Which Hair Tales are True? | yohana
Women and their hair have a deep history—just think of Cleopatra's signature banged bob or Marie Antoinette's towering wigs. Accordingly, mane myths have been circulating just as long. But which hair stories are just hype? We tapped stylist, Jason Townsend of Essensuals London to set the record straight.
We've all been told that if you pluck one gray hair, two will grow back. According to Townsend, it's time this old wives tale was put to bed. "Plucking out one gray will not produce two," says the savvy stylist. However, the downside of plucking your pretty little head is, "it will come back, and when its short, it will stick up and you will notice it more and so will everyone else." Eek! All we can say is thank God for hair dye.
Now who's heard the one that getting frequent trims makes your hair grow longer? Not so! "Growing your hair makes it longer, not cutting it," says Townsend. Then again, "If you don't care for you hair, it will dry out and then you will really need to have it cut!" Moral of the story: go in for a trim when your ends get damaged, but otherwise steer clear of the scissors for longer locks.
Lastly, we tackle the tale that sleeping with your hair in a bun or ponytail causes breakage. Turns out, "the tighter the style, the worse it is on your hair, and it will break it off." If you have to get your strands out of your face, Townsend recommends hitting the hay in a soft hair band.
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We've all been told that if you pluck one gray hair, two will grow back. According to Townsend, it's time this old wives tale was put to bed. "Plucking out one gray will not produce two," says the savvy stylist. However, the downside of plucking your pretty little head is, "it will come back, and when its short, it will stick up and you will notice it more and so will everyone else." Eek! All we can say is thank God for hair dye.
Now who's heard the one that getting frequent trims makes your hair grow longer? Not so! "Growing your hair makes it longer, not cutting it," says Townsend. Then again, "If you don't care for you hair, it will dry out and then you will really need to have it cut!" Moral of the story: go in for a trim when your ends get damaged, but otherwise steer clear of the scissors for longer locks.
Lastly, we tackle the tale that sleeping with your hair in a bun or ponytail causes breakage. Turns out, "the tighter the style, the worse it is on your hair, and it will break it off." If you have to get your strands out of your face, Townsend recommends hitting the hay in a soft hair band.
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