How to have healthy hair and a healthy scalp

Another risk factor is our emotional situation: while it would be nice if stress were to vanish with a snap of the fingers, in reality it can be a daily struggle for some people. For the sake of your hair (and overall) health, it’s important to learn how to manage stress:

• Try to maintain optimism
  
• Exercise every day, if possible: a brisk walk or half an hour on the bike are enough
• Organize your time and drop whatever isn’t really urgent or important
• Make time for yourself: take up a hobby that makes you happy!
• Don’t isolate yourself: even if the restrictions we live under don’t facilitate socializing, keep in contact with friends, relatives, colleagues, etc. and, when possible, go out with them

We’re used to associating bacteria with illness and disease; on the contrary, the microorganisms of the microbiota protect us. On the one hand, they control the effectiveness of cell metabolism (that is to say, the turnover and reconstruction of tissues); on the other hand, they keep a watchful eye on our immune system, i.e. on the mechanisms that defend us from pathogens.

What does all this mean for the health of our hair? It changes the way we think of the hair’s well-being, which is the result of a healthy scalp. Healthy skin can renew itself and activate its natural defences only if the microbiota is balanced and in top form.