If You’re a Hijabi, You Can Relate to This!- 3 ‘Hairy’ Situations

The headscarf is a garment adopted by women of many cultures and religions across the globe. Over the years, females have invented creative ways to fit their headscarves into contemporary fashion. Wearing it has many perks such as helping you gain confidence and establish an identity. However, maintaining such a commitment also comes along with complications for the head area if not taken care of properly. Females wearing the headscarf shared the troubles they faced relating to scalp and hair health, and measures to avoid or overcome them.

#1 – Hair loss

Wearing a headscarf naturally makes you need to tie your hair back neatly or if possible, tightly too. The tight effect might do an excellent job in keeping your hair in your headscarf, but doing this often will eventually weaken the hair strands’ roots. It is not a surprise to see countless hair strands falling off when you take of your head garment. This is mainly caused by tying your hair back overly tight for long hours, for many days.

As a counteract to this, you should tie your hair loosely or downwards towards your shoulder. If you still wish to tie your hair tightly throughout the day, you should let your hair down once you take your headscarf off at home. This is to let the hair strands free from any pressure applied on them. This hair-freeing method has helped many women decrease their rates of hair loss overtime. It is a remedy carried by your own initiative, and extremely simple to do!

#2 – Wet hair and scalp odour

Another common concern faced by females that wear the headscarf is having wet hair underneath the garment. This is usually caused by washing their hair but not having enough time to dry it before leaving the house. Wet hair hanging underneath your headscarf makes your head feel heavier than usual. Moreover, the damp hair remains damp throughout the day, making your scalp uncomfortable thus resulting you to wash your hair once more later.

Tying wet hair damages the roots and the dampness trapped within the headscarf is known to lead to dandruff. This also applies for sweating heavily with your headscarf on; the moist is accumulated in an enclosed area hence traps odour. Some hijabis feel insecure of taking their headscarf off around their friends due to this unfortunate reason.

To avoid such inconvenience, airing your head is an underestimated but great solution. As much as you can, dry your hair before you leave your house. You can do so naturally or by using a hair dryer to be quick. Choose the right shampoo and use it on your hair once every three days. This will keep your hair clean and acts as an effort to eliminate any dandruff present. It is also a convenient alternative to switch your inner scarf once every two days. This will help maintain your head-hygiene.

#3 – Unhealthy hair

By now we have picked up that hair loss is one of the biggest difficulties faced by females wearing headscarves. Other big difficulties include brittle and frizzy hair, receding hairlines and inability to grow their hair. Many of us assume that wearing headscarves means lesser care for the hair. However, care and proper treatment are exactly what it needs.

Combing your hair is essential for blood circulation. It keeps the hair strands fresh and strong. Many people who practise combing their hair found that it sped up hair growth which was difficult to achieve previously. Like face masks and massages that support facial skin, hair masks and head massages help support the scalp’s overall health. It is highly advised for you to massage your scalp and hair with natural oils such as olive oil. Apart from that, deep-conditioning your hair is also feasible to moisturize and strengthen its elasticity.

We emphasise it again – try not to wrap your headscarf tightly. Loosen it enough for your face and head to breathe to avoid suffocating them throughout the day. This can reduce chances of dandruff accumulating on your scalp.

According to studies, even the texture of the headscarf plays a part in hair health. Artificial fabrics like nylon and polyester may cause friction against your hair, causing undesired split ends or irritation for the scalp. Try to be meticulous in choosing your headscarf material!