How to Choose the Right Shampoo for Your Scalp and Hair Type
How to Choose the Right Shampoo for Your Scalp and Hair Type Choosing a shampoo can feel surprisingly complicated. Shelves are filled with products labelled for dry hair, oily roots, damaged ends, colour protection, volume, curls and sensitive scalps. Many people choose shampoo based only on how their hair feels at the ends. However, shampoo is primarily used to cleanse the scalp. Your scalp condition and your hair condition may be completely different—and understanding this difference can help you choose a more suitable product. For example, you may have an oily scalp but dry, colour-treated ends. In this case, using a very rich shampoo over the entire head may leave the roots feeling heavy, while a strong clarifying shampoo may make the ends feel even drier. So, how do you find the right balance? Start With Your Scalp, Not Just Your Hair Your scalp produces oil, collects sweat and holds residue from styling products. Shampoo helps remove this build-up. Conditioner and hair trea...