I’m over fifty and people can’t get over my mermaid hair – but there’s one thing I will never do to my locks
MOST women dream of having luscious locks, with some spending a fortune to keep their tresses in good condition.
One woman has managed to maintain her ‘mermaid hair’ into her mid-fifties and shared her best for anti-aging hair care.
Better known as @maryannharrison50 on Tiktok, the content creator regularly goes viral for her anti-aging tips and tricks
Whilst you might think she spends a small fortune on hair supplies, influencer Mary Ann claims that her hair is down to avoiding one thing.
Rather than applying tons of extra products, the 55-year-old says that she refuses to go to bed with wet hair and stated this bad habit can seriously mess with your barnet.
Urging her fans to do the same, she explained: “Your hair rubbing back and forth on your pillowcase on the sheets and whatever is very damaging and can make your hair break off.
“It causes friction and it is just not good – so make sure your hair is dry before you go to sleep.”
Though it might sound like an old wives’ tales, there is some science to back up her claims with Glamour magazine reporting that having wet hair in bed can cause fungal and bacterial infections.
This is because your hair is often damp and warm when you get out of the shower, with dead skins cells and natural oils making it the perfect breeding ground for nasties.
Given that Mary Ann also has kept her long blonde locks well into her fifties, it’s more proof that you should probably give your hair at least a quick blow dry before bed.
However, this wasn’t the only advice that the content creator had for fans as she revealed that she routinely does scalp massages to improve her hair.
Taking fans through her hair care routine, she explained: “Scalp massage is very important especially if you’re doing it with an oil once a week.”
If you really want luscious locks though, you are going to have to swap out that old shower head – according to the beauty expert.
This especially applies to those of you living in hard water areas where lime scale builds up rapidly.
“Hard water is as hard on your hair as bleaching your hair is so if you don’t have a water softener, you need to get a showerhead filter,” the content creator warned, advising fans to add a filtered shower head if possible.
Though this is still up for debate, hard water can be known to exacerbate existing conditions such as psoriasis and eczema.
If you don’t have naturally dry skin or any of these underlying conditions, a bit of hard water should affect you too much.
For those that are concerned about their hair, we recommend speaking to your hair dresser or trichologist as they will be able to make tailored recommendations.
Hopefully, you’ll end up looking like this glamourous granny.