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I'm not sure what you mean by this question, but while I'm here can anyone recommend a shampoo/conditioner brand that won't dry out my hair? I have quite thick hair for context.
Mostly look for things without sulfates or other harsh surfactants. You just want a light wash. Often these can get marketed for coloured(dyed) hair as they are softer and won’t rip out colour as much. A lot of cheap shampoo is just harsh stuff that’ll rip open follicles and then the conditioner is made to get shoved in said follicles to make it look not bad.
I use pacifica or seaweed bath co. cuz I like their mint shampoo (plus they’re cruelty free) but I mean, those are definitely more expensive than they need to be for what you want.
Thanks for this! Do you reckon a product like this (Sukin Natural Balance Shampoo) would be ok? It claims to be sulfate and paraben free
Yeah that looks good.
Similarly, make sure if you use any conditioner that it is silicone free. Sulfates also exist in shampoo to strip built up silicones from the hair, so if you're removing sulfates, you'll miss removing the silicones. Silicones can be any compound that ends in -cone.
Thanks for the heads up :) The same brand does a conditioner that is silicone free, so I'll try that out
Coarse individual hairs? I have that - average number of hairs, probably, but thick because each hair is thick. I use now Innersense Hydrating Cream Conditioner. Have never had anything work this well before, it's like it was made for my hair. Super concentrated, very expensive but I buy the liter bottle and it lasts half a year.
Shampoo, I don't think it matters as much, doing it less often matters more. Anything reasonably gentle, low or no sulfate (look for other surfactants higher on the ingredient list) If your hair is naturally dry, not damaged (coarse hair often is) then getting a good conditioner and leaving some in will make the most difference. If it's dry from damage then a protein treatment might work better.