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Know your hair ABCs

Three tried-and-tested tricks and tips for your prettiest, healthiest tresses ever

By Good Housekeeping

Follow these expert tips and tricks for beautiful, bouncy tresses: 

A IS FOR AIR-DRY

Unplug the hot tools! Born-with-it texture is having a moment. Here’s how to do it and have it look awesome: apply your regular leave-in serum or cream to damp strands, twist 5cm pieces of hair around your fingers away from your face to shape, then let your hair dry.

READ: 5 worst mistakes you make when drying your hair

B IS FOR THE RIGHT BRUSH FOR YOUR HAIR

When you need more polish – hello, working days! – the secret to a perfect DIY blow-out is all 
in the brush. Rather than using a paddle brush or a comb, which can flatten hair, wrap sections around a round barrel brush with natural bristles.

READ: How to make your own detangling hairspray in under a minute

C IS FOR COCONUT

The US GH Beauty Lab is nuts about nourishing coconut oil, either in its pure form or infused
 into products. Studies show that it can penetrate strands, ‘diminishing protein loss with regular use,’ says dermatologist Dr Francesca Fusco.

READ: 20 amazing things you can do with coconut oil 

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