Raise your hand if you’re guilty of sticking to your hair parting for years. It’s true, we humans are creatures of habit and therefore once we find we like our hair parted in a specific way we stick to it like we’ve been born with it. Yes, your favourite parting style does look gorgeous but for how long? Rumour has it this overlooked hair styling step is what’s a cause of concern if you aren’t careful.
Switching your hair parting has tons of hair benefits you didn’t know about. It also is a good decision to make as you will be avoiding unsightly hair damage that you didn’t even realise was occurring. So whether it is to the left, right, or front and centre, here’s why you should keep experimenting with your hair parting for a solid and stylish hair game.
Reasons Why You Should Keep Parting Your Hair Differently
Damage Control
One of the main reasons why it is important to switch things up when parting your mane is to avoid hair damage. If you have stuck to your regular parting for many years and regularly style or comb your hair, you will notice much more breakage than usual. The reason is that when heat tools are frequently used on the same spot it can cause dryness and increase hair porosity leading to breakage even if you do use a heat protectant serum. That’s why a switch from one side to the other or even a middle parting is advisable every once in a while.
New You
It’s a brand new look for you should you choose to experiment with the way you part your hair. If you are sworn to side partings and usually part your hair only on the right side, the moment you switch it to the left you will witness an increase in volume without any assistance from hair products or tools. Sticking to a single side flattens your hair structure and adds unwanted weight.
Flyaways Of The Past
If you didn’t know this already, now you do. A simple change in parting will cover up your flyaways. These rogue strands of hair that stand up like static are usually caused due to breakage if they aren’t your baby hairs which are naturally short and fine. The breakage that causes flyaways occurs if you comb, brush or tie your hair with your regular parting all the time. Therefore, if you need to conceal those strands, consider flipping your hair the other way around.
Flat Deal
Does your hair look thinner or is your scalp more prominent at your parting? That’s because your strands are flattened in the same direction out of habit. The same hair part exposes your scalp to sun damage and also weighs your hair down and doesn’t allow your roots to breathe. Switching your parting style will allow your hair to stand upright and this will instantly add lift and volume to your mane as well. Sun damage on the scalp will also be prevented and thinning of the hair in that area will reduce.
Experimental Edge
Aside from the haircare benefits, you can also enjoy styling benefits. In the name of haircare, you will also be experimenting with different hair parting techniques. Left, right, and centre is basic but you can also try zig-zag partings, or deep side-swept styles to switch things up in style.
To ensure your hair is healthy and voluminous, you also need to use the right hair care products. We recommend:
If these reasons don’t convince you to constantly change your hair parting, we don’t know what will. Do it for the sake of your mane and your hair health will be top-notch.
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