From a physiological point of view, hair is an inanimate horny tissue. Unlike skin, it has no self repairing function. The most easily damaged part of hair is the epidermis, also known as the hair scale. Once the hair scale is damaged, it is difficult to recover to a healthy closed state, so the hair is easily irritable, tangled and difficult to comb. It must wait until the damaged hair scale falls off and new hair scales are formed, To restore the original luster and smoothness of hair, of course, the use of hair care products can also quickly continue its integrity!
Hair care products have different names, such as hair oil, hair film, hair cream, hair conditioner, hair cream (also known as moisturizing essence), etc. They mainly focus on anti hairiness, flexibility and moisturizing. What are the differences in the characteristics of these hair care products?
Glamourinsight has collated relevant literature and experts’ opinions, provided complete information about hair care products, as well as how to correctly select methods and judgments.
- Hair quality status: first understand your hair quality status. It is easier to choose the right hair care products for your damaged hair; If there is no way to judge correctly or it is not clear, you can refer to the following instructions:
① Healthy hair: The hair is soft, bright and shiny, and completely free from impatience.
② Long tangled hair: the hair is bright and shiny, with no obvious grumpiness, and tangled hair is not easy to comb.
③ Natural curly hair: The hair is still shiny, but it looks irritable and difficult to comb.
④ Slightly damaged hair: The hair starts to become a little rough and shiny.
⑤ Moderately damaged hair: The hair starts to become dry, dull and tangled.
⑥ Seriously damaged hair: the hair is completely dull and tangled and difficult to comb; No nursing can be effective and can only prevent further deterioration.
⑦ Broken hair: hair looks like a bundle of straws stored for many years; All we can do is wait for the hair to regenerate.
Basically, hair care products are applicable to any hair that is rough, tangled or damaged, except for broken hair. If you can choose the right medicine according to the severity of hair damage, you can get twice the result with half the effort.
- Hair care effect: what effect do you need this hair care product to achieve, for example: repair the hair’s irritability, non greasy, long-term moisturizing, soft luster, nourishing the hair, etc. Then, the ingredients and function descriptions of the product are used as the basis for selection, which is also the basic step of purchase.
- Product characteristics: whether the product has specific function requirements, such as: flushing type, no flushing, natural and organic ingredients, easy to flush without residue, can contact the scalp for pressure relieving SPA, dual effect washing and care, anti hair rash shampoo, etc.
- Word of mouth judgment: through the experience sharing of other users, such as searching for hot search keywords such as “hair care recommendation”, “hair care PTT”, “hair mask recommendation”, “hair oil recommendation”, “hair mask PTT”, and “hair oil PTT”, go to the discussion area to refer to others’ experience.
- Trial use of samples: If there are samples available for trial use, it is recommended to try the effect first, so as to avoid buying a lot of bottles and jars, and still can not meet your hair care expectations.
How to use hair care products correctly
The formula of general hair care products is emulsified with a certain proportion of oil phase and water phase substances. It is mainly used to repair and moisturize damaged hair, close hair scales, reduce hair irritation, and make hair soft, easy to comb and shiny. There are two ways to use it: rinse and no rinse. However, no matter which way the hair care products are used, one of the most important factors is that they must be completely cleaned without residue. Otherwise, long-term accumulation on the hair will lead to heavy and flat hair, and even scalp problems. We have sorted out the usage of hair care products for your reference; If you have healthy short hair, you may not need hair care.
Usage of rinse conditioner:
Daily care: generally suitable for repairing slightly damaged hair, also defined as “daily care”.
Clean hair: Clean hair and scalp first.
Wipe hair: use a towel to absorb the moisture in the hair without dripping.
Smear product: directly smear the conditioner at a distance of 5cm from the hair root, gently massage the hair until it is even and stay for 3-5 minutes.
Rinse hair: Rinse the inside and outside of the hair carefully with warm water.
Wipe the hair again: after washing the hair, wrap the hair with a towel, and then gently tap and press to absorb the moisture on the hair.
