What to do if your hair smells bad

Having clean hair will make a person feel refreshed overall. If the scalp secretes too much oil or the hair smells too strong, it will make people feel uncomfortable. In particular, a strong smell on the hair can seriously affect a person's normal communication ability. However, the problem of strong hair odor can be solved through personal efforts. The following article recommends several solutions to the problem of strong hair odor.

Causes of Scalp Odor

1. Sebum dirt

The first possible cause of scalp odor is sebum dirt. Even if you wash your hair every day, washing it too frequently will remove the protective oils in your hair. Or if you don't wash your hair thoroughly and just rinse it, some dirt will slowly accumulate on your scalp and cause hair odor and itching. Therefore, when washing your hair, you should use the tips of your fingers to rub your hair well so that you can thoroughly clean your scalp.

2. Bacteria grow on the scalp

If you don't dry your hair quickly after washing and it always remains wet, it will easily attract bacteria, which will attach to the wet scalp and cause odor. Since bacteria can easily multiply in the scalp in a humid environment, it is recommended to wipe it dry or use a hair dryer to dry it.

3. Stress

Stress can also have adverse effects on your scalp. Stress produces a lot of reactive oxygen in the body, which is why your scalp smells bad.

4. Disordered eating habits

Eating disorders can also cause scalp odor. If you consume large amounts of fatty foods, such as meat, fried foods, and chocolate, sebum may be over-secreted. In addition, excessive drinking, smoking, and irregular meal times can also cause bad odor.

How to Check if Your Scalp Has an Odor

The smell coming from your hair is usually hard to notice. Here I will tell you how to check if your scalp has odor. When you just wake up in the morning, your hair has been secreting oil all night. You can touch it and smell it to see if it has any smell. You can smell the pillow to see if there is any peculiar smell, and wipe it with a towel to see if there is any smell on the towel.

Three ways to improve hair odor

1. How to wash your hair and how to air dry it

When talking about how to improve hair odor, we must first mention how to improve the scalp. Think about how you wash your hair and how you let it air dry first? If you don't wash your hair correctly, not only will you smell, but it will also lead to hair loss and a worse environment for hair growth. I won’t go into details about how to wash your hair here, as I have told you about it before.

2. Change your shampoo

In order to improve your scalp, it is also important to change your shampoo in time. If you use a strong shampoo, you can remove the sebum dirt, but you must be careful because it may also remove the necessary sebum that goes to your scalp. It is recommended to choose scalp-friendly shampoos, such as amino acid shampoos and silicone-free shampoos.

3. Improve your lifestyle

The most important thing, of course, is to improve your lifestyle habits. Having a good living habit and a correct and balanced diet are very important for your hair. These small details can not only improve the smell of your scalp, but also the strange smell of your body may be related to your living habits.

In addition, since lack of sleep can cause olfaction, a good rhythm of life for daily rest is also important. If you want to have healthy hair, a good rhythm of life will not only allow you to have good eating habits, but also allow you to enjoy high-quality sleep.

Hair odor is a very serious concern. Of course, not only in summer, but also in winter, as the home starts to heat, the scalp may sweat. If you always have wet hair, it is not good for bacteria to breed. Sweating a lot in summer can easily cause sebum to condense together and produce a strange smell. Therefore, scalp care is something we need to do all year round. By taking care of your scalp every day, paying attention to correct shampooing, choosing a shampoo that suits you, and having good living habits, you can maintain a healthy and odor-free scalp.