My job requires me to keep my hair up. My go-to is usually to just gel my hair back (not too slick) into a ponytail. I usually just add a clip on pony since my hair really doesn’t have too much length to it at this point. My question is will doing this damage my hair? If i keep using gels and these clip on ponytails?

I’m like a 3c/4a. I wash/deep condition my hair once a week or every other. I use ecostyler to gel my hair back. I let my hair air dry but occasionally I’ll blow dry (ONLY) the front a little just to help it lay better. Should i switch to wrap around ponytails?