Haircare Tips With Madison Reed*

25 January 2016

Hey guys! So in case you hadn't noticed a while back I dyed my hair pink and it's still in pretty good condition so I kind of feel like I am a pro at knowing hair care. Plus I work at a hair dressers so I'm kind of the whole package when it comes to hair knowledge. Also lets not forget back in my prime when I had super long hair. Basically what I'm saying is I know how to look after hair. 

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-Remember coconut oil is your best friend, especially if your hair is dry. Just put it on the ends an hour before you wash it and then in the shower just scrub at it with shampoo to make sure all the oil is out for lovely hydrated roots. Also if you are unfortunate like me and sometimes get super bad dandruff, put this on your scalp and leave it for an hour before you wash your hair and yeah same procedure. Just make sure you proper scrub.

-Use a tangle teezer when washing your hair. One of the girls I work for told me this, basically if you have thick hair it can be hard to actually shampoo your scalp properly, I definitely didn't used to. it's just so much effort to scrub, but it helps if you use a tangle teazer to work the shampoo in because then you get a proper good scrub.

-Give your hair a break. If you straighten/curl/constantly use heat on your hair remember to leave it sometimes or use heat protecting spray. But you should give your hair a rest, may I suggest if you do really hate your natural hair just doing some French plaits because they always look cute and help keep your hair under control. 
A little side note, this includes let your hair dry naturally. I very rarely ever blow dry my hair (and by that I mean only when I'm at the hair dressers and they insist).

DON'T

-Wash your hair all the time. It strips your hair of it's natural oils and is all round just bad. I only wash my hair once a week, sometimes I leave it a bit over a week (rarely, but sometimes). Try and stretch out the amount of days between washes, your hair may seem terrible but just use some dry shampoo and eventually it will get used to not being washed in that amount of time and gradually you can keep it longer. I can't imagine anything more irritating than having to wash my hair everyday, so treat yourself and just try and make it last that extra day! Dry shampoo is your friend!

-Neglect your hair. If you see a lot of split ends or complain about how damaged it is go get it cut rather than whine, it may be short at first but it will be a whole lot healthier!

-Don't tie your hair back when it's wet. I put this in bold because I never knew this and it stressed me out! Apparently it stretches the hair shaft (no idea what that is) causing it to stretch and break (I do know that this doesn't sound good). I do this all the time with my wet hair and I guess I need to stop!

Hope this post helps! I learnt a few interesting things whilst researching this because I wanted to include actual useful tips, not just things everyone knows. Check out Madison Reed and this fun quiz they have to know what hair colour you should go, I done it and got a nice blonde colour but I'm having too much fun with my pink at the moment to go back to blonde. It's lasting a really long time suprisingly, it fades with every wash (then again I'm not as pink as I was before) but it certainly is lasting well. See you soon! Let me know any of your tips in the comments because honestly I didn't think there was much I didn't know but that wet hair one has changed my life!

11 comments

  1. looking lovely as always:) your hair is in such good condition, great post x
    http://lovefromtasha.blogspot.co.uk/

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  2. This is such a helpful post and while reading i actually had my hair tied back when it was wet, baaaaddd mistake!

    blondelamode.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. I do it all the time and never knew it was a bad thing! Such a hard habit to break as well because it's just so convenient to tie up wet hair!x

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  3. Having curly hair means that I have to take all these tips into consideration as it is so damn DRY! I basically go through coconut oil like nothing else, I only recently started massaging my scalp with a shampoo brush- it's super good though, it feels like a massage and it also really cleans and promoted hair growth!
    Dalal
    Monochrome Daisies

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    1. Oh it's annoying your hair is so hard to manage but at least yours is super pretty! Worth all the coconut oil aha x

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  4. Ooh I've heard lots about coconut oil but never bought any, I shall have to get some! Also I should probably stop washing my hair everyday . . . .
    also fyi your hair looks amazing in that photo, what dye do you use?! x

    ratherstrangeblog.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Jess stop washing your hair everyday immediatley! Also I have no idea, I get it done at my hairdressers and they use a tint, it was really pink at first but is just gradually fading into all these colours!x

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  5. These tips were great and coconut oil is definitely my best friend and saviour! Your hair looks gorgeous by the way! x

    Kate// katerosexo1.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks! It's getting really faded at the moment though, I'm hoping to get it redone soon :)x

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  6. ohh... really loving the hair, as soon as im done with gcses im going to go all out (hair wise)xx

    http://meganjadetaylor.blogspot.co.uk/

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