Conditoners, CONFUSED?

Confused about conditoners?

Leave-in conditoners can work well on dry hair. But as they coat your hair, they can weigh it down, makin it look lifeless. Use too much and your hair can appear greasy.

Rinse-out condtioners are always my first choice. They smooth my hair and eliminate tangles, making it easier to comb and style. As long as they are well rinsed out, they won't drag your hair down either.

Deep conditioners, hair masks, waxes oils are great occasionally. They need to be left on for at least 10 minutes to work properly, and are good for treated or dry hair, really helping to moisturise and strengthen the hair. To help the treatment penetrate deeper, wrap hair in a hot towel. Think of them in the same way as a monthly facial.

Volumizing conditioners use ingredients such as collagen, keratin and proteins to plump out individual hairs.

Combined shampoos and conditions are a great idea, but it seems to me they neither shampoo nor conditon as effectively as indivual products.

How often should i wash my hair?

Don't wash hair more than once a day as you will strip away all the natural protection that helps to make it look thick and shiny.

If your hair is coloured or permed, a specially formulated shampoo will gently cleanse it and won't strip the colour out.

Volumizing shampoos contain proteins that bond with your hair. Avoid using them all the time as they can leave a residue, which builds up, making hair look dull and dragging it down.

Highlight-enhancing shampoos and conditioners can make grey hair look shiny and help avoid the yellow tint that grey hair can sometimes acquire.

Acidic, clarifying shampoos containing ingredients such as lemon juice or vinegar help to strip away the residue that builds up from your normal hair products. These are ideal to use before applying an intense conditioner or before a salon treatment.

It used to be a common myth that washing your hair to often would make it oily. Leading trichologists now argue the opposite.

Hair Facts!!

Here is some facts that you might not know about your hair;

Women's scalp hair grows faster than men's- on average 0.02mm more per day.

Hair is 97 per cent protein; the other 3 per cent is made up of minerals and trace elements.

Each hair follicle grows about 20 hairs in a lifetime.

The lifespan of a hair is between 16 months and 7 years- the average is 3.

Hair can reach over a metre in length.

Pulling a hair from its follicle stimulate the next hair to grow.

Hair usually grows over a centimetre a month.

The growth and loss of hairs from each follicle are finely controlled, but don't happen at the same time as other follicle, otherwise everyone would go temporarily bald.

Hair grows more slowly in cold weather because circulation is more sluggish.