He recommended rotating products to suit the needs of your scalp, a process called hair cycling.
For example, a ketoconazole shampoo can combat Malassezia fungus, a major cause of dandruff. For its part, a selenium and salicylic acid shampoo can decrease visible and invisible dandruff.
As Puza insisted, “Even background dandruff is bad for your hair.”
Hair cycling is also endorsed by Healthline Media’s clinical adviser, Dr. Meredith Goodwin.
She told The Post earlier this year, “Because each shampoo/conditioner combination ends up leaving a different coating (or no coating) on the hair shaft that often builds up after consistent use, many people note that changing that shampoo/conditioner combination improves the feel of their hair.”
2. Don’t let your hair air-dry Puza maintained that a blow-dryer on the cold setting is the healthiest way to dry hair. Getty Images
Puza explained that air-drying is also a no-no. “Stop air-drying your hair, and don’t let it stay wet for too long,” he advised.
He insisted that a blow-dryer on cold is the healthiest way to dry damp hair.
Brushing wet hair is also frowned upon in hair care, as it can damage strands.
Bronwen Robinson, a senior hair stylist and educator at Suite Caroline in Soho, recently told The Post that wet hair is akin to “wet spaghetti,” meaning that it can easily stretch and break. She recommended getting the knots out with a natural fiber brush — never hard plastic — before getting it wet.
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