojoba, aloe vera etc. whereas a person with oily hair has to make sure to wash more regularly and nourish hair with products made for oily type of hair only.

Following are popular hair care tips for men:

Regular Wash

Regular Wash

Regardless of type of hair, you have to have regular hair wash with shampoo chosen particularly for your type of hair. If it is hard to determine the shampoo you can always consult a dermatologist for expert recommendation.

Shampoo

Shampoo

Upon choosing and finalising the shampoo, it is important not to change it or switch between shampoo brands too often or too late. Each shampoo needs some time to show results. When the results on your hair stagnate, its time to choose different brand of shampoo suited for your hair type.

Oiling

Oiling

Oiling hair regularly is an important part of hair care. Oiling has multiple benefits that help in healthy growth of hair. Choose to oil your hair with a warm oil and light massage. Leave it to condition overnight or give it a minimum of 3 hours to work on your hair.

Conditioning

Conditioning

Conditioning your hair helps in maintaining a healthy texture and shine in your hair. There are various natural conditioners such as aloe vera extract, tree tea oil, jojoba oil etc. Commercially produced conditioners too are highly effective in giving you a soft and shiny hair till your next shampoo.

Drying

Drying

There are different methods to dry hair after shampoo wash. Sometimes it is important to leave your hair to dry with the applied conditioner wrapped under a towel. Blow drying is another popular method where care needs to be taken to avoid over drying or burning of hair.

Groom & Size

Groom & Size

Post shower and shampoo, your hair has to be groomed and smoothened out to reduce hair fall. Do not groom your hair for too long or in random direction too swiftly. This results in greater hair fall. Be gentle and handle your hair with care. Apply post shower conditioner to protect your hair.

Dye With Care

Dye With Care

For many men, greying of hair is a sign of ageing and hence they panic and lose confidence with arrival of grey or white hair. As much as possible choose to go for a herbal or organic hair colouring. Choose natural hair colouring without chemicals like ammonia. Ask for opinion by expert for a hair dye that suits your hair type.

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