6 Ways to Get Soft Skin and Shiny Hair
Happy, Healthy Hair
In the morning: Use a sulfate-free shampoo to avoid drying your locks, says James Corbett, a salon owner in New York City. (One we like: Burt's Bees Super Shiny Grapefruit & Sugar Beet Shampoo, $8, burtsbees.com.) Once a week, wash with a shampoo made with sodium laureth, which should be listed among the first ingredients on the bottle. "It will remove product buildup without stripping moisture," Corbett says.
Post-workout: Put on a shower cap and wash from the neck down only. "Every time you shampoo, the lathering action of your fingers stimulates your scalp's oil glands into overdrive, leading to slick strands later on," Corbett says. In two or three weeks, your scalp will naturally adjust to fewer washes. After your shower, sprinkle a dry shampoo onto your scalp and brush it through your hair to sop up grease and sweat from roots to ends.
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What do you recommed for a dry shampoo
2/27/2010 07:06:14 PM Report Abuseconditioner does clean your hair to a certain extent, it's just not as harsh, and doesn't strip your hair the natural oils you need, but if you find that gross, just stick to sulfate free most of the time.
2/26/2010 12:35:19 PM Report AbuseEewwwww after a good workout, my head/scalp is soaked, sweat and all, can't imagine having clean hair without using soap?? Conditioner only???? How can that be CLEAN.??
2/25/2010 08:13:30 PM Report AbuseI work out every evening and was concerned about washing my hair too often. I now only wash my hair with shampoo twice a week. On the other days I "wash" my hair with conditioner only. Just use a large squirt of any inexpensive condition on wet hair, rub your scalp well, and rinse. My hair is never greasy and my stylist tells me my hair is now in terrific condition.
2/25/2010 10:05:53 AM Report AbuseI was told Amonium laureth sulfate is much more damaging than sodium laureth sulfate...who has the facts here??
2/25/2010 09:49:40 AM Report Abuse