Written by: Dru
Shampoos are one of the biggest things people use, especially for those who love to style their hair. Keeping your hair healthy is a very important thing at the end of the day. It may be just dead cells hanging on the top of your head, but keeping your hair healthy can improve the way of styling your hair as well. It will keep your hair looking full and structured. It will help repair hair that has been damaged by daily wax and gel; here are some tips for those who are planning to find a good shampoo…
1) Shampoo Chemicals
Chemicals are very important when buying a shampoo for your hair. Look on the back of the bottle for ingredients. Read thoroughly the back of the packaging, the ways of how the shampoo actually works. There are some chemicals that you should think about first before putting it into your hair, and sleep on the chemicals even though most of it is washable. Some chemicals are actually harmful to your own skin, so keep an eye out for those.
2) Smell of The Shampoo
Now, the smelling of a shampoo is also very important. It is considered as the deodorant for your hair. It helps you cover the terrible real smell of your hair. It also helps your hair regain that healthy beauty to it. Sometimes the hair still does breathe even though it is considered to be dead cells, and it breathes in the good smell of the hair sometimes, but mostly it smells awful by the end of the day. But after you wash it, in the bed or your pillow smells like strawberries, that’s the best part.
3) The Brand Name
Not everyone’s hair is the same. This depends on the person’s hair. There are some brands that don’t work for people’s hair. Go out and invest into trying the perfect shampoo for yourself. Most of my friend’s have said that Garnier Fructis and Pantene Pro-V have given them the best results. It doesn’t matter what they say, it is all about your hair. Go try out which brand is best for you.
4) The Price
Sometimes price can be important too. Expensive Shampoo doesn’t mean it is the best. Shampoo in general cost less than 1$ a bottle to make in factories. The money the consumer pays for is the formula that you are using in your hair. There are other ways to obtain cheaper hair products sometimes.. Check Costco, they would sometimes sell a lot of hair products in bulk. Wal-Mart is the best way to buy shampoo. They lower their prices compared to many other department stores (Their strategy as usual). Department stores also have discount on Shampoo too, keep an eye out for those.
5) Do not Trust 2 in 1s
The 2 in 1 shampoos are the WORST ever.. It is either you wash your hair away of the disgusting left over wax and gel or either you help your hair with conditioner. There is a difference between the both. The conditioner is to revitalize your hair and it helps keeping your hair looking shiny and bright. At the same time sometimes conditioner will keep your hair smooth (it depends on the brand of course). The shampoo helps you clean and wash your hair. There is a difference.. So no 2 in 1.. if you have one, throw it away and just buy 2 different bottles…
Dru says:
October 23, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Simplex: Thank you very much, yes you have to check out Brian’s post. It is very resourceful :3
Brian says:
October 23, 2009 at 11:37 am
Here’s the link, for your convenience. =]
http://style06.com/the-shampoo-debate
weesee says:
October 23, 2009 at 11:19 am
ahh you would have to go to brian’s article on chemicals in shampoo its really good! check it out
simplex says:
October 23, 2009 at 10:41 am
mm very nice article. just wondering what chemicals would be bad for your hair tho?