White hair: everything you need to embrace it and make it shine

White hair is more fragile and vulnerable than other types of hair. Therefore, it deserves special care to keep it supple and shiny. Let's take a look at how to make it look its best every day and take center stage!

Make your white hair shine with a boar bristle brush

There’s no doubt about it: your white or greying hair won't be able to do without it! White hair is characterized by a reduction in sebum production. This makes it more difficult for your lengths to benefit from this natural oil. That's where the boar bristle brush comes in; an essential accessory for nourishing the hair fiber and making it shine. How? By capturing sebum at the roots and distributing it to the ends. By brushing your hair morning and night with an Altesse Studio haircare brush, your hair becomes silkier, shinier, and more supple.

Another advantage of this top-of-the-range styling tool is that it oxygenates the scalp by ridding it of any impurities that have built up during the day, while simultaneously providing a gentle, stimulating massage. This massaging action provides the oxygen and nutrients needed for the hair bulbs to function properly, boosting regrowth, and strengthening the hair. And that's just as well because white hair renews itself much slower!

Taking care of your white hair requires optimum moisture!

White hair is drier and more fragile and porous than colored hair. What does this mean? An impaired production of keratin and sebum. With less protection, hair becomes dehydrated and loses its shine. It's time to adjust your hair routine: to start, bid farewell to chemical hair products which tend to dry out white hair even more. Use a gentle, sulphate-free shampoo, preferably of natural origin, and a moisturizing mask applied once a week to soften the hair as much as possible.

Good to know Vegetable oils are also good allies for moisturizing your hair and making it shine. For example, avocado oil is ideal for nourishing the hair fiber from root to tip. As for grapeseed oil, it deeply moisturizes the hair and gives it a sumptuous shine.

Regularly rejuvenate grey hair to boost shine

Yellowing white hair, a real pet peeve! But why does this happen? This is due to a drop in melanin production caused by ageing. But that’s not all. External factors such as pollution or UV rays stimulate the formation of free radicals, which oxidize hair proteins. The recommended solution for shiny white hair without unsightly yellow highlights? Alternate your usual shampoo with a purple shampoo (a complementary color to yellow). And just like with your skin, don't forget to protect your hair from the sun. Essentials: a hat and SPF 50 protective fluid.

To keep your white hair shiny, avoid using heated appliances

You've guessed it: white hair is more fragile and vulnerable to external factors. Repeated use of straighteners, hairdryers and other heated appliances can damage hair, as well as making it yellow and dull. To minimize damage and keep your white or grey hair shiny, set your hairdryer on the lowest temperature setting. As for straighteners, limit their use as much as possible (twice a week maximum between 120°C and 190°C) and protect your hair fiber with a heat protection spray.