8 Styling Mistakes That Are Making You Lose Your Hair

 8 Styling Mistakes That Are Making You Lose Your Hair



Everybody sheds. In fact, most people lose around 50-100 hairs per day, so it's normal to lose a few strands while you're in the shower, brushing your hair, or styling your locks. That said, your hair shouldn't be coming out in handfuls; if it is, talk to your doctor, since you might have an iron deficiency, hypothyroidism, polycystic ovary syndrome, lupus, or alopecia. A receding hairline or widening part could also be caused by stress, post-pregnancy hormone shifts, or genetics.

But there's another factor you might not have considered: your styling habits. Yes, that's right: Something you're doing in an attempt to make your hair look better could actually be making it much, much worse. Below, Danielle Allyson, stylist at Butterfly Studio Salon in New York, shares 8 surprising styling mistakes to avoid.

Heat styling your hair without any protection

Curling or straightening your hair without first applying a protective product is a surefire way to dry out the cuticle of your hair and end up with fried, thinning locks. To give your hair a break, always use a heat protectant spray or serum (try TRESemmé Thermal Creations Heat Tamer Spray), and don't heat-style your hair more than twice a week.

Brushing your hair too often

Excessive combing or brushing strains your scalp, which can cause breakage and hair loss, so Allyson recommends brushing only once in the morning and once at night.

"Unless you have extremely tangled hair, there's no need to brush more often," she says. If you do consistently struggle with tangled hair, try gently combing with conditioner in the shower or use a detangling spray (such as Oribe Run-Through Detangling Primer) on damp hair afterward.