While pregnancy often rhymes with beautiful hair, there's no question of resting on your laurels! The aim is twofold: to adopt the right reflexes to protect your baby and to anticipate the effects of the post-partum period on your hair.
What are the effects of pregnancy on hair?
During the 9 months of pregnancy, the increase in hormones stimulates the body. And with good reason: estrogen secretion is 100 times higher than normal! The result: most women notice an improvement in the quality of their hair. Hair is stronger, shinier, thicker, less greasy and hardly ever falls out.
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Please note: For some women, hormonal variations during pregnancy can have the opposite effect: hair becomes drier, duller and more brittle. In such cases, you need to redouble your efforts to nourish and protect your hair. |
The right gestures for caring for your hair during pregnancy
Here's how to adapt your hair routine while you're pregnant. Easy tips to put into practice every day.
Pamper your scalp to prevent post-partum hair loss
As estrogen levels rise throughout pregnancy, hair remains in the growth phase (anagen phase). After childbirth, this level drops sharply, causing hair to fall out (telogen phase).
To prevent post-partum hair loss, we recommend massaging the scalp morning and night to stimulate circulation and promote regrowth. The boar bristles Altesse Studio hair care brush is your best ally! The quality of its 1st cut bristles provides just the right firmness to massage the scalp, without damaging it. This facilitates the supply of nutrients and oxygen needed for the proper functioning of hair bulbs.
Use a brush boar bristles for beautiful pregnant hair
In addition to caring for the scalp, the boar bristles brush works wonders on the lengths. The secret? The fibrous structure of boar bristles, which hold and distribute natural oils from roots to ends. Brushing after brushing, hair is sublimated. The hair is shinier, softer and silkier. A godsend for women whose hair dries out during pregnancy!
Another plus: when you choose a quality brush like the top-of-the-range boar bristles brush in the Altesse Prestige collection, you get a couture styling tool with a lifetime guarantee. Passed down from generation to generation, your children will be the ones to take care of their hair!
Extra caution with hair coloring during pregnancy
In general, gynecologists strongly advise against the use of oxidation dyes during the first trimester of pregnancy. Thereafter, we recommend opting for vegetable-based colorants and avoiding products containing paraphenylenediamine (or PPD), formaldehyde, ammonia or resorcinol. However, it is of course possible and safe to cut your hair during pregnancy.
Make pregnancy rhyme with a more natural hair routine
If this advice is already appropriate outside pregnancy, it's even more so during gestation! To protect your hair and your future baby, choose shampoos, conditioners and masks that are free of essential oils, silicone and synthetic fragrances. Turn to a more eco-friendly hair routine, based on natural care products. Do you have dry hair? Shea butter is your best ally. Oily hair? Green clay will save the day!