Fact or Fiction?

No, you shouldn't pull out that gray hair, at least two new ones will come back. Your hair just needs to get used to not washing it for a week, you'll see that it becomes less oily, and coloring your hair during pregnancy is forbidden. I always obediently believe all hair myths, but when I read an article on marieclaire.co.uk, I realized that I had been scared for no reason.

1. If you remove a gray hair, at least two will come back.

Not true. One hair really doesn't influence the other hair. Like, ‘Well, what does she think, that bitch. Pulling me out a bit. Well guys, you can come out now.” That's not how it works. But gray hairs are like mice. If you think you have one, there are always more nearby. So you probably suddenly see a lot more gray hairs because you're now focused on them. And you can pull that hair out, the follicle remains the same and it will keep producing a gray hair.

2. You need to switch shampoos occasionally, otherwise your hair gets too used to it.

Not true according to experts. Your hair doesn't get used to a shampoo, but you do. So if you suddenly start using a different shampoo, you'll feel and appreciate the benefits of that shampoo again. So your hair doesn't become “resistant’, but you take the effects of that shampoo for granted while another shampoo will surprise you again. By the way, if you really want to be surprised by a shampoo, you should try that one. Negin Give it a try.

3. Cold water makes your hair shiny.

Not true, unless you jump into an ice bath. But otherwise, you might as well rinse with your warm shower water. No need to torture yourself under that cold stream.

4. You can't color your hair during pregnancy.

Also nonsense according to experts. Your scalp absorbs only a tiny bit of the dye, so coloring is really not harmful to the baby. But if you want to play it safe, just don't color it. Those nine months will pass quickly.

5. You need to make 100 brush strokes a day.

I always have that feeling. That I should do that and therefore don't. But thank goodness it's nonsense and a myth. In fact, if you brush your hair too much, there's a chance that your ends will split and that you'll spread the oil from your scalp over your hair, making it greasier and weaker. So don't do it. Just detangle until it's right.

6. Cutting makes your hair grow faster.

I've never believed that. Your hair grows from your skull and it's not like a hatch opens at the bottom. What is true is that if you cut your hair regularly, your ends are healthier and you'll reach your desired length faster because if the ends split again, you'll have to cut it shorter than if you had just maintained it.

7. Washing makes your hair thinner.

Nonsense. Hair actually grows better in a clean environment. All according to the people who have studied it, right? Don't dump 10 cubic meters of sand in my front yard if you think I'm wrong.

8. Oil makes your hair greasier.

No way, a good oil penetrates deep into the hair shaft and will give your hair a beautiful and healthy shine. By the way, we are huge fans of oil anyway. Also for your face, read why.

9. If you don't wash your hair, it cleans itself.

So glad this turns out to be a myth. Because I wash my hair every other day and always shrink a bit when people say I should ‘re-educate’ my hair by not washing it for a week. According to trichologist or hair doctor Anabel Kingsley, that's ‘utterly nonsense’ because healthy hair thrives on a healthy scalp, and that scalp needs to be washed at least every three days. And breathe out. So glad about this point.