Frustrated with persistent re-appearance of frizzy, dull hair? Irrespective of all your efforts with shampoo, conditioner, weekly hair mask, hair oil, etc. the frizzy, dull hair is back. It is the pollution and heat (including your own hairdryer and hair styling products) that convert your beautiful mane and locks into a bunch and strands of dry, frizzy hair. Heat, even in summer, makes hair weak and brittle. Humidity and sweat rob your hair of all lustre and shine. Your crowning glory turns into a clumpy mess. This is where the role of hair serums comes in. Using a hair serum on a regular basis gets you back that bliss of touching your silky, shiny locks. Hair serums reduce frizz, increase shine, improve detangling and thermally protect hair from damage. Hair serums offer protection from heat, especially when you blow-dry or flat-iron your locks. They should be an essential in your hairstyling kit.
What is Hair Serum?
Hair serums are silicone-based hair styling products. They impart hydration, smoothness, protection against humidity, and pollution as well as add shine through a coating formed on the surface of your hair. Hair serum is not to be confused with hair oil at all. It functions both as a pre-styling as well as a finishing product. It is perfectly suited for use on wash-days, in between washes, as an on-the-go touch-up and on stylist-free days. Oils nourish the scalp while serums work on the surface. Hair serums prevent cuticular damage by helping replenish lost lipids.
Benefits of Hair Serums
The primary benefit of hair serums is the protection of hair from environmental pollution and aggressors. It is also a heat barrier. The use of hair serums on a regular basis controls frizz and maintains curls as well as hair straightness. It also adds shine to your hair, smoothens it, detangles it, and repairs damage.
When and How to Use Hair Serums?
To maximise the benefits of hair serums, apply it evenly on freshly washed, damp hair, especially on the frizzy, dry, entangle-prone strands. The serum settles down to form a layer of protection on your hair. Use hair serums on days you wash your hair, on days you go for styling your hair, and on other special days. Daily use is not recommended but if your hair is extremely unmanageable, a serum with coconut oil in it may be used every day.
Apply hair serum starting from the end of your hair and work through to the middle. Avoid application to the root and scalp. Remember it is not hair oil and serum on the root and scalp that will end up making your hair appear oily and greasy. Dab the serum in at the ends – that’s where your hair needs to look the shiniest.
Being silicone-based, hair serums are thicker in consistency. Do not start rubbing it as soon as you take it onto your palms. Instead, allow the serum a few seconds on your palm and watch it soften and liquify in order to allow it to glide smoothly all over your hair. For thin hair, all you need is a pea-sized amount of serum and a bit more if your hair is thicker or drier. Be careful of any over-application.
Choosing the Best Hair Serum
The best hair serum for you will depend on your hair type and the main concern with your hair. It is meant to complement your locks.
- Dry and frizzy hair needs intense hydration provided by serums containing rosewood, castor, and marula.
- Split ends call for ingredients like keratin and other hair proteins that work on breakage-prone hair.
- Hair damaged by heat and pollution is treated by serums containing lavender and jojoba oil.
- Dry hair is attended to by cream-based serums, applied and left overnight for best results.
- Thick hair is treated well with argan and moroccan oils in your hair serum.
- Curly hair is a difficult type that requires you to go for hair serums enriched with sweet almond, jojoba, argan, and marula oil.
- Chemically treated or coloured hair will require serums with combinations like coconut oil and green tree extract.
Conclusion
Hair serum for hair growth contains active ingredients for moisturising your hair and provides protection against harsh weather. We hope you now have a fair idea of how hair serums really work and why they should be a part of your hair care routine.
