How often should I get a haircut?

Haircuts are an essential part of caring for and maintaining the health of your hair. However, not everyone knows how often they should get their hair cut to keep it healthy and beautiful?

What are the benefits of regular haircuts?

There are many reasons why you should cut your hair regularly, such as damaged hair, hair growing over time, or personal preferences.

Over time, hair will grow long and can make us feel uncomfortable, such as bangs that are too long will block our vision so we need to cut our hair to be more comfortable.

How often you should get a haircut depends on many factors about your hair.

In many cases, hair becomes dry and damaged over time due to lack of proper care, leading to changes in hair structure and split ends. Regular haircuts will help remove damaged and split ends, thereby reducing hair loss and making hair shinier and more bouncy.

Even if you want to grow your hair long, you should still get regular haircuts because it will help remove damaged hair and stimulate hair growth after each cut.

How often should I get a haircut?

On average, hair grows about 0.5 to 1.7 cm per month or about 6 to 20 cm per year. However, the speed of hair growth depends on many different factors, including age, gender and health... In fact, young people tend to have faster hair growth than older people.

In addition, the time needed to cut hair varies depending on the length and quality of hair.

Short hair

For short hair, to maintain a structured and voluminous hairstyle, it is recommended to get a haircut every 4 to 6 weeks.

Shoulder length hair

For medium length hair, a trim every two months is enough to eliminate split ends and restore volume to the hairstyle.

Long hair

Even if you want to grow your hair out, regular trims are essential to stimulate hair growth and remove damaged hair. Typically, a trim should be done every 3 months.

Each hairstyle has a different length of time to trim and cut.

Thin hair

Thin hair tends to break and become damaged more easily, so it is recommended to get a haircut more often, every 4 to 8 weeks. On the other hand, regular trims and new ends will help your hair look healthier and fuller.

Curly hair

Ideally, curly and wavy hair should be trimmed every 3 months to help keep hair strong and easy to detangle.

Dyed hair and chemically treated hair

Hair that has been chemically treated will need to be trimmed more frequently to keep it healthy. Trims should be done every 6 weeks with a maximum of 12 weeks between trims.

Tips to keep your hair healthy and beautiful

Besides regular haircuts, keeping your hair healthy and beautiful also requires careful care.

Choosing the right shampoo is important because if you choose the wrong type, it can cause serious damage to your hair. You need to consider your hair type (dry, oily or normal) and what your goals are (anti-breakage, hair growth or damage repair).

In addition, you should also avoid shampoos with strong detergents because they will affect your hair and scalp.

Do not wash your hair too many times a week. About 3 times a week is a reasonable interval. Do not wash your hair with water that is too cold or too hot as it will affect the structure of your hair.

In addition, we should supplement some nutrients such as protein, zinc, omega 3 to help hair healthy and beautiful from the inside.

Thanh Ngoc (synthesis)

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