Use the right products to care for your hair

By admin April 7, 2013 19:33

By Lisa Fresa Palacios

When a new product is on the shelves of our respective salons, we immediately purchase the latest and greatest oils, creams, shampoos and treatments, etc. Most of us have cabinets full of barely used products.

Think of hair care as if it were skin care. Less is more, there is only so much our hair can handle and absorb. If you are the 99 percentile who require using styling tools such as blow dryers, curling irons and flat irons. all you need are five simple principal products.

1. Shampoo

2. Conditioner

3. Heat protectant

4. Finishing spray

5. Weekly strengthening treatment

Choose a shampoo that compliments your locks; if you obtain chemical services, use a sulfate-free line. Please remember that many shampoos and conditioners contain harsh, drying sulfates that are extremely damaging to

hair (ammonium laureth sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, etc.). These common detergents found in shampoos make curly hair frizzy and uncooperative. Conditioner can be used sufficiently to clean the hair. Also, more gentle shampoos that contain mild cleansers (i.e. cocamidopropyl betaine or coco betaine) can be used occasionally or more often for wavier hair types.

If you are working towards repairing damaged dry or fragile hair, use a hydration moisturizing line it will give you the accurate subtleness needed. Fine hair? Stick to volume enhancing labels, keeping in mind to first and most important read the ingredients content

Choose a heat protectant like Argon, Moroccan, coconut or macadamia nut oils. Since many have entered our market, companies are now making these not only with the oil but also fortifying them with vitamins and other enriched healing elements. Always protect your ends from the heat of your styling tools and from the daily environment. Oils will act as a barrier between the tools and the cuticle helping out against your hairs worst enemy…heat!!

Finishing sprays go a long way. Why bother with excessive aerosols or sprays that in the long run can cause build up. Pick a favorite and top of your do with a light spritz to lock your pretty hair.

You cannot forget about giving your hair and scalp some tender loving care. We are constantly damaging our hair with daily styling so make sure your using a once a week masque to recharge it for the leading up days of wear.