When pregnancy occurs, large changes begin to occur in the female body. Starts the production of certain hormones that contribute to the normal maturation of the fetus. However, their effect on the body is reflected not only in the fetus, but also in the appearance of the woman. And now it is not about a growing belly, but about hair.
The structure of the curls also undergoes strong changes during pregnancy, and therefore require special attention from the woman. Therefore, I would like to talk separately about how hair changes during pregnancy and how to properly care for them during this period.
Hair Growth
Surely, every woman noted that with the onset of pregnancy, her hair became thick, strong, strong and began to grow better. They practically do not fall out and when combing do not remain on the comb. Naturally, such changes can not but rejoice.
Such changes occur as a result of an increase in the body of the hormone estrogen, which supports the course of pregnancy. However, after the birth of the child, the level of this hormone begins to decrease and the hormonal background becomes the same. And the boundless happiness of a woman is overshadowed by the deterioration of her hair.
They are regaining their former appearance, losing shine and becoming greasy or dry. This becomes especially noticeable at 3-4 months after childbirth, when the hormonal background has completely returned to normal.
Quite often, during this period, such changes in women are associated with pathological hair loss. However, this is absolutely not the case. Hair loss after pregnancy is normal. During this period, those hairs fall out that should have fallen out if there were no pregnancy.
If a woman breastfeeds her child, then the process of hair loss is observed not so pronounced, because hormones that promote the production of breast milk still “rage” in her body.
As a rule, hair loss occurs six months after childbirth. If this process does not stop on its own, then this most likely indicates a deficiency of vitamins and minerals. In this case, taking vitamin complexes is required. If you are breastfeeding at the moment, vitamins should be prescribed only by a doctor.
Hair cutting during pregnancy
When women bear a child, they become superstitious and entrust that it is impossible to cut hair during pregnancy. Allegedly, this contributes to shortening the life of the unborn child or sinking the development of the fetus.
Remember! Cutting the hair in no way affects the development of the fetus and the life of the child in the future. All this is utter nonsense that was said by someone many years ago.
Hair cutting during pregnancy is a must. Firstly, it will preserve the aesthetic appearance of the woman, and secondly, haircut helps to get rid of split ends, thereby improving the growth of curls.
Therefore, remember, cutting hair during pregnancy is not only possible but necessary. And do not believe all these signs that make a woman in this beautiful period of her life look not the best way.
Hair coloring during pregnancy
Pregnant women’s hair grows very quickly, which leads to the appearance of roots differing in the color of the main tone of the curls. Naturally, the desire to look perfect always and everywhere occurs in all pregnant women. Therefore, the question of whether it is possible to dye hair during this period arises quite often.
If there is no doubt that it is necessary to trim the curls during pregnancy, then here is the reason for their coloring.
Ordinary hair dyes contain chemical compounds in their composition that, when interacting with the scalp, penetrate into the circulatory system. And already through it they get to the fetus. And the chemical impact of its development may not be reflected in the best way.
Of course, you can use the latest technologies of hair coloring, which prevent the contact of the dye with the skin. But do not forget about toxic fumes that emit chemical dyes. Inhaling them, a pregnant woman can feel bad, and this can also affect the condition of the fetus.
Therefore, it is best to abandon the idea of hair coloring during pregnancy. And if it’s not at all tolerable, then you should pay attention to paints that do not contain ammonia. They, as a rule, do not emit an unpleasant smell and do not emit harmful vapors. But they are not completely safe, as they also contain chemical elements in their composition.
To dye the hair, a pregnant woman should pay attention to natural dyes. These are lemon, honey, onion peel, chamomile decoction, brandy and much more. They contribute to the change in hair tone by 0.5-1 units. And if you use them all the time, you can forget about coloring curls with chemical paints.
In addition, natural dyes help strengthen and restore hair. Therefore, their use is not only harmless to the fetus, but also useful for the head of hair of the future mother.
Rules for hair care during pregnancy
Hair care during pregnancy is almost no different from the care of curls in the normal state of a person. You need to wash your hair as much as it is polluted and use properly selected cosmetics. But not everything is as simple as it may seem at first glance.
