Dry hair: how to take care of it?

Dry hair affects many people and can quickly become a daily concern: lack of shine, straw-like texture, brittle ends, etc. To regain hydrated and healthy hair, it is essential to understand the causes of this dryness and adopt a suitable routine.

The causes of dry hair?

Heating devices

It's well known that heating devices such as straighteners, curling irons or hair dryers dry out hair. But why?

Hair naturally contains water. With the heat from these devices, the water evaporates. Result: the hair becomes dry and rough.

It is therefore essential to limit their use and always use a heat protector such as the Cair protective mist before using them.

Harsh hair products

Some ingredients found in hair products are drying and stripping. This is particularly the case with alcohols or sulfates, for example.

Sulfates, commonly used for their cleansing and foaming properties, are nevertheless very aggressive. In addition to removing impurities and excess sebum, they also strip away the natural oils essential for hair hydration. 

Result: hair becomes dry, dull and more fragile.

Alcohols found in many hair products dry out both the hair and scalp while weakening the hair fiber.

Some hair products like styling gels also have a drying effect. Moreover, they tend to leave residues on the scalp and lengths, which, in the long term, can suffocate the hair.

Chemical techniques

Bleaching, relaxing, and perms are all techniques that damage hair.

These chemical techniques have in common that they alter the internal structure of the hair, which has consequences for hair health.

It can then become more porous, more fragile and drier.

It is therefore essential to limit these practices to preserve the health of your hair.

The nature of the hair

You don’t use heating devices and have never applied chemical techniques to your hair, yet it’s dry? This may simply be due to the nature of your hair. To combat this, it is essential to choose moisturizing hair products.

How to take care of my dry hair?

Choosing a suitable hair routine

Dry hair requires special care. It is therefore important to choose natural moisturizing products without chemicals. For this, discover the Cair hair routine.

The Cair moisturizing mask is the solution for dry and porous hair. It is used before shampooing and helps fill cracks using moisturizing agents such as hyaluronic acid and rice water.

It also regenerates the hair fiber thanks to its concentrate of plant-based collagen. Enriched with vitamin B8, it also improves the structure of keratin.

As a complement to the repairing mask, use the fortifying serum. A true detox treatment, it purifies the scalp and strengthens the hair while providing intense hydration thanks to hyaluronic acid. This powerful active ingredient can retain up to 1000 times its weight in water to maintain a high level of hydration even in very dry environments.

Then, continue your routine with the Cair natural shampoo. Free of sulfates and silicones, it removes product residues and impurities that suffocate the hair fiber. In addition, its formula based on hyaluronic acid and active rice water makes it a true hydration bomb.

To finish your routine, make styling easier with the Cair detangling mist. Formulated with 51% active waters of rice, organic grape, raspberry and bamboo, it brings hydration, strength and vitality to your hair. Moreover, this care creates a non-occlusive protective film around the hair fiber to protect your hair from external aggressions, oxidative stress and high temperatures.

Use a boar bristle hairbrush

When you have dry and fragile hair, it is important to choose a suitable brush to avoid further sensitizing the hair fiber.

Boar bristle brushes are perfect for this type of hair thanks to their moisturizing properties.

Composed of keratin, like hair, boar bristles smooth and tighten the cuticles, which strengthens the hair fiber and makes it more resistant to external aggressions. In addition, these brushes help to evenly distribute sebum from roots to ends, which deeply hydrates the hair while spacing out shampoos.

La Bonne Brosse offers three types of boar bristle brushes to suit everyone’s needs:

• The N.01 THE UNIVERSAL hair brush is made of 100% boar bristles. It is suitable for all hair types. However, if you have voluminous or curly hair, we recommend using this brush before bed to preserve your curls.
• The N.02 THE ESSENTIAL detangling brush is equipped with a mix of boar bristles and nylon pins. It offers a revitalizing massage to the scalp, which stimulates blood circulation and hair growth while combining the benefits of boar bristles. This detangling brush is ideal for normal to thick hair.
• The N.03 THE ESSENTIAL SOFTNESS brush is perfect for sensitive scalps. Like the N.02 hairbrush, it has a mix of boar bristles and nylon pins. However, the ends of these pins have small beads that make it softer.

Tips: To avoid damaging your hair when styling, check out our soft velvet scrunchies, perfect for styling any hairstyle.