Are you sick and tired of the same old tv commercials that show glamorous hair but then show a $2 shampoo? Then you are not alone. Did you know that the majority of people that use salon grade shampoos believe their hair to be much stronger, healthier and styles better than people that use the cheaper shampoos that are found in the drug stores and in the retail super grocery stores. The best way to get your hair looking and more importantly being healthy is to use products that work on how your hair grows. This is vital yet most shampoos on the market kind of ignore this important point. We choose to make sure that hair products have what your hair and the root need to get hair growing properly. Healthier hair can withstand styling that is even harsh to the hair. This is why you should focus on the products that you are using. Let’s talk about styling hair for a moment as this is when most of the hair damage is done to hair.
Ever wonder why as you age your hair tends to break more. You may think that it is because your have more procedures performed on the hair such as highlights, hair coloring and even straightening but that is not why hair becomes more brittle. It becomes more dry and brittle with age and this is because of lack of nutrition in the system. That is right. In the system since the system supplies the hair with the nutrition that you need including making the proteins that form hair, skin and fingernails. Hair that is fragile is typically due to the fact that there is not enough of the proper nutrition in the body for the hair to grow properly. This is especially true with black hair as black hair is very often over processed from being straightened too much with perms and straightening solutions.
Black hair is often straightened with a process called having the hair relaxed and this process works the ph in the hair and can often be very damaging to the hair just to get the hair straight. The best way to combat serious hair problems is too have the proper level of nutrition in the hair as well as use shampoos that are very moisturizing to the hair and to the scalp as the chemicals used in relaxing can very damaging to the scalp which in turn dry out the scalp causing numerous hair and scalp problems such as dandruff and dry scalp or dry hair at the very least.
The two most common problems in hair care are dry hair and scalp and itchy scalp or dandruff. These problems affect us all at some time or the other and the best thing to do is to treat the problems before they ever start and the best way to do that is to use products that focus on all aspects of the hair and the scalp and not just a cleanser that strips away debris from the hair and then in turn dries out the scalp. Often dry scalp is mistaken for dandruff or psoriasis of the scalp. Dry scalp is much more common and much easier to deal with since all you have to do is raise the moisture level in the scalp. After this level is raised the dry scalp issues go away. If you have dry or itchy scalp be very mindful of the shampoos that you are currently using as they are most likely the cause of the scalp problems such dry scalp and many times dandruff. The surfactant sodium or ammonium laurel sulfate is very harsh on the hair and scalp and can cause these problems. You typically find these in very cheap shampoos. This is another reason why staying away from drug stores or grocery stores for buying personal care items such as shampoos can vital to good and healthy hair. You may also want to check some of the salon brands to make sure. Black hair care products are notorious for using super cheap and very damaging surfactants in their shampoos that are notably for dry hair.
By: Michael Singer -