Healthy Hair Growth Tips // SIMPLE HACKS you NEED to know #hairgrowthhacks #healthyhairtips

Okay. Today I'm going to share five simple tips that are going to help you grow your hair longer, healthier. So if you want long hair or you just want healthy hair in general, these tips are going to be for you and they're easy. And I brought you to a place called Coyote wall in Washington. It's super cool because it's very different from the other hikes I've taken you on. So yeah, wait till you see this. I'm really excited to share it, but for now let's dive into some tips. Okay. Can you see this little waterfall like right back here? It's way back there, but it's super cool. And that's part of why I love this particular hike. I don't know about you, but it makes me feel a little bit like I'm in Ireland, which I've never been to Ireland. So if you're from Ireland, tell me if I'm completely wrong. But when I envision Ireland, these hills and this kind of rocky formations in the waterfalls, that's how I envision it. Okay. Well, anyway tip number one is considering your type of color. So if you're currently doing highlights right now, for instance, and you're doing a lot of highlights to create a lot of dimension in your hair, or maybe your hair is darker and you're trying to give it the illusion of being a little bit lighter without going completely blonde. So you do a lot of highlights. Consider doing less highlights. I know sounds simple, right? But consider something more like balayage or something where you're utilizing less overall color, but you're still creating a lot of dimension. In many cases, you can still create very similar illusions to what you're trying to create, which is an overall lighter feel. But because you're actually coloring or lifting color from less of your hair, it's going to be a little bit less damaging, but more importantly, even better, it's also going to grow up better. One of the great things about balayage technique, it looks more natural and typically it grows out better because it looks more natural. You're not going to see that hard line of demarcation quite as dramatically as you're going to see with a lot of highlights. So you'll still be able to get very similar feeling to what you're getting out of doing a lot of highlights, but you'll be left with something that's more natural and grows out better and it's just simply less damaging. So there's that. That is tip number one. I'm going to get back to exploring this land and showing you some cool places and yeah, we'll get on to the next tip. You see what I'm talking about? I feel like no matter where I go, there's a ridiculous view. Any place I look is silly. Like look at this cool rock formation in the back and then you've got the river. I mean, come on. Okay. Sorry. I can get just lost talking about the views here. No exaggeration. You know me. Anyway, that view, did you finish it? Doesn't suck. None of these views suck. You're going to see that in a second. Okay. So tip number two is still piggybacking on the topic of color. And that is pay attention to what kind of color you're using. Unless you are trying to cover a lot of gray. And when I say a lot of gray, I don't mean 20%. I mean, think over 50%, 65, 70% of your hair is gray. If you're trying to cover that or you're trying to lift your natural color up more than a couple levels. So let's say from a medium Brown to a really blonde or from a dark black to a medium Brown, right? If you're not doing one of those things, then try not to use permanent hair color, stick to semi-permanent or even demi-permanent. If you need a little bit of lift in the color. The reason for that is because semi-permanent especially is far less damaging than permanent color. There's no need to put permanent color on your hair just because you want to color your hair. It's just going to add extra damage for no benefit whatsoever. In all actuality, a lot of the semi-permanent colors or demi-permanent colors actually can give your hair a lot of shine and really be beautiful. They use a lower volume of developer and that means that it's going to be easier on your hair. So yes, think about what type of color you're using, especially if you're doing color on your own hair at home. Pay attention when you go to the store to pick your color that you're not just grabbing a permanent color because in your mind you think, Oh, this is going to last longer. So yeah, try semi-permanent or demi-permanent. Come on now. Really? Oh my gosh. Wait until you guys see the next view. It's ridiculous. Oh, and by the way, on my very last tip of this video, I'm going to share a little secret with you that if I'm honest, most stylists aren't going to tell you. So yeah, you don't want to make sure you stick around cause you don't want to miss that one. But, oh, wait for this. You know, I figured you probably didn't get enough of a view of the river on the last one because there's that rock formation. So yeah, yeah, yeah. You see what I'm saying? No matter where I go, it's ridiculous. Okay. Anyway, tip number three is also about color, but also incorporating cut. Pay attention to your lifestyle when you're picking your cut and your color. Now it sounds a little odd, so let me explain what I mean by that. What I'm saying is if you have a job or a lifestyle that requires you to use a line of heat to style your hair very specifically because it always needs to look super polished or you're always pulling your hair back in a ponytail and using bands and things that cause a lot of friction, pay attention to what you have to do to it and choose your color and your cut accordingly. If you're doing something where you've got to add a lot of heat to your hair on a day to day basis to get it right for work, then maybe pay attention to trying to do a color that isn't quite as damaging to your hair so you have a little bit of leeway there. If you're doing a lot of heat damage and then you're also doing a lot of high intensity color damage, well then you can be running into a problem. But if you can minimize one of those, then you're moving towards getting healthier hair. Cutting goes the same way. If you're in a scenario where you have to have a different color hair, maybe in your mind you feel much better, much more confident, and it functions better for your day to day or your work when your hair is much brighter and you know that you're going to have to continue doing a stronger hair color, then maybe consider doing a style, a cutting style