The 6 Shower Mistakes You're Making That Ruin Your Hair
There is nothing better after a long hard day, then jumping in the shower and washing away all the stresses from your day, or waking up jumping in the shower refreshed ready to face your day. Happy that your grime and days dirt is swirling down the drain. But no matter how long you are scrubbing your body and those tresses there may be some simple mistakes that you are making that are throwing everything off. By Following our simple steps you are giving you locks a better healthier chance in the world.
Mistake #1 Brushing Wet Hair
Mistake #1 Brushing Wet Hair
Solution: Use a specially crafted hairbrush with wet hair in mind
Wet Brush £7.19, Amazon
The wet brush endorsed by celebrities is the perfect brush for your wet hair
The adaptive flexibility of Intelliflex bristles with combined with the gentle SofTips eliminates all tugging, tearing, pulling and ripping. No split ends, not hair loss. It provides healthy brushing and detangling creating the perfect transition from wash to style.
Mistake #2 Using The Wrong Type of Shampoo
Using a shampoo that is not suited to your hair, is going to be of no benefit to your hair
Solution; A Trip to Your Hairdressers
Speak with your hairdresser, find out exactly what hair type you have, this can make a massive difference in the end result, a good quality shampoo is worth its weight in gold.
Fine Hair
Redken Body Full Shampoo, £11.50
If your hair is fine and gets oily quickly then use a shampoo like Redkens Body Full Redken Body Full Shampoo with Cotton gently cleanses and removes styling product residue while infusing hair with lasting volume and touchable fullness.
- Exclusive Interbond Conditioning System and the amplifying Nonstop Volume Complex plump,
- Strengthen and support each strand for up to 37% more volume*,
- Touchable fullness and lightweight shine.
Frizzy hair
New Frizz Dismiss offers their first-ever Frizz Protection Factor (FPF): 4 levels of smoothing and humidity protection for all hair types—from fine to coarse.
• Heat and humidity protection
• Up to 85% less frizz after one use of Shampoo, Conditioner and FPF 30 Instant Deflate for 24 hours
• Non-stop frizz reduction in high humidity
• Heat and humidity protection
• Up to 85% less frizz after one use of Shampoo, Conditioner and FPF 30 Instant Deflate for 24 hours
• Non-stop frizz reduction in high humidity
Also a great choice if you are going abroad to a warm climate.
Redken Frizz Dismiss Shampoo and Conditioner £27.75
Heat Damaged Hair
This shampoo and conditioner is a must for heat damaged hair, if your battling with a straightener or curling iron every morning. The Extreme range contains the exclusive Interlock Protein Network (IPN) & Fortifying Complex to help deliver targeted care to damaged hair and intense conditioning to leave hair feeling protected, looking healthy and shiny and more resilient to breakage.
Redken Extreme Shampoo and Conditioner £27.75
Mistake #3; Conditioning Your Roots With Unneeded Chemicals
You should be applying your conditioner from the middle of your hair to the tips, while steering clear of roots. (Your scalp makes enough oil naturally to keep the roots moisturised, so adding conditioner on top of it is overkill.)
Solution; Use A Nourishing Conditioner
MoroccanOil Moisture Repair £16.55
The award winning Moisture Repair conditioner gently detangles and softens hair while restoring elasticity and manageability with reconstructive keratin and fatty acids.
Mistake #4; Using Sulphates for Deeper Cleansing
Sulphates are added to shampoos and conditioner because of their deep-cleansing lathers, but often these harsh agents aren't needed, and they can even strip your scalp of its natural oils and nutrients (making it overproduce oil to compensate!) Hello greasy hair!!!
Solution: Use a Sulphate-Free Shampoo and Conditioner
Pureology Hydrate Shampoo and Conditioner £36.00
For hair thats been subjected to dehydrating chemical treatment, this best-selling moisturising sulphate-free shampoo and conditioner can restore your hair to its former glory. This salt free set preserves your colour with a nourishing mix of coconut, rose, and sandalwood extract, while natural shea butter and peppermint extracts create an aromatherapy blend that is beyond divine.
Mistake #5 Skipping Weekly Hair Masks
Even if you think you don't need it, you most probably do; everything from over styling to seasonal changes can damage your hair, so do not forget the all important weekly masks. Inject some love into those locks.
Solution; Use a Hydrating, Best Selling Hair Mask
Redken all soft heavy cream £21.25
Mistake #6 Using Outdated Heat-Styling Tools
If you have had the same set of straighteners since year 11 then its probably time that you invested in a new pair.
Solution; Upgrade Your Tools To Avoid Damaging Your Hair
Below are some pretty amazing tools that we certainly couldn't live without!
Ghd Platinum Hair Straighteners
These ground breaking stylers take the guilt out of heat styling. The Innovative ghd platinum styler uses safer-for- hair heat that delivers ultimate styling results with healthier, stronger, and shinier hair. All in just one stroke.
Containing tri-zone technology, ghd platinum works quickly and effectively to straighten curl and style, without compromising the health of your hair.
Intelligent tri-zone technology uses three sensors in each plate, ensuring the optimum temperature for styling hair is consistently maintained across the entire plate from root to tip, reducing hair breakage by over 50% and increasing shine by 20%. ghd platinum is also proven to be kinder to you hair colour
ghd Platinum Straighteners £165.00
ghd Air Hairdryer
Update your hairdryer to the Rolls Royce of hair dryers
Get gorgeous hair in half the time with this hair dryer, its powerful professional-strength meter deliver a high pressured air flow for super fast drying, while advanced ionic technology reduces frizz and flyways to create a smooth salon-style finish.
ghd Air £99.00