Everyday hairstyles are popular because they are easy and practical. It’s a blessing to be able to pack your hair into a bunch or braid it and keep things moving. 

But do you know that these easy daily hairstyles, when overdone, can be the cause of significant hair loss in the long run?

Below are daily hairstyles that cause hair loss that you need to avoid. 

Ponytails  

Ponytails are very popular daily styles because it’s easy to pull your hair into a ponytail, and it’s also great for disguising the fact that your hair is dirty or sweaty. 

But, and this is a big but, ponytails easily qualify as one of the most damaging daily hairstyles. It’s even worse if you wear the same ponytail style every day. This is so because the pull is causing stress to the same spot every day, eventually causing your hair to break off at the base. 

A good practice is to not make ponytails your daily go-to hairstyle. Also, you can switch between different ponytail styles so you’re not stressing the same points on your scalp every time you wear a ponytail.

Tight Braids

When you wear your braids too tight, the pull can uproot your hair from the root and cause scalp damage. 

The key here is not wearing too tight braids. Wearing tight braids and tight hairstyles for a long period of time can cause traction alopecia. 

Go easy on the braids, literally. 

Straightened Hair

This applies to people who aren’t born with straight hair but achieve the look by styling with a flat iron. 

The bottom line is, heat is going to damage your hair. The more frequently you use heat to straighten your hair the more damage you’re doing to your hair. 

Wet Updos

Your hair is most fragile when it is wet, it is more likely to break or snap when pressure is applied to it. 

Avoid tying up your hair when it is wet. If you’re in the habit of hurriedly tying your hair when it is wet, thereby pulling, twisting, and stretching it when it’s most fragile, you’re not doing your strands any good. 

It is better to wear your wet hair straight if you don’t have the time to properly dry it after washing or getting it wet, your strands will thank you for it. 

Extensions

Extensions can cause strain on your real hair, causing breakage or pulling out your strands entirely. 

Even though extensions can make your hair fuller and longer, care should be taken to make sure the extensions are not causing damage to your real hair. 

You can change the placement of your extensions to make sure they are not pulling on the same hair strands every time. 

The key point here is to avoid daily hairstyles that pull on your hair. The constant daily pulling can stress your hair and cause them to break or fall out. 

Damage Already Done?

Our recommendation is to use these daily hairstyles in moderation. 

But if the damage has already been done, hope is not lost, you can still get your hair back to its full glory with our microfiber hair thickener: Hair Cubed.

Created with natural ingredients and new-generation microfiber waterproof technology, you can thicken your hair and reverse your hair loss. 

All you have to do is apply it consistently, the more you brush your hair, the thicker it becomes, covering up thinning, fine, or balding areas.