When can I wash my hair during confinement?

You can wash your hair during the confinement period, but you cannot wash your hair within one week after delivery. Washing your hair too early will cause a cold, and washing your hair during the confinement period will cause the dirty blood to coagulate, and it will also make it difficult to discharge the lochia after delivery. Therefore, during the confinement period, women should pay attention to keeping warm and pay attention to body maintenance methods. Let us now understand when you can wash your hair after giving birth.

How long after giving birth can I wash my hair?

How long after giving birth can I wash my hair? There is no unified answer to this question. Some say that it is enough to wash your hair after a week, while others say that you can only wash your hair after the confinement period. So what is the scientific opinion?

It is understood that as long as the mother has no health problems and feels good in all aspects of her body, she can wash her hair, but some doctors also suggest that it is best to wait 10 days before washing her hair.

Washing your hair too early will cause the dirty blood in the uterus to coagulate into lumps and cannot be discharged from the body smoothly. If the lochia cannot be discharged, it will cause a series of problems, such as endocrine imbalance, dysmenorrhea or irregular menstruation. So be careful not to wash your hair too early after giving birth.

In addition, although you can wash your hair during the confinement period, do not wash it too frequently. Just keep it moderately clean. It is recommended to wash it once or twice a week.

How to wash your hair during confinement

How should mothers wash their hair during the confinement period? The first thing to do is to pay attention to the water temperature, which should not be too high or too low. Water temperature that is too high will irritate the scalp and make it more likely to become oily; water temperature that is too low will cause cold air to enter the body. It is generally recommended to keep the temperature at 37 degrees.

After preparing the water, start washing your hair. At this time, you should also pay attention to keeping the indoor temperature stable. While washing your hair, you can gently massage your scalp to relax your mind.

After washing your hair, wipe it with a towel immediately, then wrap it with a towel, use a hair dryer to blow your hair until it is completely dry, and then wrap it with a dry towel to avoid catching a cold.

After washing your hair, you cannot go to bed immediately. You should use a comb to straighten your hair and wait until the inner layer of hair is completely dry before lying back in bed.

It should be noted here that when washing your hair, you must use a mild shampoo or conditioner, otherwise it will cause more serious hair loss. When combing your hair, it is best to use a wooden comb to comb gently.

Things to note when washing your hair during confinement

During the confinement period, it is impossible not to wash your hair for a month. Even if you wipe your scalp with a cotton ball dipped in warm alcohol, it is OK. If the mothers are in good health after giving birth, you can try washing your hair once a week. However, you must pay attention to the following matters when washing your hair:

1. If the mother has had a caesarean section, it is best to wait until the wound is in good condition before washing her hair. Do not force yourself to get out of bed and move around too early.

2. Because of the problems of physical recovery after giving birth, mothers should ask their family members to assist them if necessary to avoid slipping and falling.

3. If you wash your hair in the shower, make sure that the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the bathroom is not too large. It is best if the temperature outside the bathroom is also kept in a warm state of 29 degrees.

4. During the confinement period, you can wash your hair at home. It is best not to go to a barber shop or beauty salon. The home can maintain a constant and relatively warm temperature, but these places are usually colder, so after washing your hair, your scalp may be attacked by cold wind and cause headaches.