Despite the fact that hair during pregnancy becomes strong and thick, you should not make the blunders that you probably made before you learned about your interesting position.
The process of washing the head requires adherence to certain rules. First, you need to prepare the water at the correct temperature. The optimum temperature of water for washing the head is 40С-50С.
Remember, you can not wash your hair with hot or cold water, especially during pregnancy, when you can expect anything from the body. Cold water damages hair, making it dry and brittle. At the same time, the process of washing the head with cold water is not comfortable and can provoke the development of colds. And during pregnancy, any disease can lead to complications.
Hot water, on the contrary, has a good effect on the condition of the hair, but it contributes to the activity of the sebaceous glands. And if you have naturally fatty curls, you should not use too hot water for water procedures.
It is also very important which shampoo is used during the shampooing. When pregnancy is worth using cosmetics, which contain natural ingredients much more than chemical.
Of course, it is best if a woman during this period uses either baby shampoos (they contain the least harmful components) or natural shampoos (mustard, egg yolks, etc.).
If you use industrial cleansers, carefully study its composition. If you have any doubts when studying the composition of the shampoo, it is better not to use this shampoo.
Determining whether natural ingredients are in the product is very simple. To do this, simply pay attention to the shelf life of the shampoo. The more it is, the less it contains natural components and more preservatives and other chemical elements.
So back to the very process of washing the head. Shampoo should not be applied directly to the hair. Otherwise, its uniform distribution in curls will be impossible, and this will lead to poor-quality cleansing of the scalp and curls. Shampoo should be pre-diluted in water and beat until foam appears.
Then this foam should be applied to the hair and leave for a couple of minutes. It is necessary to wash off the product from the curls with plenty of water, and after it you need to use conditioner or balm. These cosmetics soften the curls and prevent their fragility.
Dry your hair also need to properly. After washing, wrap your head with a towel and walk around for about half an hour. Then remove it and allow hair to dry completely. Use hair dryer or other tools for drying curls should not be, because they damage the hair structure and make them dry and brittle.
If even it is urgently necessary to dry the hair after shampooing, then it is necessary to use thermal protective agents. However, it is worth remembering that they also contain chemical elements that can even cause an allergic reaction. Therefore, their use should occur with caution.
Remember! Never comb your wet hair. After washing, they become vulnerable and easily damaged, and also fall out. If you conduct an experiment and comb the curls after washing one comb, and after they dry out another, you will see that the number of hairs dropped on the second is much less.
Hair care during pregnancy involves the use of natural cosmetics. Their use allows not only to clean them, but also to restore their structure, which will not remain unnoticed after childbirth.
Do not be afraid of pregnancy. After all, this is a wonderful time that gives you positive emotions. And can they be when you look bad? Of course, no. Therefore, do not be afraid to change your appearance during pregnancy. The main thing is to do it right!
Tables of progesterone concentration in the pregnancy cycle by week:
- During pregnancy, women eat more than usual. Sleep fights cortisol, which helps reduce stress. Due to this, hair begins to grow faster.
- Why pregnant women grow belly hair. Unfortunately, during pregnancy, the hair on the arms, legs, and very often on the stomach can also become more active. An increased level of androgen provokes accelerated hair growth in all parts of the body. In some women, hair begins to grow in completely undesirable places: on the face, nipples, and even around the navel.
- Avoid removing unwanted hair with various lightening and depilation creams, as some of their components can be absorbed through the skin and into the blood. It should also be abandoned during pregnancy and from such methods of removing unwanted hair, such as laser and electrolysis. In most cases, unwanted hair stops growing after the baby is born.
- Changes in hair structure are also common during pregnancy. For example, wavy hair can be straight, and vice versa. Hair can even become unexpectedly dry or greasy. Some women even change their hair color during pregnancy.
- Some women have increased hair loss during pregnancy. This may be due to a lack of iron, protein and iodine. It can also lead to thinning and lightening hair. Try to get the bulk of vitamins from nutrition.
