Keep your hair healthy and glossy with these tips
As you get older your hair will start to change so it’s important to use the right hair products and styling tips to maintain healthy looking hair.
Silvikrin Style Director Michael Douglas shares his top tips and tricks to help our hair stay looking younger for longer…
What makes hair age and how can you avoid it?
There are seven signs of hair ageing: graying, dryness, susceptibility to damage, split ends, thinning, lack of volume and lack of shine. Hair begins to age and show these signs as, naturally, the body starts to slow down and prioritise what’s important, meaning your hair and skin unfortunately suffers. Furthermore, hair grays as it stops producing melanin, the colour pigment which gives the hair its tones. In turn, it loses its shine as grey hair does not reflect the light in the same way that coloured hair can.
Thinning can be one of the more worrying signs of ageing as each strand becomes smaller in diameter, making you feel as if you have less hair, which consequently makes it more vulnerable to damage, prone to split ends and lacking in volume. One way to counteract this is by using the new Silvikrin Anti-Ageing Thickening Lotion which features innovative technology to give noticeable volume without the feeling of stickiness. For best results, spray onto damp hair and work into your style to give each strand form and structure.
What is the best anti-ageing haircut to ask for?
A haircut is all about suiting an individual and depends on a variety of factors including eye, nose and head shape as well as your hair line and hair type. It is therefore a common misconception that hair should be cropped and chopped as you get older as your cut really has little to do with age. Short hair can actually make oval and round face shapes look plumper and therefore ages you more. Never be scared to keep hair long as this can help frame the face and also act as a cover up for any wrinkles you want to hide! Your hairstyle is about looking good for your age, not looking young for your age.
When is the best time to invest in anti-ageing products?
Everyone ages differently and at different rates with some of us going grey very young and others not at all! I would recommend investing in anti-ageing products as early as your mid-thirties or simply as soon as you begin to notice a change in your hair.
Is it OK to go grey?
The onset of grayness is mainly genetic so there is little we can do to prevent those sneaky greys. The taboo of going grey should depend on your age and whether it suits you though.
If you’re unhappy about going grey, I would recommend using colour to disguise this. Colouring the hair can do wonderful things and completely transform your look. Make sure to choose a colour that suits your skin tone as this will make a big difference to the outcome, and make sure to stick with colours that are similar to your natural hair colour – that’s the colour that’s supposed to be most suited to us after all!
If your hair goes grey later on in life, in your fifties or sixties, it will look more natural so don’t be afraid to go for it if it suits you! But remember, if your hair is graying it is likely to be suffering from the other signs of ageing so be sure to take good care of it
What are your top tips for caring for ageing hair?
Spend time treating your hair once a week with a moisturising hair mask to help hair feel soft and also create added shine to mask roughness and dryness in the hair.
What can I do to help style lifeless hair?
As hair gets older it tends to lose its elasticity and can be much harder to style. When you style hair, you stretch the hair around a brush or styling tool, but if there is limited elasticity, the hair won’t be able to stretch as easily making styles harder to achieve. Styling products really help overcome this problem. I suggest working an egg sized amount of mousse into the lengths of damp hair to add volume and also help keep your style in place.
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