Hair drying: the air outlet of the hair dryer should be about 10~15cm away from the hair, and the temperature should not be too high to avoid damaging the hair. First blow dry the scalp and hair roots (the scalp must be dried), and then blow the hair to about 8 minutes dry.
Comb hair: Use wide spaced combs to smooth the hair.
Modeling: Adjust the hair flow and puffiness of the hair by using a hair dryer and a wide tooth comb.
Deep care
Deep care: This kind of care is suitable for severely damaged hair after dyeing and scalding. Intensive deep care can shorten the time required for repairing damaged hair.
Clean hair: Clean hair and scalp first.
Wipe hair: use a towel to absorb the moisture in the hair without dripping.
Smear product: directly smear the conditioner at 5cm from the hair root, and gently massage the hair until it is even.
Wrap the hair: Wrap the hair with a hot towel for 15 to 20 minutes.
Rinse hair: Rinse the inside and outside of the hair carefully with warm water.
Wipe the hair again: after washing the hair, wrap the hair with a towel, and then gently tap and press to absorb the moisture on the hair.
Hair drying: the air outlet of the hair dryer should be about 10~15cm away from the hair, and the temperature should not be too high to avoid damaging the hair. First blow dry the scalp and hair roots (the scalp must be dried), and then blow the hair to about 8 minutes dry.
Modeling: Adjust the hair flow and puffiness of the hair by using a hair dryer and a wide tooth comb.
Be careful! Any hair care products [except scalp care products] should not touch the scalp as much as possible, because the hair care products contain high oil content, which is easy to cause flat hair! (If the conditioner with scalp SPA function can contact the scalp.)
Usage of wash free hair care products
There are many wash free hair care brands on the market, but this natural and effective fast hair care product~makes your hair irritable in 15 seconds. It is simple, convenient and no burden. This hair care product is worth trying. The following is the order and method of hair care.
Clean hair: Clean hair and scalp first.
Wipe hair: After washing hair, wrap the hair with a towel, then gently tap and press to absorb the moisture on the hair.
Blow dry hair: Blow the hair to about 8 minutes.
Apply hair cream: Depending on the length of the hair, take a little hair cream and place it on the palm of your hand. Rub it evenly with the palm temperature of your hands. Apply it from top to bottom from the end of 2/3 of the hair, and evenly apply it to the hair in a staggered spiral way.
Hair modeling: Adjust the hair flow and fluffy degree of the hair with hair dryer and wide tooth comb; After hair care, the hair becomes irritable and shiny.
4 Questions about Hair Care Products
- Double effect shampoo instead of conditioner
Shampoo cannot wash away dirt and leave nutrients, so the cleansing and nourishing actions should be carried out separately. Moreover, the double effect shampoo contains silk essence, which usually only has anti-static and soft functions, and cannot provide the repair ingredients needed for damaged hair; Another big problem is that it is not easy to clean, causing pore blockage and causing scalp symptoms. Therefore, it is recommended not to use anti hair rashness shampoo when shampooing. Shampoo should simply wash the scalp.
- Hair conditioner with high protein content is better
Whether the protein content of the hair conditioner is high or not has limited influence on the efficacy of hair care. In fact, the best hair care product is the repair power of your own healthy scalp, to avoid frequent hair dyeing and perm (preferably at an interval of more than three to four months), and to minimize the hot air blowing that damages the hair.
- Rinsing conditioner is better
The usages of hair conditioners sold on the market are different, and the desired effects are also different. It is not necessarily that the rinse type hair conditioner has a better hair care effect. You can decide which one is more suitable for you according to your own habits. In principle, the rinse type hair conditioner is more suitable for deep hair care, while the non rinse type hair conditioner can be convenient and fast. Both have their advantages.
- Hair conditioner needs to contact scalp
The hair conditioner is rich in protein and oil. If the hair conditioner is not washed clean, the hair is easy to collapse, and the excessive accumulation of oil will promote the growth of dandruff spores, causing scalp symptoms; This problem is most likely to occur on oily scalp, so try to avoid applying it on the scalp when using hair conditioner. However, there are hair conditioners on the market for dry scalp care and massage. If you need to do scalp care and massage, you can choose the SPA hair conditioner which is easy to clean.
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