7 Myths about Hair You Shouldn't Believe ...

Alison Nov 14, 2014

It's surprising how many myths about hair we believe. Or maybe it isn't, when you consider how important our hair is to us. We're willing to believe and try pretty much anything in the pursuit of lovely locks. But some of these ideas simply won't work and could even damage our hair. Here are some of the myths about hair that you shouldn't believe …

1. Changing Your Shampoo

Changing Your Shampoo One of the myths about hair is that your hair 'gets used' to the same brand, so you need to change the brand you use regularly. You don't. If a shampoo works for you, you can keep using it. Otherwise you'll end up with lots of shampoo bottles you don't like and never finish.

2. Daily Washing

Daily Washing Only wash your hair every day if it really needs it. You could actually make your hair greasier through overly frequent washing. So you'll then get stuck in a cycle of washing it every day. Another common problem through excessive washing is that you do the opposite and strip the natural oils out of your hair. Stick to washing it every couple of days.

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3. Going Grey

Going Grey We've all heard the stories about people who experience a great shock and go grey overnight. But there doesn't seem to be any real evidence of that. The time when you start to go grey is largely down to genetic factors - look at your parents and how old they were when they started to go grey for an idea of when you're likely to follow.

4. Trimming

Trimming If you're trying to grow your hair, you may be tempted to have more frequent cuts to 'make your hair grow faster'. This doesn't happen. Hair grows at the rate it grows and you can't speed that up. Regular trims will remove split ends and avoid the need to have lots more chopped off because of damaged hair. But it won't speed up the rate at which your hair grows and turn you into Rapunzel.

5. Wet Hair

Wet Hair Have you heard the old tales that you shouldn't go out with wet hair as you'll catch cold? Don't worry if you're running late and have to leave the house when your hair isn't quite dry - you won't catch cold because of it. You'll only catch a cold through transmission of germs.

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6. Lots of Lather

Lots of Lather Shampoo manufacturers often advise that you shampoo twice. Well, of course they would - you'll use the bottle up twice as fast and have to buy more! A single lather is quite sufficient to clean your hair, and you don't need to lather endlessly. Just use one application, and make sure that you have rinsed all the shampoo out of your hair.

7. Cold Water Rinse

Cold Water Rinse Brrr! A cold water rinse will certainly wake you up in the morning, but it won't do anything for your hair. It won't smooth your cuticles and make your hair shinier. You'll need conditioner for that, so condition after shampooing with a wash-out or leave-in conditioner, and spare yourself the cold-water treatment.

We all want our hair to look great, but that won't be achieved by believing stories like needing to brush your hair 100 times before bed (though hopefully that one's fallen out of fashion). What is the silliest idea you've heard about hair?

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The one with the cold and with the cold water aren't true- the cold water smooths your hair so it appears a bit shinier and you can catch a cold because your scalp skin is wet and your immunity falls if the cold gets under the skin cells

Cold water helps lay your cuticle flat so that actually is true. It also does add shine. Wash your hair in cold water only & you will notice a difference.

I've heard that braiding ur hair makes it grow faster lol

omg! i always thought that the wet hair thing would give u a cold. thanks for this :)

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Another bogus article... Like wow lol.

Cold water is also good making ur hair shiny and soft and for preventing dandruff!

@maribel it is true braiding hair makes it grow faster. I was born and raise in Pacific Islander and it's what we do and known for to get our hair longer. You can barely see an island girl with short hair. I do it tomy hair every night before I sleep

I wash my hair every night

I have very frizzy curly hair and cold water DOES help, esp if you take hot showers. Just like the cool setting on the hair dryer locks in shape and shine, cold water rinse smooths and sets the hair. We use cold water to close our pores too.

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