For an exceptional hair day, you need the right tools. That is why we suggest selecting products specifically tailored to your own hair type and concerns.
Wavy locks require products designed to enhance curls, while those with color-treated locks need something that prevents their locks from fading over time.
Hair Gels
Hair gel is an indispensable styling product, used to sculpt hair, define curls and hold individual strands in place. Additionally, it adds shine and texture that make the locks appear fuller and fuller.
Hair gels come in various textures to accommodate different styles and hair types. Some hair gels feature thicker formulas with strong hold that work great for coarse curly locks; while others provide more runny formulas designed for fine textured locks that easily get weighted down.
Hair gel can help tame and shape your style, but its use should be limited in order to prevent product build up, flakes and greasy-looking locks. In addition, washing your hair on a regular basis is vital to ensure all products and oil built up on your scalp is removed; failing to do so could result in dandruff and itchiness resulting in reduced volume or texture of hair strands; deep cleansing shampoo can be helpful to combat build-up as well.
Hair Oils
Hair oils provide an additional source of nourishment to your locks, leaving them soft and healthy. Hair oils are typically composed of lightweight oils such as argan, coconut and sunflower and can work for all types of hair from fine to coarse strands.
Hair oils can also help tame frizz and flyaways, making them especially useful for anyone with curly or wavy locks. Furthermore, some products contain squalane (a plant-derived humectant that draws water), which will hydrate your scalp.
Experts who specialize in hair oils believe that regular use can prompt your strands to grow faster. This theory stems from the belief that oils repair damage to strands and the scalp, creating longer looking locks in turn. Although, this claim cannot be proven scientifically and it may simply come down to improved scalp health and reduced breakage over time.
Shampoo
Shampoos are used to clean hair and scalp of sebum, sweat, dust and environmental pollutants as well as to remove styling products such as gels and sprays that leave behind residues on them. While the main component in most shampoos is water, other ingredients play an integral part in producing desired effects for each product; carrying agents such as glycol distearate (an oily substance derived from either animal or vegetable stearic acid) and sodium lauroamphoacetate help transport active ingredients directly to hair follicles while thickeners such as salt (sodium chloride) or PEG 150 distearate help increase viscosity of products.
Detergents such as sodium laureth sulfate and sodium laureth phosphate help remove dirt and oily debris from hair, scalp, and other surfaces. Detergent molecules have lipophilic and hydrophilic ends; the latter bind to sebum on hair while its lipophilic portion bonds with water; when shampoo is rinsed out, detergent carries all its sebum with it to the drain, while preservatives like methylisothiazolinone or polyquaternium-15 help keep germs that could potentially cause infection or other issues during production of its production process.
Conditioner
Conditioners are an integral component of healthy hair maintenance and should be included as part of your haircare routine to keep it looking its best. Conditioners help detangle and smoothen hair while repairing damage; in addition they reduce frizz and static.
Conditioners work to restore the hair’s lipid layer, which is essential to its natural hydrophobicity. Ingredients such as silicones, fatty alcohols and quaternary ammonium compounds help create this layer on hair shafts.
Most importantly, they help smooth each individual hair strand to support healthy follicles and fill any gaps caused by damaged strands, helping protect your locks from further damage.
Conditioners contain ingredients to detangle hair, helping prevent knots and kinks. This can be especially helpful for wavy or curly locks which tend to get very knotty. They may also contain thermal protectors which shield strands from damage caused by blow-drying, curling irons and hot rollers; typically made out of heat-absorbing polymers.
