How to Choose the Right Hair Conditioner

Posted January 13, 2010 – 3:40 pm in: Conditioners

Choosing the right hair conditioner can have a profound impact on the health and appearance of your hair. Depending on your goal, it can help you avoid dry and damaged, or greasy and oily, hair. Which type of conditioner you should choose depends on your hair type.

Limp and Fine Hair
If you have limp and fine hair, you should choose a relatively light-weight conditioner that won’t weigh down your hair. It might be a good idea to look for a spray conditioner, since they, indeed, tend to be more light weight. Fine hair has a tendency to look greasy, so you might want to look for conditioners containing oil-absorbing tea-tree oil.

Curly Hair
Naturally curly hair is often dry and coarse, making a good hair conditioner essential. What you want to look for is a conditioner that is rich and ultra moisturizing. Several brands makes conditioners especially designed for this hair type, so keep a look out for them.

Dry and Frizzy Hair
The advice for dry and frizzy hair is basically the same as with curly hair. Choose a rich and moisturizing conditioner. You can also consider giving your hair extra treatments, as an example, every two weeks you could give your hair an intense moisturizing treatment.

Processed Hair
For processed hair you want to use a rich conditioner and apply it primarily to the ends of your hair. You should do this since processed hair is often greasy at the roots, but dry at the ends, which makes hair care more complicated. Additionally, certain ingredients often used in conditioners can strip the hair of the color you have meticulously applied. An example is conditioners containing silicone, which you want to avoid.

A Final Tip
It is always a good idea to change brands once in a while, as the hair can become immune to the specific formulas. This goes both for shampoos and conditioners. Try to switch once a month or so, to maximize the effect of your efforts.

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