WASH LESS, CONDITION MORE
There---that's the
beauty advice that
most hair stylists are
happy to reveal when you're trying to grow
long, shiny hair.
We hate hearing that, because our
scalp can become a
bit oily, but we understand the
reasoning behind it.
We've all been told that shampooing
daily can dry out your
locks. The
natural oils that act as your
scalp's built-in conditioner and help
fight split ends start to strip away. So the experts agree:
Scale back shampooing to just
once or
twice a
week. That way you won't have to
constanty bother with too many
split ends.
Focus on
hair hydration.
"Conditioning treatments are crucial," says Serge Normant, Julia Roberts's longtime stylist, to
Harper's Bazaar readers
Serge says its
okay to comb through your
hair while the
conditioner is still in it. This helps to keep
knots from forming. The
combing also helps avoid the
breakage that occurs when you try to brush through
tangles after showering.
A cult favorite hair conditioner is
Tresemme Moisture-Rich Vitamin E Conditioner for Dry Or Damaged hair ($4.49, big 32 oz. bottle, at
Walgreens).
The
conditioner has been in the
Tresemme line-up for
several years now, probably because it
really works!
You can pick some up at your
local drugstore.
It works
beautifully on
relaxed hair, color-treated strands, and any
hair that takes a
beating through
chemical processes, constant heat + drying tools, and so forth.
What makes this
Tresemme conditioner so
worthy?
The
ingredients for
hair nourishment + silkiness include
:
A rich formula containing vitamin E, sunflower, hazelnut+almond extracts.
A
number of our
African-American girlfriends highly recommend the
Tresemme Moisture-Rich Vitamin E Conditioner because it adds such
incredible softness, bounce and
shine to
delicate locks.
Just read the
customer reviews. These
personal opinions can really shed some
important information on a
particluar beauty product.
One more thing---this
conditioner smells
great.
Yummy!