How to choose a hair shampoo

Shampoo is one of the main hair care products; no care is complete without it. The most important task of the shampoo is to wash the hair and scalp from dirt, styling products and sebum, but if the shampoo also has medicinal properties, then this is another plus in his piggy bank (hydration, nutrition, restoration, strengthening, shine, volume) ...

Types of hair shampoos

It is very important to determine what type of hair you have in order to choose the right shampoo and all home care in general. If you yourself cannot determine your hair type, then you can contact your master (hairdresser).

There are four types of hair:

1. Normal - look shiny, supple and healthy. Normal hair is washed every two to three days.
2. Dry - they look dull and lifeless, they are often porous, disobedient, split at the ends, get tangled up and break off. Dry hair does not grease for a long time and does not require frequent washing, usually once a week. You can read about caring for dry porous hair. here.
3. Fatty - oily hair depends on the level of oily scalp and the activity of the sebaceous glands, as well as on the type of food - oily, fried, spicy foods, an abundance of sweets also leads to oily hair. Such hair requires frequent washing (daily). The article How to reduce oily hair you can read about the principles of care for oily hair.
4. Mixed type (oily at the roots and dry in length, mainly at the ends) - typical for long hair, when the roots of the hair are quite oily, and the ends of the grease are not enough, which is why they become dry and split.

For example, if you have dry hair and you start washing it with shampoo for oily hair, then not only will the hair be depleted in length even more, besides, the scalp will become dry, the sebaceous glands will begin to work more actively, the fat content will increase, it may appear peeling and itching.

Whatever hair type you have, you need to strive to bring it back to normal type, and if you are lucky and have normal hair type, then you must maintain care to keep your hair healthy.

Shampoo for normal hair: Recommended for people with healthy hair, this category contains all neutral, acid-balanced and technical salon shampoos. The purpose of these shampoos is simply to wash your hair and, if possible, keep your hair looking healthy.

This shampoo contains fewer detergents than, for example, a shampoo for oily hair.

• Sea buckthorn shampoo for normal and dry hair "Intensive hydration" Natura Siberica
• Revlon Professional Equave Hydro Detangling Shampoo
• Keratin hair shampoo Estel Professional Keratin Shampoo
• Shea Butter Shampoo for Smooth Hair Matrix Total Results Mega Sleek Shampoo

Shampoo for oily hair: You shouldn't wash your hair often with this shampoo, because such shampoos are aggressive and their frequent use will lead to flaking and itching of the scalp. This shampoo contains many detergents, it cleans the hair and scalp well from impurities and sebum, but this shampoo should not be used more often than once a week if the scalp is oily and once every two weeks if the hair type is normal. And if you have dry hair or sensitive scalp, then even less often.

• Insight Energizing Shampoo
• Plant shampoo, anti-hair loss for oily hair Biota Bioxsine Shampoo
• Brelil Numero Volumizing Shampoo
• Shampoo for oily hair enriched with silver "Normalization from roots to ends" NATURE.med
• Vichy Dercos Ultra Soothing Normal to Oil Hair Shampoo

Shampoo for dry hair: Shampoo for dry hair has fewer detergents than ordinary shampoo and is not aggressive; a moisturizer is added to it. This shampoo prevents dry scalp and hair.

• Revlon Professional Interactives Hydra Rescue Shampoo
• Sulfate-free moisturizing shampoo Profi style
• Matrix Oil Wonders Micro-Oil Shampoo
• Moisturizing Shampoo with Argan and Aloe Oil Brelil Bio Traitement Cristalli d'Argan Shampoo Intensive Beauty
• Oxygen Light Moisturizing Shampoo Dove Advanced Hair Series
• Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Moisturizing Lather Shampoo

Studies have shown that this type of hair is most common: fatty at the roots and dry at the ends. In such a situation, the hair needs to remove excess fat from the roots and nourish, as well as moisturize the ends. For such cases, manufacturers have created a balancing shampoo, which includes microsponges and microspheres. Microsponges remove oily plaque from the roots and regulate the sebaceous glands, while microspheres moisturize and nourish the dry part of the hair.

Anti-dandruff shampoo: This shampoo removes dead skin particles, contains components that slow down the division of skin cells. The anti-dandruff shampoo must be alternated with regular shampoo and often cannot be used as this can dry out and dull hair. The manufacturer usually writes that the course of treatment is two weeks or a month.