- Many women lose some hair after giving birth or after they stop breastfeeding. This is due to the fact that the level of hormones returns to normal and all processes return to their normal course. As a result, a large amount of hair falls out. Fortunately, body hair falls out during this period.
- Please note that not all women during pregnancy have changes in the structure and thickness of the hair. And among those whose hair has undergone these changes, the result is more noticeable among owners of long hair.
Necessary care for hair during pregnancy
Competent hair care during pregnancy will help improve their appearance and health, as well as prevent the breakdown of structure after childbirth.
After the birth of a baby, the production of estrogen is sharply reduced, which often leads to brittleness and loss of strands. Therefore, it is necessary to make every effort to prevent negative consequences.
- Reception of vitamin complexes with calcium content, vitamins E, A and D will provide the necessary nutrition to curls.
- While carrying a child, a woman’s body experiences a certain load, so you should not create additional inconveniences and discomfort. It is not recommended to tighten the hair in a tight tail, use hairpins that press on the skin of the head. Should prefer free hairstyles.
- In cold or hot seasons, it is necessary to protect strands from temperature changes. Wear Panamas and warm hats.
- Before bed, it is recommended to massage the head for 3-5 minutes. This will ensure blood flow to the roots and improve the nutrition of the hair.
- Get a comb from natural materials. Combing strands up to 5 p. / Day stimulates their growth, provides a surge of oxygen to the scalp.
You should not aggravate the situation and constantly look for any negative factors. Regular care with simple and affordable products will only have a positive effect on curls.
Allowed and forbidden procedures: can you cut or not?
It has long been thought that cutting hair is a bad omen. However, times are changing, today there is hardly a person who believes in superstition. If a woman wants to change her image or give her hair a neat look, you should not postpone visiting a hairdressing salon.
However, there are some procedures that it is better to refrain from:
- Perm during pregnancy is not recommended. The fact is that a toxic smell can cause shortness of breath, fainting, toxemia,
- In the first trimester of pregnancy, it is better to refuse to dye hair, because chemicals used in dyes can have a negative impact on the formation of the embryo. In addition, the paint can provoke an allergic reaction, and simply does not act on the hair,
- It is necessary to limit the use of irons for straightening curls, pleyk.
If you can not refuse staining strands, use natural dyes, tonics or tinted shampoos.
Tell the master about your “interesting” position; he will select the most benign coloring agents.
About hair coloring: early and late
It is allowed to paint curls only if:
- Pregnancy proceeds without pathologies,
- There are no serious concerns about the health of the mother and unborn child,
- Coloring agent without oxidizing agent.
In any case, before visiting the salon, it will not be superfluous to consult a doctor.
Proper nutrition during pregnancy
You must follow a rational diet. Pregnant women should eat more fresh vegetables and fruits in order to provide the body with the necessary amount of vitamins and minerals.
Should you observe food restrictions during fasting? First of all, the future mom should think about the health of her baby. Fasting during pregnancy, the abandonment of certain products in any case should not harm both women and children. If the pregnancy goes well, a small restriction will not cause harm and will not adversely affect health.
The main thing is that the food was complete. The diet during fasting should contain foods rich in nutrients:
- honey,
- greenery,
- nuts, except peanuts,
- milk products,
- cereals,
- linseed oil,
- beans
This diet has a beneficial effect on the condition of the hair. Vitamins B5, which are contained in cauliflower, nuts will add shine to the curls.Vitamins A (vegetables of bright colors, fish) provide elasticity and strength.
If the strand is concerned, it is necessary that the diet has enough vitamin E (vegetable oil) and zinc (liver, cheese, eggs).
Hair condition during pregnancy
During this period, a real hormonal surge occurs in the woman’s body. The amount of estrogen increases dramatically, which instantly affects the general condition:
- during pregnancy hair grows faster
- strands become thicker, thicker
- there is a healthy shine
- sometimes the processes in the body alter hormones so much that the structure of the hair changes completely: curls straighten or, conversely, straight curls begin to curl.
However, an absolutely opposite picture can be observed, which the future mummy is not happy about:
- hair becomes brittle, split, lose shine,
- strands fall bundles
- dandruff appears
- changes the work of the sebaceous glands, which leads to excessive fat or dry hair.
