The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to reconsider the majority of how we do things in our day to day – from offices shifting to work-from-home set-ups to cashless transactions becoming the norm. However, possibly the most fundamentally changed these days – as it is directly connected to COVID-19 – is how we practice personal hygiene. 

The tip we most often hear in disease prevention these days, aside from physical distancing, is washing hands with soap. However, we may be forgetting another part of the body that gets exposed when we go outside: our hair.

Don’t forget your scalp

Before the pandemic, Filipinos usually wash their hair in the morning before going to work and then leave it unwashed when they get home and head to bed. This practice leaves your hair and scalp prone to a lot of threats.

According to Dr. Gia Sison, “Our scalp is part of the skin. Like our hands, it’s exposed to heat from the sun, pollution, and other environmental factors.”  

But given the world’s situation, we can’t just rely on our past practices. We need to take extra precautions.

Dr. Gia suggests, “To keep our bodies safe and we can avoid bringing home germs, let’s wash before we leave and right after we arrive from home. Shampoo exposed areas like your hair and scalp.”

It also pays to be more mindful of avoiding touching your hair when you’re outside. (Because we know very well how easy it is to make incidental contact with our hair – such as accidentally brushing our hair with fingers – and then end up touching our eyes, nose, or mouth.) It’s best to wait until you get home and shampoo. 

And take note, you must head to the shower and shampoo your hair. Ordinary shampoos won’t cut it. Shampoo, such as Head & Shoulders, contains ingredients that bind to dirt, oil, bacteria, and viruses and is clinically proven to get these off harmful agents on your scalp and kill them.

On top of this, not only does Head & Shoulders keep clean from head to toe, it helps you be free of itch and dandruff-causing scalp germs such as Malassezia. If left unwashed, it can cause discomfort, robbing you of the quality sleep important these days.

For gentler cleansing

Shampooing more often will be part of the new normal in keeping ourselves clean. And, just because you are shampooing more frequently, it doesn’t automatically mean that your hair will get damaged. 

If you follow the step below, you could keep your hair healthy while erring on the side of caution.

Using a specially-formulated shampoo, like Pantene Micellar Detox & Purify, will help keep your hair nourished and moisturized while stripping away the bacteria your hair has been exposed to. 

Even after washing your hair twice a day, Pantene Micellar Detox & Purify promises a gentle but cleansing wash. It contains rich antioxidants, gentle micellar technology and is free of harsh parabens, dyes, and silicones to ensure hair will not dry out or get damaged.

These trying times call for adjustments. The way we used to do things may no longer cut it. As they say, we’re now living under a new normal. Just as we are more concerned about our health and safety, and as we wash our hands more often, we must not forget to extend our precautions to other parts of the body. 

Keep clean from head to toe. Just as Dr. Gia said, “Shampoo exposed areas like your hair and scalp.” 

When shampooing twice a day, use a clinically-proven shampoo like Head & Shoulders to fight germs on your scalp, or Pantene Micellar Detox & Purify for a gentler but equally cleansing wash. – Rappler.com

You can visit these pages for more details: Head & Shoulders, Pantene Micellar Detox & Purify. You can purchase both Head & Shoulders and Pantene on Lazada.