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Hair Shampooing: How to Shampoo your HairShampooing is the make or break facto of hair health, which probably explains why it's surrounded by myths and controversy. Does frequent washing damage hair?Yes, say the "once weekly" experts who believe daily washing has a similar effect on the scalp as washing your face with soap: it risks sensitizing the scalp and over-exciting sebaceous glands. No, says trichologist Philip Kingsley, who recommends daily shampooing to cleanse and stimulate the scalp, and flush away loose strands that may matt and tangle the hair. Somewhere between lies a compromise. WHY SHAMPOO YOUR HairShampooing fulfils two functions - it cleanses both scalp and hair. Cleansing every two or three days would be sufficient to remove dust and sebum from hair. However, today, shampoo's main job is to remove the build up from styling products such as sticky, dust-attracting gels, mousses and sprays, Left in the hair for more than a day, they cause dryness and brittleness, make hair frizzy or lank and impossible to style. They can give white hair, which shows the dirt more in any case, a yellowish tinge. A daily shampoo clears the way for successful styling, which makes hair look so much healthier. Preserve delicate white hair's silvery sheen by washing it every other day in a mild, frequent-use shampoo. Hair texture largely dictates your choice of shampoo, Limp, straight hair needs a "body building' protein-based shampoo to give it texture. Coarse hair needs moisturizing and softening. Curly hair - whether permed or natural - is invariably dry and requires a moisturizing formula. Coloured hair requires a special "colour protective" protein shampoo that helps keep roughened cuticles smooth and cortex moisturized, while preventing colour fade. If you swim regularly, a de-chlorinating formula will help prevent colour oxidating - of special importance in the sun. as UV light heightens the bleaching effect. AHA Based Hair ShampoosAs sebacous output diminishes with age, an oily scalp and hair problem becomes less likely. However, if it is a problem avoid detergent-based cleansers that strip the scalp and so panic it into producing even more oil, while pitting and dulling the hair shaft in the process. The new AHA-based shampoos are thought to help regulate oily scalps and prevent seborrhoic (sticky) dandruff. These provide a more practical alternative to the traditional anti-dandruff shampoos that clear the problem, but often leave the hair looking dull and greasy. How to shampoo your hair?
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