No matter how pregnancy affects the condition of the strands, it is necessary to care for them in any case. If during pregnancy, curls looked luxurious, after childbirth, the situation may change dramatically.
Beautiful hair is above all healthy
Constant care, respect for your health will help preserve the beauty of your hair.
How pregnancy affects hair
Most often, pregnancy has a positive effect on hair. Those become thicker and obedient, shine and shimmer, curls become easier to lay. Such changes can not but rejoice. But there are those women who, on the contrary, complain that their hair has become thinner, quickly grow fat or break, fall out.
From a scientific point of view, there is an explanation for both the first and the second variant. For 9 months of waiting for the child, the weakened locks of the pregnant woman acquire a new strength and brilliance. Doctors-trichologists associate the improvement in the general condition of the hair with a change in the hormonal background of the woman, and their loss and deterioration are most often observed against the background of the problems that the future mother had before the “interesting situation”. In addition, hormonal adjustment sometimes provokes the appearance of female hair in places “of the male type” - arms, chest, face. No need to despair - these problems will go away by themselves.
Hair care during pregnancy
Female hair requires care and care at any time, and especially during pregnancy. To do this, you can visit your personal hairdresser and spend money on expensive care procedures in the salons. You can also care for your hair at home.
- Dry hair that is prone to fragility is best washed in lukewarm water. If the hair has become very weak, you should avoid tight elastic bands, braids and any other hairstyles. It is best to rinse the hair infusion of nettle, mint or birch. In this case, the maximum should be to protect hair from the negative effects of the sun, wind and salt water. And hair styling devices of the type of hair dryer or curling should be postponed until better times.
- For dry hair, a mask of onions, honey and aloe juice is perfect. All ingredients are mixed and rubbed into the hair roots. Restores hair also burdock and olive oil. Burdock oil can be mixed with two yolks (if you wish, you can add brandy to it - it will add shine), put on your hair and last for an hour. All masks are washed off with warm water and shampoo.
- If the future mother's hair began to get very fat, then a lemon will come to help her. After each wash, rinse the hair with water and lemon juice. It will not only eliminate excess fat from the head, but also give a delicious shine of curls and impeccable flavor. Oily hair is also well rinsed with broth mother-and-stepmother or nettle. Masks from dry mustard, kefir or honey will also quickly help to solve the problem of fat.
- Even for normal, not problematic curls during pregnancy will require proper care. Assistants will be infusion of heather, decoction of chamomile or burdock. They will make hair softer and more obedient. They are used as rinsing.
- When dandruff appears, you should not resort to the help of therapeutic agents - they can harm the baby. Ideal decoction of onion peel and ordinary tansy.
- To strengthen the hair roots suitable special vitamin complexes for pregnant women, as well as a complete balanced diet.
- During hair care, one should not forget about combing them correctly, as well as a gentle massage to the scalp. Light massage movements scalp should be rubbed twice a day for 5-10 minutes.
What is possible and what is not?
- Many pregnant women, listening to the prescriptions of grandmothers, are afraid of cutting their hair while waiting for the baby. However, modern experts say that pregnant women need to cut their hair.
- And there is no unequivocal opinion regarding hair coloring. There are experts who argue that the paint can negatively affect the fetus, while others believe that such an effect is absent. One thing is for sure - hair dye can cause the future mother to be allergic to the scalp, so before using it is best to test.
- The cardinal change of image is better left for later. For a pregnant woman, highlighting and coloring, as well as the use of tint balsams and special coloring shampoos will be acceptable. Do not harm and natural dyes henna and basma.
- The recently popular hair extensions and lamination procedures during pregnancy are allowed. It is just important to remember that in the process of building up a pregnant woman, you will have to sit for a long time in the barber’s chair, which is not always easy. The composition, which is used during lamination, does not contain components harmful to the fruit. For this reason, to abandon the above procedures (if you want to implement them) absolutely no sense.
Video: Hair Care Tips and Tips for Pregnancy
The video above, from the YouTube channel “Beauty Ksu”, describes how to care for your hair during pregnancy at home.