• Insight Anti Dandruff Purifying Shampoo
• L'Oreal Professionnel Inforcer Strengthening Anti-Breakage Shampoo
• Eugene Perma Petrole Hahn Dandruff for Normal Hair
• Shampoo for oily dandruff Ducray Squanorm Kertiol Shampoo

Anti-hair loss shampoo: shampoo usually contains active ingredients that nourish the scalp and strengthen the hair follicles. These shampoos are usually based on herbal extracts and vitamins.

• Daeng Gi Meo Ri Vitalizing Shampoo
• Hair shampoo "Healing herbs" White Mandarin
• Shampoo "Strengthening hair roots" Biocon Hair Power
• Hair shampoo colorless "Henna" Styx Naturcosmetic Shampoo

There are three types of shampoos:

Liquid - the most popular and familiar shampoos for us.

Solid - look like soap, lather and wash off with water like ordinary shampoos without any problems.

Dry or anhydrous - powder shampoo, its task is to absorb sebum and adsorb dirt without using water. When combing, the powder is combed out of the hair without any problems.

Manufacturers distinguish many more types of shampoo: moisturizing, nourishing, restoring, regenerating, for colored hair, for damaged hair, for curly, for volume, for thin hair, anti-yellowness, conditioner shampoo (2 in 1) and many others. But, if you know your hair type, then you can easily pick up your own shampoo.

What hair shampoos are made of

Typically, shampoo contains: surfactants, preservatives, thickeners, stabilizers, antioxidants, antiseptics, emulsifiers, moisturizers, silicones, UV filters, medicinal additives, vitamins, herbal extracts and conditioning agents.

The basis of shampoos is surfactants (the quality of the shampoo depends on them), and we will dwell on them in more detail.

Depending on the type of hair, the amount of surfactants will be regulated, for less oily hair - a smaller amount, for more oily hair - more. It is important to choose more gentle surfactants.

When choosing a shampoo, you need to pay attention to the presence of such a component as lauryl sulfate. His presence suggests that the formulation of such a shampoo is cheap and will subsequently affect the condition of the hair. So no one has canceled reading the composition of the shampoos on the packaging.

The brighter and richer the color of the shampoo, the more such shampoo can do harm. If the shampoo is transparent, then this effect is achieved by introducing chemical ingredients into the composition.

Experts say that a good shampoo should contain at least 20-30 ingredients.

There are also sulfate-free shampoos that you can read about here.

How to choose the right shampoo

So, the main question is which shampoo is better? You will not find the answer to this question, because it will be different for each girl.One shampoo may work for many, but not for you, and the shampoo that works for you may not work for many. Choosing the perfect shampoo for yourself is possible only by trial and error.

Important:

Determine your hair type and, starting from it, choose a base shampoo.

A must-have in your arsenal deep cleaning shampoo and depending on the type of hair to use it:

• for oily hair - once a week
• for normal hair - once every two weeks
• for dry hair or sensitive scalp - once a month

Change the shampoo periodically so that there is no addiction.

If your hair is long, be sure to use a conditioner or mask after shampooing.

How to know if the shampoo is right

In order to understand whether the shampoo suits you or not, you need to systematically use it for two weeks, although sometimes once is enough. Signs that the shampoo is suitable:

• the hair is well rinsed (after using the shampoo twice);
• there is no irritation on the scalp (no peeling, itching or other discomfort);
• hair does not grow oily earlier than usual and the absence of oily sheen on the hair;
• the hair is obedient and does not tangle;
• after drying, the hair does not stick out in different directions and is not dry.

How to use shampoo correctly

The article How to wash your hair, you can read about the rules for washing your hair so that it is always healthy and beautiful.

Experts advise adhering to the following basic steps in shampooing:

1. Be sure to comb your hair before washing, this will make it easier to apply the mask or conditioner to your hair and will not get too tangled after washing. In addition, combing will stimulate the hair follicles, and raise slightly keratinized particles, after which they are easily washed out.
2. The water for shampooing should be warm, not hot or cold. If you wash with too hot water, the sebaceous glands begin to work even harder and the hair becomes oily faster. But at the end, when you have already washed off the mask, you can rinse your hair with cool water to close the hair scales.
3. Always reapply shampoo twice. First apply the shampoo on the palms of your hands, rub and only then apply to the scalp and massage with light movements. If the shampoo is concentrated, mostly professional shampoos, then it is still recommended to dilute them with a little water.
4. Rinse off the shampoo very thoroughly (twice as long as the shampoo was on your head) so that the hair does not lose its elasticity and shine. You also can't rub your hair with a towel, just get it wet.

Wish you find your perfect shampoo and share it with us!