How to Make My Hair Soft

Achieving soft, silky, luscious hair is a goal that most of us have, and for good reason. Soft hair looks better, feels healthier, and is more manageable than dry, brittle, frizzy hair. To up your hair game, keep reading for some universal tips to help anyone get softer, silkier hair.

Get Regular Trims

Getting regular trims is a necessary part of maintaining happy, healthy hair. And keeping your hair healthy and strong is an essential step towards achieving baby soft hair! Split ends make the hair appear rough and altogether unhealthy, so you should avoid them at all costs. Routine trims help reduce split ends, which makes your hair look and feel softer.   

Watch Your Water Temperature

Washing your hair with hot water can cause your hair to frizz and may do further damage to dry, unhealthy hair. So, instead of blasting your hair with hot water, opt for lukewarm showers instead.

Some encourage you to switch to cold water when rinsing out your conditioner, while others state that rinsing with cold water is unnecessary. If you can handle cold water, you can try it. But if you can't, it's okay. Just avoid using hot water on your hair.

Condition After Every Wash

Conditioning your hair properly is one of the most critical steps in softening your hair. Apply your conditioner liberally and let it sit for at least 2-5 minutes. Doing this will allow your hair time to soak up the product.

You can intensify the conditioning process by throwing on a shower cap or heated cap to open up the hair follicles. This makes it even easier for the hair to absorb the moisture and nutrients from the conditioner.

Rethink Towel-Drying

Following your shower, you may be tempted to dry yourself and your hair off with a towel. But rubbing your hair dry with a towel is not good for your hair. This rough treatment creates serious friction, leading to dryness, knots, and hair breakage – this is the perfect recipe for rough, brittle hair.

Instead, try replacing your traditional bath towel with a soft t-shirt or microfiber towel. And instead of rubbing, squeeze the water out softly. Doing this will bring you one step closer to soft hair.

Use Oils and Masks

To get your hair as soft as possible, you should use oils and hair masks regularly. Hair oil does wonders for dry, brittle hair. It provides much-needed nourishment and softens your hair instantly.

There are so many oil options to try, including coconut oil, olive oil, and argan oil. Argan Oil, in particular, is great for restoring dry, damaged hair to a soft, silky state. It has moisturizing properties like vitamin E, fatty acids, and antioxidants which help fight frizz, increase elasticity and bounce, and give your hair a gorgeous shine. 

Using hair masks once a week can add even more moisture to your hair. Hair masks are essentially strong conditioners that have high concentrations of healing ingredients like oils and fats. Hair masks provide hardcore moisturizing power and help combat frizz, breakage, damage, and other factors that contribute to dry brittle, lackluster hair. So, working a hair mask into your weekly hair care routine will help you achieve touchably soft hair!

Getting soft, luscious hair doesn't have to be an insurmountable obstacle. With just a little time and effort, you can restore your hair's softness and luster. If you want softer hair, we encourage you to follow the above tips. You'll see results in no time!

Author: Andrea Reyes

Andrea is a mother, wife, writer, and natural hair enthusiast of 15 years. Currently on her natural hair journey, she’s been trying countless products and techniques to understand and embrace her natural hair. She is the creator of NaturallyTextured.com, a new website featuring informative articles that share tips, tricks, and techniques aimed to help others learn to love their hair through proper hair care. She writes with the hope of making hair care easier to understand and implement.