If you dream of having long, luscious locks there are probably a number of steps you take to protect your hair from damage - including using heat protectant and getting regular trims.
But it turns out there's another way to reduce damage and it's something you can easily do in the shower.
Susie Hammond, a trichologist at the Phillip Kingsley Clinic in London, has shared her hair and scalp care expertise with The Mirror, including the top tip she and her clients swear by.
Despite many warnings about brushing hair when it's wet, the expert controversially claims we should be taking a comb into the shower with us regularly.
She explained: "One of the useful habits people can get into is keeping a wide-tooth comb in the shower and when you're in there, brush your conditioner through with the comb.
"It's one of the top tips that I give all my patients, they see a lot less damage and less tangling because they're getting that conditioner all the way through the hair."
However, the expert went on to warn against brushing the hair when it's wet after you get out.
"After the shower, you have to be cautious with brushing as when the hair is wet it's a lot more elastic, so it's much easier to snap and break it."
Susie also recently warned against going to bed with wet hair - as she believes this can also cause irreparable breakage.
And not only that, but it can lead to dandruff, as when your head gets hot during sleep, the wet, humid environment can cause the natural yeast on your scalp to overgrow.
She added: "I don't like people to go to bed with wet hair, your head gets quite warm at night and that environment can encourage poor scalp condition, so dry your hair before you go to bed.
"It's a lipid-rich humid environment up here and we have yeasts that live naturally and healthily on our scalps, Malassezia furfur yeast, and they can overgrow and trigger dandruff."
So if you're washing your hair before bed, the expert advises using a heat protectant before drying. You can also minimise the amount of heat going directly on the hair by using a wooden brush with holes in the back and drying through the brush.
Do you have a hair story to share? We want to hear all about it. Email courtney.pochin@mirror.co.uk
