water, shampoo,towel drying, brushing too much, heat, chemical coloring, permanant waving, twisting/playing w/ur hair, ponytail too tight, sun are not too good for the hair all the time.

conditioning shampoo – yes.

HAPPY HAIR CARING EVERYONE!!
haha im serious though because i have long hair myself so i gotta take care too.

1: I recently learned that Hot Oil treatments are actually damaging to the hair. The oil molecules slip under the cuticle of the hair and get stuck in there. When the cuticle tries to flatten / close it breaks off due to the oil molecule being in the way.

I would be careful about other types of oils, you don’t want to use something with a molecule that is too large. Crazy as it is, I was a huge user of hot oil in the 80’s and 90’s.

2: Yes your hair will appear shiny when using hot tools such as your flat iron, blow drier, curling iron…this is because the cuticle is being flattened completely, however there is also damage being created.

I think the reality of having healthy shiny hair is largely genetic. Sure you can coat your hair with all sorts of professional and non-professional products, never use heat, keep it up in a bun, what ever you like, but ultimately you were born with the hair your born with. The environment plays a huge factor in your health, hot or cold climates, dry or humid all promote some damage to hair.