5 Tips To Taking Care of High Maintenance Hair

February 24, 2026

If you didn't grow up knowing how to take care of your hair, then you probably went through many trials and errors in figuring out the type of hair you have, how to maintain it, and most importantly, what to do with it. This long process of learning how to take care of your hair most likely made you realize how high maintenance your hair is. Whether it’s long and straight or thick and coily. If you haven't figured out how to take care of your high maintenance hair, here are the first steps to taking care of it!

Steps to Achieving Your Hair Goals

One thing about high maintenance hair is it requires a lot of patience. The time and money spent on your hair can vary depending on what kind of hair care journey you are on. This long wait is a reason setting up goals for your hair is beneficial. It allows you to keep track of your progress, figure out what works and doesn’t, gives you an idea of what to change in your routine and what works best for your hair.

Now, setting up goals doesn’t mean stating what you want but a map towards achieving those goals. For example, if your goal is to try different hairstyles, you can start by buying accessories, watching Youtube videos, prepping your hair before the styles so it could be easier, and knowing how much time you have to actually style your hair. This creates an easy flow for you to actually stick to your goal, keep track of your hair and see results.

2. Patience

The second tip is patience, because when you don’t have patience you are abrupt, rash, and more likely to give up in the midst of the process. Times like when you are doing your hair routine, it is important that you take your time completing every step. The process and time required to get your desired results is the difference between high maintenance hair and low maintenance hair. In order to achieve this level of patience, having a set time to do your hair is helpful because there’s no need to rush, which allows you to be gentle with your hair and take the time to style it.

If you are consistent with your routine, you will see the results you want. Taking your time with your hair and giving it the attention it needs can make a huge difference.

3. Trial and Error

Accept the trail and error part of your hair journey. This is a crucial part in learning about your hair, techniques for styling it, and overall what works best for your hair or doesn’t. This phase allows you to experiment with your hair! The trial and error phase can get annoying because your results might not match the references or your expectations. In addition to that, experimenting with various products can get very expensive! However, if you budget right, read reviews, and have trusted sources you can save a couple of bucks.

4. Sticking to a Routine

Constantly changing out products does not give it a chance to really prove itself. This is why you should really give it a chance because perhaps there's a certain set of instructions that needs to be followed, like adding the product to damp hair or only fully dried hair. Giving a routine a chance can save money and see what parts of the routine or products need to change. Results don’t happen overnight, and envisioning this as an experiment you need to have a control group, so if you keep changing all the variables you can’t tell what is working and what's not. So, although a new product can show up on your feed it can be tempting to try but give the products on your shelf a chance first.

5. Sleep gear

Last but not least, sleep gear plays a significant role in protecting your hair from your pillow! Not wearing sleep gear such as a silk scarf or bonnet can lead to frizz, breakage, and tangles. In order for your hair routine to last a couple of days, having that protection allows your hair to last longer throughout the week. If you want your hair to be healthier, wearing sleep gear can reduce friction that your hair does not need. It's a simple tip for taking care of your high maintenance hair but makes a huge difference!