Will washing your hair during confinement give you a headache? You need to pay attention to these

As the saying goes, "It's better not to wash your hair during the confinement period." Although this statement is too extreme, it still makes sense. During the confinement period, the main thing is to maintain moderate cleanliness. It is not advisable to wash your hair too frequently. Washing your hair too many times, using cold water, not using a hair dryer correctly, etc. can cause headaches. Therefore, for the sake of their own health, female friends should avoid washing their hair frequently during the confinement period. As for how long after giving birth you can wash your hair, there are some differences depending on your individual physical condition. If you already have a headache, you can use painkillers, acupuncture, massage, oxygen inhalation and other methods to treat it, which will have good results.

1. What to do if you have a headache when washing your hair during confinement

1. If you have a headache, you can’t wash your hair. If the weather is good for 20 days, you can wash your hair.

2. Boil water, don’t rinse with cold water. Wait until the water is naturally cool enough to wash, and then blow dry immediately after washing.

3. If the headache is severe, you can use a warm towel to apply to your forehead to relieve the pain.

4. You can use ginger water to clean your scalp

2. Treatment of postpartum headache

(1) Analgesics, such as aspirin 300 mg orally, 3 times a day; or acetaminophen (paracetamol) 300-600 mg orally, 3 times a day; or ibuprofen 200-400 mg orally, 3 times a day.

(2) Acupuncture: the main acupoints are Fengchi, Taiyang, Hegu, Taichong, etc.

(3) Massage the headache points or pain areas, or acupoints such as Taiyang, Taichong, and Baihui.

(4) Oxygen inhalation: 100% oxygen at 8–10 L/min for 10–15 min.

(5) For patients with vomiting, antiemetics should be given, such as metoclopramide 10 mg orally or promethazine 25 mg intramuscularly, usually before taking analgesics during the attack.

3. How to dry your hair after shampooing

During the confinement period, you can use a hair dryer to dry your hair, or wipe it with a dry towel and wear a hat at the same time. Otherwise, the moisture in your hair will evaporate and take away the heat from your head, making it easy to catch a cold. Be careful not to catch a cold during the confinement period.

4. Can I use a hair dryer to wash my hair during the confinement period?

You can use a hair dryer to wash your hair during confinement.

You can use a hair dryer to dry your hair after washing it during confinement, but you should use the hair dryer to blow it for a while. It is better to blow your hair after the hot air comes out. Traditional Chinese medicine says: "Before birth there is a pot of fire, after birth there is a pool of ice." After giving birth, the mother's sweat glands are wide open and she sweats a lot. Cold wind and cold air can easily get in through the gaps, causing neuralgia. Or because of cold, the body temperature drops and the blood vessels contract, which affects the normal blood supply and causes migraine, back pain, leg pain and other problems due to circulatory disorders. Therefore, mothers should avoid catching a cold after giving birth. Postpartum women sweat easily, so they need to change their underwear frequently. They can take showers or sponge baths frequently at room temperature of 20 degrees. They can also wash their hair. After washing their hair, they should dry it in time to avoid catching cold.

5. How long after giving birth can you wash your hair

There are many different answers to this question. Some people say that a week is enough, but some people say that you can only wash your hair after the month is over. Normally, doctors recommend that women can wash their hair as long as they feel fit and have no health problems, but we recommend that if you can tolerate it, you should wait 10 days before washing your hair.

1. The harm of washing your hair too early

Washing your hair too early does have a lot of harmful effects. The mother needs to discharge the lochia in her body, but washing her hair too early will cause the dirty blood in the uterus to stagnate into lumps, making it difficult to discharge from the body. If lochia is not discharged from the body, it will cause a series of problems, such as endocrine disharmony or hormonal imbalance, and eventually the mother will suffer from menstrual pain or irregular menstruation. Therefore, during the postpartum confinement period, restoring the body is the most important thing, and moderate cleansing is sufficient.

2. How often should you wash your hair?

After giving birth, mothers should not wash their hair too frequently during the confinement period. Just keep it moderately clean. The purpose of washing your hair is to prevent too much bacteria from growing, so just keep it to once or twice a week.

3. Tips for cleaning your scalp

There is a method that is suitable for some mothers who cannot stand not washing their hair for a long time, and it will not cause them to be troubled by factors such as wind and cold. You can use a cotton ball dipped in warm alcohol and then wipe it on your scalp one by one. After wiping, massage with your hands. Be gentle and don't use too much force. Finally, use a comb to comb the scalp that you wiped before. This will remove the dirt on the scalp and keep your head fresh. This method needs to be persisted every day. Regular cleaning can also unclog the blood vessels in the head.