Choosing the Right Hair Care Products for Natural Hair Health

Selecting the right hair care products is essential for maintaining natural hair health. Here are the basics for buying quality hair care products. Your type of hair will need support either protein, moisture or medicated products in the form of shampoo, conditioner or treatment.

 LETS LOOK AT YOUR HAIR TYPE AND THE BEST PRODUCT TO MATCH

The most important part of buying the right products is ensuring it matches your specific hair and scalp needs.

• Acid Balanced Shampoos: These product aim to have a pH of 4.5–5.5, making them ideal for most hair types, especially chemically treated, colored hair or environmentally damaged hair as they cleanse without stripping color.

• Oily Shampoos: Are simply designed for those peopke with oily scalps, these contain no conditioning agents to ensure all excess oil is removed.

• Anti-Dandruff Shampoos: Most on the market contain zinc-based ingredients to remove dandruff or dry scalp build-up.

• Purifying/Clarifying Shampoos: Best for removing product build-up, chlorine, or mineral deposits.

• Shampoos for Thinning Hair: These are lightweight and designed to provide a healthy environment for scalp to promote hair growth without weighing it down.

• Moisture Conditioners/ Treatments: These are often used for chemically damaged hair or environmental damaged hair are used specifically to ease dryness and act as barrier to hair shaft.

Purchasing or using the wrong type of shampoo or conditioner can have several negative effects on the texture, health, and manageability of your hair and scalp.

CHANGE IN HAIR TEXTURE AND FEEL OF THE HAIR

• Oily Shampoo on Dry/Chemically Treated Hair: These types of shampoos are designed to lift and remove excess oil from the scalp using them on already dry hair will make it feel even drier and more brittle.

• Dry Hair Shampoo on Oily Hair: These are gentle and designed not to strip natural oils. Using them on oily hair will result in the hair being weighed down and loaded up, feeling heavy, and appearing greasy.

• Lightweight Shampoo on Coarse, Dry Hair: Shampoos designed for fine, limp hair lack the moisture needed for coarse hair, leading to fly-away fizzy hair that remains dry and thirsty and will need plenty of styling product to look less stressed.

• Fortified Conditioner / Mask Treatments : These are formulated from light or heavy cream base to help support the hair to after open up the cuticle scales with shampoo they seal down with moisture to balance the hair again after is has been cleansed.

To avoid these issues, it is recommended to perform a hair and scalp analysis—examining hair length, condition, and any product build-up—to ensure the shampoo selected matches the specific needs of your hair and the type of salon service to follow. Then by being informed you can select products that promote scalp health, as a healthy scalp is essential for hair growth and overall hair health.

At Divine By Design Hair we can guide you to nurture your hair naturally with hair and scalp analysis and right products to care for your hair.