A woman's hair looks its best at 29
A bad hair day is the worst possible start to the day, no matter what you do it just won’t go as you like. But, don’t worry because when you reach 29 that is when your hair looks its best.
Researchers polled 2,000 women in a detailed study of hair habits and found that once a female reaches her late twenties, she has more disposable income to spend on hair care and has ditched the experimental phase of her teens.
The study, commissioned to coincide with the launch of Kérastase Densifique, a new luxury haircare treatment, found that a third of women said they only realised what hair style suited them when they were approaching their thirties.
And 45 per cent admitted that they spent much of their twenties damaging their hair through styling and heat damage.
The research found that one in ten women regret three of the hairstyles they have sported in their lives with the 1980s being declared as the worst decade for hair.
More than half of women experimented with a perm, one in three crimped it while 36 per cent said they straighten their hair on a regular basis.
40 per cent of women have gone through the phase where they refuse to cut their hair as they are trying to grow it. Other experiments the average women has tried includes cutting her hair herself, ironing her hair and even sleeping with hair in plaits or rollers to achieve a curly effect.
Kérastase Ambassador Luke Hersheson of Hersheson’s said: “Most women will be able to relate to these findings.
“As we enter our late teens and twenties, most women have yet to find their signature style. They are happy to try different colours, experiment with different lengths and use various tools like tongs, rollers and hair straighteners to achieve a certain look.
“Certain hairstyles come and go in fashion like any other trend and it’s only natural that women try and replicate the latest look. Having said that, constantly changing styles and hair colour can take its toll and as we age our hair density and condition can be affected.
“As women move in to their thirties and beyond they tend to invest more in their hair and look after it using the right treatments. Most of them reach the age where they want their hair to look healthy, full of body and thicker, rather than opting for the trendiest hair which has come straight off the catwalk.’’
The research also found 51 per cent of women admitted to experimenting with their hair a lot when they were younger with more than half adopting styles such as a sleek bob, a shaggy perm and a sleek and straight look. More than a quarter also sported the layered ‘Rachel’ cut made famous by the Friends’ character in the late nineties. A brave 36 per cent even pulled off a pixie crop in their younger years.