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Girls
have learned about hair from their mothers and grandmothers
down through the ages. Fashion India has investigated
some of these passed down bits of wisdom to separate
the useful information from mythology. The following
are tidbits that require some thinking before they
are blindly believed.
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Myth :
A woman should brush her hair one hundred strokes
everyday to keep it healthy and shiny.
Fact : Useful in its day. This
was a useful practice in the time when there were
not good conditioning agents for hair. The brushing
served to distribute the natural oils throughout
the length of the hair serving as a natural conditioner.
Now that most of us have hair that is color treated
or permanent waved, this is not recommended because
excessive brushing can break the hair or wear away
the cuticle layer causing the ends to split.
Myth : Vinegar should be used
as an after shampoo rinse for shine. This again
was Useful in its day.
Fact : The acidity of both of these products helped to
remove soap residue from the hair after washing.
They left the hair shiny and squeaky-clean.
However, modern, detergent based, shampoo leaves
no soap scum on the hair and, again, with the popularity
of hair color and permanent waves, the use of a
rinse with this amount of acidity is not recommended.
Myth : Train your hair
by continually combing it in the same style.
Fact : Most hair experts will agree
on the fact that research has found hair to be untrainable.
New hair, growing in, is going to go it's own direction
unless you use styling products, blow dryer, curling
iron or other styling technique to redirect it.
Once you shampoo the "set" out, you start again.
Myth : Going out in chilly
weather with wet hair can make you sick. According
to doctors, this is a Myth.
Fact
: Colds and other viral illnesses are common
occurrences and there is no evidence that anything
other than exposure to a sick person is the cause.
Myth : Shaving your legs
will cause heavier, darker hair growth. Total Myth.
Fact : Shaving will not make
hair grow thicker or darker. We have a certain number
of hairs growing on our bodies and this does not
change by shaving. Change of color sometimes may
occur, but is a natural process whether the hair
has been shaved or not.
Myth : Cutting hair will make it grow faster. Again Myth.
Fact : The rate of growth,
at the root, remains the same. Trimming the ends
from the hair will help it to grow longer, but only
because when split ends are allowed to remain, they
will continue to split up higher, causing the hair
to break off, thus shortening the hair.
While it is always wise to learn from our mothers
and grandmothers, it is important take the time
to ascertain whether this wisdom is something that
has outlived its usefulness or is a myth that has
been passed down through the ages.
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