that requires a little bit less maintenance. That way, again, you're kind of balancing those two to create the least amount of damage overall. Okay. Does that make sense? Yeah, I hope it makes sense. See what I'm talking about? How cool is that? Two waterfalls. Boom, boom. I feel like the double rainbow guy. Do you remember him? Yeah, no, I'm not going to do that. But if that doesn't make you feel like you're in the movie Braveheart, also, I don't know if you realize this, but this is the first time in any of my videos where I've taken you to a separate viewpoint for every single tip. And that's legitimately because there are so many things here that I want to show you that I don't have enough tips for all the views. Literally. I could film like five video here. I'll probably end up coming back. Okay. But anyway, tip number four is all about friction. Understanding where you're creating friction on your hair is a really big deal. You have to think about where friction is happening because friction is tearing down your disulfide bonds and ultimately weakening your hair and potentially making it break. For instance, if you're wearing a purse strap over your shoulder and your hair is getting caught under that, that's going to add friction and eventually that can end up breaking your hair. Or if you're sitting in a car and your hair is at a certain length where it's rubbing against between your shoulder blades, that can add friction. Or if you're sitting in the couch a long time, or if you're sitting at your chair at your office or nowadays your home office, all of those things, wherever your hair is rubbing up against something can cause friction and all of those friction points can create damage. One other thing you want to think about is if you're pulling your hair back a lot, if you're doing that a lot and you're putting in a rubber band, that too can add friction and that as well will eventually cause damage. I see a lot of times clients in the salon will come in and their hair has got breakage in certain areas. And for many of them, they're thinking that breakage is being caused by the flat iron or the color they're doing or the drying techniques that they're using. And to be completely honest, yes, that is part of it. But a lot of times when I talk to them and ask them how they're doing their hair on a day-to-day basis, they show me that they're pulling it up 90% of the time. And guess what? Right where that rubber band meets that hair, that's where it's snapping off. So it's a bunch of little things that end up adding up. So pay attention to where you're adding friction. And if you want to try to get your hair longer, try to minimize that friction, move your hair out of the way. Just be cognizant of where that friction is happening. Man, that doesn't suck. And yes, I wanted to save this for the fifth tip, this view, because yeah, because look at how expansive that is. I wish I could actually show you kind of more of a panoramic view of what this looks like, but I legitimately can see the river all the way down this way. Here, here, I'll show you. Isn't that ridiculous? That's actually right down there is where we just were too. So yeah, we came from down there and now we're up here coming from the bottom. Now we're on the top. Is that how that goes? No, that's a, wow. Sorry for that. Okay. As I told you, I was going to share something that if I'm honest, the vast majority of stylists will not tell you. If you're trying to get your hair longer, a lot of people will say, look, you've got to cut it to get it longer. You need to come in for a trim every six weeks, every eight weeks. Here's what I tell clients. And this is what I truly believe. You don't need to go in to get your haircut every six weeks. And here's why. If you go in too often to get the ends trimmed, because you've been told that that's, what's going to help your hair grow, or that's the only way to make them healthy. If you think about it, if your hair is growing a quarter to a half an inch a month, and then you go in every four to six weeks and you get a trim and then they take off a quarter to a half an inch, how long do you think it's going to take you to get your hair a lot longer? It's gonna take a really long time if it ever gets there. So I tell clients, Hey, look, go as long as you possibly can, but pay attention to your ends. If your ends are starting to look really broken, they're feeling very dry. You feel like it's been a long time and you just haven't gotten an extra length, then go in and get them trimmed so that they can be strong again. And you can start that process over, but try to give your hair time to grow. Now there are certain times or certain lengths where you're going to be likely to need trims more often. And it gets back to what I was talking about with the friction points. For instance, when you have a bob shape or shorter, the probability is good that it's going to grow out pretty well because there's nothing really adding a lot of friction right there, unless you're pulling your hair into a really tight ponytail. There is going to be a point where your hair is breaking on your shoulders. And because of the shape of your back, that is going to put pressure. When you sit back against a chair, it's going to have pressure against that. And that's where you're going to see that friction point. So during that time, while your hair is still trying to get past that until it gets into the small of your back where your back curves in, well, once your hair gets about that length, it's going to have a little bit less friction against chairs and stuff because it's sitting at the small of your back. You might find that you can go a little bit longer in between cuts at that point because you're not seeing that stress that's causing that friction and that potential damage at the ends. Point being is always listen to your stylist. Pay attention to what they're telling you. If they're telling you that your particular hair texture needs to be trimmed more often than that's fantastic, right? Pay attention to what they're saying, but also be mindful of if your hair is not getting longer. Make sense? Okay. Now what I need you to do is watch one of these two videos right there, mainly because you're going to learn some stuff and also because it supports the channel and I appreciate the support. Otherwise on that note, I'm going to go back to enjoying this view, which as we all know, it doesn't suck and I'll see you in the next video. Bye guys.