| We all want to have shiny, healthy hair, but when it | | | | great news if you are washing your hair every day |
| comes to good and bad hair wash routines, what are | | | | as you will have to replenish your shampoo stores |
| the facts and what are the myths? Here are the top | | | | less often. |
| five hair washing beliefs, along with an explanation for | | | | 3) You need to change your shampoo regularly or |
| each one, telling you whether they are a fact or a | | | | your hair will become accustomed to it and it will stop |
| myth. | | | | working so well: MYTH |
| 1) Your hair will start to clean itself if you leave it | | | | This is a commonly held belief which is actually a |
| unwashed for long enough: MYTH | | | | myth. As long as you are using a high quality |
| Many people believe, misguidedly, that if you leave | | | | shampoo, chosen to complement your hair type and |
| your hair for a very long time it will start to clean | | | | suited to your scalp, you should end up with good |
| itself. Hair does not magically clean itself and if you | | | | results every day and there won't be a need to |
| leave it unclean for too long, your scalp could | | | | swap your hair products around. |
| become itchy and irritated, and your hair could | | | | 4) If your hair is greasy, you shouldn't use |
| become lank and greasy. | | | | conditioner: MYTH |
| The best way to wash is using good quality salon hair | | | | Everyone will benefit from using a conditioner, unless |
| products such as Kerastase, ghd and Tigi. You can | | | | your cut is extremely short. If the hair is greasy, you |
| buy these from beauty salons but also from some | | | | can massage the conditioner into the tips and the |
| supermarkets. If salon hair products are out of your | | | | body of the hair and not into the scalp in order to |
| price range, the next best thing is to buy another | | | | get the best results. Conditioner is a good way to |
| kind of high quality hair product. | | | | produce untangled, soft and shiny hair, and salon |
| 2) If you wash your hair every day the natural | | | | products will protect and strengthen the hair, as well. |
| nutrients will be stripped out: MYTH | | | | 5) If you rinse your hair with cold water it will be |
| If you use good quality hair products, washing your | | | | shinier: TRUE |
| hair every day will not strip out nutrients. In fact, | | | | This is the one commonly held belief that is actually |
| your shampoo will help to invigorate the scalp and | | | | true. Cold water does help to create shinier hair, |
| give you shiny, healthy hair. | | | | because it helps close the cuticle layer of the strand |
| Again, it is always best for your hair if you choose | | | | after washing and therefore boosts the effect of |
| salon hair products. These tend to go a lot further so | | | | conditioner. If you rinse your hair in cold water after |
| you can use less and still get an excellent result - | | | | washing, it will appear more lustrous and shiny. |