To preserve the beauty of hair during pregnancy and after it, you should eat right, care for your hair and consume vitamins. Then the curls will become more beautiful than before.
Hair during pregnancy: what happens to them?
Female hair is the same decoration as motherhood. The future mother is beautiful already by herself, because at the time of pregnancy two hearts are beating in her, for which she is responsible. They say that future moms need to indulge, however, this applies only to safe and useful things, which include hair care products.
In the months of waiting for the baby, the hormonal system of the woman is completely changed and this can not but affect the appearance of the future mother.
Hair also undergo changes that can be divided into two completely different types:
- the curls became thicker, silky and shiny,
- strands faded, began to crawl out and hang lifeless "Icicles".
Fortunately, the first type of modification happens more often due to the high content of estrogen, a female hormone. However, it is not worth early to rejoice. As soon as the baby is born, the hair will begin to gradually return to the rate in which they were before. It may even seem that they are climbing very hard, although in fact it falls out of what has increased in 9 months. In order to prevent a sharp deterioration in the state of their hair, it is better to start caring for her in advance.
Those future moms who are less fortunate, and on their curls pregnancy played a nasty joke, all the more it is necessary to work on their strands.
Waiting for the baby is not a reason to relax, especially when next to you the future father of the child. So how to care for your hair during pregnancy?
A woman must understand that everything she uses is reflected in her baby. This concerns not only food, but also substances such as cosmetics, including care products for curls. The less chemistry the better!
This is the number one rule! Therefore, it is better to temporarily refrain from painting and curling. Popular methods - this is what is needed in the days of fasting hair. Natural ingredients, availability of components and ease of use - what could be better for us, loved and darling?
Burr oil
Burdock oil is considered a very good remedy. You can buy it both in a cosmetic store, and in any pharmacy. The cost is quite loyal. You can use it as a part of a mask, and you can use it yourself, for example, by rubbing one drop on the palms and combing curls to your hands 1 hour before bathing. It is necessary to be careful not to overdo it, otherwise the strands will be greasy.
Hair masks for pregnant women
Recipe number 1
- 1 tbsp. spoon of burdock oil,
- 1 tbsp. honey spoon
- 1 egg.
Mix the butter with the egg yolk and honey melted in a water bath. Apply the mixture to the roots with massage movements, wrap everything with film or normal
plastic bag and wrap your head with a towel for the effect of the sauna. An hour later, the mask can be washed off in the usual way.
Recipe number 2
Mustard is a good way to strengthen hair. It increases blood circulation due to special substances in its composition. As a result, the roots get more oxygen, plus they are enriched with the necessary vitamins. The effect is striking - the curls look healthy and grow faster, so homemade masks sometimes need to be done with it.
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder,
- tablespoon of oatmeal,
- yolk,
- a few drops of tea tree oil or a teaspoon of olive oil.
All components must be thoroughly mixed using water or milk. Apply the mixture to the roots and build on the head "Sauna". Walk for half an hour, then wash your hair in the usual way. Most likely, during the application of the mask a slight burning sensation will be felt, as if mustard plasters were placed on the head. This is a normal reaction, however, if you do not tolerate strength, it is better to wash off the mask earlier. By the way, this tool will perfectly save if you notice hair loss.
Herbal rinses
Herbal infusions for rinsing hair, they are made very simple.
To do this, you need the following herbs, which can be purchased at a pharmacy at an affordable price:
- Chamomile,
- Oak bark,
- nettle,
- a succession
- burdock root.
Some of these plants can be collected in the summer itself, but this should be done away from the highways.
It is not necessary to use all types, one grass, two or three to choose from is also allowed.
Pour two tablespoons of herbs with boiling water in a liter jar, wrap it with a towel and let stand for half an hour. After that, the infusion needs to be drained through gauze and rinsed curls with it after washing. Flush nothing!
As you can see, all these tools are very affordable and easy to use.
The result also does not take long to wait: several procedures and your strands will turn into a silk wave. By the way, these masks for hair during pregnancy can be used by anyone who wants to have beautiful curls.
